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Good lookin wood in this thread.
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Originally Posted By Dissident: Okay, I need to make sure I didn't miss anything here. Is Ruger going to be doing a Mini pistol version? Because that would seriously throw off all of my plans for gun purchases. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dissident: Originally Posted By feetpiece: Once Ruger starts cranking these out as pistols.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfgEERMcAac Okay, I need to make sure I didn't miss anything here. Is Ruger going to be doing a Mini pistol version? Because that would seriously throw off all of my plans for gun purchases. Not yet but if their marketing team had half a brain they will. With any luck my posts will get back to them and our dreams will come true. It might be time for a poll in it's own thread. |
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Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: I definitely would like a Mini-30 with the whole Garand style top cover and rod in the front like I see many have done here. Keep it nice and an irons only with the 5-10 round mags and stripper clips. View Quote The barrel clamps you're seeing resemble the M-14 gas piston assembly, not very Garand like. There are wooden upper forends available. |
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By backbencher: Nice. Sounds pretty much like what I'd do w/ one. Wondered how to get a red dot on one w/ a stripper clip guide & wooden upper forend. My only excuse is to have a ban state travel rifle, and feed it from stripper clips. I've grown to appreciate that configuration more in the SKS, and can have the same in the Mini. View Quote Yep, ranch rifle makes it easy. Med 30mm ruger ring mounted in front of ejection port. The other option is running a Sampson handguard or ultimak handguard and have red dot on it. I also have the Sampson, for 3 reasons, way to mount a qd recp and a modlight. It also stiffens the barrel from its rear clamp to the gas block and the strut adds rigidity from gas block to struts front clamp. |
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Originally Posted By backbencher: Lots of not terribly cheap ways to correct that. Adjustable gas blocks, barrel clamps, muzzle devices. View Quote Biggest change I sae was adding a little draw on barrel with stock forend and taking side to side slop out with shims in stock. It cost me about .25 and an hour of my time. |
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Originally Posted By DH243: Biggest change I sae was adding a little draw on barrel with stock forend and taking side to side slop out with shims in stock. It cost me about .25 and an hour of my time. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DH243: Originally Posted By backbencher: Lots of not terribly cheap ways to correct that. Adjustable gas blocks, barrel clamps, muzzle devices. Biggest change I sae was adding a little draw on barrel with stock forend and taking side to side slop out with shims in stock. It cost me about .25 and an hour of my time. Come again? |
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By backbencher: @Aimless can buy real guns now. Ruger still makes a Mini 30 in 7.62x39 & .300 Eldest Son. The FN49 shipped to Venezuela in 7x57mm. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By naes: I expected this to be an Aimless thread when I read the title. Do they still make a mini 30? Old wood stock guns need to be 30 cal. @Aimless can buy real guns now. Ruger still makes a Mini 30 in 7.62x39 & .300 Eldest Son. The FN49 shipped to Venezuela in 7x57mm. .300 Eldest Son |
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Preferred Pronoun: Space Lord Mutherfucker
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Originally Posted By backbencher: ..... & .300 Eldest Son. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By naes: I expected this to be an Aimless thread when I read the title. Do they still make a mini 30? Old wood stock guns need to be 30 cal. View Quote Yes. 30 on the left, 14 on the right. I got the 30 when my dad passed. He bought a wood stock for it that the shop told him was for a 30. It was for a 14. I bought new brackets from Ruger and hogged out the stock to fit. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By ACDer: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69887/1000002948_jpg-3197197.JPG View Quote Ooo… Johnson |
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"…unrivaled fervor for killing..."
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[#12]
Remington 7400 needs to be on your list
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RIP Jeff Reed. Tennessee Squire, Ga. Carry member, NRA,Non-puking 72 ounce drinker 2 of 6 Norcal call sign, Forgotten.
