"It's not the most accurate rifle out of the box that's for sure and Ruger could fix this but for some reason they choose not to. I paid 459.00 brand new for mine so I know that by puttting even 250 or 300 dollars into it, it is still cheaper than an AR and shoots just as good."
I hear this kind of logic all the time from Mini 14 owners, and I still have a difficult time digesting it. The cheapest your going to find a blue, wood Mini 14 is around $500.00 and change. If you want a Stainless Synthetic your talking $600.00+. Thats todays new prices, not what your cousins, girlfriends, brothers, friend sold you his for. As was said if you want it to shoot worth a crap your going to have to pour another $300.00+ into it, and that is a conservative estimate. That is easily going to put you into the $900.00+ range. I can buy Bushmaster AR-15's from Davidsons thru my local dealer all day long with a lifetime guarantee for $800.00 and change. Most any out of the box AR-15 will give accuracy and functionability beyond what a Mini 14 owner can only dream of. Excellent 30 round magazines can be had for $10.00 a piece. Buying Mini 14 magazines has always been a hit or miss proposition because Ruger refuses to sell their 30 round magazines to citizens who buy their product. As was also said Ruger refuses to fix this problem because they don't give a damn. They won't produce an accurate rifle, but will charge you what an accurate one should cost. Then to frost the cake they won't sell you 30 round magazines unless you are law enforcement who doesn't want the Mini 14 to begin with. Why go thru all that screwing around with a company that doesn't give a rats a$$??? I think the Mini 14 is a nice looking, well made rifle that simply doesn't shoot worth a crap for the money they charge for it. Until Ruger gets their head out of their a$$ and does something about it, I'll stick with what the millitary and law enforcement stake their lives on. The AR-15. With the cost difference amounting to a tankful of gas it simply isn't worth my time messing with a gun that I know is only going to disappoint me. Bill T.
I hear this kind of logic all the time from Mini 14 owners, and I still have a difficult time digesting it. The cheapest your going to find a blue, wood Mini 14 is around $500.00 and change. If you want a Stainless Synthetic your talking $600.00+. Thats todays new prices, not what your cousins, girlfriends, brothers, friend sold you his for. As was said if you want it to shoot worth a crap your going to have to pour another $300.00+ into it, and that is a conservative estimate. That is easily going to put you into the $900.00+ range. I can buy Bushmaster AR-15's from Davidsons thru my local dealer all day long with a lifetime guarantee for $800.00 and change. Most any out of the box AR-15 will give accuracy and functionability beyond what a Mini 14 owner can only dream of. Excellent 30 round magazines can be had for $10.00 a piece. Buying Mini 14 magazines has always been a hit or miss proposition because Ruger refuses to sell their 30 round magazines to citizens who buy their product. As was also said Ruger refuses to fix this problem because they don't give a damn. They won't produce an accurate rifle, but will charge you what an accurate one should cost. Then to frost the cake they won't sell you 30 round magazines unless you are law enforcement who doesn't want the Mini 14 to begin with. Why go thru all that screwing around with a company that doesn't give a rats a$$??? I think the Mini 14 is a nice looking, well made rifle that simply doesn't shoot worth a crap for the money they charge for it. Until Ruger gets their head out of their a$$ and does something about it, I'll stick with what the millitary and law enforcement stake their lives on. The AR-15. With the cost difference amounting to a tankful of gas it simply isn't worth my time messing with a gun that I know is only going to disappoint me. Bill T.
