![]() In 1982, Ruger introduced the Ranch Rifle with an integral scope base on the receiver, a new folding-aperture rear sight, and factory scope rings. The original Mini-14 rifle had a rear aperture sight with large protective wings and no integral scope bases. These rifles, with serial number prefixes before 181, were tooled and redesigned with a new stock, new bolt hold-open mechanism, and other small changes. Stocks were somewhat angular, and heat shields were made of wood. Initial rifles were produced with a complex, exposed-bolt hold-open device with no button for manual engagement. The Mini-14 rifle has an investment-cast, heat-treated receiver and is mechanically similar to the M1 rifle, with a self-cleaning, fixed-piston gas system. Ruger, it incorporated numerous innovations and cost-saving engineering changes. Introduced in 1973 by Sturm, Ruger & Co., the Mini-14 resembles a smaller version of the military M14 rifle. ![]() History and design Stainless steel Mini-14 Ranch Rifle with various accessories The rifle is currently used by military personnel, law-enforcement and corrections personnel, and civilians in the United States and around the world. 223 Remington and 5.56×45mm NATO, the Ranch Rifle with a civilian style rear aperture sight and integral scope ring mounts on the receiver, the Mini-14 GB with a bayonet lug and flash suppressor, variants with folding stocks, stainless steel versions of the most popular variants, a target version featuring a heavyweight barrel and barrel tuner, the Mini Thirty, which is chambered for 7.62×39mm, as well as variants chambered in 6.8mm Remington SPC and 300 AAC Blackout. Since 1973, Ruger has introduced a number of variants, including: variants chambered in both. Introduced in 1973, the design was based on the M14 rifle and is essentially a scaled-down version chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO. The Mini-14 is a lightweight semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. As a teen back in 1976, my father bought one and now, Mini-14s bring me back to the good old days.Gas-operated short-stroke fixed piston, rotating bolt I know that the Mini-14 are not the greatest rifle out there, but I've always liked them and they're fast shooting and handle well. All I can say is that if you find either a Mini-14 rifle with a folding stock or just the stock at a good price, jump on it since they're not getting any cheaper. I have two of the original folding (stainless steel) stock standard rifles that I picked up over the last couple of years at decent prices, just to have on hand as trading material down the road. "I" like the looks and feel of the original folding stocks and I too wish Ruger would sell them again, if they were true to the original specs and not all dicked up with some funky rail system or AR/M4 stock like on their current plastic folders. I'm sure if somebody would ever offer them again, some will start to complain that it doesn't have accessory rails all over it or its just too heavy. Also, a member was thinking about doing a reproduction run of these stocks, but due to the cost, the project fell apart. This has been brought up several times here and the chances of Ruger reintroducing a true copy is slim to freak'n zero.
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