Comments on: Ruger Mini-14 line gets minor improvement http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brandon http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-27969 brandon Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:24:09 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-27969 Im so sorry sounds like you already knew that I saw where you said down to 16 1/8 please forgive me Im kinda tired Im so sorry sounds like you already knew that I saw where you said down to 16 1/8 please forgive me Im kinda tired

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]]> By: brandon http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-27968 brandon Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:21:31 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-27968 I seen an above comment about cutting down the barrel I would ask someone who knows the laws but if I'm not mistaking I don't think you are allowed to cut a rifle barrel below 16 inches and a shot gun below 18 inches the reason why I make this assumption is because the ar and ak series pistols if you put a stock on them or a foward pistol grip on them they are illegal and please forgive me if I'm wrong but I have never seen a rifle in the U.S.A that was semi auto with a barrel below 16 inches I know they are out there like the krincov ak etc. but I don't think common folk like me are allowed to purchase them but again I could be wrong check wt someone who knows the laws in and out I would hate for someone to go to prison for simply having a rifle wt a too short barrel I seen an above comment about cutting down the barrel I would ask someone who knows the laws but if I’m not mistaking I don’t think you are allowed to cut a rifle barrel below 16 inches and a shot gun below 18 inches the reason why I make this assumption is because the ar and ak series pistols if you put a stock on them or a foward pistol grip on them they are illegal and please forgive me if I’m wrong but I have never seen a rifle in the U.S.A that was semi auto with a barrel below 16 inches I know they are out there like the krincov ak etc. but I don’t think common folk like me are allowed to purchase them but again I could be wrong check wt someone who knows the laws in and out I would hate for someone to go to prison for simply having a rifle wt a too short barrel

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]]> By: brandon http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-27967 brandon Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:11:19 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-27967 I bought a mini 14 slightly used but not abused and had 1 problem the slide lock would prematurly lock before I was out of ammo . I bought a mini 14 slightly used but not abused and had 1 problem the slide lock would prematurly lock before I was out of ammo .

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]]> By: JAL http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-9006 JAL Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:16:26 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-9006 PS to the above post, the distance was 100 yds. Ammo was Federal 55gr FMJ, the value pak stuff available at Walmart. JAL PS to the above post, the distance was 100 yds. Ammo was Federal 55gr FMJ, the value pak stuff available at Walmart.

JAL

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]]> By: JAL http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-9004 JAL Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:58:51 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-9004 I purchased a 580 series rifle in January, not the target model. With my 23 year old son behind the scope, under 1" groups were common. With my 50 year old eyes, the groups were about twice that size. We shot 3 round groups and allowed some time for checking targets, etc between groups. The barrel is much heavier on this model and it does not heat up much at all. Now we can all complain about the nearly 9 pounds this scoped rifle weighs!! As far as I am concerned, the mini is now at least as good as any of its users. Good job Ruger!! I purchased a 580 series rifle in January, not the target model. With my 23 year old son behind the scope, under 1″ groups were common. With my 50 year old eyes, the groups were about twice that size. We shot 3 round groups and allowed some time for checking targets, etc between groups. The barrel is much heavier on this model and it does not heat up much at all. Now we can all complain about the nearly 9 pounds this scoped rifle weighs!! As far as I am concerned, the mini is now at least as good as any of its users. Good job Ruger!!

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]]> By: mln http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-6648 mln Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:03:51 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-6648 Agreed, both J.M & LM,Esq. Letalis, which Mini-14 with the heavy stock did you mean? Excuse me if this question is naive (I know next to nothing about design & manufacture), but what about the possibility of cutting down the "Heavy, hammer forged stainless steel barrel" of the Mini-14® Target Rifle (KMINI-14) ( http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=5828&return=Y ) to the 16 1/8" length of the Tactical Mini-14 barrel ( http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=5847&return=Y ) and fitting it to the latter? Is this a realistic possibility? It seems to me that this would solve the overheating and harmonics problems of the tapered, lightweight barrel of the Tactical Mini-14 and mitigate the undesirable extra weight (and front-heaviness) by removing 5 7/8'" from the target barrel. Make sense to anyone? Agreed, both J.M & LM,Esq. Letalis, which Mini-14 with the heavy stock did you mean? Excuse me if this question is naive (I know next to nothing about design & manufacture), but what about the possibility of cutting down the “Heavy, hammer forged stainless steel barrel” of the Mini-14® Target Rifle (KMINI-14)
( http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=5828&return=Y )
to the 16 1/8″ length of the Tactical Mini-14 barrel
( http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=5847&return=Y )
and fitting it to the latter? Is this a realistic possibility? It seems to me that this would solve the overheating and harmonics problems of the tapered, lightweight barrel of the Tactical Mini-14 and mitigate the undesirable extra weight (and front-heaviness) by removing 5 7/8′” from the target barrel. Make sense to anyone?

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]]> By: Letalis Maximus, Esq. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-5222 Letalis Maximus, Esq. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:25:18 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-5222 Preach it, Brother Jay.Mac, preach it. They have built the Mini-14 for years with that fly-weight barrel. It is a joy to carry, but at the bench it just makes you mad. Now they come out with a heavy barrel Mini-14, with a correspondingly heavy/clumsy stock. Shoots great from the bench, but is about as handy as a railroad tie. Why, oh why, can't we get a medium weight Mini-14 barrel with a standard weight sporter stock? Enquiring minds want to know. Preach it, Brother Jay.Mac, preach it. They have built the Mini-14 for years with that fly-weight barrel. It is a joy to carry, but at the bench it just makes you mad.

Now they come out with a heavy barrel Mini-14, with a correspondingly heavy/clumsy stock. Shoots great from the bench, but is about as handy as a railroad tie.

Why, oh why, can’t we get a medium weight Mini-14 barrel with a standard weight sporter stock? Enquiring minds want to know.

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]]> By: Jay.Mac http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-4899 Jay.Mac Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:52:33 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-4899 How hard is it to make the Mini-14 with a decent barrel? If Ruger had made a truly "mini M14" back in the day they would have a product to seriously challenge the AR-15. IMHO, the barrel weight option is an insult to gun owners. I just don't get it. How hard is it to make the Mini-14 with a decent barrel? If Ruger had made a truly “mini M14″ back in the day they would have a product to seriously challenge the AR-15.

IMHO, the barrel weight option is an insult to gun owners. I just don’t get it.

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]]> By: N.U.G.U.N. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/ruger-mini-14-line-gets-minor-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-4891 N.U.G.U.N. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:42:17 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4274#comment-4891 Wasn't accuracy greatly improved when they moved to the 580 series of Mini14's? Wasn’t accuracy greatly improved when they moved to the 580 series of Mini14′s?

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