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Some work well on their own, some require a longer aftermarket firing pin.Since it was brought up, what adjustments are needed to use use Russian steel case in the mini 30?
It is often blamed on the harder primers in the ammo.
Some work well on their own, some require a longer aftermarket firing pin.Since it was brought up, what adjustments are needed to use use Russian steel case in the mini 30?
Wolff Spring Install And TestSince it was brought up, what adjustments are needed to use use Russian steel case in the mini 30?
Do they still make the 6.8?
For whatever reason, most people seem to believe that being one of many shoveling contempt and hate on something shows that they’re “in the know” and with the cool guys.I really like the A -TM stock,mgmorden. I looked on the website and there is a 5 month shipping time!
Nice to have a Mini thread that hasn't turned into a hate fest (yet) for a change.
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I really like the A -TM stock,mgmorden. I looked on the website and there is a 5 month shipping time!
Nice to have a Mini thread that hasn't turned into a hate fest (yet) for a change.
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That wood hand guard is freaking slick! Time to find a piece of beech and carve one I guess lol. Then match the danish oil i used on the stock when i refinished it... Good thing matching stain is part of my day jobI really like the A -TM stock,mgmorden. I looked on the website and there is a 5 month shipping time!
Nice to have a Mini thread that hasn't turned into a hate fest (yet) for a change.
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Those stocks with the Carbine like oiler cutout were produced only for the French contract.
ErgosRuger still makes them, so they must be able to sell them. I saw several new ones for sale yesterday at a gun show. Other than someone living in a place where rifles like the AR15 are illegal but the mini isn't, I can't understand why someone would prefer one over an AR just based on comparative price, let alone performance and available options and accessories.
I suspect Ruger wouldn’t have done this if sales were waning:The Mini-14 was invented as a military and police weapon. Government sales was the very reason Bill Ruger and James Sullivan initiated that project. I believe they understood they were too late to compete with the Armalite/Colt design for US contracts, though they probably believed that their design would have been competitive had it arrived at least 15 years earlier. Nevertheless, some other governments had not yet heavily invested in the Armalite or Kalashnikov designs by the early 70's. There were a lot of them, and there was substantial potential for government sales. Civilian sales of the AR-15 even in the US were weak. Neither Colt nor anyone else was selling a lot of this type of rifle outside government sales in the 70's and 80's. As it turns out, I believe they only ever made a substantial sale to France. I guess they probably lacked the international sales team that they really needed to make sales in Asia.
Nowadays, civilian sales in the US are really the only thing going for the Mini 14, but those sales are almost certainly a multiple of what they were in the 70's. The 14 can't compete with the AR-15 design for popularity, but it still sells and probably doesn't cost Ruger much to keep making it versus whatever savings they'd have by discontinuing it. It's probably still profitable so long as the operations that Ruger shares with other products continue.
The picture linked above was from a Twitter post in 2015. I suspect it was taken at that time. You can tell it's recent enough that at least three people are holding a smartphone.
But in 2003, Ruger revamped the Mini-14 in a very significant way: the gas system was modified, new sights were added, and the rifles were built to much tighter tolerances, increasing the weapon’s accuracy without reducing reliability. To accomplish all of this, Ruger built an entirely new Mini-14 assembly line. Ruger noted that, at that time, many police departments were exploring the concept of putting a rifle in each patrol car and felt the upgraded Mini-14 would be perfect for this application.
Those stocks with the Carbine like oiler cutout were produced only for the French contract.
I like 'em.
Do you have an idea when this pic was taken? Looks pretty recent.