Ruger Mini-14 Models

I think SPI the issue is that most of us have probably owned or had Mini 14s.... and wondered after having them wtf we were thinking? Ive owned multiple Rugers, and generally think the brand for the most part is pretty good stuff, with the exception of the Mini. Note I dont think its poor ergonomics, poor balance, or poor build quality. Just poor on results. At my local range there are several that are always for sale. Seems people buy them, dump alot of cash into them, get frustrated then sell them.

Happy Easter.
 
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USP said:
I think SPI the issue is that most of us have probably owned or had Mini 14s.... and wondered after having them wtf we were thinking? Ive owned multiple Rugers, and generally think the brand for the most part is pretty good stuff, with the exception of the Mini. Note I dont think its poor ergonomics, poor balance, or poor build quality. Just poor on results. At my local range there are several that are always for sale. Seems people buy them, dump alot of cash into them, get frustrated then sell them.
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Gee, you say you've owned multiple Mini-14s? Good for you. I have half a dozen on hand right now. And I like them. Poor ergonomics? Are you drunk? They have great ergonomics. Poor balance? They have great balance. Poor build quality? The ones I have owned are very good quality. My opinion differs from yours, see?

All of which is besides the point. The original poster asked for info on Ruger models, not opinions on Ruger.

But here you are, chucking your opinion in.

I wouldn't have responded if you hadn't mentioned me by name, but now that you have, you get to have my opinion too. Ain't it grand?
 
er I dont think you read my post...I said it didnt have any of those problems and generally it was a really good gun..

so perhaps re-read it again.
 
USP said:
hfp75, its your money do what you want with it. However I see no purpose in calling people loosers for offering opinions on this firearm. Your probably just the angry loner type living in a shack somewhere writing some kind of whacked out manifesto, which just gives all us other friendly gun owners a bad name...
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Whatever... I want no part of this, are you finding back peddling hard.....

You see no purpose in "name calling" eh?

Read your post closer, you call me a loner, ect, ect. You and the other guy really have problems writing messages that make sence, and to me what you say is very hippocritical.

The proof is in the pudding.

- I am done with this thread and I am the one that started it. I was hopping to have a good conversation, with CGN Members, BUT that seems impossible. I will go to another WWW FORUM to hold this conversation.

Bye
 
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er I dont think you read my post...I said it didnt have any of those problems and generally it was a really good gun..

so perhaps re-read it again.
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Sorry pal. You did not say it was "generally it was a really good gun.."

You said that about Ruger products in general and you SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED THE MINI 14:

USP said:
I think SPI the issue is that most of us have probably owned or had Mini 14s.... and wondered after having them wtf we were thinking? Ive owned multiple Rugers, and generally think the brand for the most part is pretty good stuff, with the exception of the Mini. Note I dont think its poor ergonomics, poor balance, or poor build quality. Just poor on results. At my local range there are several that are always for sale. Seems people buy them, dump alot of cash into them, get frustrated then sell them.

hfp75, its your money do what you want with it. However I see no purpose in calling people loosers for offering opinions on this firearm. Your probably just the angry loner type living in a shack somewhere writing some kind of whacked out manifesto, which just gives all us other friendly gun owners a bad name...

Happy Easter.
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Who do you think you are fooling?
 
Supposedly the 195 series and newer barrels are thicker than the older units. I remember reading this on some muzzlebrake / flashider packages indicating that the accessory would not work on the newer ones due to the thicker barrel. Anybody else seen this?
 
I had a Ruger Mini-14 Target for a while, was pretty good. I sold it to pay for another project... I like the over all, Ruger just needs to spend some money on a real barrel. The 0.625 OD is a bit whippy, and if they would at least put a 0.75 or 0.875 OD barrel, the thing would likely shoot very well.
 
