Glockwaffle
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- Dec 17, 2011
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I have a mini 14 I purchased used. It is marked 'ranch rifle' and has a serial number starting with 580. It is stainless steel with a synthetic stock.
The question I have is, does a wooden stock that fits this model exist, and if so, where do I find one? I've already ordered (and returned) three different stocks, one from Brownells and two from Numrich. On both sites it indicated that the stock would fit a 580 series rifle, but they most certainly did not (they were clearly 180-186 series stocks). I called Ruger to see if I could buy a wooden stock from them and was told that they do not offer a wooden stock for this model, nor do they make a wooden stock that will fit this model. Yet I've seen numerous postings on other websites, including on this one, seen pictures even, of 580 series rifles in what appear to be Ruger factory wood stocks. Are people just putting them in the stocks without the reinforcement brackets, or is there some secret place to buy a wooden stock from? I've spent more cash trying to put this rifle into a wooden stock than I have on the rifle itself!
The question I have is, does a wooden stock that fits this model exist, and if so, where do I find one? I've already ordered (and returned) three different stocks, one from Brownells and two from Numrich. On both sites it indicated that the stock would fit a 580 series rifle, but they most certainly did not (they were clearly 180-186 series stocks). I called Ruger to see if I could buy a wooden stock from them and was told that they do not offer a wooden stock for this model, nor do they make a wooden stock that will fit this model. Yet I've seen numerous postings on other websites, including on this one, seen pictures even, of 580 series rifles in what appear to be Ruger factory wood stocks. Are people just putting them in the stocks without the reinforcement brackets, or is there some secret place to buy a wooden stock from? I've spent more cash trying to put this rifle into a wooden stock than I have on the rifle itself!
