Nifty little rifle, horribly inaccurate, unless Ruger fixed what was wrong with them thirtly years ago.
The cost of these is actually higher than an AR15. They won’t match even a budget AR15 in performance and accuracy. The Ruger factory mags are fairly spendy. There aren’t very good options for mounting a telescope on them, even if you choose the Ranch model. There’s no aftermarket support for the Mini-14 and how it comes from the box is the way it’ll stay.
If you are set on a Mini-14, the vintage ones from the 1970s are nicer than the newer models.
It’s a looker with that wood stock. Too bad there’s no wood option for the AR...
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The Ruger Ranch Rifle is excellent, especially for the price. (I have one).
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Or, you could forego the Mini- and get an M1A.
don't... you're locked into only expensive Ruger mags and he trained on a M4I’ve got an earlier one, and sometimes accuracy out past 100 yards was dicey. I’ve heard that they went to a heavier barrel profile that fixed the problem, and it’s a fine rifle (it’s the little brother to my M-14S.)
The only other problem of which I’ve heard has to do with high capacity magazines. I’ve heard that non-Ruger 30 round magazines have problems, but I have no experience with them. I’ve always used the standard 20 round mags.
Mark
Howdy y’all. I’m considering picking up a .223 dpms Oracle for fathers day. They’re going for $400
Comments/ opinions would be appreciated. Ty
Extractors break and ejectors fail. The French evaluated the Ruger GB selective fire/bayonet lug version and considered adopting it to replace the MAS-49 rifles and MAT-49 submachineguns used by the armeds Gendarmerie Military Police, still have a few, but went with the French military FA-MAS G2 *clarion* bullpup rifle instead. They found the sling swivels insufficiently sturdy and went with a slot in the rear of the buttstock instead, much like the US M1 carbine.
I'm not real thrilled with the Ruger metallic sights, but like the Tech-Sights versions MUCH better. And be certain your magazines are reliable in YOUR rifle; with the several production versions and batches Ruger has produced over the years, not all interchange perfectly, including brand-new ones.
I've had 3 of the .223/5.56mm versions and one Mini-30 in the 7.62x39mm M43 AK47 cartridge chambering. If I was to have another one, it'd be in .300 Blackout.