This one gets a Lazerus Award - it came back from the dead where it truly belonged. OH MY GOD, IT'S A ZOMBIE SOMEONE WITH A SHOTGUN KILL IT QUICK
 
ian_in_vic said:
This one gets a Lazerus Award - it came back from the dead where it truly belonged. OH MY GOD, IT'S A ZOMBIE SOMEONE WITH A SHOTGUN KILL IT QUICK
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so after all this time the Mini is still a POS and SPI is still full of it:D

Minute of barn all day long......:wave:
 
USP said:
so after all this time the Mini is still a POS and USP is still full of it:D

Minute of barn all day long......:wave:
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Don't blame the rifle, USP. The fact that you can't hit the broadside of a barn while standing inside of it probably has less to do with the gun than the operator.
 
spi said:
Don't blame the rifle, USP. The fact that you can't hit the broadside of a barn while standing inside of it probably has less to do with the gun than the operator.
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still got that day job working at Ruger huh....:rolleyes:
 
Undergiver said:
I own a Mini-14 and I personally think they are not accurate at all. My CQ is way more accurate
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Sure. There are lots of more accurate rifles. However, the Mini-14 is not so inaccurate as to be useless. It is still adequate for it's intended purpose and is pretty much the only non-restricted semi-automatic 223 commonly available in this country. It's the only non-restricted semi-auto 223 that retails for under $1000. It's not a sub-moa rifle by any means, but was never intended to be one. Over the years, many thousands of North Americans have used and enjoyed Mini-14's as plinkers and predator rifles. It's only amongst a pretty rarefied group that you would find widespread disapproval of the rifle's performance.
 
spi said:
Sure. There are lots of more accurate rifles. However, the Mini-14 is not so inaccurate as to be useless. It is still adequate for it's intended purpose and is pretty much the only non-restricted semi-automatic 223 commonly available in this country. It's the only non-restricted semi-auto 223 that retails for under $1000. It's not a sub-moa rifle by any means, but was never intended to be one. Over the years, many thousands of North Americans have used and enjoyed Mini-14's as plinkers and predator rifles. It's only amongst a pretty rarefied group that you would find widespread disapproval of the rifle's performance.
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I'm kinda surprised that the Remington 7400/740/750 doesn't have a .223 counterpart like the 7615 to the 7600.

Although it looks like CanAm's Type 97 will join the Mini-14 on the sub-1k semi-auto non-restricted list when it gets in.
 
Well, to the original poster with the poor attitude:

If you want SPECIFIC, OBJECTIVE INFORMATION on various models of a firearm, why don't you pull your head out, and make use of the internet to LOOK THINGS UP.

When you come to a PUBLIC FORUM, and ask for information, you are going to get all of the OPINIONS of the members that you are asking.

I've seen a few folk go "off", but none quite as spectacular as the original poster in this thread! I guess when folks ask us for information about rifles we may have owned, we should refer them to the NRA website for details, or some such?

Oh, and just for fun: I had a mini-14 of 1990 vintage. It handled flawlessly, pointed naturally, ran reliably with all sorts of ammo, and the (legal at that time) 30 round mags were pretty good, although relatively hard to find.

That said, it was lucky to keep all of the projectiles inside 6" at 100m.

I kind of miss it, but much prefer accurate rifles nowadays.

YMMV,

IBTL!!!!!!!

Neal
 
My wife just bought a mini 14 ranch rifle a few months ago because of its size and the open sights. she bought it as a ranch rifle... for coyotes that kill her flocks of poultry and because it will fit in a scabbard reasonably well. I feel they are over-priced and I feel their accuracy is mediocre, but it is ok for its intended purpose.

As for accuracy, I have tried 55 grain factory loads off a front rest and rear sand bag and I can get 4" groups at 75 yards. I loaded 75 grain Amax's but of course the bullets have to be seated so short to fit the magazine. Those grouped about the same.

I suppose I could screw around with finding a better load, but with 5 low-recoil rounds in the mag, just keep squeezing till you hit something I guess. for our purposes, it just has to hit shoot minute-of-coyote. Not terribly accurate but fun nonetheless.

The one thing I did find was it throws brass an incredibly long way away: Handloaders, don't shoot this in tall grass!
 
Mind you, then you will still have threads by guys like USP telling you what crap Norinco is, and why you can't hit s**t with it, and how stupid you were to ever buy a gun that cost less than $1000 and doesn't have a European brand name....
 
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