enjoying my Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifles

[rws53]

bought two of them from Walmart at $399 each on a close out sale see this post

Scoped one of them up with a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5x5 and since they shipped with 5 round magazines I bought additional magazines with more capacity.

Does not shoot 62 gr green tips very well...5-6" groups at 100 yards. I tried some 69 gr Sierra BTHP handloads I developed for my match AR-15 which do better at 2-3" at 100. Fun plinking gun!

5 rd mag


10 rd mag


20 rd mag


30 rd mag

 

[Rebel Rouser]

I like the GB models better because of the rarity of them being only available to Mil/LE.

 

[nowarningshot]

I have a 581 in 6.8. Only 5rd magazines available.

 

[MechanicalSparky25]

"Additional Magazines with MORE Capacity"

Ahhh how that must feel to not be neutered and be able to use "Standard Capacity Magazines" !!!

Up North here we just have them for looks and if Stuff ever hit the fan...

Nice Rifles RWS53

 

[rws53]

I like the GB models better because of the rarity of them being only available to Mil/LE.

there's at least 8 GB models for sale on GunBroker right now...I'm gonna track them to see how much they sell for

 

[City Boy]

Please keep the info coming; people rarely talk about the mini anymore and the new ones are better than the old ones.

What about 55 grain bullets?


I think you had a 582 and a 583 series? The 583 comes with a rail; what would a red dot be like on a mini?

 

[rws53]

Please keep the info coming; people rarely talk about the mini anymore and the new ones are better than the old ones.

What about 55 grain bullets?


I think you had a 582 and a 583 series? The 583 comes with a rail; what would a red dot be like on a mini?

582 prefix comes with a rail too. I temporarily mounted a Bushnell TRS25 on the 583 but took it off in favor of the scope shown above.