Are the 20/5 rd mags and other aftermarket accessories available in Canada, or shippeable from the USA ? 2 MOA accuracy would make this platform useable for a number of things, but not so much with the 5rd factory mags. Brownells will likely ship the Ultimak rail, since they shipped my M14 rail without a problem.
Mini-14: Should I save my cash
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A pic?
Sobo, I think we would all like to see a pic of your Mini 14. Did you have to call in your order?[/QUOTE
Er...how do I accomplish that little task? I'd be happy to.
I called the order into them. It was in my mailbox within two weeks or so.
fat tony
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Here you go Sobo, Wally posted a tutorial a while ago on how to do that.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198167
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198167
Sobo, I think we would all like to see a pic of your Mini 14. Did you have to call in your order?
I agree. I've got two new Mini-14s, collapsible stock with the 'bird cage' flash suppressor (still in the U.S.). Those are the rifles I'll bring into Canada when I move.
More than a few gunsmiths told me (when I wanted to get a barrel stabilizer for them) that the new Minis shoot just as well as AR-15. Gotta get out to the range, but as a former officer in the U.S. Army, and having owned older Minis, I've seen no real difference.
Besides, my rifles are for going to the range and shooting. They're carbines, and carbines are used for relatively close in fighting (under 200 yards). I can hit a human sized target easily at that range, so the MOA means diddely. Bench accuracy is nothing. Going 'bang' every time, particularly with a possible moving target, is what counts.
One can target shoot with a potato gun.
223 is not limited to 200 yards.
223 is not a hunting round. Not unless you hunt rabbits , squirels and coyotes.
7.62X39 is not a hunting round in Alberta. I won't speak for other provinces.
If the cost of ammo is an issue then shoot less, stop smoking, drink less, get a better job or buy a pellet rifle. Go price out a box of 338 Lapua and cry on my shoulder.
I owned a K5F Mini many moons ago. I have never desired to own another. To compare it with an AR15 is funny, downright comical to me. I have never owned a less accurate rifle in my life and it went from bad to worse very quickly. It is not a military rifle, although there are select fire versions. Putting a flash hider on it and buying big magazines for one is silly. I never thought I'd say this but buy the Norinco.
Just my opinion.
223 is not limited to 200 yards.
223 is not a hunting round. Not unless you hunt rabbits , squirels and coyotes.
7.62X39 is not a hunting round in Alberta. I won't speak for other provinces.
If the cost of ammo is an issue then shoot less, stop smoking, drink less, get a better job or buy a pellet rifle. Go price out a box of 338 Lapua and cry on my shoulder.
I owned a K5F Mini many moons ago. I have never desired to own another. To compare it with an AR15 is funny, downright comical to me. I have never owned a less accurate rifle in my life and it went from bad to worse very quickly. It is not a military rifle, although there are select fire versions. Putting a flash hider on it and buying big magazines for one is silly. I never thought I'd say this but buy the Norinco.
Just my opinion.
Who peed in your corn flakes?
The "223" is a perfectly good round for small game. For coyotes, beyond 200 yards "or so", a 50 gr v-max bullet doesn't go "whump"...it goes "piff". I like the "whump" rather than the "piff". (at 300 yards, a 243 goes "whump").
Lastly, what is a K5F Mini? Is that some code for an old thin barreled 180 model?
Ardent
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A lot of us here are more familiar with AR's than microsoft windows, and love the mini-14. Just about every shooter I've encountered that bashes it comes from a lower firearms experience background. Some of the old Mini's were pretty liberal in the group shooting off a bench department, the new ones are as good as any off the shelf AR, and a better little gun for the vast majority of Canadians. In fact, I feel it's a better little gun for civilian use, period.
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This isn’t true anymore Seafury.
Since the creation of short magnum cartridges the case length regulation has been dropped from the Alberta big game prohibitions. It simply says it’s unlawful to use ammunition of less than .23 caliber for big game, there no longer is a specified minimum case length, so 7.62 x 39 cartridges can be used for big game in Alberta if desired.
A person may use what ever they want on non-big game animals.
I believe he may have meant a K-Mini-14/5F, which is the designation for the stainless factory folder model.
I requested my Mini history from Ruger (free by e-mail). They replied that it was made in 2002 as a KMINI-14/5RP and shipped in 2003.
It's a Ranch rifle stainless, unsure of the initial stock. These code are Ruger SKU # I believe. 5 probably standing for the mag capacity.
Well said. Yep some of the older ones could spread it around, but the newer ones are good - they will toss your empties into the next area code, but they are still good. A stainless synthetic one is perfect for Canada.
It would have initially had a synthetic stock. According to the guys over at PerfectUnion, the designation K-Mini-14/5RP breaks down as such:
K = stainless model
Mini-14 is pretty much self explanatory
5, as you guessed, refers to the 5 round magazine initially supplied with it
R = Ranch rifle
P = Synthetic stock
It would have initially had a synthetic stock. According to the guys over at PerfectUnion, the designation K-Mini-14/5RP breaks down as such:
K = stainless model
Mini-14 is pretty much self explanatory
5, as you guessed, refers to the 5 round magazine initially supplied with it
R = Ranch rifle
P = Plastic stock
Fixed it...
