Are you asking me or the other poster who shared pics?

 

Mine is a Ranch . If you have a Ranch but don't like the stock , there are a lot of take offs on ebay. I got a take off that was just as nice as the original just about , and junkmanted ( the other poster who posted pics) cut it down for me ( I need a 10 1/2 LOP) .

 

This is it with a the cut down take off stock that I got for , I think , 30 bucks on Ebay

 

Thanks Sandy. You have pretty much exactly what I want: SS heavy-barrel ranch with suppressor. I've seen stocks around various online sources. But I can't find the SS-Bbl with suppressor. I'll keep looking (can't afford it anyway right now).

 

NICE rifle. Enjoy it.

I was going to add that aftermarket mags seems a iffy in it. It likes Ruger mags and they are not cheap. But , once you buy them you have them , so.

 

 

lol did not realize it was a resurrected thread ! I would definitely like to meet up at the BH. I have surgery Tuesday and then can't shoot for about 3 weeks. I'll hit you up with a PM once I am back shooting again , most likely end of August I'm only 5 minutes from the BH.

 

Clintoon - he did have a really really nice collection. Lots of old revolvers too. His Colt was my first gun , had I known what I know now I would have probably went for an exemption and picked up a few other handguns he had. They are all sold now ( that was last year) .

 

Sandy I wish you the best of luck with the surgery! Hope it's nothing too serious.

 

The end of august sounds great. I look forward to it

 

Joe

I thought the accuracy issues were a result of the barrel band and the way the barrel was affixed to the receiver.

 

some say there not accurate . i put a cheep scope on mine , and at 100 yards i was spinning a coffee can on pipe , i got board with the can and turned the 1-1/2 inch pipe to swiss cheese .

 

Sandy all the best with your surgery

http://www.gunaccess...i1430/index.asp

 

Lots of goodies here.. Anyone know where to get good 15 rounders? They have 10 rounders.

15 rounders ,no such animal apparently.

Thanks Sandy. You have pretty much exactly what I want: SS heavy-barrel ranch with suppressor. I've seen stocks around various online sources. But I can't find the SS-Bbl with suppressor. I'll keep looking (can't afford it anyway right now).

 

NICE rifle. Enjoy it.

When you are ready to buy the other parts , let's talk. I am not married to the flash suppressor and had seen a few muzzle brakes I liked. It gives me more options for stocks on it. Would do a suppressor/muzzle brake swap with you!

 

Sandy I wish you the best of luck with the surgery! Hope it's nothing too serious.

 

The end of august sounds great. I look forward to it

 

Joe

Thanks ! No nothign serious, just a hernia the size of Jupiter thanks to my 3 kids Late August it is!

http://www.gunaccess...i1430/index.asp

 

Lots of goodies here.. Anyone know where to get good 15 rounders? They have 10 rounders.

15 rounders ,no such animal apparently.

They don't make 15 rounders. I looked exhaustively . Choices are the 10 rounder or something larger , pinned.

great guns, i dont have pics of mine to post

...Dammit, now I want a Mini-14 again.

 

I heard they can really take a beating, run dirty, and all that stuff. I was REALLLLLYYY close to buying one, but all the shops in my area were selling them for the price at which I could build an AR, which is why I ended up doing that.

On my list when i find one

I really like my Mini 14. I have the newer version and don't see any issue with accuracy. The only real negatives I see for this gun is with regard to the magazines, as others have mentioned.....aftermarket mags are hit or miss whether they will operate well in this gun. However, using the factory mags is the only way to be certain there will be no feeding issues but, you'll pay dearly for them compared with the less expensive aftermarket counterparts.

Now with that being said, I think a good alternative to the Mini 14 is the Kel Tec SU16. I might have gotten one of these instead of the mini had I known about them (heck, I still might, LOL). They seem to get pretty good reviews and are similar in accuracy but less expensive. I do think that the Ruger mini has better build quality overall which is what you would be paying extra for. A big advantage IMO is that the SU16 takes regular AR15 style mags which are plentiful and a lot less expensive that Ruger mags. I have an AR also, so this would have been a double bonus in that I could've used the same mags for both guns. Anyway, just something else to think about.

Im pretty sure i saw the 10 rounders (factory) for 22 or 24 bucks on the site i posted up a few posts

I have a couple 15 round aftermarket mags I bought in the early 90's, haven't seen any more since, but they do exist. I haven't shot my mini 14 in a while but from what I recall the mags functioned fine.

It's a bit of a challenge taking it apart.

I personally would go with a bull barrel AR

Im pretty sure i saw the 10 rounders (factory) for 22 or 24 bucks on the site i posted up a few posts

 

Bud's has both 10 rounders for $23.

Mine is an older 183 series stainless. It is not quite what would be called a tack driver, but damn close to it. The stainless barrel may be a factor. Of course, mine has less tha 300 rounds down the tube!

I have a stainless (K Mini-14) and love it. As far as open sight plinkers go it is tops but I wouldn't consider it accurate enough to be my go-to gun. It is just as much fun to shoot as a 10/22 just a little more expensive to feed. I have never been able to find 15rnd mags for it so I'm limited to the factory 10 rounders. Also, I am not a huge fan of the scope mounting options out there which is primarily why I only use the factory sights.

I've got one on my payment plan at Lou's. Cheaper then an AR and with a stock/optic swap I can go from a "sniper rifle" look, to a tacticool carbine for some fun classes.

I've got one on my payment plan at Lou's. Cheaper then an AR and with a stock/optic swap I can go from a "sniper rifle" look, to a tacticool carbine for some fun classes.

 

Stock/optic swap? Wouldn't that cost about the same as an AR? (base model)

Buying used is my friend! Rifle is cheap as of now with an optic on it. Looking for a used "tactical" style (bulpup?) stock and will use irons or another used optic..

You can send your trigger group to Connecticut Precision Chambering (www.ct-precision.com) with $57, and they will return your TG to you with a nice crisp 3lb pull. Works great!

I've got one on my payment plan at Lou's. Cheaper then an AR and with a stock/optic swap I can go from a "sniper rifle" look, to a tacticool carbine for some fun classes.

 

Not in my experience. I was going to get one instead of an AR, but simply assembling the lower I saved enough on the AR to make it about the same price as the mini14. I still would love to have one though.

 

My favorite gun is the M14 and anything in that family of firearms. I'm really not an AR guy.

Just took a quick look, Buds guns has a bunch in stock if anyone is looking for one.