Cajungeo's Mini

[cajungeo]

100% U.S. MADE! :usa:
In lieu of this month; Sept 11, and Sept 17. I decided to display my Mini-14 "Proudly American". :usa:
Hogue stock - Mods: stock bedded, Allen Stock shellholder, Uncle Mikes forestock swivel stud, and sling.
B-Square bipod.
Leupold 3-9x40mm scope with Butler Creek flip up covers.
SS Ranch Mini-14 - Mods: Barrel: firelaped, BlackWarrior muzzle brake; Action: Reduced recoil so cross hairs stay on bullseye during rapid fire.
Triger : 3 1/2#
Capable of consistant 5 shot groups near 1MOA at 100 yd, with Seirra 63 grn. reloads. Best 5 shot group .85".

[nellybell]

Now that's what I call a love for the Homeland and
our firearms heritage.That's a fine weapon.
God bless the U.S.! The picture kinda tells it all, don't
ya think....

[codger]

Very nice, simple and clean. Impressive groups, congratulations on the accuracy!

[cajungeo]

Thanks for the comments guys. I tried to keep it simple, and inexpensive.

[45B20]

Even if I had a rifle that could shoot that tight,I wouldn't be able to.I barely passed the driver license visual test this year.Nice rifle and I like the bipod.I'm putting one on my list.

Thanks for posting the picture so we can all check out what others have.

Gil Reynolds

[cajungeo]

Thanks for the kind works Gil. If I didn't have such a good scope, and had to rely on the iron sights, I could hit a barn almost every shot.

[Mr. Hyper Sniper]

Hey Cajun. I like that gun a lot! I want to get a Mini 14 soooo bad, but i'm only 15, and my Dad won't let me get one. I was wondering.... where'd you get that attatchment that u have on it where you have your sling, and bipod attatched? I'd like to do that to mine when I get it :D





Thanks !
:cannon:

[cajungeo]

Hi Hyper. Listen to your dad. When I was your age my dad let me get a 22 LR. I learned gun safety, marksmanship. I brougt home many a squirrel, and rabbit for the table. Ruger makes a 10/22. It is very popular, and there are many after market add ons for it. It dosen't cost that much either. I own 2 of them. BTW, there is a gun show this week end near you in Houston. Across the street from the Astro Dome. They have 2000 tables of gun/kinfe related stuff. Maby you and dad could look around?

I installed an Uncle Mikes QD (quick detach) swivel stud (machine screw Not wood screw) with a thin nut as there is not a lot of room because of the gas system of the mini. By installing this stud I did not have to buy the $30 mini-14 adaptor, as the bipods come with a universal swivel stud adaptor. The sling swivel also mounts there on the std adaptor. Thanks for the compliment on the mini.;)

[Mr. Hyper Sniper]

Hey Cajun, Thanks for your reply man! I really appreciate it. The thing is, I already have a 10/22 and I've pretty much done everything to it that i can think of wanting to do(trigger job, Bull barrel, foldable stock, and 30 and 50 rd. magazines. The reason I want a mini 14 ranch is because I want a nice gun to plink with that I will actually be able to varmint hunt with. I also like to fix guns up as much as possible, and see how accurate i can get them. My friend has a stock Mini 14, and I love it! I always ask him if I can take it out to my house and shoot it. I want to buy it from him, but he won't, because he likes it too much. He's already killed 2 deer with it (a doe and a 12 point buck) while coyote hunting this year! I want to get a mini 14 ranch though, so i can put a scope on it, because I want to make mine as accurate as I can get it for coyote hunting. I already have a nice .243 for deer hunting, and my dad has a .300 win. mag for anything bigger than a deer that i want to hunt, so the only thing left that i want or need is a nice fun, fast lead slinger, that is accurate at the same time, and able to take larger animals than my 10/22. By the way, i've been hunting since I was 5, and I am in a shooting club. I enter tournaments with my .243 and have won many. So I am not new to gun safety rules. I do appreciate your reply though cajun. I hope you guys can help me with whatever I need once I get a mini. Thanks!

:ar15:

[Block Burner]

Hey Cajungeo,
Thats a nice rifle, I like it alot. good shooting

[cajungeo]

Thanks Block. Am looking into varmint calls. Will have to get a rabbit hide. It gives them something to focus on.

