in the cabelas master catalog, they have two different 30 rnd magazines for the mini 14. one is 19.99 and the other is 29.99. which one is better????

thanks

texascat

 

TexasCat- I didn't look in my Cabela's to check 'em out, but one of the best I've found is a plastic mag that fits both the Mini-14 and the AR-15. if you can find'em , they are worth it in my opinion. ( As an interesting tidbit, I paid $120.00 for my Mini many moons ago- many, many moons ago...)[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

I live within driving distance of a Cabela's store, so don't check out the catalog much, I find it MUCH better to look things over in person.
Anyway, the last time I was checking out Mini-14 mags, they had 3 kinds, a plastic, a blued metal one, and another that was either nickel plated or stainless. This has been a while, as I got a thirty rounder, one each, blued & nickel for under $25 with tax. I would suspect they are made of different materials or have a different finish.
My experience was USA mags are pretty good, Precision mags are OK, triple K mags not as good. The triple K are sturdy, but the ones I have seen usually have a burr or something on the feed lips you have to file off before they work reliably. My brother stumbled upon a used Ruger 30 rounder at a police-surplus acution (they are required to replace the mags every so often regardless of wear) and I can say, IF you can find one, they are worth twice what any other one would be, from what I have seen. Finding one may be the hard part, though.
Farmr

 

hey i found two 30 rnd mags from usa magazines for 23.95 each. one feeds better than the other but with a little work i can make them perform like they are supposed to. i had a scope mounted on the mini but i took it off b/c i wanted a gun that i could kick around and mount on my cat so i could go ride somewhere armed to the teeth without worrying about knocking it off zero. hell i carry 60 rounds of ammo, why do i have to have it shooting moa if can just saturate the target with 60 burning slugs.

as always, thanks for the assistance.

texascat

 

Remind me to be extra polite to you if we meet on the trail LOL [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

aw shucks, i'm probably the most polite gun nut around, just ask dakotart. it's all good.