Ruger Mini-14 ranch for a varmint gun
- Thread starter Canadiankeeper
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ok cool, yah I have a vanguard S2 Varmint in 223... Ended up just getting a 11 International Trophy Predator Hunter, Snow Camo as a back up.
May become a main and the vanguard bench gun... the heavy barrel is a heavy #####.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11InternationalTrophyPredatorHunter
May become a main and the vanguard bench gun... the heavy barrel is a heavy #####.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11InternationalTrophyPredatorHunter
notsorichguy
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I shot 4 coyotes today with my mini..... The Fox Pro call is a real treat!
From 75y to 300(ish), all but 1 (the yote at 300) were a 1 shot DRT. Full disclosure, the yote at 300.... I emptied the mag....
I sold my mini in '09, and started on a quest for a "more accurate NR 223 semi". You name it. I tried it.... XCR, SU-16, Tavor, SL8... In late 2014, I bought a new production mini-14 ranch rifle.
It's more accurate than the 181 series rifle I used to own. It is a solid 2.5-3 moa gun with any ammo you choose. I am currently running MFS 55gr hp in if as I hate chasing brass in the snow!
IMVHO, the mini-14 is the best bang for your buck in a NR semi auto 223/556 rifle on the market in Canada!
From 75y to 300(ish), all but 1 (the yote at 300) were a 1 shot DRT. Full disclosure, the yote at 300.... I emptied the mag....
I sold my mini in '09, and started on a quest for a "more accurate NR 223 semi". You name it. I tried it.... XCR, SU-16, Tavor, SL8... In late 2014, I bought a new production mini-14 ranch rifle.
It's more accurate than the 181 series rifle I used to own. It is a solid 2.5-3 moa gun with any ammo you choose. I am currently running MFS 55gr hp in if as I hate chasing brass in the snow!
IMVHO, the mini-14 is the best bang for your buck in a NR semi auto 223/556 rifle on the market in Canada!
Literally everything. I filled a sheet of paper with problems. From the sights installed crooked on the receiver (screw holes misaligned), to the fit of the rifle in the stock, to the weird hitch in the action, the gas block installed improperly, etc, etc. I was actually scared to shoot it.
wayupnorth
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sounds like a Friday 3 minutes before end of day gun.
It is a good group indeed for "fast shooting".... but IMOP, that is not the way to test a rifle's hunting capability..... I usually test my hunting rifles by shooting a 5 shot group with all 5 shots coming from a cold barrel.... long pauses in between..... That tells me how accurate I can expect the rifle to be in a true hunting situation.... The fast shooting testing is good for testing th epotential of shooting "doubles" on coyote or wolf, but only truly valid if you aren't shooting all of the shots at the same target......
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I own a Mini-14 stainless/synthetic ranch rifle with an Aimpoint patrol range optic(red dot sight). I bought it knowing full well it os not a tack driver. Because I am shooting a red dot sight that is 2 MOA you do not sight in as you would a traditional scope but rather you sight in to be zero at 50 yards allowing you to hold without holdover to 250 yards. I set mine up accordingly and must say I was very surprised at the results. I use Hornady 55 gr Steel Match HP's, they are $30/50 rd box. At 50 yards I cleanly cut a loonie sized hole in a target with 20 rounds. To date I have taken the gun out to 150 yards and have no problem putting every shot in a 3"-4" group. Holding centre on a shoulder on a broadside shot that is a dead coyote in anybody's books. I shoot a Ruger 1V in 22-250 that is a superb shooting rifle and if I am going on stand calling with intentions to be able to shoot 300+ yards the 1V is going with me but for a fun little truck gun to be thrown in for shots of opportunity or hunting in close (under 250 yds) I would not hesitate for a second with the Ranch Rifle. And no it is not nor does it compare with an SKS in my books. I have owned both and I will take the extra $$ and put it on a Ranch Rifle any day!! Plus I like the 38" overall length and 6.5 pound weight! It's only 1" longer and 1 pound heavier than my Ruger 10/22 carbine!
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- Planet Earth Wearing My Tinfoil Hat
I own a Mini-14 stainless/synthetic ranch rifle with an Aimpoint patrol range optic(red dot sight). I bought it knowing full well it os not a tack driver. Because I am shooting a red dot sight that is 2 MOA you do not sight in as you would a traditional scope but rather you sight in to be zero at 50 yards allowing you to hold without holdover to 250 yards. I set mine up accordingly and must say I was very surprised at the results. I use Hornady 55 gr Steel Match HP's, they are $30/50 rd box. At 50 yards I cleanly cut a loonie sized hole in a target with 20 rounds. To date I have taken the gun out to 150 yards and have no problem putting every shot in a 3"-4" group. Holding centre on a shoulder on a broadside shot that is a dead coyote in anybody's books. I shoot a Ruger 1V in 22-250 that is a superb shooting rifle and if I am going on stand calling with intentions to be able to shoot 300+ yards the 1V is going with me but for a fun little truck gun to be thrown in for shots of opportunity or hunting in close (under 250 yds) I would not hesitate for a second with the Ranch Rifle. And no it is not nor does it compare with an SKS in my books. I have owned both and I will take the extra $$ and put it on a Ranch Rifle any day!! Plus I like the 38" overall length and 6.5 pound weight! It's only 1" longer and 1 pound heavier than my Ruger 10/22 carbine!
