Hmm...might be time for an EBR....
by Hoot 
, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, October 18, 2013, 08:44 (4059 days ago)
http://ruger.com/products/sr762/index.html
and here (of course) => http://gunblast.com/Ruger-SR762.htm
I thought Ruger was dropping all EBRs.
As sentimental as I am about Minis, I still feel the AR platform has much more going for it. Still, the Mini is a much more handsome rifle, it's just not my first choice for zombies and prairie dogs.
why would they do that? dealers can't keep them in stock...
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Friday, October 18, 2013, 10:33 (4059 days ago) @ anachronism
I like Mini 14s as well, Though I despise the cheesy EXPENSIVE magazines.
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why would they do that? dealers can't keep them in stock...
I like Mini 14s as well, Though I despise the cheesy EXPENSIVE magazines.
Nonexistent magazines were the main reason I traded my Mini30 off. I still probably should have kept it.
why would they do that? dealers can't keep them in stock...
I did the same, though the so-so accuracy was another factor.
why would they do that? dealers can't keep them in stock...
Mine too. It would only feed from the factory 5 round magazine, the accuracy was about 3" at 50 yards using foreign ammo,( i never tried any good ammo) and it wouldn't always light the primer off on The Russian steel case stuff I was shooting at the time.
I have owned 3 Mini 14s . never even bothered to put them ..
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, October 19, 2013, 11:08 (4058 days ago) @ Jared
on paper. Just fun plinkers and light SD /deer hunting rifles in my mind. They all gobbled up everything I fed them. I bought one of them from Woody (I think we traded guns) and gave that to a good friend for his families protection and use on their boat. They have shot a pile of little deer with it. I think there are some aftermarket mag adaptors...
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
I heard it on the internet,
they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true...
Well, SOME of us try not to!...
As for the rest....................
If Ruger made a Mini-14 that accepted AR magazines......
....I would buy a matched pair in a heartbeat.
Otony
Ruger should do what I guess Bill's pride wouldn't let him.
And build a Mini M-14. Truly a shrunk down M14, not the almost thing they build.
Make THAT work with AR mags if you must change something.
Ruger should do what I guess Bill's pride wouldn't let him.
It wouldn't have been in line with his "No honest man needs more than 10 rounds" philosophy. While he was alive,us common folk weren't allowed to buy factory 20 rounders. If the Mini-14 took AR mags, he wouldn't have been able to control that.
Ruger sold 20 rounders before the Dark days of Clinton
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Friday, October 18, 2013, 20:25 (4059 days ago) @ Drago
...I wish the Mini 30 was built to take AK mags and the Mini 14 was could take AR mags....I have a pile of either or plastic mags that are utterly reliable EXCEPT for storing ammo. the rounds all pop out one by one...
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Ruger sold 20 rounders before the Dark days of Clinton
Before getting mine I was considering grafting the lower portion of a AK magazine on the top of a factory 5 round and see if I could make it work. Would have probably ruined two magazine but might have been worth a try.
I have a Ram Line dual use mag AR/Mini
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Saturday, October 19, 2013, 05:52 (4058 days ago) @ Jared
That actually functions fine in my AC556. I cut on a P-Mag a few years back and got it to fit into my AC556. It functioned ok, except I cut the space between the feedlips too wide and a couple times per mag, it'd launch two or three rounds out at once.
I did the work on a drill press with a crappy Harbor Freight X-Y axis vice and some cheap end mills. Now that P-Mags are down to $10 again, I may drop a few off with a machinist buddy and see if he doesn't have better luck.
Hmm...might be time for an EBR....
by CJM , Saturday, October 19, 2013, 00:06 (4059 days ago) @ Hoot
Looks nice, but why are they using a minimum length barrel? It works for 223, but I really prefer a 20" barrel for the 308. Those extra 3.5 inches make more power and give a quieter report with less muzzle blast and the few extra inches don't weigh anymore than the extra rails that the manufacturers keep putting on the hand guards.