Ruger Mini 14 Marksman - Part 6 Piston Driven Action

AmbGun Mini 14 page
https://www.ambgun.com/ambidextral-rifle/mini-14

Ruger Mini 14 Marksman - Part 1 Canvas GI Sling
https://youtube.com/shorts/Zrg3MfUOlnM?feature=share

Ruger Mini 14 Marksman - Part 2 Length of Pull
coming soon

Ruger Mini 14 Marksman - Part 3 Magazine Catch and Release
https://youtube.com/shorts/aiEuS_OJjag

Ruger Mini 14 Marksman - Part 4 Safety
https://youtube.com/shorts/7gyxZbWqV18

Ruger Mini 14 Marksman - Part 5 Trigger
https://youtube.com/shorts/bo3FmZZAyjw

Ruger Mini 14 Marksman - Part 6 Piston Driven Action
https://youtube.com/shorts/6DaKLgpF_WE

The Mini 14 features a “self-cleaning”, fixed-piston gas system vs the AR’s “shits where it eats” direct impingement system. As for the AR being “dirty” or dumping heat onto its bolt carrier group, given my AR’s reliability I’m like “so what?”

However when a cartridge fails to fully seat in a dirty chamber, I do prefer the Mini 14’s reciprocating charging handle over the AR’s forward assist. The AR’s forward assist obstructs and nullifies the AR’s otherwise very ambi charging handle.

The REAL advantage of the Mini 14 action is the lack of a buffer tube inside the buttstock. This allows the Mini 14 to adopt a folding stock with ease (but don’t, see the full length review), the buttstock can be used like a club with minimal risk of wrecking it, and it allows the line of sight to be less than an inch above the bore…whereas the AR’s line of sight is about 2.5” high.

So overall, I do prefer the Mini 14…if it can match the AR’s accuracy.

Next in the AmbGun Mini 14 series…in the field accuracy