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The Sturm Ruger Mini 14 and Mini 30 are popular US semi-automatic rifles. The Target Model Mini 14 is chambered for.223, the Non-Target Mini 14 fires both.223 and 5.56x45, and the Mini 30 fires 7.62x39.
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I'm at the cusp of picking up a Mini 14 (5816) but a friend of mine keeps telling me I should look at the Mini 30 before committing. I don't want to buy both, so I'm wondering what the good people of Gunnit think about the two rifles and if there is a reason to look at the Mini 30 other than the larger caliber size?
EDIT: I live in CT and I've heard that Ruger doesn't make a 10 round mag for the 30, unless that's recently changed, so I may actually not have a choice.
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EDIT 2: I also noticed that the Mini 14 chambers 5.56 and .223, while the 30 only chambers 7.62x39. I like the idea of options on the 14, but not sure if that's enough to be a decision maker....
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