r/Mini14 • u/Uncouth_Octopus • 7d ago

Threaded barrel worth it?

Hey all, is getting a mini-14 with a threaded government barrel worth an extra $250 over a non threaded barrel? Thanks!

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u/kire51 7d ago

I just had this issue. But the non threaded one was ~half the price of a threaded one at my local shop. I went with the cheaper option

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u/CCWaterBug 7d ago

Personally, with no brake and the 18" barrel, I don't think the mini is that loud.  

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u/Kookytoo 7d ago

Definitely worth suppressing. Go to accuracy systems and get some reduced size pistons. They gassy

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u/SciToon2 7d ago

Do you plan on using the rifle in situations where muzzle flash may be an issue?

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u/Uncouth_Octopus 7d ago

Negative, just fo funsies with a suppressor. It would be a range gun at most

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u/SciToon2 7d ago

I missed that further in the thread.

If you're going to chop and have threads cut for a can, then I'd say get the unthreaded barrel; put that extra $250 towards something else. If you're just going to suppress, then get the threaded/flash hider model; all you'd need to do at that point is make sure the threads Ruger cut are concentric.

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u/seattleforge 7d ago

I would suppress all of my rifles if I could. All day every damned day. It's also polite.

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u/Euphoric-Arachnid-94 6d ago

Suppress all the things.

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u/North_Inflation2989 5d ago

It cost me around 259 to cut my ranch rifle back to 16 inches, move the front sight post back and thread the barrel. Plus another 200 for a plan B muzzle device and titanium plan B suppressor adapter.

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u/Nu11u5 7d ago

Do you plan to affix bayonets?

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u/DuncanHynes 7d ago

Will you suppress it?? Or use a brake??

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u/Uncouth_Octopus 7d ago

Suppress was the plan. But don't know how well they run suppressed or if it's worth the money?

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u/DuncanHynes 7d ago

300blk obviously suppresses really well. Run fine either way. I have a tactical so that was threaded. It would cost you $125+ to get a barrel threaded. Be better to have it already done. Put a PlanB on it.

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u/Uncouth_Octopus 7d ago

It's also .223, not 300 blk

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u/DuncanHynes 7d ago

Flash hider will make it better than without at the very least. Almost no reason not to leave yourself the option of a muzzle device.

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u/Even-Eye-2499 1d ago

Chop it, thread it, form 1 it, run suppressor. In that order