Mini-14 Target Rifle

[CmdrSlander]

Sounds like a contradiciton in terms, doesn't it? But Ruger sells one and claims that it is Sub-MOA. Does anybody have experience with this gun, I like .223 Rifles, and I like the Mini-14 action but the sub-par accuracy has always been a deal breaker for me, so I'm hoping the Mini-14 Target rifle is as good as Ruger says it is.

 

[rcmodel]

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-Mini14Target.htm

http://archives.gunsandammo.com/content/targeting-mini

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[Smith357]

You can put lipstick on a pig but the Mini 14 was never designed to be a target rifle. It's design is geared toward throwing a lot of lead down range reliably. If you want pinpoint accuracy get something that was designed for it. Nobody ever complains about the M1 Carbine's mediocre accuracy.

 

[rcmodel]

+1

Nobody ever called the M1 Carbine a rifle either.

That was Rugers biggest mistake naming it the Mini-14 Rifle.

The Mini-14 was, is, and always will be a Carbine, not a rifle.

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[LoonWulf]

Unless you ship the sucker off to ASI for a full treatment LOL, then you got a rather large RIFLE LOL.

Honestly ive never shot one of the new Target minis, but from what a friend says, hes had good luck with his....now if he only wasnt 2500 miles across the ocean, i could play with it.

 

[carbine85]

Here we go again. I have a old stainless that shoots very accurately and recently sold a blue model that was pretty good. I have watched guys shoot the target model with impressive results. My issue with the Mini is the price. They are going for $600 and up. The target model gets pricey.

 

[Ghost Tracker]

I personally think lipstick looks fine on a pig. As long as it doesn't make her look trashy. Shooters have carped for decades about the inherent inaccuracy of the Mini-14. Now Ruger has built one that, if you can believe the reviews, shoots well under MOA. No, it's not $600. No, it doesn't weigh 7 lbs. No, it's not as tacti-cool as an AR. But it's as tough, durable, and ignorable as it's always been. It just shoots tighter groups. What's not to like?

 

[X-Rap]

Can you buy bullet proof reliable mags for $15-20?

 

[LoonWulf]

20-30 factory mags, why would you buy anything else ....question, how much do you pay for a NEW, OFF THE SHELF, factory AR in your areas? Im still looking at a minimum of 9, the only target mini ive seen for sale out here was 11 i think, only lasted a day.