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Burris scope on a Mini 14
- Thread starter J270
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You can reduce the force of the action cycling by changing out the stock gas port bushing for one with a reduced diameter (.090 stock) Accuracy systems sells a set of three (.035, .040, .045) for about $15.00. I installed the .040 in mine and the brass lands about 5' in the 2 o'clock position. The reduced cycling will reduce shock to the scope.
bamaranger
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scope eaters
My experience is with a single Mini30, and it indeed has proven to be a scope eater. At least two Bushnells, a 4x and a 2.5x, and maybe a third (4x) went toes up, the reticles separating in the center. I seem to recall it killed a Simmons of some variety as well. That pretty much cured me of "affordable" scopes.
What has held up over relatively steady use, is a Leupold 1-4x shotgun scope.
I was not aware that there were aftermarket ports for the Mini. My Mini30 has near violent extraction/ ejection, and could stand to be "degassed" a bit.
TL225, can you advise as to how difficult a task it is to remove the factory port? I got the impresson they were swaged in place.
My experience is with a single Mini30, and it indeed has proven to be a scope eater. At least two Bushnells, a 4x and a 2.5x, and maybe a third (4x) went toes up, the reticles separating in the center. I seem to recall it killed a Simmons of some variety as well. That pretty much cured me of "affordable" scopes.
What has held up over relatively steady use, is a Leupold 1-4x shotgun scope.
I was not aware that there were aftermarket ports for the Mini. My Mini30 has near violent extraction/ ejection, and could stand to be "degassed" a bit.
TL225, can you advise as to how difficult a task it is to remove the factory port? I got the impresson they were swaged in place.
bamaranger
New member
by the way
Hey, not bashing Burris by any means. I own a couple of Burris products, and am completely satisfied. I do not have a FF II, and how that scope might hold up I can't say. But the Mini will certainly test it.
Hey, not bashing Burris by any means. I own a couple of Burris products, and am completely satisfied. I do not have a FF II, and how that scope might hold up I can't say. But the Mini will certainly test it.
The change out is simple and only takes a few minutes. Separate the gas block, the, bushing will drop out. Simply place the reduced bushing of your choice in place and re-assemble. When re-assembling make sure the halves of the gas block remain even and the four bolts are evenly tightened (use a criss-cross pattern). They should be torqued to about 30 inch-pounds.
It's not the scope, it's the Mini-14
Min-14s are not meant to be scoped and the receiver acts like a tuning fork that transfers a lot of energy into the scope. Virtually any scope will break if mounted long enough on a Mini-14. Ruger Ranch Rifles are meant to be scoped. They have a recoil buffer ring and side ejection (so the brass doesn't bounce up and hit the scope base).
Min-14s are not meant to be scoped and the receiver acts like a tuning fork that transfers a lot of energy into the scope. Virtually any scope will break if mounted long enough on a Mini-14. Ruger Ranch Rifles are meant to be scoped. They have a recoil buffer ring and side ejection (so the brass doesn't bounce up and hit the scope base).
I used the rear adjustable "Tech-Sight". Real quick for adjusting as opposed
to the standard, but nice Ruger rear adjustable sight.
The Ranch Rifle (5.56/.223) has a Nikon 40 mm 3X9 Prostaff scope.
You don't co-witness with this setup but if I ever had to remove the scope,
I am immediately in business.
This particular Mini-14 is meant for the bench (I have another that I don't shoot from the bench), so I installed a front Bipod also.
It is not going to pick up any competition wall plaques but at 100 yards. I am 4 MOA.
to the standard, but nice Ruger rear adjustable sight.
The Ranch Rifle (5.56/.223) has a Nikon 40 mm 3X9 Prostaff scope.
You don't co-witness with this setup but if I ever had to remove the scope,
I am immediately in business.
This particular Mini-14 is meant for the bench (I have another that I don't shoot from the bench), so I installed a front Bipod also.
It is not going to pick up any competition wall plaques but at 100 yards. I am 4 MOA.
bamaranger
New member
gas blocks
TL225, thanks.
TL225, thanks.
I have a Ranch Rifle with a Leupold Vari-x II 1-4x in the stock Ruger rings.
It has held up just fine. I once used it in a 3-gun match. One of the stages was a number of targets at ~180 yards shot from various positions from standing to prone. It would keep all of its rounds in the A zone of a USPSA metric target going as fast as I could go with the scope turned all the way up to 4x which is all the accuracy I expect from it.
It has held up just fine. I once used it in a 3-gun match. One of the stages was a number of targets at ~180 yards shot from various positions from standing to prone. It would keep all of its rounds in the A zone of a USPSA metric target going as fast as I could go with the scope turned all the way up to 4x which is all the accuracy I expect from it.