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shootbrownelk
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Ruger mini-14
shootbrownelk
Posts: 2,035 Senior Member
Today I spotted a Ruger Mini-14 .223 in SS/Synthetic, on sale for $599.00. Is that a deal or no deal? I don't own one, but always liked their look. Is an AR-15 .223 a better "Tool" for the money? If so why?
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identified by the tapered barrel forward of the gas block can have major accuracy
problems @ 100 yards+ due to barrel harmonics. I have one, and have achieved some improvement by shortening the barrel to 16 inches and installing a brake.
Eventually I removed the scope due issues with ejecting cases hitting the scope.
It will never match the accuracy of even the cheapest AR. But, now that I own it,
with iron sights @ 50 yards its fun to shoot and I'll keep it.
A few years ago, OK about 10 in TX a friend has a range on his land and was helping me with the cheap scope I then had on it, a Simmons of some kind. He tightened this and that, and a focal adjustment and cut the X @ 100 measured yards on the first shot!
It can be fairly accurate until the barrel heats up and groups open up, but is plenty good fer what it was designed for. Not a target rifle and not an AR with all the options. I still like mine like it is for what it is. Fun to shoot and I plan on keeping it. I like the wood stock too, not beautiful, but not plastic or black either.
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the RRR (Ruger Ranch Rifle/Mini) trumps the ARs in any form or fashion. Depends on what you want or like in my case, what I already own.
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
$600 is an ok price.
I still want one, I would probably take it for that money.
Dad 5-31-13
Ruger is selling 20/30 round mags for them now. Aftermarkets have a hit n miss record and I only found one "Williams" (?) a ten rounder that worked reliably in my RRR.
BTW, the new models had some changes made?????????????
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
― Douglas Adams
They have some AR's that I can get for around the same price, or a bit less. One is a Winham Weaponry in .223. looks like it has a diamondhead forend . I didn't get a chance to get a hands on look. What are they usually going for?