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Mantis
 Post subject: I Bought Another One!
PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:08 pm 
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Check out my latest new toy. I just bought it today at Al Simmons in Hamilton. I've already put 200 rounds through it (I bought 1000 rounds).

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It's a stainless Ruger Mini-14 with a synthetic stock. It's basically a mini version of the M14 (I have one of those too) that chambered for both the .223 Remington and the 5.56mm NATO round. When I had it on the range, I found it to be accurate and consistant. I haven't scoped it yet, but it did come with Ruger scope rings. I'm going to grab a scope for it this week.


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Hmmm, for some strange reason I can't edit posts any more so I couldn't fix the photo link. Here it is:

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Very nice! Congratulations! I've always liked the look of silver and black together on a gun! Bring it to the next RVD round up and we'll have a .223 shoot off?! AR15 vs. Mini14?! 8)
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windbag wrote:
Very nice! Congratulations! I've always liked the look of silver and black together on a gun! Bring it to the next RVD round up and we'll have a .223 shoot off?! AR15 vs. Mini14?! 8)


Sounds like a plan! :lol:
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congrats mantis, nice one :wink: Windbag is right, bring it down to my next shoot off down here.. 8)
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NICE ..... Congratulation with the new toy ......
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Mantis wrote:
windbag wrote:
Very nice! Congratulations! I've always liked the look of silver and black together on a gun! Bring it to the next RVD round up and we'll have a .223 shoot off?! AR15 vs. Mini14?! 8)


Sounds like a plan! :lol:

Congrats Mantis That's a fine looking rifle..... 8) 8) 8)

I'm there!!!!...... Sounds like too much fun to pass up on..... :D
Just say when.... :wink:

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congrats on ur buy, looks compact and sturdy. i like :D

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Mantis wrote:
windbag wrote:
Very nice! Congratulations! I've always liked the look of silver and black together on a gun! Bring it to the next RVD round up and we'll have a .223 shoot off?! AR15 vs. Mini14?! 8)


Sounds like a plan! :lol:

And when you two are done, I'll give it a go with my M1 carbine vs the Mini 14. :lol:

Good looking gun - I hope that they have made some improvements on them over the years. I had a Mini 14 about 20 or so years ago - wouldn't group worth a darn, even at 50 yds - the groups were laughable, so it got the nick-name the "Mini Ha Ha".

I've since become a big fan of the USGI M1 carbine.
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That is one beautiful gun. How much does one of those cost if you dont mind me asking?

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ah yeah what a beaut of a gun, gee thats one im gonna get from ruger for sure.

too bad they didn't blue it though....nice that it comes in a wood stock, rather full wood...but thats just me haha :wink:

Beaut gun and Gongrats.


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Suprmatic wrote:
Mantis wrote:
windbag wrote:
Very nice! Congratulations! I've always liked the look of silver and black together on a gun! Bring it to the next RVD round up and we'll have a .223 shoot off?! AR15 vs. Mini14?! 8)


Sounds like a plan! :lol:

And when you two are done, I'll give it a go with my M1 carbine vs the Mini 14. :lol:

Good looking gun - I hope that they have made some improvements on them over the years. I had a Mini 14 about 20 or so years ago - wouldn't group worth a darn, even at 50 yds - the groups were laughable, so it got the nick-name the "Mini Ha Ha".

I've since become a big fan of the USGI M1 carbine.


I think they have improved it. I had it at Range Burlington and it was grouping very nicely with the iron sights. I'm going to scope it this week and I suspect it'll improve even more.
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ah yeah what a beaut of a gun, gee thats one im gonna get from ruger for sure.

too bad they didn't blue it though....nice that it comes in a wood stock, rather full wood...but thats just me haha :wink:

Beaut gun and Gongrats.


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Thanks. It's definitely a fun rifle to shoot. They actually do have a blued model with wood furniture. I just liked the look of the stainless one.
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really now? Would you post the link for me?

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really now? Would you post the link for me?

Thanks Mantis.

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Certainly. Here's the link on the Sturm Ruger site:

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/ ... 1&return=Y
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