JohnRich 4 #26 August 22, 2006 Quote I purchased my used mini-30 w/ a nice scope for $500. Took it to a local gunsmith, who did a little work on it for less than $100. A match grade AR-15 is what, $1500 on the cheap end? You can get a match AR-15 for about $1,000 these days. You get what you pay for. The Mini-14 is fine, but I would think it's not much good for accuracy beyond 100 or 200 yards. That's my impression of them, from watching people shoot them at the public range, and their absence from serious target competition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #27 August 22, 2006 Quote Quote I purchased my used mini-30 w/ a nice scope for $500. Took it to a local gunsmith, who did a little work on it for less than $100. A match grade AR-15 is what, $1500 on the cheap end? You can get a match AR-15 for about $1,000 these days. You get what you pay for. The Mini-14 is fine, but I would think it's not much good for accuracy beyond 100 or 200 yards. That's my impression of them, from watching people shoot them at the public range, and their absence from serious target competition. you're probably right about the lack of longer range of accuracy, and having 16 acres of land to take care of. From our house to the back of the property, we've got about 2000-3000 feet of distance, 666-1000 yards. I can see the need for a much more accurate, longer distance rifle. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #28 August 22, 2006 Quote I use the 7.62x39 in my AK and SKS. A bit heaver round I recall weight carring of like 4 .223 to 1 7.62. I guess that depends on you. Photo attached, with .223 on the left, and 7.62x39 on the right. The weight of these two cartridges was 168 and 253 grains, respectively. Thus, the 7.62x39 cartridge is about 50% heavier, and the weight ratio is 1.5 to 1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