[Ron Y]

I have been unable to open the images. What am I missing on my computer?
Thanks, Ron

[cajungeo]

Ron, are you having a problem with viewing all of the gallery images? They should open automatically. Send me a private message, and give me some more info on your computer, windows, etc.

[bushwack]

Ron---I was having the same problem with my Netscape browser. I downloaded Mozilla & haven't had any problems seeing the images. Here's the address if you're interested.

http://www.mozilla.org

Good luck
Bushwack

[Ron Y]

Cajungeo, Bushwack,
I installed Mozilla and everything is working great. Thanks for the help.
Ron

[Boilermaker]

Great photo! I agree with your philosophy about keeping your Mini improvements cheap and simple. I've improved my Mini Ranch the same way based solely on the posts by you and other users of this site. Thanks.

[cajungeo]

Welcome to the forum Boilermaker. Thanks for the compliments.

[natedog375]

is it for sale?

:D

i can already guess the answer, but im in the process of assembling a similar rifle.

Mini 14 Ranch Stainless Steel
*John Hansen Muzzle brake*
*sling*
*walmart shell holder*
*Tasco Silver Antelope 3x9x40mm stainless finish*
*harris model L bipod
*houge rubberized stock
5 ruger 5 round mags
5 10 round promags Stainless
bedding to come soon
trigger job too
and gas port kit

kinda like yours only cheaper!
stuff marked with a * has already been bought

[cajungeo]

im in the process of assembling a similar rifle....kinda like yours only cheaper! Well it ought to be a shooter then, and cheaper too? I like it!:D

[natedog375]

i, for some reason, always seem to be against spending a lot of $ on optics. i got the taasco scope for $30, i guess its because theyre going out of business or something. also, i will be using a shell hlder i found at walmart for $2.00. its more for asthetics than performance, because i like to keep my rounds packed in stripper clips or in mags (i hate loading mags with each individual round)

[dotocomo]

great gun and great shine!

gonna get a flash suppressor like what you and a lot of he guys have as my rifle muzzle is looks really bad and is not factory standard

[cajungeo]

So ya wanna see what's in the cajun's plain looken Mini Ranch? Well here it is. What it is in Red, what will be in Blue.

[ralrein1]

Howdy Cajun- that's one great "simple" rifle you have there. Nice pic thanks. :D :usa:

[GREYBEAR]

Cajun,
In the picture, you have written in blue a Gas Block Shock Buffer in works. I know about the Shock Buffer in the action, but what is this new one. I think I may have missed that thread. Please essplane.

:beer: :rapid:

[cajungeo]

Thanks Ralrein.

Greybear, I had a shock buffer made of neoprene rubber mounted in the gas block. The slide rod struck it instead of metal to metal. It worked great. It softened recoil, quieted the action, and got rid of the slide rod "Rattle". It worked great for 500 rnds then the rubber became cracked. Have been looking for a more heat resistant material for that purpose. Someone suggested a vacuum cleaner belt, which has fiber material with the rubber. If I can remember to pick one up, I will try that. Its all back in the archives.

[Pdaddy]

Cajungeo..... what exactly is the name on the Harris Bipod..

Is it a Harris S model ML ???

I just wanted to know, cuase i gona tell a m8 in the states to buy one and post it to me...

Marcus

[cajungeo]

Harris Series 1A2 Model L.
I bought mine at the Houston gun show from Delta Force for $49. You might check the Vendor List sticky, check on: delta force, lock stock & barrel, Midway, midsouth for best price.

[Pdaddy]

OK so it's an L, is that 6-9 in length ???
But isn't it better with an pivoting, the S model..
I thought of the S model ML... is that any good ???

Marcus

[bushwack]

Pdaddy---The L model is the 9-13". You can get the "S" series that allows the rifle to rotate, this is handy when the ground isn't level. If you buy the "S" style you might be interested in the "Pod-Loc" kit that's available for them. The links below will help you.

Good shooting
Bushwack

http://www.harrisbipods.com/

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/catego...BSHA&type=store (http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=RIBBBSHA&type=store)