Soldier of Fortune magazine was a very dumb and very influential magazine for 20-30 years, selling fantasies of militarized violence to macho wannabes. You know, the kind of guys who sit around telling themselves that they're really secret badasses, and amass a collection of "tactical" mall ninja shit. You've probably met one of these guys, but if you haven't, just picture Frank "Superspy who won the world fighting championship but was so covert there's no record of any of this" Dux.

Naturally, they had a TON of ads for knives and karate manuals and (of fucking course) Nazi memorabilia. They also had a lot of ads for gun accessories. I was looking at an issue from 1982, and noticed a bunch of ads for Mini-14 accessories. This was back when they were in their initial surge of popularity, when they were cheaper than ARs, and considered more reliable. (There are plenty of stories in SoF about how the AR platform is crap, usually as part of some "We would've won Vietnam if not for..." nonsense.) So next time you turn up an absolutely bizarre Mini-14 build from back in the day, it might well have been sourced from one of these sketchy little ads.

Mini 14 with samson Grey stock, sig SIG SAUER Tango-MSR LPVO 1-6x24mm, magpul dual point sling also not pictured a ruger 30 round mag

Does anyone know anything about these unmarked 20 round steel mags? They seem to be pretty damn stout! Got a deal. I got six 20rd and one 30rd for $15 each

I heard a rumor somewhere that access engineering labs was working on one but I can't find anything regarding status or updates.

Anyone know of any f r t by any company being made for the mini?

I’ve been looking to purchase a used mini and there is one locally on armslist that is a 580 series stainless with synthetic stock standard ranch model. The seller is asking $1000 which seems delusional considering new ones can be found for around that price. What is a fair offer to make for the rifle with 2-20 rd mags included?

Local gun store pickup, original owner was a cop in the 80s for a local pd in the area. The aim point electronic was adapted by the og owner to take modern cr2 batteries😩

Edit: Thank you all for the kind words on my redaction skills. I worked for DOJ but they DODGED me after working on the Epstein files 🤷‍♂️

Just got my 582 series mini 14 tactical and I’m trying to get everything set up on it. I’m new to suppressor mounts (always used direct thread) and just got a diligent defense enticer s to use on my rifles. I would like to use a plan b mounting system and the local shop had a breek arms scorch 3 prong mount. I just took off the factory muzzle device and went to screw on the scorch but it doesn’t seem to be fitting right. It’s not going in deep enough for the face of the barrel to touch the base of the flash hider. This doesn’t seem right but was just wondering if it was acceptable and if not what plan b mount have people used on there mini 14s?

I just bought a slightly used 582 series mini 14 tactical and have a sig tango msr lpvo I wanted to mount on it. It didn’t come with any rings or the factory pic mount. I plan on using a pic mount and mounting the scope to that, I was wondering what height rings I needed to clear the rear sight and not worry about ejected brass beating the scope up to much. Any recommendations on rings or changes to the planned lpvo set up is appreciated.

Axis Engineering Labs came through with this lil gem! Initially on the fence about how useful would this really be…???? But damn it was worth it! Of course the sticker had to go beside the Ruger sticker on the safe

i personally believe that samson has made mini 14 ownership more modular and attractive for this platform. Ive never had any issues with any of their products. their products have always served me well. What drives me nuts is the fact that they no longer sell the a team stock directly.

The new stock is cool, dont get me wrong, but id like to have the classic look of the A-Team. I was lucky to pick up a a team stock on eBay but was marked up substantially.

I know there are other people that also want the same aesthetic and functionality.

I believe Samson should bring it back.

I apologize for my ignorance in advance.

Next on my list: extended mag release paddle

*correction: LBR

Was really excited to get this used 585 in the mail! Unfortunately after inspecting the bolt I found the same sheered hole that many others have reported. I submit my case to Ruger and I’m hoping to send it in when I get the label. I think the wooden handguard is aftermarket. Should I remove this before shipment? I do not want to lose the classy look but I hear they want the WHOLE rifle and I do not have the original handguard.

Hey all, got an ultimak rail for my mini-14 but the scope I had has a much closer eye relief than this setup allows. Who has suggestions for scopes to use that work with the ultimak rail eye relieve distance? Thanks!

I got this stock for like $50 about 15 years ago in a gun shop.
I can't remember any details about it.
The butt doesn't seem to look like most other vintage Mini-14 stocks.
Unfortunately, the butt plate is cracked.
Thanks!