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By backbencher: Nope. Fatalwishes left a .30-06 7600 in the safe, and the 7400 has a modern two piece stock, as do the early Remington & Winchester semi-autos. Winchester 100 though is: https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/MyersAuction/69/684869/H5199-L227451285_original.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By whiskerz: Remington 7400 needs to be on your list Nope. Fatalwishes left a .30-06 7600 in the safe, and the 7400 has a modern two piece stock, as do the early Remington & Winchester semi-autos. Winchester 100 though is: https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/MyersAuction/69/684869/H5199-L227451285_original.jpg Winchester 100 is a neat gun. Remington 740 is as well though the long action mags are about $100 each if you can find them. |
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Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
SO MUCH WIN IN ONE POST IT COULD CRASH ARFCOM !!! |
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Originally Posted By Ghostface: FPNI They made sense when they were blown out at Walmart for $400, I’d go so high and pay $600 for one. I refuse to pay the asking price for them now…. View Quote I finally did something with one of my Walmart specials a few weeks ago. Attached File |
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I have mixed feelings about minis
mines in 300 blk and I like it theoretically, but its super gassy with a silencer on it. I understand the adjustable gas block helps a lot, but then I think I need to ditch the acc-strut, which I like aesthetically for M14 vibes. It launches brass, so more points for adjustable gas block. That said, it's really fun to shoot, its triggers great and its reset is phenomenal, its recoil is a non issue, and I like anachronistic guns. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By jwb211: I finally did something with one of my Walmart specials a few weeks ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/160892/320D8572-EFF5-48FA-B1DB-B555D076B08A_jpe-3198005.JPG View Quote It's not a bad truck gun, but I already have a Fold AR for that. I didn't watch the A-Team, we didn't have a tv growing up, and when we got one for a computer monitor I wasn't allowed to watch it. More interested in it (and the other wood stocked semi-autos) b/c it's a transitional piece. The future had already been seen as early as the Colt rifle that there was no longer a reason for a single piece stock, yet the Belgians are persisting with the design of the 49 right past the 2nd WW, and we do the same with the M-14 despite the FN FAL right before our nose. So all of the one piece stocked semi-autos are anachronistic to me - looking forward to the new semi-auto world of the future, ushering it in, but setting the most modern firearm action available in a single carefully shaped piece of wood, b/c firearms have been built that way for centuries now, since the earliest gonnes. So the Mini is an anachronism, was when it was introduced, as was the M-14 and FN 49. The Gewehr 43 was a contemporary of the MP 43, better known as the Sturmgewewhr 44. The Garand was revolutionary, but even Garand didn't plump for a 2 piece stock. |
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By Papposilenus: I have mixed feelings about minis mines in 300 blk and I like it theoretically, but its super gassy with a silencer on it. I understand the adjustable gas block helps a lot, but then I think I need to ditch the acc-strut, which I like aesthetically for M14 vibes. It launches brass, so more points for adjustable gas block. That said, it's really fun to shoot, its triggers great and its reset is phenomenal, its recoil is a non issue, and I like anachronistic guns. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179834/IMG_0215_jpeg-3198023.JPG View Quote You can get an adjustable gas block for the Mini and still use a barrel strut. |
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Death to quislings.
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[#20]
I dig VZ52s, but wish the caliber was different and I haven't seen many conversion to 52/57s in the flesh
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[#21]
Shit guns
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Originally Posted By backbencher: You can get an adjustable gas block for the Mini and still use a barrel strut. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By Papposilenus: I have mixed feelings about minis mines in 300 blk and I like it theoretically, but its super gassy with a silencer on it. I understand the adjustable gas block helps a lot, but then I think I need to ditch the acc-strut, which I like aesthetically for M14 vibes. It launches brass, so more points for adjustable gas block. That said, it's really fun to shoot, its triggers great and its reset is phenomenal, its recoil is a non issue, and I like anachronistic guns. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179834/IMG_0215_jpeg-3198023.JPG You can get an adjustable gas block for the Mini and still use a barrel strut. nice, thanks I'll try to round one of those up. I didn't dig enough |
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Death to quislings.
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[#24]
I want a Mini14
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I wouldn't stand in front of a piss-filled supersoaker. Does that make it a good pistol? - Caboose314
I thought I was covered for 22 cans, but the NFAids is a bitch when it mutates - themagikbullet |
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"If you cant do something smart, do something right"
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Originally Posted By 03RN: I want a wood stocked 6.8 View Quote The only 6.8 I've seen in years is this one on consignment at a LGS and it's a bit spendy. Did they even offer them in 6.8 with a wood stock? Ruger Mini-14 6.8 SPC $1550.00 |
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No more geriatric politicians.
