[GOP_Party_Animal]

Ruger has done a lot in it's Mini rifles to address their notorious inaccuracy. I have one, and had one before the newer version...

How can I tell the difference if I'm looking at used mini 30's? How do I avoid that inaccurate designs?

[Wildbill22]

A couple ways. The newer Mini-30 is not available in blue/wood configuration, and has a newer front site, rounded receiver edges, and has serial numbers starting with “581”. The 580 is the newer Mini-14. Ruger did a major retooling in 2006, and these changes reflect the newer design, along with better construction tolerances. Accuracy is suppose to be significantly better, and I believe this to be so.

[Last Dakotan]

How do I avoid that inaccurate designs?

Apparently all the used iron you are seeing is from shooters upgrading their guns.