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• breamfisher Posts: 14,114 Senior Member

  May 2012 #2

  No. It takes Mini-14-specific mags. The latching mechanism is totally different. ARs use a push-button release that latches in from the side, Minis use a paddle-type that latches in the rear.

  Meh.

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• Big Chief Posts: 32,995 Senior Member

  May 2012 #3

  There is a way to modify AR mags to fit, but I forgot exactly where to punch out the mag. Some mags a have a pre-stamped knock-out sorta like the dash on your to where you can easily change it to add something.
  
  
  BTW, Ruger 30 round mags are on the civilian market now. Usually best to use OEM.

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• DoctorWho Posts: 9,496 Senior Member

  May 2012 #4

  I remember the Mini-14 magazines being more solidly constructed compared to M-16 magazines......

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• breamfisher Posts: 14,114 Senior Member

  May 2012 #5

  Also the followers and feed lips are different, and there's dimensional differences.

  Meh.

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• Big Chief Posts: 32,995 Senior Member

  May 2012 #6

  breamfisher wrote: »

  Also the followers and feed lips are different, and there's dimensional differences.

  
  Maybe I'm thunking about AR-15 mags (aftermarket) made by a particular company that had the punch-out option, long time, me forgit much.

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• breamfisher Posts: 14,114 Senior Member

  May 2012 #7

  There was one that had an either/or option. I think Ram-Line?

  Meh.

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• gunrunner428 Posts: 1,018 Senior Member

  June 2012 #8

  Mec-Gar, if memory serves, offered a mag that had mag-release cutouts to fit either a Mini-14 or an AR. Never heard any kind of review on them, as Mec-Gar wasn't necessarily regarded as a 'premium' brand...

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