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Originally Posted By SmokeEater2: The only 6.8 I've seen in years is this one on consignment at a LGS and it's a bit spendy. Did they even offer them in 6.8 with a wood stock? Ruger Mini-14 6.8 SPC $1550.00 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By SmokeEater2: Originally Posted By 03RN: I want a wood stocked 6.8 The only 6.8 I've seen in years is this one on consignment at a LGS and it's a bit spendy. Did they even offer them in 6.8 with a wood stock? Ruger Mini-14 6.8 SPC $1550.00 Surely it can drop into a Mini-14 or -30 wood stock? |
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Death to quislings.
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[#29]
Sold my last GB folder right before Samson released their repro folding stock.
Now it's just my lone AC-556 in the safe. :-D Mags are absolutely a weak point, especially in auto. Even factory 30s are 50/50 at best. Only thing that's been nearly flawless is factory 20s. |
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No more geriatric politicians.
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Mini thread! May all your plans come together.
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I know I'll never go home.
So set fire to your ships, and past regrets, and be free. |
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My kids all learned to shoot iron sight centerfire rifles on the Mini-14. It was a great rifle for chasing tin cans etc. When the kids grew up I sold the rifles like an idiot. Now like an idiot I own a couple new ones that are actually pretty accurate. My HD weapon is a 6720 but shooting the mini makes me smile for some reason.
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Originally Posted By SmokeEater2: The only 6.8 I've seen in years is this one on consignment at a LGS and it's a bit spendy. Did they even offer them in 6.8 with a wood stock? Ruger Mini-14 6.8 SPC $1550.00 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By SmokeEater2: Originally Posted By 03RN: I want a wood stocked 6.8 The only 6.8 I've seen in years is this one on consignment at a LGS and it's a bit spendy. Did they even offer them in 6.8 with a wood stock? Ruger Mini-14 6.8 SPC $1550.00 Nice There's one on gb too starting at 1200. A bit much for me. |
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"If you cant do something smart, do something right"
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Originally Posted By backbencher: Nice. Sounds pretty much like what I'd do w/ one. Wondered how to get a red dot on one w/ a stripper clip guide & wooden upper forend. My only excuse is to have a ban state travel rifle, and feed it from stripper clips. I've grown to appreciate that configuration more in the SKS, and can have the same in the Mini. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By DH243: The mini 14 is the only il awb legal 556 semi auto, so I picked one up. I'd talked trash about them for a long time and owned one back in the late 90s that I'd scoped to make something out of it that it wasn't, lol. I found a pre 580 ss/wood ranch rifle for 700-ish, lnib. Added an adj gas block/strut thing, switched front sight to new style winged front sight and cut down and recrowned barrel to 16.5. I shimmed the stock to provide a tight fit to receiver and added an aimpoint pro in a single ruger ring. Also cut down stock to shorter lop so it felt about like an m4 at the 2nd position from collapsed, also added a pachmyar rubber pad so that it doesn't slip around when shouldered or leaned against a workbench. Add 69gr matchking ammo it will hover around 2-2.5"@100yds. Wolf gold is closer to 3" and m855 is 3-3.5moa. This is down off a ruck pack and no rear support and a 2moa red dot. 2/3ipsc steel is fairly easy to hit from several positions at 300yds, even with 855. Nice. Sounds pretty much like what I'd do w/ one. Wondered how to get a red dot on one w/ a stripper clip guide & wooden upper forend. My only excuse is to have a ban state travel rifle, and feed it from stripper clips. I've grown to appreciate that configuration more in the SKS, and can have the same in the Mini. The Samson Hannibal rail is what you seek. Here |
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Shhhhh, be vewy quiet, we’re hunting Bolsheviks.
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The only good thing the mini 14 has go8ng for it in 2024 is nostalgia for a very silly TV show from the 80s.
(If I made over 100k I would probably have a clone correct one as a wall hanger) |
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"Ever notice bitches from the toothpaste country are always ugly? What's up with that?" -PraesidiumFabrica
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Originally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: The only good thing the mini 14 has go8ng for it in 2024 is nostalgia for a very silly TV show from the 80s. View Quote Not always. I never cared much for the TV show or the folding stock Mini versions, I much prefer the wood stock models. I just like 'em as something different than an AR for a change. |
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No more geriatric politicians.
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Originally Posted By Papposilenus: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179834/IMG_0215_jpeg-3198023.JPG View Quote @Papposilenus where did you get that micro prism mount for your Mini? |
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I’ve had one since forever. It’s pretty mid. Make it take AR mags and I’d like it a lot better.
