Anything missing in my rifle collection?

You need a blackpowder rifle...one of the modern ones for hunting and an old style, for blackpowder shoots at the range.

Buy a Sharps Carbine, or a Sharps rifle for long range shoots.

Besides an AR-15...I would buy an AK-47 or a AK-74.

A Stirling Carbine...in 9mm, would round out the bill.

Here's hoping...that you have a safe big enough for them all.:rolleyes:
 
I forgot to mention I have a HiPoint Carbine in 9mm that I picked up a few years ago. I don't really consider it a "rifle". The useful range of the 9mm caliber is around 100 yards. I like the carbine even if it is pretty flimsy. It is quite accurate and reliable inside 75 yards making it slightly more useful than a handgun.
 
How many 9mm rounds does the magazine hold for the Hi-Point? The used but reliable Stirling mags, hold 32 rounds. If I had the money...I would go with the full auto Stirling, instead of the semi auto carbine {since we have full auto machine gun shoots at our range} --- though I'm almost as fast as full auto's; while shooting my semi auto carbine's and rifle's.
 
I'm going to go the other way. Get a big bore rifle. .35, .37, .45, there's just nothing quite like them.

And, they don't have to be elephant guns...

A .35 Rem in a Marlin rifle is a deer dropper, it works way better in the field than the paper ballistics indicate. .350 Rem mag (rare but oh boy!!) or a .35 Whelen (.35-06) they just flat knock critters down. Not as easy to hit at really long ranges, but you have .30-06s for that.

And/OR get a .45-70. Been dropping everything in N America since 1873 and is even better today thanks to new bullets.

Ok, not an easy long range rifle compared to an 06 or others, but a lot of fun to shoot, 400-500gr slugs just flat work, even at the lowly black powder speeds of factory loads, and the recoil isn't all that bad, until/unless you have one of the modern guns and start handloading the .45-70 up close to .458 win mag. Then it gets kind of punishing.

I'm really fond of my Ruger No.3s...have a .22 Hornet, a .30-40 Krag, and a .45-70. Great guns, nostalgia rounds and action, but the ability to load up to max modern potential, if desired.
 
No collection is complete without an AK and/or an SKS.

Same goes for a Mauser..Spanish...k31...yugo...ANY Mauser..go get one, right now!
Then post pics!
 
Try putting an accu-strut on the rifle. Most early Minis suffer from barrel whip due to the thin barrel profile. The barrel gets hot and then starts vertical stringing. If you can put the first few shots on target and then they start walking, this is your issue and a strut should help. You might also try re-torquing the gas block screws, this has been known to shrink groups also. Check out the Perfect Union forums for everything Mini.
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I have looked in to this since your suggestion and have decided rather than invest more money in to the rifle I am going to sell it and get an AR instead. The mini was a pretty handy rifle back in the day though. I am sure someone will find it useful.
 
My personal suggestion would be something like the Ruger Scout Rifle in .308 or a Ruger Hawkeye Compact in .223. A good bolt gun in a caliber common to your semi-autos is always a good thing.

Sorry you don't like your Mini-14. It was never designed as a target gun but most can do the job for "minute of bad guy" pretty well out to any reasonable range. Mine certainly can.
 
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