Thread: Mini 30 versus SKS

Originally Posted by Tasbay

I have one of both, the SKS stays in the cupboad!!! One thing the Ruger fails on is firing reliability on ex military ammo or the cheaper non U.S made stuff. The primers on the military ammo are harder than the U.S sporting ammo and the Ruger firing pin is tiny compared to the AK47 and SKS firing pins.

What brand of ammo works best in yours?

i had a ruski sks and a mini 30 at the same time, the sks was far more accurate, the 30 was spray and pray

Originally Posted by gonetropo

i had a ruski sks and a mini 30 at the same time, the sks was far more accurate, the 30 was spray and pray

There is lots of low/no cost tinkering you can do on the mini to improve accuracy if needed.

Of course the most practical option is a 7.62x39 upper on an AR.

Took a bit of polishing around the firing pin hole to smooth out the tiny ridge around the hole, I understand most of the 30's have this issue. I used to have about 1 fail every 10 shots, now its about 1 in 50. I use Norinco , something Chinese out of a tin, and Chez tracer. About 2-3in groups from the two types and the tracer about 6-8in.Mine had the little surprise of going auto fire, quite exciting stuff when you were not expecting it. Unfortunately I fixed that just wasn't good for the nerves or the meat.