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Natty_Bumppo: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By DH243: The mini 14 is the only il awb legal 556 semi auto, so I picked one up. I'd talked trash about them for a long time and owned one back in the late 90s that I'd scoped to make something out of it that it wasn't, lol. I found a pre 580 ss/wood ranch rifle for 700-ish, lnib. Added an adj gas block/strut thing, switched front sight to new style winged front sight and cut down and recrowned barrel to 16.5. I shimmed the stock to provide a tight fit to receiver and added an aimpoint pro in a single ruger ring. Also cut down stock to shorter lop so it felt about like an m4 at the 2nd position from collapsed, also added a pachmyar rubber pad so that it doesn't slip around when shouldered or leaned against a workbench. Add 69gr matchking ammo it will hover around 2-2.5"@100yds. Wolf gold is closer to 3" and m855 is 3-3.5moa. This is down off a ruck pack and no rear support and a 2moa red dot. 2/3ipsc steel is fairly easy to hit from several positions at 300yds, even with 855. Nice. Sounds pretty much like what I'd do w/ one. Wondered how to get a red dot on one w/ a stripper clip guide & wooden upper forend. My only excuse is to have a ban state travel rifle, and feed it from stripper clips. I've grown to appreciate that configuration more in the SKS, and can have the same in the Mini. The Samson Hannibal rail is what you seek. Here Given that I want a wooden upper forend, that's exactly what I don't seek. But it's a good way to add modern functionality to an obsolescent design. |
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By Raider14: I’ve been hankering for years now for another Mini or similar form factor rifle…there’s just something about a sporter stock, detachable mag semi auto that makes me all fuzzy wuzzy inside. That being said, I didn’t really want to deal with the Mini’s peculiarities so I did something *really* dumb instead last week https://i.imgur.com/7XJLUdc.jpeg I’m gonna build a Foxtrot Mike Ranch Rifle with a 9mm BRN-180 upper to compliment it eventually…and when the Regulator comes out in .277 Fury I’ll grab one too and do something really really dumb involving really pretty wood View Quote Only dumb thing in that pic is your optic height over bore when you have a semi-traditional stock that requires much lower optics. Holy chin weld, Batman! Glad to see you doing so well. Throw your trash upper on there for pics to rustle the jimmies. |
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Death to quislings.
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I had on in '89ish. It sucked.
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Originally Posted By ACDer: Who remembers the Ruger XGI, the 308 rifle that never was. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69887/1000003765_png-3198374.JPG View Quote Yep, I remember those ads. I bet it took Ruger a while to absorb that loss. The wags take was it didn't even meet Ruger's standards for accuracy. |
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Originally Posted By backbencher: Only dumb thing in that pic is your optic height over bore when you have a semi-traditional stock that requires much lower optics. Holy chin weld, Batman! Glad to see you doing so well. Throw your trash upper on there for pics to rustle the jimmies. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By Raider14: I’ve been hankering for years now for another Mini or similar form factor rifle…there’s just something about a sporter stock, detachable mag semi auto that makes me all fuzzy wuzzy inside. That being said, I didn’t really want to deal with the Mini’s peculiarities so I did something *really* dumb instead last week https://i.imgur.com/7XJLUdc.jpeg I’m gonna build a Foxtrot Mike Ranch Rifle with a 9mm BRN-180 upper to compliment it eventually…and when the Regulator comes out in .277 Fury I’ll grab one too and do something really really dumb involving really pretty wood Only dumb thing in that pic is your optic height over bore when you have a semi-traditional stock that requires much lower optics. Holy chin weld, Batman! Glad to see you doing so well. Throw your trash upper on there for pics to rustle the jimmies. I was already spending stupid Sig money so I just full sent it with the 2x ACOG it was pretty bad before I installed the cheek riser. Not sure if it is a .5 or .75 riser but it feels on par with the ADM mount I use on my 20” and it’s 4x ACOG so I’m happy! Definitely lower than a carry handle. Thanks tho bud definitely need to slap it on there for shits and giggles! |
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Originally Posted By ACDer: Who remembers the Ruger XGI, the 308 rifle that never was. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69887/1000003765_png-3198374.JPG View Quote IIRC they auctioned off the prototypes a few years back... |
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