Recent content by spacecoast

Why did I want a new stock, when one of the reasons for buying the Mini over an AK or AR variant was the rather civilian look? I never really got comfortable with the original stock, finding it too short (yes there are butt end's I could add), and my right hand and trigger finger never really...

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will try each one of them till I find what works best for me. The problem with the design of the Mini is, that it isn't easy to get into the nook and crannies where the stock seats in the front. I can get the gunk off the piston and the barrel, but that...

Never did try, and submersing the entire barrel may not be an option. I'll see if any of this is available locally and I can try in a few non-visible spots first. Thanks Montana!

@Mosinka Yes, the disassembly is a bit harder with the tactical stock than the original, but not difficult, and having converted to it I was of course aware of the 3 little screws, which you had no way of knowing had to be removed first. In regards to the female not being able to see the sights...

I have a Mini-Thirty, and the gun residue at the gas port is a pain in the neck to clean off. Anyone here have any suggestion hw to loosen up that gunk? I have used nitros solvent and it get some of it off, but not everything. I have the stainless model and have read/heard to be careful with...

I just installed the ATI Strikeforce stock on my Mini-Thirty due to not being 100% comfortable shooting with the original stock. The Ruger stock felt too short and I never could get my right hand and trigger finger to feel natural when shooting. I am not knocking the original stock, because it...

I just put the ATI tactical and folding stock (looks identical to the one in your photo) on my Mini-Thirty, and I have to say, that this is one nice stock for me. The original stock made it hard for me to get a comfortable shooting position, and it always seemed too short for me, but that...

It is true that the barrel heats up pretty quick, but at no point was it too warm to wrap my hand around it, so I'd say that heat wasn't an issue here... I ordered the red dot today, so I should be able to tell if it is the rifle, the scope or the shooter who is the problem. I will give the...

You just might have an idea, but keeping in mind why I bought the rifle in the first place, the $75 limit may just be where I am at, and the range limit of 100 yards I just can't see spending several 100's just for the fun of it. I am not a hunter, never will be, but I enjoy plinking at the...

Thank you Bigbore...! I remove my scope when I am done shooting and not in between sessions while at the range. I wondered why the groups went up about 5" after I had shot the first 10 rounds. As I said in the first post, the rifle got nowhere near "hot" since it was single shots with a manual...

On my last outing to the range I went to the big boy area for sighting in my scope, and came across a weird problem. Having determined that the scope rings really has to be torqued down to avoid the recoil to loosen them, I made every attempt to do this right. After every 2 shots I checked to...

I managed to get a few more outing to the range, mainly to sight in my scope at 100 yards, and as far as ammo is concerned, it feeds and ejects 100% of the time, but still the occasional FTF. I'd say my success rate with the east block ammo is about 98%, and occasionally I have to try a second...

Quick update on the condition of the rifle after firing the cheap Brown Bear and Yogu ammo. No rust at all inside the breech or on the bolt head or anywhere else. I was a bad boy and didn't read here until days after I shot it, and subsequently had put it away without cleaning. A week later...

I am on the Space Coast (Central East, Brevard)...

The Brown Bear ammo loaded just fine. No problems except those 3 FTF's I mentioned. Thanks for the heads up on corrosive ammo. I'll take a peek and see how bad it looks inside.