[kwg020]

I would really love to trip across an affordable old style wood stock for my Mini-30 The LOP on the 186 is perfect for me.

As you know COSteve cut his new style stock down. I also cut down a laminated Mini stock as well to get it to 14.5" which is the same as my M1 Garands from the top of the butt stock to the rear sight. It would be a full inch shorter LOP if you are talking about measuring to the rear of the receiver.

My old Mini stock gets me about 1/2 inch closer to the rear sight. My synthetic stock is 15" from the top of the butt to the rear sight. I wish there was a way to cut off that 1/2 " as well.

kwg

 

[kwg020]

My old Mini stock gets me about 1/2 inch closer to the rear sight. My synthetic stock is 15" from the top of the butt to the rear sight. I wish there was a way to cut off that 1/2 " as well.

kwg

I shortened my synthetic stock on one of my minis by about 3/4 in. some yrs. ago. It took some work and ingenuity to get it done and I did expose a little of the steel skeleton within the rubber buttpad. But in the end, its the same LOP as my old style wood stock.[/QUOTE]

I currently have an unemployed original wood Mini 14 stock. The kind with the curved butt. I have been saving it for a future project yet to be decided. The prices on the older skinny barrel Mini's has been creeping up. I assume because of the States that have put huge restrictions on AR's and AK's so folks are taking a second look at the Mini's.

But, there is one out there somewhere that has been bubba'd all to heck and it's got my name on it. But, I do tend to go with shorter stocks. 14.5 down to 13.5 inches seems to be the sweet spot for me.

kwg