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War is human nature.

To put it another way, people thrive on conflict. At our base nature, it how we work out change. JMO

 

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On the flip side, it's very unusual (in my experience) to see the same attitude on other forums. Mechanical limitations are one thing, but but as far as what the rifle can do, I think it rests more on the end user. When a mini owner asks about a pistol grip stock they get the above quoted line about what is and isn't. But when an AR owner asks about a new piston system, people usually (again, just from what I've seen) give them information about the piston system. It might be what they've read, what they've heard, a link they'll share or their personal take on it, but they don't say "stop trying to make the AR 15 into a mini 14".

Interesting topic!

Hopefully here, it's not going to be a flame war!! That's why I came here from another site. Intelligent discourse about differing opinions.

(As always we have to make allowances for some)

And for the record, most of times I heard anyone talk about a piston AR upper, they got flamed, because, "if Mr. Stoner wanted a piston upper, he would have designed it that way!!"

Maybe it's because the AR platform has become the modern aged 1911 platform. Everybody and their cousin is making something for it. Read enough and you can believe it will, "walk, talk crawl on it's belly like a reptile!" It's just like any other weapon YOU own. If you want to spend the money, knock yourself out!

Personally I bought my Mini because I love my M1A, and I love Wood! I do have a BC folder for my Mini, so it goes both ways. I also changed the gas bushing, and put some different sights on it. Had the Mini design been closer to the actual M-14, I probably wouldn't have changed anything.

You mentioned the Tactical Mag latch someone developed for the Mini. I thought it was really innovative. However, I would never buy one, just like I would never buy a MagPul BAD for any of my AR's. I still thing both products were cool.

Because I'm trying to get my post count up, and just ripped a bad one in the computer room, I'll save the rest of my input for a later post.

Kudos: This ones for you whofarted!

 

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Ummmm, you had me at "extended magazine release." More info????

Tactical Mag Release

 

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who is to blame?
The mini's are NOT suitable for high-round-count matches. Say, if we assume the firing pin can last 3000rd, for match shooting including practice, that is about one year, which means the shooter will send his match gun back to Ruger every year? And you can not do PM by replacing the pin before it actually breaks.

For the AR, a pin replacement involves a <$10 part and <5 minutes of time.

Fixed it, and I argee!!

Apples & Oranges

Now, give me an M14, in an EBR stock,

 

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Originally Posted by cqbinkalifornia View Post
Is that right near...............................?

I was thinking of a more intimate location, say anatomical

Is that any where near the Fabiled city of Antioch.

It so, may you find it, and return, unscathed!