Ruger mini 30 sub MOA walk in

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last week at the range me and my boy, who suffers from severe autism, walked in our shared (we split the cost 50/50) decided to sight in our ruger mini 30
equipped with our state of the art Burris prism scope with connected fast fire RDS we had been to dial the old girl in shooting sub MOA groups
is this the norm for the 7.62x39mm round out of the ruger mini 30 or is this gun just the opposite of a lemon?
how much do you boys think id get for her on the open market with proof of such groupings?
 
If its a plain jane Ruger mini 30 that shoots sub moa then that's great. But you won't get a premium by selling it with a proof of your grouping. It's worth the same as any used mini 30 in similar condition.

As far as sub moa being the norm for a mini 30? No. It's not the norm. But having a tight group target that goes with the gun also doesn't add value imo.
 
Mn fats, thanks for your reply and good info, i would no longer say its plain jane because I just got it cerakoted and had my burris optic mounted by sterling arsenal, which i think atleast should kick up the dust on my local arms list postings
 
With good ammo and a steady hand most rifles are capable of sub MOA. In fact, I silhouettes out to 250 yards with my Taurus 454 and consistently hit within a 3 inch group. People claiming that they can't shoot that well are just covering up for their own physical inadequacies.
 
last week at the range me and my boy, who suffers from severe autism, walked in our shared (we split the cost 50/50) decided to sight in our ruger mini 30
equipped with our state of the art Burris prism scope with connected fast fire RDS we had been to dial the old girl in shooting sub MOA groups
is this the norm for the 7.62x39mm round out of the ruger mini 30 or is this gun just the opposite of a lemon?
how much do you boys think id get for her on the open market with proof of such groupings?
If you shot 1 group with that, I would say that any rifle can do that once in awhile. If you can do 5 groups in a row (I am talking about 10 shot groups, not 1, 2, or 3) then that would be something for a mini 30. What ammo?

i would no longer say its plain jane because I just got it cerakoted and had my burris optic mounted by sterling arsenal, which i think atleast should kick up the dust on my local arms list postings
Depends on the buyer. Both of these modifications would lessen the value if I personally was looking to buy it. Ruger can choose not to fix a Cerakoted rifle, and red dots are not my thing. I prefer the irons that it shipped with.
 
You seem to be new to firearms, but sadly the Ruger Mini rifles are way marked up in the first place for die cast childrens' rifles. Only the A-team is keeping them on the market. You would probably get more selling at the pawn shop.
 
With good ammo and a steady hand most rifles are capable of sub MOA. In fact, I silhouettes out to 250 yards with my Taurus 454 and consistently hit within a 3 inch group. People claiming that they can't shoot that well are just covering up for their own physical inadequacies.

If you told me that in person I would have a $50 bill on the table to see it again.
 
If you told me that in person I would have a $50 bill on the table to see it again.

I have a scope and a tripod. Could probably get close off-hand. The trick is practice. I get up at 3:00 and shoot till 6:00 on Saturday mornings. I've been doing that since the late 70's.
 
What distance were you shooting and how many rounds per group? Don't usually hear about minis being sub moa rifles, let alone with Wolf ammo. As far as value, I don't see the rifle fetching a premium. I don't know who Sterling Arsenal is personally so it doesn't add any value, neither does the cerakote.
 
this was at exactly 100 yards
shot several nice groups at 300 and was ringing 8" steel all day at 500
but then those heavy 7.62x39mms just dropped off the map at 600 yards
 
If you told me that in person I would have a $50 bill on the table to see it again.
I have seen some really good shooters. 3 inch group at 250 with a cylinder full of magnum rounds would certainly be interesting, or is he saying hit with 3 inches of point of aim meaning a 6 inch or so cluster? That may not be too unrealistic with the gun in a vise or similar set up as that a bit over 2 moa.

Back to original poster: customized guns are much like customized cars. Sure they can be fun for the owner, but unless you find that special buyer it will be difficult to get your money back and often enough will get less than an unmolested original.
 
I have seen some really good shooters. 3 inch group at 250 with a cylinder full of magnum rounds would certainly be interesting, or is he saying hit with 3 inches of point of aim meaning a 6 inch or so cluster? That may not be too unrealistic with the gun in a vise or similar set up as that a bit over 2 moa.

Back to original poster: customized guns are much like customized cars. Sure they can be fun for the owner, but unless you find that special buyer it will be difficult to get your money back and often enough will get less than an unmolested original.

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I wouldn't give a seller anything extra if he showed me a sub-MOA target with his rifle. Groups are just too easy to cherry-pick or manipulate - you can shoot a rifle target at ten yards rather than 100, take the best group out of 50 and call it representative, etc.

That Mini might be worth more to you than it is on the market. You aren't going to get anything above regular used Mini prices for it on the open market (see above), but a Mini that can shoot MOA is basically a unicorn.

The only thing I can think of is if you have a shooting buddy or some friends at a gun club that have seen this Mini shoot in person, or maybe even go through a magazine themselves, then that may motivate them to buy it. I know I'd be tempted to buy an MOA Mini 30; if I could shoot a 1 inch group with the Mini myself, using my ammo, I'd offer you the NIB price for the rifle plus scope on the spot.
 
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I got rid of mine for its innaccuracy. 4” groups at 50 yards was normal with any type of ammo. I even tried an accu-strut. Didnt seem to do much. It was a blast to shoot but no-where near precision. I bought her new in 2007, so it had the slightly fatter barrel as well. If you like it, keep it. Its about a useless cartridge for where I live unless I go blacktail hunting down south in which case theres a reasonable chance of running into a brown bear.
 
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