[hemogoblin]

Bought a Ruger Mini-14 yesterday at an auction site. It will supposedly ship this week.

I would be interested to hear others' .223 ammo input.

[Reflex]

Everyone should stick with the current ammo used by our military and or other international mil standard rounds. 5.56, 7.62x51,9mm std,7.62X39, 7.62x25, 6.45X39, 7.62X54. There are a few simple reasons I say this.
(1) General These are the standard issue types for current military use worldwide.
(2)These rounds will be available for a long time.
(3)They will be relative cheap.
(4)If Obama puts a heavy excise tax on ammo in general or even an outright ban on ammo, a brisk illegal trade across our borders will start. If you think about it, if we cant stop illegals and drugs coming across our borders, how will the government stop copious amounts of cheap ammo?

[Jed Eckert]

The Mini-14 is one my favorites, a great little rifle. Just stay away from the lacquer coated steel cased imported ammo. You can use either mil-spec 5.56 or .223 rem. in the Mini. Here's a link that will give you lots of tips and tricks on the Mini : Ruger Mini-14 Talk