Mini-14 or AK

[mouthpiece]

I've owned 14 AK's and maybe 8 Mini 14's over my lifetime.

I would choose a Mini 14.

While both are similiar in many ways with backwards charging handles, rock in mags, odd/different safety locations, tons of proprietary parts, and difficulty of optic mounting, we are not talking about that.

Here, we are talking about grabing a gun to help a neighbor, NOT talking about future parts availability or other situations, running out of ammo or aftermarket mags, or mag cost.

Mini 14 in my opinion, Less recoil, typically lighter

 

[RickN]

Win 94 in 30-30 over an AR, Mini 30 over an AK but only because ammo would be easier to find.

 

[WoodsCraft]

Win 94 in 30-30 over an AR, Mini 30 over an AK but only because ammo would be easier to find.

30-30 easier than the most popular center fire rifle cartridge in the US ? The 5.56/223 out sells every other center fire rifle cartridge by a wide margin. The only thing more popular in sales is the 22 LR. 30/30 isn't even in the top 15 and hasn't been in decades. No its not my opinion its retail sales data collected yearly and the 223/5.56 is always number one year after year.

I will go so far as to say it's the saving grace for the Mini14 , the chambering is dirt common just like the 30-06 once was in factory offerings from everyone.

 

[Dadof#4]

SHTF - you have to grab a rifle and try to help your neighbors stop a band of rioters that just entered your neighborhood.

Your AR is disabled at the moment and you only have two choices - an AK or a Mini-14. Which one do you choose, and why?

ak all the way.

 

[Dadof#4]

And I have a second one in case the first one breaks.

You have two ? Kamala is not pleased.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

You have two ? Kamala is not pleased.

No, of course not. My response was just hypothetical. No reasonable person needs one, much less 2, of those weapons of war. You don't need a machine gun, or 2, to hunt deer.

 

[Pulp]

No, of course not. My response was just hypothetical. No reasonable person needs one, much less 2, of those weapons of war. You don't need a machine gun, or 2, to hunt deer.

I reckon I’d use my 10-22 since I don’t have any of the above.

 

[Shadowrider]

All of my ARs are broke?

I guess it an M1A then. I don't do minis or AKs.

 

[RickN]

30-30 easier than the most popular center fire rifle cartridge in the US ? The 5.56/223 out sells every other center fire rifle cartridge by a wide margin. The only thing more popular in sales is the 22 LR. 30/30 isn't even in the top 15 and hasn't been in decades. No its not my opinion its retail sales data collected yearly and the 223/5.56 is always number one year after year.

I will go so far as to say it's the saving grace for the Mini14 , the chambering is dirt common just like the 30-06 once was in factory offerings from everyoneI

I would still choose the 30-30 over the AR, and once you get out in the country everyone but the young whipper snappers has a 30-30. Honestly if it were not for the threat of riots and crap I would not own a semi-auto rifle. Heck I am still tempted to trade my Mini 14 and mags, etc for a lever action 308 at times. Only reason I do not is that I expect the Democrats to try a real power grab sooner or later.

 

[Choprzrul]

All of my ARs are broke?

I guess it an M1A then. I don't do minis or AKs.

See....now yer thinking! M1A for the win. Not much else barks like a mag dump from the 308.....