mini-14 optics

Anyone run night vision scopes on the mini rifles? I'm looking at getting one of these ATN X Sight scopes. ATN X-Sight II 3-14x Day and Night Rifle Scope - 666126, Night Vision Scopes at Sportsman's Guide

I have a 580 series and thinking of getting a Vortex Strikefire 2 red dot. The Strikefire mounts with a single 30mm ring. Would a single Ruger 30mm ring be sturdy enough for the red dot to hold zero? I tried a Warne rail once with a cheap red dot and didn't like the setup. Thanks

Reading an article on the 4 best scopes for Minis and the Sniper Compact 4x32 scope gets a positive mention. It's so cheap, one would doubt the quality but reading other reviews it's all gets good reviews. Anyone tried it? I know Minis can be tough on scopes and cheap usually means less than...

Quick question y'all. I have a set of ruger runs which came with my mini. They have the number 5 stamped on em. They're a bit too high. I don't like the chin weld and need em to come down about 1/4-1/2 inch. Does the stamped #5 have any signicance? I need to know if these are the high or med...

Hey guys I just ordered a 5805 model mini 14 (praying it has the tapered barrel) I'd really like to put an illuminated scope on it just wanted to know what your recommendations are? Preferably no.more than 150$ and which scope mounts would I need to install it properly... Thank you very much and...

I just bought a Leupold VX-1 3-9x40mm. I am not sure why or what I bought it for. Unfortunately I cant even blame it on a drunken interwebz impulse buy cuz I havent had a beer in over 2½ years. Would it be practical to scope my 581 mini with it?

Hi I'm kinda new to the sight but have been using it for research for quite awhile and need some help. Its time for new optics on my Mini 14 last spring after my dad talked me out of my Tikka .223 I picked up a new series Mini after a lot of research on here and knowing what I was getting into...