Quality mags Mini14

[jvbutter]

My son and I went out last weekend... and I dug out some magazines I had been saving. I havent shot this rifle in long time and only used the 5rd Ruger mag it comes with due to kids running through what ever is in the mag. I found a ProMag and some metal units. the Metal units work ok. Kind of loose in the mag well. This nice looking Polimer ProMag didnt load very well. the cartirdge was too far down and wouldn't make the ramp.

Any good recomendations for replacments? I need to get a few, would rather not "trial n error" with the next purchase.

thx

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[Nwcid]

Factory mags are the only thing that have ever been very reliable in the Mini. I know there are some reports of people that have aftermarket mags that run well to decent but on the whole that is not the case.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

John Mason brand work as well as Ruger and are 1/3rd the price. Avoid all others unless you find Mitchell Arms, which are old news

 

[erudne]

Back before the Clinton Ban after MKT mags were built to a higher standard of quality.
Mini-14 and worse Mini 30 mags instantly degraded in quality.
Ruger factory mags are worth the extra money, last for a decade or more!

 

[OLDNEWBIE]

Tapco genII mags are supposed to do O.K. with brass cased ammo according to nutnfancy. They finally got them in at Cabellas, $19 I think.

 

[erudne]

On my old Mini-30 I had to grind down and polish the lower breach to make a feed ramp for the after Mkt mags, this was years before factory 20 rnd mags appeared. I don't know what the 500 series Minis look like inside today

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Oh, forgot Thermold, they also work great

 

[hker71]

Another here for the factory Ruger mags. They are the only thing which would work 100% of the time in my old Mini 14. I really wish I didn't get rid of it.

 

[gunfreak]

I picked up a Triple K at Cabelas and we shoot from it every time we go out and it runs the same as the Ruger 20 rnd mag I have.

 

[OLDNEWBIE]

I regretted selling mine back in the 80s, SS w/factory folding stock. Finally got a new 580 series all weather ranch 3 years or so back. Love it too but it doesn't have the cool factor my "A Team" shooter had!

 

[nwo]

You can't go wrong with Ruger factory magazines. They are not cheap, but they are worth the money.

 

[erudne]

I went to the Mini when I got back from asia because M-1 carbine ammo was non-existant, 556 reloads were $86. per 1000 and I hated ARs! (AKs were still 20 years in the future)
Now I own 2 Mini's and 3 ARs (no carbines or AKs, still hate AKs)
Since the end of the Clinton AWB ARs have Flourished!
Like the old VW Bettle, one follows the flow of history, written by Stonner

 

[Rix]

Ruger mags.

 

[U201491]

Another here for the factory Ruger mags. They are the only thing which would work 100% of the time in my old Mini 14. I really wish I didn't get rid of it.

Your ears thank you

 

[mikeybuck]

I've had some great luck with some no named 20 rd metal mags. They look just like factory 20rd mags. Never once had a issue with them. From what I've notice, most all 20 rd mags work great, it is the 30 rd and bigger that have issues.

 

[jvbutter]

Well I will try out the metal mags I have this weekend, but will keep an eye out for the Factory, especially now that ruger is making mags bigger than the old 5/10 rd styles....Thanks to all for your inputs.