New Mini 14 Target

[Ryan Pultz]

So you all think Ruger finally got it right with the Mini 14 Target or are they just trying to polish a turd. They have never been accurate or in my experience with them even close to accurate but they say they have done a lot of work on them they sure look nice rp

[blacktail519]

I was checking them out today, and i too am very curious if anyone has any first hand experience shooting one, and what they think.

[adobe wall]

I bet HuntnFish will have the skinny on it. Maybe they got some help from him. Funny Ryan, your colorful phrase was exactly what came to mind when I read the title of the thread.

regards, aw

[Ryan Pultz]

yeah well it is the best way I could think of cause trust me every Mini 14 I have shot was like a turd rp

[baltz526]

the mini 14 works for what it was designed for, then ruger put scope mounts on it. raising accuracy expectations. i look at the mini 14 as a urban defence rifle, 3" 75yd groups is plenty accurate. light, fast and go's bang when you pull the trigger. it was not designed to be a target rifle. that is why it is called a MINI 14.

[Ryan Pultz]

Originally Posted by baltz526

the mini 14 works for what it was designed for, then ruger put scope mounts on it. raising accuracy expectations. i look at the mini 14 as a urban defence rifle, 3" 75yd groups is plenty accurate. light, fast and go's bang when you pull the trigger. it was not designed to be a target rifle. that is why it is called a MINI 14.

well the new one is designed as a target rife that still goes bang when you pull the trigger that is what has caught my attention rp

[Tom H]

I got one ,my brother has one and ours are good shooters ,really good ,with factory loads ,it`s a god gun

[Tom H]

Originally Posted by baltz526

the mini 14 works for what it was designed for, then ruger put scope mounts on it. raising accuracy expectations. i look at the mini 14 as a urban defence rifle, 3" 75yd groups is plenty accurate. light, fast and go's bang when you pull the trigger. it was not designed to be a target rifle. that is why it is called a MINI 14.

I have some 3/4-1" groups with my target model ,not bad

[Hunt'nFish]

Originally Posted by adobe wall

I bet HuntnFish will have the skinny on it. Maybe they got some help from him. Funny Ryan, your colorful phrase was exactly what came to mind when I read the title of the thread.

regards, aw

No, they ignored everything I suggested. And no I haven't been brave enought to shell out 6-8 bills to find out. They make a big deal about all the improvement in tolerances that they've made to the gas block and op-rod, but in fact IMO that is not where it's problems lie.

It's problems lie in the fact that one, the barrel is too thin, and what barrel they do put on is like a $10 sub-contractor barrel worth about as much Q-control as $10 will buy you. That's a lot of the reason why you see some guys say mine shoots fine and other who see pie-plate accuracy. And of course the stock bedding is also a huge factor and I don't think they've even addressed that.

IMO......save your money and buy a good AR. If you have mucho $$ and decide to buy one, then let me know...I'd like to put one of my personal Mini's up against it. Don't get me wrong, you can get a stock Mini to shoot OK (near moa), but you have to address a few of it's mechanical issues first. I personally don't think they addressed the RIGHT ones.
Hunt'nFish

But this is just my opinion....go to Perfectunion.com and read what guys who have bought them are saying.

[PIR8 Hook]

My experience with the old ones was I could shoot a tighter group at 100 yds with an AR than I could ar 25 yds with the Mini 14.

I hope they improved it!

[billc_sbio]

So WHO can tell us the "real" story of the Mini 14?

Here are the original versions that Bill Ruger had intended to make some big sales $$$ off of.





While it might be possible to "Accurize" something like this, it seems like, looking at its original intended design, it would be akin to making a "National Match" M2 Carbine.

Hasn't "Chief A.J." worked on these things (Mini 14s) a bunch?

[Chesapeake]

I used to own one of the standard type back several years.

It had "Minute of Man" accuracy. I'm pretty sure that was the design goal.


I always thought the problems were poor quality controll/tolerances, and the way the whippy barrel is mounted in the big chunk of steel at the forend. Looks like they added an adjustable harmonic ballance to try and offset the poor harmonics created by the whippy barrel in the big steel block.

Seems like a work around rather than a fix.

[RogueFishr]

Originally Posted by baltz526

the mini 14 works for what it was designed for, .

grabbing it by the barrel and swinging it like a bat??

RF

[Ryan Pultz]

Originally Posted by Tom H

I got one ,my brother has one and ours are good shooters ,really good ,with factory loads ,it`s a god gun

Wow How did I know you would have one I would love to see of pic of this massive gun collection you got going. but just remember your X owns Half of them rp

[gottafish]

Originally Posted by Ryan Pultz

Wow How did I know you would have one I would love to see of pic of this massive gun collection you got going. but just remember your X owns Half of them rp

[Ryan Pultz]

Thanks for the answers I kinda figured they were just polishing a turd. I will save up and get my AR rp

[Tom H]

Originally Posted by Ryan Pultz

Wow How did I know you would have one I would love to see of pic of this massive gun collection you got going. but just remember your X owns Half of them rp

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I only have 2 guns ,and 2 bows

[Ryan Pultz]

Originally Posted by Tom H

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I only have 2 guns ,and 2 bows

What happened to the 7 your new Latina got you? Someone needs to get the story stright rp

[Tom H]

Originally Posted by Ryan Pultz

What happened to the 7 your new Latina got you? Someone needs to get the story stright rp

When you get gifts ,after seperation they are yours ,she can`t count them