Now, now. Mini 14s are fine rifles and get a bad rap for accuracy from a lot of Internet warrriors (not saying you’re one). It wasn’t designed to be a bench rest tack driver but a dependable, general purpose rifle firing our present small arms military cartridge.
The one that I had, tragically lost in a canoeing accident of course, shot on par with my AK, also sadly lost in the same incident.
2 in groups at 100 yds with iron sights. Got it for a song, sung out of tune, from a “marksman” that literally couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn from inside. He couldn’t shoot an 18 in group with it.
Best description I’ve heard of the Mini is “The American AK 47.
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We had a Mini-14. It was a POS. Very inaccurate. Maybe we just got a lemon but I have heard the same thing from a lot of other folks. We gave it away and got a Bulgarian AK 74. Accurate to 200 yards right out of the box.