Just FYI. I just spoke with Larry from Tech Sights, and he said they will be coming out with Mini-14 Tech Sights. He seems like a great guy and he said he and his wife have both attended two Appleseeds, and that they both achieved Rifleman at the second one.
I second the opinion that the Tech Sights folks are great to work with.
The Mini-14 sights aren't as bad as stock 10/22 sights but anything can be improved. I'll be very interested in having a look at them.