Tom Bullweed Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I have a chance to buy a Ruger Mini-Thirty (7.62x39 chambering) in great condition and for a very good price. I would buy this gun for some brush hunting for deer and for more serious use (if you know what I mean). Any cowboy have/had one? What kind of grouping and reliability did you experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Logan #12252 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 its on my bucket list............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Milo Talon SASS #23163 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Was looking for a Mini-30 or a Mini-14.Could not find one for a good price.Decided to build an AR.If I could have found one for the right price I would have jumped on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 The early Mini-30's had some cycling problems. As I recall, they had to replace the gas system to accommodate the larger cartridge. Ruger was fixing the problem for free on the early models. Any Mini-30 built in the last 15 years should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Buy it! GREAT guns. I sold one and bought an AK. Selling AK and buying another 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I am a Ruger man my self . I have bought and sold several of the Mini 14s and Mini Ranch 30s over the years . They are fun to shoot BUT the accuracy SUCKS ! If you wont to shoot the 7.62 X 39 round. Any SKS out there, Will out shoot the Mini Ranch 30. Again fun gun to shoot . As long as you are not trying to shoot good groups. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Ruger has APPARENTLY fixed the accuracy problem that the earlier Mini-14's and Mini-30's had, I've seen recent production guns that shoot fairly well, perhaps not up to AR-15 standards, but better then they used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I am a Ruger man my self . I have bought and sold several of the Mini 14s and Mini Ranch 30s over the years . They are fun to shoot BUT the accuracy SUCKS ! If you wont to shoot the 7.62 X 39 round. Any SKS out there, Will out shoot the Mini Ranch 30. Again fun gun to shoot . As long as you are not trying to shoot good groups. Good luck. Not quite...we had a Mini 30 versus SKS informal shooting contest at various ranges in the Cali desert years ago. The Mini 30 won overall....guess it depends on the SKS and the ammo... GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 Sounds like I might be looking more seriously at this Mini-30...until I visited my local shop today. Post-64 Winchester 100 in .308 in very good condition for $25 more than the Mini-30! Maybe I'll get both be prepared for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Sounds like I might be looking more seriously at this Mini-30...until I visited my local shop today. Post-64 Winchester 100 in .308 in very good condition for $25 more than the Mini-30! Maybe I'll get both be prepared for anything. Liking the word 'both' GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Guys I had a mimi 14 and a mini 30 , the accurecy on bith was deploreable My SKS would hold LOTS better groups than the mini 30 , and the AR was LOTS better than the mini 14 I did not lose much $ when they went away , so I got lucky on those deals . Mine were the EARLY guns , not swure if they have inproved that much or not . CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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