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mini 6.8, mini 30, or mini 14 target

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  • tsavo303
    why? what accesories do you need. ars are easier than minis. 6.8 ammo cost is thru the roof and hard to find.
    what do you want to do
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  • yblow
    Well i want an all aroun auto load rifle that shoots decent in accuracy. The 6.8 is a good round and theres not much more in price than .243 ammo if you load your own. I want something to hunt with that can take a beating and still be good defense rifle. Accessories would be muzzle break or that new harmonic stabilizer i heard works great but not really looking for a .223 cal.
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  • Mossbergboogie
    I have not heard much about the 6.8 accuracy. My guess is it isnt a tack driver. You could send one to various specialty shops but thats going to cost an awful lot.
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  • yblow
    Ya it gets pretty expensive at the specialty shops. Thats the problem with the 6.8 theres not a whole lot of feedback on them. Im stuck between the 6.8 and mini 30.
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  • tsavo303
    minis take so much work to be accurate, I dont see the draw.
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  • Mossbergboogie
    quote:Originally posted by tsavo303
    minis take so much work to be accurate, I dont see the draw.


    Only thing I can think of it that people like the platform. AR's are dirty and prone to breakage. The john garand design is better than stoners unless you use a piston AR thats a different bag. Minis are super simple and they do not make a M1A in 223.
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  • Anonymouse
    quote:Originally posted by chrishiher
    I have not heard much about the 6.8 accuracy. My guess is it isnt a tack driver. You could send one to various specialty shops but thats going to cost an awful lot.


    Actually, it is accurate:

    "After about forty-five rounds were fired through the rifle, the groups started getting better, and better, and still better, shrinking in size with every new group fired. The last three three-shot groups measured just three-quarters of an inch across, center-to center."...."Incidentally, this Ruger proved to be more accurate than any 6.8 SPC AR-15 that I have fired to date."

    http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-RanchRifle68.htm
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  • Anonymouse
    quote:Originally posted by tsavo303
    minis take so much work to be accurate, I dont see the draw.


    That may be true about the old minis, but I have a new one with the new 18.5" heavy barrel, and it will do 1" groups at 100 yards all day long.
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  • yblow
    Actually, it is accurate:

    "After about forty-five rounds were fired through the rifle, the groups started getting better, and better, and still better, shrinking in size with every new group fired. The last three three-shot groups measured just three-quarters of an inch across, center-to center."...."Incidentally, this Ruger proved to be more accurate than any 6.8 SPC AR-15 that I have fired to date."

    http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-RanchRifle68.htm


    Ya i heard the same thing on another fourm about the groups getting better the more you shoot the rifle and clean and oil it after the shots. I think im just going to buy one and have to try it out for my self. For reloading dies does anybody know if you can use the same dies as a .270?
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  • yblow
    Yes i like the platform and there easier to teardown than an AR and from what i here the newer mini's are alot more accurate out of the box. Plus in states were you have to have a mag lock on an AR while a mini is not considered an assault rifle.quote:Originally posted by chrishiher
    quote:Originally posted by tsavo303
    minis take so much work to be accurate, I dont see the draw.


    Only thing I can think of it that people like the platform. AR's are dirty and prone to breakage. The john garand design is better than stoners unless you use a piston AR thats a different bag. Minis are super simple and they do not make a M1A in 223.
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