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ar15 mags vs. mini 14 mags

rwilson8rwilson8 Member Posts: 28 ✭✭
edited April 2008 in Ask the Experts
Are ar15 mags usable in a mini 14? I thought I read somewhere that they could. Thank you in advance for your response
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  • littlegunlittlegun Member Posts: 382 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I heard the same thing don't know if it's true when I see them listed in a catolog they are two different ones.
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  • fastcarsgofastfastcarsgofast Member Posts: 7,179
    edited November -1
    Ramline made some that would interchange. As far as I know they are the only ones that will.
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  • NwcidNwcid Member Posts: 10,674 ✭
    edited November -1
    Other then the ones made by Ramline for that the answer is no. They lock into the rifle in 2 very different ways.
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,179 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To clarify, did Ramline manufacture these interchangeable mags to deliberately interchange? As in they had the locking set up for each?
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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,483 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes they were designed to work in both. I had two of them, they did not last very long. Both split at the seams.....both ended up in the trash. I did not buy them, they came to me as part of a trade.
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mags made for the Mini 14 and the AR rifles do NOT interchange. As mentioned Ramline made some that were supposed to work in both rifles.

    I have a couple of these old Ramline mags and they will fit and function in the Mini but will not work in the AR's. It was a nice thought for marketing purposes, but was never really successful.
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