My first Mini-14 was a 180 series (bi-centennial model made in 1976), then I had a 181-series about 10 years later. I also had a Mini-30 Stainless 189 series in the mid-90s, another Mini-30 in about 2000. I never had a problem qualifying to use them as LEO trunk weapons, but we didn't do mag dumps enough to get them that hot. As far as sights go, the current ghost ring rear and post and wing M1icon style front sight have the old flimsy rear and mile high unprotected front post beat by a mile.

All of my factory mags (5, 10 ,adn 20 for the Mini-30, and 5, 20, and 30 for the Mini-14 are 100%. They are built like tanks!
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