Military cases are made from thicker brass than commercial cases, which reduces the powder capacity (an important consideration for handloaders), and the NATO specification allows a higher chamber pressure. 223 cartridges are very similar, they are not identical. 223 and if you rifle is not designed to operate within the pressures created by the ball powders. It is not as much the actual case and bullet itself, but the higher pressure created by the hotter load of the 5.56. It's a expensive collecters rifle that I plan on keeping for many years and dont want to do anything that could actually Damage the rifle. I wouldnt be too concerned about all this except mine Isnt a 450.00 mini to use and abuse. As a Newbie I was impressed by the wolf classic military brand.īelow is some links to the ammo I bought. The others brass cases got dents put in some of them during dry cycling. When playing with the first batch of ammo the steel cased wolf was the only cartridge to cycle flawlessly weather dry cycling or live firing. I just dont see how this matters Unless the primers are steel too and thats why the firing pins get messed up. Why does Ruger warn against steel casings. The difference I'm seeing online is in the pressures they produce. 223 Should be the Same Thing so both should work right. So I guess I'm asking did a Fub Up on my ammo purchase last night. Do mini's handle 55gr or 62gr bullets better. Anybody see any problems with this ammo for a mini-14. 223 and you dont want to use it unless your barrel says 5.56mm on it. It goes without saying I dont want to do anything that could Hurt the rifle.Ģ - I have also read where 5.56mm military ammo is a higher pressure ammo then. Has anybody else heard of this or experinced it first hand. This is my combat load per say and I will shoot very little of this and plan on holding on to it.ġ - I was initally concerned about using the Barnaul round because of the lacquered case and worring about lacquer melting in the camber But figured since I will clean it after every shoot that really shouldnt be a problem.īut Now, I'm starting to see on the Internet where Ruger Specifically says Not to use foreign ammo such as Wolf or other brands Because it can damage the firing pin. I also purchased 220 rounds of Winchester 5.56mm Military M885 Steel Ball ammo and 50 rounds of 5.56mm lake City M886 orange tracer ammo. I purchased this ammo as Practice ammo and did so because of the good experience I had with wolf ammo and the price. This is 62 grain fmjbt ammo with sealed bullet and primer and in a lacquered steel case. I also liked the Wolf Steel cases over the others brassed case.Īnyway, Last night on gunbroker I made another ammo purchase based on my 1st shooting experience above but now I'm wondering If I havent made a mistake. The mini had no issues cycling these rounds even though the seller had told me not to use cheap overseas ammo in the rifle. What suprized me though was the wolf ammo. Funny, I thought those would be the best. The american eagle rounds sucked and I had several cycle issues with these. I am using non-factory 30 round mags(I Know). I purchased a 20 round box of American Eagle, Wolf brand, and I believe Pmj or something like that. I bought 3 different boxes of ammo for that shoot. It was Expensive but I'm sure it will hold it's value down the road. Original magazine capacities for the Mini-14 rifle is 20 or 30 rounds.So I recently purchased my 1st rifle, A Factory SS GB folding stock Mini-14. Standard sights consist of a blade-type front and adjustable diopter-type rear sight. Manual safety is patterned after the M1 Garand or M14 rifle, and is located at the front of the trigger guard. The gas piston has a cup-shaped head, and is linked to the bolt via Garand-type operating rod which runs at the right side of the weapon. The action is operated by the long-stroke gas piston, which is located below the barrel and is concealed within the forend of the stock. The K Mini-14 is a gas operated, semi-automatic only weapon which uses Garand-type rotary bolt with two lugs. Intended for law enforcement, military and private security markets, however some have entered the civilian market. The Ruger Mini-14 GB (“Government Bayonet”) model features a pistol grip with a side folding stock, a 20-round magazine, bayonet lug, threaded barrel, and flash suppressor. The rifle was produced in May 1982 in Newport, NH Facility and shipped to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol in Oklahoma City, OK. This rifle is designated as model K Mini-14 30 GBF and is chambered in.
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