Mini 14 mags

[gregintenn]

Can anyone tell me why they are $50 a piece??!!!?? :stunned:

 

And why no one can make a reliable aftermarket mag for them?

[austin7.62]

They have always been high for some reason. I had good luck with the tapco gen 2 mini mags, but they are impossible to find right now, and have been since last fall.

[orientalexpress]

The same reason why factory m1a mags are $50 and mr762 mags are $100

[rugerla1]

My Dad doesn't like the price either but he paid it for the dependability of the Ruger name on the mag. I don't like that my Armalite AR10 mags are high either but I know they will work like a charm. Sucks money wise but worth it to me. I feel your pain though!

[Oh Shoot]

CDNN has

 

They have always been high for some reason. I had good luck with the tapco gen 2 mini mags, but they are impossible to find right now, and have been since last fall.

 

Gen 2's, didn't work in either of my Minis. They beefed them up, but that made them too tight for many rifles in the 580-581 series, binds, won't feed but 2 or 3 at a time.

 

The Gen 1's worked fine in my two rifles, but feed lips wouldn't keep the rounds in. I didn't shoot them long enough to wear out the hole, which was their other problem, before sending them in for swap.

 

For as factory mags, keep watching CDNN. They only have 20 rounders for $40 right now, but sometimes still have 20 rounders for $30 and 30 rounders for $40, which is still 10 clams more each than they sold them for two years ago.

 

 

- OS

[gregintenn]

I have plenty I've picked up along the way at decent prices. I just can't fathom the current prices. They don't appear any more labor intensive to produce than say an AR or AK magazine, which sell for a fraction of the cost.

Edited June 11, 2013 by gregintenn