Ruger Mini-14 availability?

[davemccarthy707]

Anyone know where a nutter can get his hands on a new Ranch Rifle? I have looked through the sponsors and it seems none of them have any in stock.

Thanks

Dave

 

[Sharps '63]

I posted a request on the EE and lucked onto an 'as new' Ranch Rifle of the 187-### vintage.

They are out there .... just gotta get lucky. Through CATF I found several across the country, all in the $900 range. I paid less.

 

[saskcop]

Good luck. They are selling like hot-cakes - even the used ones are going for ridiculous prices.

 

[hoochie]

I just sold one for $700, sling and scope, barely even broken in. keep looking, there out there

 

[Sharps '63]

Glad I got mine! My M1 was gettin' lonely, being the sole 'slam dunk' gas operated rifle in the rack. Even has an acceptable trigger as is, but I'm used to the Garand trigger.

Now I'm having fun tricking it out with an Accu-Strut SOCOM barrel stabilizer and a Choate flash hider, both in the mail. The former gives a Mini 14 an M14 appearance, and is said to improve accuracy by lessening the barrel whip on the thin barrels of early rifles. We'll see, but it's worth it just for the look.

You can google the rate of twist of the various vintages of mini 14's. Mine is a 187-###X series with a 1x9" ROT, ideal for 55 gr bullets, same as my wife's S&W MP AR 15.

 

[Dad003]

take a look on irunguns website you may find some

 

[jparent]

My lgs had one last time i was in there. They sell fast though.

 

[davemccarthy707]

take a look on irunguns website you may find some

Out of stock

 

[saskcop]

"Out of Stock". I am seeing that on a lot of gun stuff shelves lately.

 

[davemccarthy707]

Makes me a sad Panda