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New Mini-14® Target Rifle with a Hogue® OverMolded™ stock. This stock features a cobblestone texture that aids. grip and control of the rifle in adverse environmental conditions. “The Mini-14 Target Rifle has certainly redefined the performance of the Ruger Ranch Rifle by winning two. Industry Masters events back to back,” said Sturm ...
Rifle case and ammo can are packed, along with 16 targets (4x4 of above .pdf) of each of the following harmonic dampener settings: 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.25, and 1.50 turns back from flush. Weather will be 88F, 61% humidity creeping to 73%, with winds @ 11mph ESE. Looking to make some decent progress.
793 posts · Joined 2012. #3 · Oct 12, 2015 (Edited) You can safely shoot 5.56 in any Mini 14 marked .223 with the exception of the .223 target model. I have three older Minis marked .223 that I bought years ago and have shot thousands of rounds of 5.56. I did call Ruger before doing so and was assured it was fine to do so.
Keep in mind the big disadvantage is that unlike other models of the Mini 14, the target model can only shoot 223 ammo. So no using 556 as well, as is the case with the regular rifle. As a competition rifle it might make sense, but I don't think it does in many other circumstances. I have several Rugers, most recently adding a Ruger American ...
The main difference is the receivers. The Mini-14 has a rear sight that resembles the sight found on an M1 Garand or M14 and no easy way to mount a scope without additional hardware. The Mini-14 ranch rifle has a Lyman style dovetail peep sight and details in the top of the receiver to accept Ruger scope rings. OK, I saw some images to compare.
1019 posts · Joined 2015. #11 · Jun 26, 2017. Don't be surprised if the Mini-14 and Mini-30 are discontinued completely in the near future. Prices on them have risen substantially in the last few years, while AR-15 prices have plummeted. I would be surprised if Ruger sells many Mini's these days. Be surprised then.
KameDaTard. 513 posts · Joined 2015. #6 · Oct 23, 2018 (Edited) Even though I don't own a target model, I re barreled my Mini 14 with a aftermarket target barrel from shilen. It is about the same concept, but without the dampener. I like the added weight to the front cause it helps me steady my shots when I have to shoot free handed.
My friend is a major Ruger wholesaler/retailer, and in his store today, he had a Mini 14 Target Rifle. Stainless steel, no sights (looks like the Ranch Rifle), composite thumbhole stock, bull barrel, and here's the kicker -- a finely threaded muzzle with a huge, fat flash suppressor attached to the end; so big, in fact, it looked like a sound ...
S. SouthernGuns. 675 posts · Joined 2022. #19 · Mar 8, 2023 (Edited) I'm a very experienced owner of a Mini-14, 223/556 new in1980, but made in 1977, Fireland. At 30 y.o. at the time it would shoot a 3", 5 shot group at 100 yards off a rolled up towel on the hood of my truck with my reloads.
Ruger SR-556, AR-556, and Mini-14 can safely shoot 223 Remington, 5.56x45, or 5.56 NATO ammo ... the exception being a Mini-14 Target Model, which is strictly a 223 Rem or Mini-14s that were made before 1981, which can shoot 5.56x45 or 223 Rem. This makes a lot of sense because the NATO standard came in 1980 or thereabouts.