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Sqr said:
I have been in the sport for over 40+ years and have found that most rifles are inherently accurate and that the limiting factor is usually the shooter. I am at the range once per week and fire off a hundred rounds or so during each visit by practicing all of the important things. I am by no means an outstanding shot however I can hold my own.

Practice practice and more practice is what I do.
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Trust me, in the case of the mini I had it was the rifle and not the shooter.
 
Sqr said:
I have been in the sport for over 40+ years and have found that MOST rifles are inherently accurate and that the limiting factor is usually the shooter. I am at the range once per week and fire off a hundred rounds or so during each visit by practicing all of the important things. I am by no means an outstanding shot however I can hold my own.

Practice practice and more practice is what I do.
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So you say you have shot on average a 100Rds. or so every week and have been a shooter for 40+ years, practicing the important things. Well you my friend are an expert shooter when speaking of experience for sure compared to the vast majority of shooters who are lucky to get out a few times a season or a year for that matter...

Those groups of your Mini-30 firing crap ammo. and getting 1-2MOA is no easy task and would likely be near impossible even using a lead sled.
Seriously getting 1-2MOA with a quality bolt gun running crap ammo. is no easy task, so I don't understand why you think those of us that are disagreeing are wrong in our scepticism or doubts.

I agree practice with correct technique is key to successful shooting, but some rifles do fall into that category outside of the MOST you speak of and many here at CGN would agree the Mini-14/30 is a rifle that is not inherently accurate.

That's all I have to say about that.

Cheers D
 
The Mini 14 always has its haters, and it's always due to some bad experience someone had 20 years ago shooting a 180 series that doesn't even remotely resemble the rifle you just purchased. The only thing the 581+ series Mini 14 has in common with the 180-580 series is the name only. It's a shame they didn't rename the rifle when they made the tooling changes because these new rifles are hands down the best bang for your buck in the non-restricted 5.56/.223 semi-auto bracket.

One very cheap tweak I found is driving a 3/32 roll pin into the gas bushing and then torquing the gas block evenly down to 34 in/lbs. A properly torqued gas block will shrink your groups slightly and the roll pin in the gas block calms the violent ejection so that the brass lands 6ft away and not 25. Always grease your mini just like an M14 for best performance.
 
Accuracy wise I would say the su-16 is a better bang for the buck. Not to mention ergonomics and out of the box ar mags. But I'm wrong a lot so I welcome enlightenment.
 
Zeroed-In said:
...Those groups of your Mini-30 firing crap ammo. and getting 1-2MOA is no easy task and would likely be near impossible even using a lead sled.
Seriously getting 1-2MOA with a quality bolt gun running crap ammo. is no easy task, so I don't understand why you think those of us that are disagreeing are wrong in our scepticism or doubts.

I agree practice with correct technique is key to successful shooting, but some rifles do fall into that category outside of the MOST you speak of and many here at CGN would agree the Mini-14/30 is a rifle that is not inherently accurate...
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I'm interested as well. I've owned an old Mini-30 long ago. Those 5 round groups that sgr posted are not the norm. If that Mini-30 can shoot groups like that with corrosive ammo, I'm impressed!
I built a few guns in 7.62x39 years ago. One Rem 700 HV and a couple of 788's converted with Match barrels.
The best I can do is get 1.5 - 2 MOA with surplus ammo and 10 rds groups @ 100yds. This done on a bench with 16 to 25 powered scopes.
I love shooting them because the ammo is cheap, gives me trigger time and fun.

I'd like to know how the OP is doing. Interested in range reports.
 
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