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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4198133" data-attributes="member: 45773">I&#039;ve been shooting one of mine (a GB made in 79 I bought used) since the late 80s.&nbsp; I don&#039;t recall a malfunction (when using factory mags) and it&#039;s never had a broken part.&nbsp; As a matter of fact, I don&#039;t personally know of anyone who&#039;s had a part break in one.&nbsp; The GB still has the original recoil spring in it...unless the previous owner put a new one in.&nbsp; I don&#039;t shoot it a lot but I&#039;ve probably fired 2 to 3 thousand rounds thru it since I&#039;ve owned it.&nbsp; My new(er) one is only a few years old and I haven&#039;t shot it a lot.&nbsp; But, no malfunctions and nothing broken.&nbsp; Both are accurate enough for what I do with them.&nbsp; The newer one seems to be a LOT more accurate than the old one.The Mini-14 is a lot like the 1911 in the sense so many people like to trash talk them.&nbsp; I don&#039;t care.&nbsp; I like &#039;em, obsolete or not.&nbsp; Not everyone is a competition shooter and no one (here, anyway) is taking one to war.&nbsp; They&#039;re carrying them around a ranch or a farm or using them for recreation.&nbsp; And they&#039;re perfectly acceptable for that.I went to a Ruger Armorer&#039;s course in 1994-ish and have lots of spare parts...somewhere.&nbsp; Never used one.Everyone knows the mag issue...&nbsp; So use factory mags.&nbsp; Problem solved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4198133, member: 45773"] I've been shooting one of mine (a GB made in 79 I bought used) since the late 80s. I don't recall a malfunction (when using factory mags) and it's never had a broken part. As a matter of fact, I don't personally know of anyone who's had a part break in one. The GB still has the original recoil spring in it...unless the previous owner put a new one in. I don't shoot it a lot but I've probably fired 2 to 3 thousand rounds thru it since I've owned it. My new(er) one is only a few years old and I haven't shot it a lot. But, no malfunctions and nothing broken. Both are accurate enough for what I do with them. The newer one seems to be a LOT more accurate than the old one. The Mini-14 is a lot like the 1911 in the sense so many people like to trash talk them. I don't care. I like 'em, obsolete or not. Not everyone is a competition shooter and no one (here, anyway) is taking one to war. They're carrying them around a ranch or a farm or using them for recreation. And they're perfectly acceptable for that. I went to a Ruger Armorer's course in 1994-ish and have lots of spare parts...somewhere. Never used one. Everyone knows the mag issue... So use factory mags. Problem solved. [/QUOTE]

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