How many have a Mini 30

[Hylander]

Hey Gunzo,
A lot of the CIP, SAAMI and all that is above my grade as well.
My eyes start to cross reading all of it.

 

[DGW1949]

This thread is over-complicating a very simple issue...namely that the firing pin protrusion on most Mini-30's is too short to reliably set off European made 7.62x39 steel cased ammo....If one can't (or doesn't want to) deal with that, or if they don't want to pay 50-55 cents a rd for brass cased ammo, then they need to reassess their desire for the gun....It's just that simple.

DGW

 

[GasGuzzler]

... the firing pin protrusion on most Mini-30's is too short to reliably set off European made 7.62x39 steel cased ammo....If one can't (or doesn't want to) deal with that, or if they don't want to pay 50-55 cents a rd for brass cased ammo, then they need to reassess their desire for the gun....It's just that simple.

DGW

Good steel case ammo is more than $0.55 per round. For that price you can get corrosive primer Yugo steel case. Golden Tiger (banned from import) is selling for $0.85. I bought it at $0.19 not terribly long ago. El cheapo brass case is $0.70. Ammo is important when discussion a certain firearm platform. 7.62X39 is no longer a budget round. Tula was $4 for 20 rounds in 2019 before Covid and law changes.

 

[DGW1949]

Good steel case ammo is more than $0.55 per round. For that price you can get corrosive primer Yugo steel case. Golden Tiger (banned from import) is selling for $0.85. I bought it at $0.19 not terribly long ago. El cheapo brass case is $0.70. Ammo is important when discussion a certain firearm platform. 7.62X39 is no longer a budget round. Tula was $4 for 20 rounds in 2019 before Covid and law changes.

Decent brass-cased, non-corrosive, boxer primed (reloadable) 7.62x39 can presently be had for the same price as the cheaper brands of com-bloc or other Berdan-primed, steel-cased ammo from at least two vendors that I know of. In other words, about 55-cents per round or less (shipped), depending on brand and how much is being bought at once...Yeah, steel used to be cheaper than it is today, but so did everything else. LOL....Plus, being's how Russian ammo has been banned from being imported, it's going to all be gone soon anyway, and after that won't even be a consideration any longer.....And just in passing, I find it rather odd that a person would spend an easy $1,000-$1200 for a nice carbine, and then whine because it gives poor results when they try to feed it some of the crappiest ammo known to man. But that's just me and how I look at it. Perhaps I'm missing something there, dunno.

DGW

 

[GasGuzzler]

All the same I just said. :LOL:

 

[gunzo]

"Ammo is important when discussing a certain firearm platform"

Yeah, & in this case "the ammo is the primary part of the equation". The Original Post did contain some slang that could confuse things as in this case a wad of ammo might be 3 - 5000 rounds. No intention whatsoever of going out & buying ammo as said ammo fires & functions 100% in other platforms & shoots 2.5 moa while using iron sites.

If the firearm in question can't handle existing stock then so be it, but I appreciate the insight, suggestions & info. I suppose the gun rack on the ATV or a SxS will have to continue to hold a knotty AR or a clunky SKS. Thanks again.

 

[hittman]

All this Mini-whatever talk led me to check local stores for prices on new ones.

Holy moly …… Ranch versions $1.099.99.

 

[gunzo]

1978 was when the Mini was changed/improved some & same year the they were offered in stainless, s/n prefix 181.

As soon as I saw the stainless I knew I had to have it. They were a bit scarce, & were drawing a lot of attention so I had to pay retail, $275. Not long after that a new Colt AR was $500, so the Mini naturally sold well.

Now days things have changed so much. Not even counting all the newer players in the AR game, a new Colt can be had for about the same price as the Mini. Interesting times.



edit for price correction

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I still need to dig out the pic of my Mini-Thirty...it's on my list today...

I finally found that pic of my Mini 30…..this was 1987. This was prior to heading out for a weekend ground squirrel shoot. We got a discount from a rancher who sold permits to a valley if we shot as many ground squirrels as we could. Typically I used my 223 and 22-250. Being the goofy guy I was I threw on a scope and bipod on a challenge. I can’t recall the ammo I used but think it was probably Win 123 gr PSP. I lost money on that shoot….it was good for a laugh though. I thought I’d get a few with some lucky lobs at the critters. Managed a few. 7.62x39 isn’t exactly a varmint round I did take a mule deer in Utah with it though. If I had it today it would have irons or possibly a red dot of some sort and probably collecting dust in the safe.

 

[xtratoy]

My stainless mini 30 I bought 3 years ago has been flawless with steel case ammo. It hits what I aim it at. I did a trigger job on it and it is now 29 ozs.

 

[mac66]

Late to the party but my 80s era 30 shoots steel case ammo all day. Never had an issue with it. It's a fun little carbine to play with.