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Blue vs Stainless??? (also .223 vs 7.62 x 39)

seb1999
I have given up on finding a decent USGI M1 Carbine ( I have been trying to trade a good IHC Garand) so I am looking a at Ruger mini 14's.

I saw a preban blue mini 14 .223 and a stainless 7.62 x 39 and I was wondering about he merits of stainless vs blue. I live at the coast in SC but I am in AC as is my safe so I am wondering about blue vs stainless. My local "gun guy" says blue just gets better and better.

What does everyone think about calibre .223 or the Ruski? I guess stainless is better if I shoot the cheap corrosive stuff.

What do you "experts" think????
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  • Mooseyard
    I usually prefer a blued gun, but I have never been real impressed with how Rugers bluing looks. With you living next to a large body of salt water, I would take the stainless gun in a second. You will not have to worry so much about it rusting on you. I would take it in .223 instead of 7.62x39. I like the American cartridge.
    Jess
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  • hatchettman
    by all means, go stainless in your local area!!!! as for .223 vs 7.62, go .223, it is very hard to find good mags for 7.62 x 39 mini-30, most are junk!!!! look very hard for good mags for the mini-14 as well !!! stay away from U>S>A brand mags, waiste of your money, i rather have the plastic bag the mag comes in , than the mag, at least the bag is useable!!!!!
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  • heavyiron
    Hey seb1999,

    I live in South Carolina also.

    I would go stainless if I were living near the coast. Probably the 223 would be good.

    Heavy[8D]
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  • BigBarn
    seb1999;
    hard to go wrong with either caliber, but it always depends on what you are planing on shooting with either one! If you spend a bunch of time plinking, and are not worried about long range heavy hitting, then the 223 is your best option. If you are into varmint hunting, and like a bullet that will reach out a couple hundred yards, and still have great knock down power, then you might want to consider the 7.62x39.
    Both are excellent rounds, depending on what you are planing on shooting. And both are equally cheap to buy! So really you have the best of both worlds, the main thing is, buy the stainless!

    BigBarn[:o)]

    "Respect the land, and it will respect you"
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  • ern98
    Another consideration is the quality of surplus ammo. The commie stuff is usually pretty good as long as you stay in batch. Once you start mixing chinese with egyptian or russian it can start to vary. I've always thought that the nato stuff was more consistant between manufacturers.
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  • plautus
    If you store your guns with a good dessicant or dehumidifier, then you don't need to worry about salt air.

    Salt is hydro-philic.. it wicks moisture out of the air. If your closet/safe/box has dry air, you can feel safe.

    I use both a "Golden Rod" and a DESI PAK, which is a 2.5 pound bag of dessicant gel. My gun closet is NOTICEABLY dry (place is in south Florida, humidity-hell).

    Provided you are cleaning your guns after use and storing them as I do, you can ignore the "blue vs. stainless" issue.

    If you are REALLY worried, check out the various brands of anti-corrosion storage bags. USMC uses these now instead of cosmoline (they are switching to them now.) They are "self sacrificing" so they expire after a while, but my understanding is they prevent corrosion for up to 2 years!!

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    "If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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