GLOCKshooter 1 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 (edited) Has anyone else done a mini14 muzzelite conversion recently? Anyone have instructions? Anyone know a 'smith who will do one? Edited August 2, 2006 by GLOCKshooter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 0 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Why does anybody think this is a good idea? You're already less than ideal trigger is now remote controlled, the weight balance is all wrong, and your supporting a big booming 12ga with a pair of thin plastic clam shells. But what ever floats your boat man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMax 0 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Hey, didn't you ever watch Starship Troopers? You don't honestly think they could be killing all those big bugs with a puny 5.56 round... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobAsh 582 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Hmm, never seen that one before, kinda interesting. I'm not a fan of the bullpup design, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kmoore 3 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I guess sometimes you do things for different reasons. Sometimes just to see if you can. But ... The beauty of our mag fed shotgun is you can make it pretty short an still keep mag capacity. Just get it SBS'd and you would be good to go! Someone set me straight. As long as you are doing your own, you just need the 200$ stamp and a cutting implement (Sorry Tony, I KNOW it's not that easy, just making a point). And I'm sure there's tricks to get it 100% reliable (gas port work to do), maybe tinker with the springs, ???? but it's got to be easier than this route. And you end up with something much mo betta (IMO). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BattleRifleG3 16 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) The Morita rifles in Starship Troopers were a bullpupped Mini-14 with much longer barrels and an underbarrel pump shotgun. Actually something I could really go for with some differences, if it were real. Edited August 3, 2006 by BattleRifleG3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRumore 1,332 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Kmoore, Yes, it is that easy. You can just take a standard 19" gun, cut the barrel back to 11" and open up the gas ports a bit and it will run on high base shells. BUT...........if you want to still shoot low base shells and/or go shorter then 11", the barrel needs to be remachined to move the gas block toward the chamber, the bolt carrier extension shortened, and shorter handguards installed. Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Illumini 0 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Someone already did this conversion on the boards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kmoore 3 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Kmoore, Yes, it is that easy. You can just take a standard 19" gun, cut the barrel back to 11" and open up the gas ports a bit and it will run on high base shells. BUT...........if you want to still shoot low base shells and/or go shorter then 11", the barrel needs to be remachined to move the gas block toward the chamber, the bolt carrier extension shortened, and shorter handguards installed. Tony Tony, the trick of proffessionals is to make things seem easier than they are, and the way of fools is to talk as things are easier than they are. I (hope) am neither. I can get the front handguard off ... then it gets difficult I'm guessing that removing the gas block to allow for drilling the ports out would stump me. Don't underestimate the work you do or difficulty it would be for most of us ... Having said that. Cutting the bbl was real easy. I had a 22 inch model full choke that I cut back a little at a time untill it mic'd out to be modified (cut ~3/4 inch off) That was REAL easy, I used a chop saw and a metal cutting blade ... Just wished I'd cut it straight One day, when the competitions slow down and I get time inbetween, I'm going to ship it to you and screw choke it. I picked up RonSwin's poly choke and think that'll be a nice little combo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GLOCKshooter 1 Posted August 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Kmoore, Yes, it is that easy. You can just take a standard 19" gun, cut the barrel back to 11" and open up the gas ports a bit and it will run on high base shells. BUT...........if you want to still shoot low base shells and/or go shorter then 11", the barrel needs to be remachined to move the gas block toward the chamber, the bolt carrier extension shortened, and shorter handguards installed. Tony How would we do it if you SBS'd my Saiga? I assume there is ATF paperwork and a tax stamp, but does it go through an FFL on my end? Does it have to be a special kind of FFL? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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