Mini-14 Edit on GitHub
The Ruger Mini-14, known in-game as the Mini-14, is a DMR utilizing 5.56mm ammunition. It was added to the game in the v0.10.0 "Back with a Bang" update on September 14th, 2023. It has decent damage, a high rate of fire, and high DPS.
Background
The Mini-14, as the name suggests, is based on the bigger 7.62x51mm NATO firing M14. It uses a custom gas design but fires the smaller 5.56x45mm NATO or .223 Remington cartridge. Variants chambered for other calibers such as 7.62x39mm also exist. The Mini-14 was popular with police forces in the United States for many years before being largely replaced by M4-style rifles. It is still in use by a variety of police and security forces worldwide. Learn more about the Mini-14 here.
Strategies
Using
- The Mini-14 is best used at long-range, but its high DPS makes it effective against many weapons at mid-range as well.
- Stay at long range, as the high accuracy and fast bullet speed make the Mini-14 very powerful against other long-range weapons like snipers and the MCX Spear.
- The SR-25 has more damage than the Mini-14 albeit at the cost of a slightly lower DPS.
- Pair the Mini-14 with a high-DPS shotgun or SMG for close-range combat.
Countering
- Use high adrenaline and strafe the Mini-14 user, as the low spread makes it easier to dodge the bullets.
- Despite the Mini-14 having very good obstacle DPS, you can still use cover like Rocks and Trees as a last resort to waste the opponent's ammo and attack while they are reloading.
- High-DPS weapons such as SMGs and shotguns can beat the Mini-14 at close range.
- At long-range, snipers can be effective against the Mini-14, provided that you quickswitch to move around quicker.
- The MCX Spear has a higher DPS and comparable accuracy to the Mini-14, and can be used as a counter.
Obtaining
The Mini-14 can be found rarely as world loot but is more common in rare drops such as from AEGIS and Flint Crates, Airdrops, or from the center of a Warehouse.
Trivia
- The reference image for the Mini-14 is one of the developer's own Mini-14.
- The in-game Mini-14 is most likely the "Ranch" variant, which is the most basic configuration.
History
- v0.15.0
- Casing velocity y-component set to [4, 15].
- v0.13.0
- Standing spread increased to 2° (from 1°).
- Moving spread increased to 5° (from 2.5°).
- v0.12.1
- Recoil duration increased to 155ms (from 140ms).
- v0.11.0
- Updated world image.
- Length decreased to 7.4 (from 11.9).
- Left fist moved to (96, -2) (from (130, -6)).
- Right fist x-offset decreased to 40 (from 65).
- Right fist z-index set to 4.
- Image moved to (85, 0) (from (120, 1.5)).
- Tracer length set to 1.5.
- v0.10.0
- Added.