My New Mini-G

[SolubleSpork]

Well now you've gone and done it... I want one.

 

[seldon14]

What kind of weight are you looking at with this rifle?

 

[strokin7.3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2DSXGtYwV4

Holy flame throwing hell! that is badass!

 

[newguy]

love the gun but wouldnt it been easier to get a socom? basically the same gun.

 

[AmericanBob]

Holy flame throwing hell! that is badass!

Better than a Mosin!

 

[Fordtough25]

Cool conversion! Love Garands, and that is one kicka$$ looking weapon. Nicely done Sir.

 

[dross]

Very nice! How did you mount the RMR?

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A couple of guys in there spare time came up with an ingenious mount. You remove the rear sight and the mount goes where the rear sight was. The name of the company is Hopco.

That is one awesome gun right there! How bad is the recoil with that shortened barrel?

The recoil is sweet. Feels about like a bolt action 7mm 08.

What kind of weight are you looking at with this rifle?

I haven't weighed it, but they average about 7.75 lbs.

 

[seldon14]

A couple of guys in there spare time came up with an ingenious mount. You remove the rear sight and the mount goes where the rear sight was. The name of the company is Hopco.



The recoil is sweet. Feels about like a bolt action 7mm 08.



I haven't weighed it, but they average about 7.75 lbs.

Did you send a rifle in, or order a complete one?

 

[dross]

Did you send a rifle in, or order a complete one?

I sent one in. I had traded for one at a gun show that had the laminated stock, so I immediately thought of it as a good conversion. It also had a great trigger that had been reworked, so it was a good candidate for the rifle that is going to be my best buddy all around good for everything go to rifle.

Tim also does the magazine conversions, but I can't see why anyone would want one. I think the en bloc clips are a great and useful convention. Cheap enough you don't care if you lose one, you can buy 10 of them for the price of a Pmag, you can have hundreds of rounds ready to lock and load if you want to, and it doesn't spoil the lines of the rifle. Sure, it only holds 8 instead of 20, but that's a small price to play for the other advantages in my book.

 

[seldon14]

I sent one in. I had traded for one at a gun show that had the laminated stock, so I immediately thought of it as a good conversion. It also had a great trigger that had been reworked, so it was a good candidate for the rifle that is going to be my best buddy all around good for everything go to rifle.

Tim also does the magazine conversions, but I can't see why anyone would want one. I think the en bloc clips are a great and useful convention. Cheap enough you don't care if you lose one, you can buy 10 of them for the price of a Pmag, you can have hundreds of rounds ready to lock and load if you want to, and it doesn't spoil the lines of the rifle. Sure, it only holds 8 instead of 20, but that's a small price to play for the other advantages in my book.

Does the 308 work fine in the standard 30.06 clips?

 

[dross]

Does the 308 work fine in the standard 30.06 clips?

Yes. No problems. I did have Tim install the 308 spacer. He's seen some feeding problems without it on some rifles.

 

[TheJoker]

love the gun but wouldnt it been easier to get a socom? basically the same gun.

Absolutely not...the Mini-G began life as a genuine USGI M1 Battle Rifle! You make the call, whatever War era, manufacturer, year of manufacture you choose.

Like I said, I'm going to find a rack grade Winchester from the CMP.

 

[jrh84]

I've been thinking/dreaming about this gun an unhealthy amount the last couple of days. Christmas and my birthday are both coming up....what a coincidence, huh?