[archy]

What are the chances that this Mini-14 is actually fully automatic (and therefore a "machine gun")?

If it's a Ruger AC-556, the chances are very good, particularly if the *juveniles not identified due to their tender ages* are sons of a local cop or former cop. But I'm aware of at least one Title II dealer in Montana, and I'd be much more inclined to bet that a Montana sheriff's department and newspaper would get it right than their corresponding counterparts in New York or Los Angeles.

The full-auto Ruger AC-556 version of the Mini-14 goes for around $6000 from one NFA dealer in Maine I'm aware of, pricey, but not as steep as a more collectable early Thompson.

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[montomike]

Pretty little thang...ain't it

[thatsnotnice]

They might be referring to a Mini-14 that’s been “converted.”

There used to be dozens of books that would tell you what you needed to do.

I had an uncle that was a gunsmith and machinist and he thought the various conversions were half-assed (for whatever reason) – he’d always say that the conversion was a good way to F-up a perfectly good rifle. But I doubt that ever stopped anyone from doing it.

[I got the rope]

Man...I bet you were the kid with all the cool toys growing up.