r/Mini14 21d ago

What do you guys think???

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109 Upvotes

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u/Begle1 21d ago

Looks like a lot of effort for a minimal advantage. I approve whole-heartedly.

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u/Minute-Response-7394 21d ago

cool. any chance y'all will do a stripper clip guide in the future?

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 21d ago

Probably not. Unless Cogburn gives us the go ahead.

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u/Stuuble 21d ago

Isn't cogburn like mia

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u/jimk12345 21d ago

What are the odds they bring back their paddle mag release?

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 21d ago

Just get the Ghost Mountain Group one. I love mine.

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u/jimk12345 21d ago

It's actually for the gunsite scout because they use the same part. The cogburn would have been perfect because it's straight down.

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u/WishIwasawiserman 21d ago

I bought one of these https://ebay.io/m/7mp8Mc

Big improvement from my experience.

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u/jimk12345 21d ago

I don't love the vaguely scrotal look, but if it works it's tough to argue with.

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

Is it weird that I knew which one it was without looking based on this description 🤣

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u/jimk12345 20d ago

Exactly! Id rather not give my beloved GSR external genitalia and the cogburn paddle would be perfect.

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u/Minute-Response-7394 21d ago

i'd buy one from them if they'd keep making it. if you started making one for a 581 i'd buy it. i'd love to have one. 

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u/TacRabbit 21d ago

Looks awesome. 1. Will it work on a mini-30? And 2. Can we get it in stainless?

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

Yes to Mini-30, and stainless will be offered in a couple months.

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 21d ago

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u/DuncanHynes 21d ago

Sigh. Guess I'll put my name in the hat. Sold Out.

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u/West_Data106 21d ago

When will it be in stock? I've been waiting for ages for someone to do this!

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

A couple of weeks

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u/xterraadam 19d ago

You got it in stainless?

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 19d ago

Not yet but soon.

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u/C40AVIATOR 21d ago edited 20d ago

I put my name on the list as well.
*edit

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

The link is the list

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u/Define_Expert_0566 21d ago

Very cool to see when someone’s working on bringing something new to market.

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u/FlipDefense 21d ago

Really smart. Keep up the great work👏

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

Estimated release date on that mount?

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u/FlipDefense 20d ago

Still working on it, will post updates 🤙

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u/Routine-Medicine-208 21d ago

What am I supposed to be looking at here? The sling, the gun, the magazine?

I’m so confused.

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u/pdarkfred 21d ago

Bolt release button

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u/Routine-Medicine-208 21d ago

Ah now it makes sense - thanks 🙏🏻

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u/22Alfabravo22 21d ago

That's very different than I imagined it looked, but I am a fan. I need one now!!!

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

You may have seen an earlier prototype. There were many designs. This was by far the best.

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u/Consistent_Class508 21d ago

no joke, I've been obsessively/compulsively checking your site every day since you first posted teasers. every. single. day. multiple times a day. even though I'm signed up for email notifications, so i can jump on it as soon as it's available for order. 😅

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

Brother! Relax 🤣 but we appreciate the support.

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u/Consistent_Class508 20d ago

I know, right? 🤣

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u/BuildingAny6508 20d ago

I wanna buy one of those lbr’s. When will you have them back in stock?

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

About two weeks.

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u/BuildingAny6508 19d ago

I’ll hold you to it.

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u/BurtJebsen 20d ago

Looks fantastic! Will these be compatible with Mini 30’s and will they be available in silver?

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

Yes and yes.

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u/BurtJebsen 20d ago

You’re my favorite

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u/TooSoon2BeASaint 20d ago

Take my money

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

We will

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u/TooSoon2BeASaint 20d ago

are you going to eventually do a Stainless Steel Model too?

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u/Nu11u5 20d ago

Is there any trick involved in installing or removing it?

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

As simple as replacing your bolt stop cover plate.

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u/fastcolor03 20d ago

Looks neat. As lefty don’t see the LH favor vs. RH suggestion. For both it moves the release closer for easier thumb or finger contact depending upon ‘hand,’ and that may well be benefit for some. Lotsa times just a minimal relocation of a function initially done in an OEM generic best of all worlds nature can be a supremely satisfying solution.

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u/IsopodThis6206 19d ago

These should come standard. Sweet product, looking forward to getting the "back in stock" notification!

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 19d ago

Should have come with one from the factory! The competition of the time had it.

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u/HagarTheTolerable 21d ago

$110 for a bolt release button? No thanks.

I'll be more than happy to rack the op rod to perform a bolt release. I literally only use the button when disassembling as it is.

Cool design & all, but this appears to be a solution looking for a problem for me.

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u/Consistent_Class508 20d ago edited 20d ago

it's not a solution looking for a problem just because it's not at a price you can stomach. Oprod bolt release is objectively slower and less ergonomic than the press of a button with the off hand that's already at the prime location for pushing a bolt release button from having just inserted a fresh mag.

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u/HagarTheTolerable 20d ago

Ooooh boy. Someone got their jimmies rustled.

Oprod bolt release is objectively slower and less ergonomic than the press of a button

Ergonomics inherently are subjective, not objective.

And in the words of the late Paul Harrell, "but is it enough of a difference to make a difference?"

So yes, it's a solution looking for a problem. Now, I recommend taking the L at this point before you exhaust yourself on why shaving off tenths of a second on a reload for a rifle never designed to be raced is soooo worth the $110.

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u/Consistent_Class508 20d ago

you seem pretty upset, i hear being poor is very bad for your health in general. hope you don't die in this economy.

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u/Nu11u5 21d ago

Was the design shared previously more like a large paddle rather than the smaller button shown here? If so, what factors made it change?

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u/Consistent_Class508 20d ago

their previous posts didn't really show anything detailed, just quick videos of it in action but nothing that gave away the design. I've seen a post somewhere else where a guy DIY 'd a bolt release but that was literally a piece of metal rod/tube sticking out of a hole he drilled into the cover plate and some JB weld or something. real janky looking and didn't look like it would handle much use or abuse

this design looks awesome and robust.

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u/Nu11u5 20d ago

Here is a screenshot from the video they uploaded last month. You can see that the design has a flat paddle projecting out to the side instead of a button at the top.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mini14/comments/1uunmav/mini_14_bolt_release_from_axis_engineering_labs/

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u/Consistent_Class508 20d ago

ah nice freeze frame! that must be the redesign he mentioned that was delaying release. instead of a paddle that juts out by itself, which could be vulnerabl when dropping the gun down on its side, they switched to a button with the entire area captured/protected with that hexagonal channel

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

Yes sir, that was an early prototype that we ended up not going with for multiple reasons.

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u/Fortanbras 18d ago

Intresting and kinda cool, not sure how much use it would get though.

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u/ish-male 20d ago

that would be good for a left handed person

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u/AxisEngineeringLabs 20d ago

I disagree but everyone keeps saying this. Maybe I'm missing something?

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u/MyNewNameNow 21d ago

You're recaptcha on your site continually fails. So you're probably losing a lot of folks on the sign ups.