I have a bit of renewed enthusiasm for my Mini-14 given that's working well for the moment. I have looked for after-market smaller aperature rear sites and have only located the Millet. It's actually nicer ( and more expensive) than what I really have in mind. I was wondering if there's a smaller peep site that just replaces the factory peep but still uses the standard mounting and adjustment system. Anyone know of something like that?
Better peep site
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If you have a ranch you can make a new leaf with the size orfice you want.
If you have a regular mini you can try this, (now don't blame me if it gets messed up, as this is an idea, not something I've done, but something I'd do if it were mine.) Measure the orfice with a drill bit, get a smaller drill bit that you would like for the orfice to be. Clean the orfice with alcohol, dry, then apply JB weld to fill the hole. Let dry over night, then sand down where its pretty, drill out the orfice with the smaller drill, check it out to see if its suits ya. If not do it again till it does. Now take a can of flat black spray paint, Now don't spray it on moma's table cloth!
GO OUT SIDE to do it.! Touch it up with the flat black paint. Your good to go.
If you have a regular mini you can try this, (now don't blame me if it gets messed up, as this is an idea, not something I've done, but something I'd do if it were mine.) Measure the orfice with a drill bit, get a smaller drill bit that you would like for the orfice to be. Clean the orfice with alcohol, dry, then apply JB weld to fill the hole. Let dry over night, then sand down where its pretty, drill out the orfice with the smaller drill, check it out to see if its suits ya. If not do it again till it does. Now take a can of flat black spray paint, Now don't spray it on moma's table cloth!
GO OUT SIDE to do it.! Touch it up with the flat black paint. Your good to go. If you want a smaller peep hole, I think the Millet is the only one besides the Ram Line $5 plastic "hooded" sight from Delta Force that only replaces the leaf. I bought the latter but didn't even put it on my gun; it was so terrible. After that, I had greater apprecitaion for the factory sight. However, size shouldn't matter anyway because on peep sights, the only requirement is you look through the aperture and focus on the front. I believe the hole can actually be increased with very little effect on accuracy. Ashley/XS sight systems makes a nice rear Ghost Ring sight blade for around $25 that I will probably end up getting one of these days because it looks a little more mil-spec and should speed up target aquisition time.
What is the actual diameter of the rear peep site on the standard (non-Ranch) Mini-14? How does that compare with the Ashley/XS peep site that has been mentioned? I think the Millet site is listed as .080".
By any means, I can only shoot 6-8" groups (if you want to call 8" a group) with my Mini using the factory sites. Part of it is that, I am not that great of a shooter, but I think a major problem is the relatively large peep site. I can shoot 3-4" groups with my very well abused Yugo SKS using the open sites, so I know that I am capable of shooting a little better. Maybe I am wasting time looking for a smaller rear aperature sight, but I think it will help.
By the way, I am not going to scope this gun, I want it to stay light and handy.
By any means, I can only shoot 6-8" groups (if you want to call 8" a group) with my Mini using the factory sites. Part of it is that, I am not that great of a shooter, but I think a major problem is the relatively large peep site. I can shoot 3-4" groups with my very well abused Yugo SKS using the open sites, so I know that I am capable of shooting a little better. Maybe I am wasting time looking for a smaller rear aperature sight, but I think it will help.
By the way, I am not going to scope this gun, I want it to stay light and handy.
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I've considered working on the front sight to make it a little "finer".It's hard to hit a ground hog when the front sight can cover up four or five of them .....
When I went thru rifle training in the Marine Corp, they taught us to put the front sight at 6:00 to the bull. At 500 yds, the bull set on top of my front sight blade, an easy 10 out of 10 with the M-14.
Pin on a $20 muzzle brake (not a flash hider) on over your front sight, bed your stock, trigger job, select ammo your mini likes, use a sand bag, your mini should be near 3" groups using peep sights at 100 yds, 2" or less with a scope.
Pin on a $20 muzzle brake (not a flash hider) on over your front sight, bed your stock, trigger job, select ammo your mini likes, use a sand bag, your mini should be near 3" groups using peep sights at 100 yds, 2" or less with a scope.
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