A New Rifle In My Future???

[HayesGreener]

When we first started our SWAT team in 1980, our pimary weapons were the Mini-14 and the 870 shotgun. There were limited choices in the day. I had guys who could could get exceptional accuracy out of those guns. I purchased 16 HK MP5's to replace the Mni-14's in 1985 but we got great service from those Mini-14's.

 

[Talyn]

So what happened to California then?

I think we all know what happened to CA, as well as how it infests other states like OR, WA & CO like a virus.

I haven't been to/thru CA since 82, and less than zero interest in going there other than transiting through an airport.

 

[BET7]

I don't own a Ruger Mini 14, but I found this 2 part video/article done by Chris baker of Lucky Gunner interesting. It describes it's history and then goes into pros and cons and compares it along the way to the history of the commercial AR15s on the market during specific time frames. It looks like the rifle Chris had lacked in accuracy, but as some here have indicated, theirs seems to be better in that regard. So it sounds like it might be hit or miss, but that's something that a buyer of this firearm must decide.
Part 1:

Why Won’t the Ruger Mini-14 Just Die? [Part 1]

Despite the market dominance of the AR, the Ruger Mini-14 is still in production today, and well loved by many shooters. But... why?

www.luckygunner.com

Part 2:

Why Won't the Ruger Mini-14 Just Die? [Part 2]

We're looking at why the Mini-14 is still popular today in a market with plethora of affordable alternatives.

www.luckygunner.com

 

[Keystone19250]

Something I found on the current (2023) Models/versions

gunmade

Find out what one of our favorite rifles on the market is like to shoot and handle. Our Ruger Mini-14 review will give you all the information you need.

www.gunmade.com

 

[Bassbob]

Having grown up in Connecticut and traveling the “eastern” United States by motorcycle for 40 years I always considered Ohio down to Georgia including Florida to be the East, going west from there is the central US, mid west and western states.

I sure as hell never figured I was "Back East".

 

[nmedge]

I had an older model and a new model. Really don't remember them being hard recoiling but i do remember that neither one of them was accurate for me. Also, they are picky with magazines and really only like Ruger mags. They are expensive and now I see that the rifles have gotten pretty pricy too.

 

[Annihilator]

I had an older model and a new model. Really don't remember them being hard recoiling but i do remember that neither one of them was accurate for me. Also, they are picky with magazines and really only like Ruger mags. They are expensive and now I see that the rifles have gotten pretty pricy too.

That’s why on the A-Team, they hit nothing…….

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

That’s why on the A-Team, they hit nothing…….

modern day storm troopers

 

[deadduck357]

I haven't owned a Mini 14 but do love my Mini 30. It has killed many hogs and has earned my respect.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

I haven't owned a Mini 14 but do love my Mini 30. It has killed many hogs and has earned my respect.

Which cartridge in the 30?

 

[somorris]

I thought St. Louis was the “gateway to the west.” That doesn’t sound like back east. .

 

[Talyn]

Just to be nerdy

Why do people say out west and back east?

Why do we say 'Back East' and 'Out West'? Because, historically, during the late 18th and 19th centuries, most English-speaking Americans started out in the East, and went West. If a man was standing in St. Louis, he would not say “back West,” because he hadn't been there yet.
Quora - https://www.quora.com › Why-do-many-Americans-still-..

and....​

The usual pattern from the colonial era through to the mid-20th century was for people in the eastern part of the country to move west; the mean center of population of the United States has moved west with every single decennial census, so it is natural that moving back east and moving out west would be more common patterns than moving back west or moving out east, as you can see in this NGram of AmE from the closing of the frontier to the present:


BTW - St. Louis is also 2,342 miles "down river" from the source of the Missouri River in my state.

 

[Keystone19250]

Just to be nerdy

Why do people say out west and back east?

Why do we say 'Back East' and 'Out West'? Because, historically, during the late 18th and 19th centuries, most English-speaking Americans started out in the East, and went West. If a man was standing in St. Louis, he would not say “back West,” because he hadn't been there yet.
Quora - https://www.quora.com › Why-do-many-Americans-still-..

and....​

The usual pattern from the colonial era through to the mid-20th century was for people in the eastern part of the country to move west; the mean center of population of the United States has moved west with every single decennial census, so it is natural that moving back east and moving out west would be more common patterns than moving back west or moving out east, as you can see in this NGram of AmE from the closing of the frontier to the present:


BTW - St. Louis is also 2,342 miles "down river" from the source of the Missouri River in my state.

Thanks nerd.

 

[Annihilator]

Which cartridge in the 30?

7.62X39, same as a AK

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

7.62X39, same as a AK

Thought the 30 was in 300bo also aka mini30. Haven't really checked.

 

[papa]

Thought the 30 was in 300bo also aka mini30. Haven't really checked.

The mini 30 started out in 7.62x39. Later it was used for the 300 bo chambering.

 

[10mmLife]

The mini 30 started out in 7.62x39. Later it was used for the 300 bo chambering.

The Mini chambered in .300blk Mini is in the Mini-14 model rifles. The Mini-30 designation is only used for 7.62x39 rifles.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

The mini 30 started out in 7.62x39. Later it was used for the 300 bo chambering.

The Mini chambered in .300blk Mini is in the Mini-14 model rifles. The Mini-30 designation is only used for 7.62x39 rifles.

I wasn't for sure if the denote was about caliber of the 30 or not? As far as the 14 goes the bolt face would make sense for it being both cartridges.

 

[Annihilator]

The Mini chambered in .300blk Mini is in the Mini-14 model rifles. The Mini-30 designation is only used for 7.62x39 rifles.

 

[papa]

The Mini chambered in .300blk Mini is in the Mini-14 model rifles. The Mini-30 designation is only used for 7.62x39 rifles.

OK , so I have been wrong twice in my life.