Mini 14 vs. AR 15

Minuteman · Sep 18, 2011

If you could have only one.

(feel free to list reasons)

leroygibbs · Sep 18, 2011

AR-15, 'cause Stoner beats Ruger, always....

fivepointstar · Sep 18, 2011

Endless platform & accessories.......

Mason-Dixon Baseball · Sep 18, 2011

fivepointstar said:
Endless platform.......

This....

(Hey FPS- change your avatar back-- please??)

fivepointstar · Sep 18, 2011

Mason-Dixon Baseball said:
This....

(Hey FPS- change your avatar back-- please??)

303_enfield · Sep 18, 2011

AR's=
Cheap mags, you can work on it, parts are everywhere, accuracy, accuracy and accuracy.

Oh, what Ruger did for the ban

Inigoes · Sep 18, 2011

Mini-14

Reliability :lol2:

jmiller320 · Sep 18, 2011

AR15, I have three and a .22 clone.
Mini 14, I have one. Always wanted one and kick myself for not buying one new in Memphis Tenn back in 2000 for $415.00

honda53s · Sep 18, 2011

AR>Mini

sskijr · Sep 18, 2011

Mini's are pretty fun though, and they used to be reasonably priced.

Markp · Sep 18, 2011

Inigoes said:
Mini-14

Reliability

AR-15

Accuracy :party29:

fivepointstar · Sep 18, 2011

no one has said AK??

NathanJ · Sep 18, 2011

In SHTF situation parts will be easier to find, install. I could be wrong but I thought mini-14 parts have to be fit

Dogabutila · Sep 18, 2011

fivepointstar said:
no one has said AK??

I was going to say AK but that wasn't an option given.

benton0311 · Sep 19, 2011

I have an AR and a Mini-30. The Minis are neat but they're just not a military grade service rifle. They're not bad, but I always think of the Mini as a plinker and an AR as a professional tool.

As far as the AK goes, I've had more issues with AKs than I've had with M4s (comparing military issue weapons). I believe the AK gas system is far superior but the rest of the weapon isn't as well executed as the M16.

Rattlesnake46319 · Sep 19, 2011

AR - for the reasons listed above.

Won't stop me from adding a Mini-14 to the collection tho.

JOBU · Sep 19, 2011

Mini....it works 100% of the time, it will hit a body mass at 200 yds, it only costs about $650, and...no self-respecting Mini owner would ever have a Pink, Hello Kitty Mini:

jimbobborg · Sep 19, 2011

How often do you hear about Mini-14s breaking parts? Even Scar's AC-556 finally broke a part this year, and it's at least 30 years old and select fire. I've heard of two others needing fixing, another AC-556 after 100K rounds had to get a new barrel and another had been rusted shut after sitting in a pickup cab for 10 years. Parts for a Mini? Ha! Good mags and they're good to go, longer than you can afford to shoot them. They were the carbine of choice for police departments until DHS gave away surplus M-16s. Given the choice, I'd rather have a Mini-14 and five Ruger mags than a Noveske with five mags. I know the Mini will shoot steel cased out of the box. A lot of ARs won't.

booker · Sep 19, 2011

erwos · Sep 19, 2011

jimbobborg said:
How often do you hear about Mini-14s breaking parts? Even Scar's AC-556 finally broke a part this year, and it's at least 30 years old and select fire.

You hear about more AR-15s breaking because they outsell the Mini-14 a hojillion to one.

Also noteworthy: Ruger stopped servicing AC556s because they ran out of spare parts for them. Pretty sure an old select-fire AR-15 isn't going to have that issue...

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