Thing to remember: high-caps for Mini-14s that are reliable are hard to find and expensive.
Get only factory Ruger high-caps or Thermold high-caps. (Thermolds are $50 at shows.) The others are unreliable. With reliable high-caps so much more expensive for Mini-14s than for AR-15s, the Ruger no longer looks like a bargain.
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