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I always wanted one since I was 12 that’s when the A team hit the air. All those stainless folders. When I was 18 I went to buy one. I walked out with a sks and 3k rounds of ammo for around $200. 223 was not exactly cheap back then either. I did end up with a few over the years but they never shot well enough for me to want to hold on to them.The newer ones with the tapered barrels are fine once you do something about them being overgassed with either a gas port pushing or a 1911 recoil spring pad behind the operating rod. Adding a barrel strut also helps. 1.5-2 MOA guns. Tech Sights highly recommended as an upgrade.
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they offer 300blk out also.... a little late IMHO.The older ones are not known for their accuracy. The new ones are supposedly better. The same gun is available in 7.62x39 as the Mini-30. At one time Ruger made a selective fire version called the AC556. I've never shot one and I don't think Ruger makes it anymore but that doesn't matter because us peons couldn't own a new one anyway.
I added a Wolf recoil spring and it took care of frequent jamming. Not sure if it helped with accuracy. The rear sight sucks anyway.The newer ones with the tapered barrels are fine once you do something about them being overgassed with either a gas port pushing or a 1911 recoil spring pad behind the operating rod.
don't be turned off so quickly you need to at least find some folks that have them and test run one?Thanks guys for your input. I think I will be looking elsewhere.
don't be turned off so quickly you need to at least find some folks that have them and test run one?
They a MSRP of 1k and up.... I think you can do better with that kind of money in the semi auto rifles
heck you can get a M1 garand from the cmp for $750 + $82 for a nice 1907 match leather sling and $250 rounds of ppu M2 ball for a total of $1000 oh and the cost of shipping to mail in your order to the cmp
we tried setting up a faux coffin in the theback of a truck once to try to redo the sceen from one of the shows....lets say some people where not thrilled that HalloweenI've had one pre-ban stainless folder and a newly manufactured one, purchased new.
Preban:
1. Has cool factor - it's the A-Team gun.
2. Because of the pencil barrel, the shots do string vertically - not great but is expected - about a 4-5 MOA gun.
3. has been reliable for me the few times I've had it out to the range.
New Manufacture:
1. Very over-gassed from the factory. I put in a new gas port bushing to calm things down a bit.
2. Had the new tapered barrel (barrel is thicker throughout to avoid stringing) but grouped horribly - we're talking ~4-6" groupings at 50 yards (definitely the gun, not the shooter - I can get tiny groups from my AR's).
3. I know that you can get the barrel strut which supposedly helps... but... 6" groups at 50 yards?? Sorry.
I ended up keeping the stainless folder based on cool factor and selling the other one. Never again.
some people just like them you wont know if you don't try,Your first line = Don't give up on the Mini 14 yet... test one out.
Your second and third lines = I think you should get something else.
we tried setting up a faux coffin in the back of a truck once to try to redo the sceen from one of the shows....lets say some people where not thrilled that Halloween
some people just like them you wont know if you don't try,
I know a few folks that have gone full tilt buddy sent his off to this place and got a $700 package tune up. Ruger Mini 14 30 Rifles Barrel Conversions New Rifle Packages Accuracy Systems
Came back with a sub 2 moa test target but he never found out what ammo they used.
Hes pulled off a few 2" groups at 100 yards until it gets hot then its a 5 moa rifle again. for the $1500 he has into it he could have had better accuracy in something else BUT he loves it
This is the best way to sum up the Mini14. For what it is, it is overpriced (in a free state, I would pay $500 tops). Magazines are a joke compared to AR/AK mags. Rear sight is awful. Gas tube gets crazy hot. Disassembly takes practice.I don't hate mine, but it isn't the best gun in the world. It's not a tack driver, but you can generally hit what you're aiming at at 100 yards or less. It is extremely overpriced, though.
Accuracy is a non issue for me, its not a percision firearm and was never meant to be. Mines pretty reliable, most people with issues i assume are magazine related.
The biggest problem I've seen with the mini14 was shot stringing. My buddy had one for awhile......after a couple of mags the barrel heated up and the point of impact stared to shift to the right. This is common in many "pencil barrel" bolt action hunting rifles.....but thin barreled hunting rifles like this are designed to be light for long treks......to use for one well placed shot on big game. As long as you know the limitations on a pencil barrel bolt action that's all good. On a mini 14 though......I see no good points in a semi auto rifle that shot strings after a couple of magazines.Thanks guys for your input. I think I will be looking elsewhere.
The biggest problem I've seen with the mini14 was shot stringing. My buddy had one for awhile......after a couple of mags the barrel heated up and the point of impact stared to shift to the right. This is common in many "pencil barrel" bolt action hunting rifles.....but thin barreled hunting rifles like this are designed to be light for long treks......to use for one well placed shot on big game. As long as you know the limitations on a pencil barrel bolt action that's all good. On a mini 14 though......I see no good points in a semi auto rifle that shot strings after a couple of magazines.
The newer models have done a decent job of correcting this, and that's also what the accu-strut was designed to help with.
This. I had to mess with the gas block on mine as the rifle was ejecting brass into the next county. I wound up drilling out a .045 gas block to get it around .050. That seemed to calm it down and not fail to eject. It was hit and miss.
The Ruger 10-rounders are shit. The 5, 20, and 30 rounders are all reasonably functional from what I've seen. I need to find some decent pre-bans, because 5 is not enough, and the 10s are jam-o-matics.
I'm not sure why Ruger refuses to work up some quality 10 round magazines and keeps selling the same pro-mag quality shit.