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Yeah, wull, that'd be cuz the OP giv too choyses, and sum uv us kin reed.
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It is a HELLUVA lot better gun for handiness and practicality (and lack of maintenance) than the AR gun I finally got that shoots so well.
The new Mini-14s are more expensive and do prefer the Ruger mags which cost more than typical AR-Mags, but I also find them an attractive choice. Reliable, simple, no tools takedown and quite accurate out of the box. I also really like a wood stock and find the Mini-14 looks less threatening but can deliver the goods when needed.
I'm curious Spitpatch, what was your personal motivation to go the AR route? I ask because I've considered it but can't think of a good reason to do so. I have a new accurate Mini-14 for out to 150 yards and an old commercial FN bolt action in 30-06 that can consistantly put 3 shots into 1/2" at a hundred yards. I've dropped deer out to and past 400 yards with a single shot on more than one occassion. What more can an AR bring to the table?
I saw an ad to day for a Kel Tec shotgun that holds 13 shells and looks pretty formmidable to me for any type self defense or urban warfare ?
Kel Tec CNC
I'm sure this has been said but with modern day slugs and standard shot loads the 12 gauge is a more versatile weapon.
Trailboss, I discovered after two years of doing everything I could for my Mini-14, that it just was not going to be what I wanted it to be for accuracy. I wanted a semi-auto .223 that is portable, handy, and very accurate to even 300 yards. (Coyote hunting, primarily, lately on ATV). The Mini just would not shoot very well. This experience has been shared by countless others. I recently had a chance to wring out a newer Mini (Stainless Ranch Rifle), and though there has been some improvement in the accuracy department, these have not been nearly as precise a gun as a garden-variety AR15. I now have a DPMS AP4 that floored me with its accuracy right out of the box (with cheapie FMJ ammo). Now with a trigger, handloads and good optics, it rivals my fat-barreled bolt guns for accuracy.
I still think the Mini is a better gun if one considers handiness, ruggedness and such, and it is every bit as accurate as it needs to be for its purposes.