Ruger mini 14 reviews

[Rarms]

Thanks guys I'll look for the posts. Just wanted my first step into straight pull to be a bit different. Not after 1" groups at close range as will be shooting it at mid to long range 400yds+.

Hopefully a learning curve in straight pulls.

If I were shooting out to 400 yards I would be after at least 1" at close range

[Andy632]

There are 2 in our club that I know of. At 300m one will definitely match the AR15s, the owner says he hasn't done anything to it!!?!

[rufrdr]

The earlier Mini 14s with the lightweight barrels and crude sights struggle to get groups less than 3" @ 100 yards. Barrel whip and vibration seems to be part of the problem and as the barrel heats up the group size increases.

The current production with a thicker barrel and better sights is a tighter shooter, still not as accurate as an AR but not bad.

A fix for the lightweight barrel issues are to add a barrel support strut and a weight at the muzzle. Better sights help too. I added a Tech sight to the rear.

I did this to mine and turned it from a 9 ring shooter to a 10 ring shooter. My ARs will go the the X ring so the Mini will never be a match rifle but still, it is handy and fun to shoot.

As a straight pull rifle it should be easy to function.

[Nelly2014]

There is one I've been looking at which has a folding stock and a silver coloured barrel. They are asking £695 with a small Belarus scope and 1x10 rd, 1x5rd mag. Is that too much? It is tidy.

[wildrover77]

I was lucky. I paid £250 for mine with bipod and 50 rounds of ammo.

The only reason I bought it was the A Team factor and the ability to fit a ceiner .22 kit

[bradaz11]

How much would it be to rebarrel one too 308 and shoot 300blk through it??

[DaveB]

How much would it be to rebarrel one too 308 and shoot 300blk through it??

You don't need to do that, Ruger offers a version already chambered in 300 Blackout. http://www.ruger.com/products/mini14Tac ... odels.html

[bradaz11]

How much would it be to rebarrel one too 308 and shoot 300blk through it??

You don't need to do that, Ruger offers a version already chambered in 300 Blackout. http://www.ruger.com/products/mini14Tac ... odels.html

Yeah but that would probably involve full price cost buying.