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I have a mini-14 and it shoots fine, may not have sub moa groups at 100 yards but it is still fun to plink with. Remember the mini-14's indended use is a ranch rifle, so it is not ment to shoot a ton of rounds out of it quickly. The barrel does heat up very fast. I usually don't shoot more than 5 rounds out of it before giving it a little time to cool. I'm sure you could unload a 30 round magazine if you wanted to but it would probably be better to get an AR-15 thats more suited for that type of shooting.

As for modifying the mini-14 there are a few parts but not nearly as much as for the AR's. I just have a muzzle break on mine and I really don't see myself changing anything else. I will proably just save my money and get an AR-15.

Overall it's a fun gun but I still want an AR.