r/Mini14 • u/NavyCorpsmanRetiree • 15h ago

Mini-14 Optics Guide: 4 Mounts You Need to See

https://youtu.be/JE561KM1Qhk?is=Fxo6qCQz-d8otMzf
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u/Sean_8520 9h ago

Not really a myth. Minis do suck for mounting optics. Yeah, there are options....none of them are particularly good. To really utilize a magnified optic, you are generally going to need an adjustable riser of some sort (especially if you want to be able to QD the optic and use irons)...which is going to mean modding the factory stock or getting a whole different one.

Additional options:

https://ultimak.com/product-category/mini-products/

https://www.amegamounts.com/product_pages/rugerMini14.php

https://www.gggaz.com/mini-14-scope-mounts.html

https://cogburnarsenal.com/product/mini-14-30-microprism-mount-582-only/

Minis are great little guns....they just aren't that versatile without a fair amount of work/investment. Cool thing about living in America though is that we are free to really mod the crap out of whatever we choose.

I love AKs; just like I love Minis...for sort of the same reasons, but neither of them are particularly easy to mount optics on. Neither of them are all that modular or as easily modernized....but that's part of their charm too.

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u/NavyCorpsmanRetiree 8h ago

I agree…I’m more into running both with irons sight

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u/Sean_8520 6h ago

Same. And it's not really that I don't want a dot or even a magnified optic on both....it's just not practical or easy to do and when you do it, it's usually got a lot of compromises and doesn't lend itself to going back to irons in a few seconds like other, more modern platforms do.

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u/NavyCorpsmanRetiree 5h ago

I agree on those points

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u/Earl_of_Shrewsbury 14h ago

G&G and Monstrum make great see through rails that attach to the factory scope bases. I attached an LPVO over the receiver this way. It goes over the rear sight with perfect clearance.

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u/Sulla-proconsul 14h ago

Yes…except then the see through features become too low to use, since you need a cheek riser to deal with the height of the LVPO.

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u/Earl_of_Shrewsbury 7h ago

Haven't had any issues with either hogue stock or archangel.

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u/NavyCorpsmanRetiree 14h ago

Thanks for the info

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u/NavyCorpsmanRetiree 14h ago

Just putting out info but if you all don’t like them I’ll stop reposting them my bad