RUGER Mini-14

Item Description

FIREARM HISTORY AND FEATURES:

The Mini-14 is a lightweight, semi-automatic rifle chambered in .223 Remington manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. and first introduced in 1973.
It was designed and intended for military, police and civilian/sporting use.
The name Mini-14 was coined because it resembles a smaller version of the military M14 rifle.
It utilizes a rotating bolt and a self-cleaning, fixed-piston gas system similar to an M1 rifle.

Since its introduction it has been released in many different calibers and variants to suit different markets, and remains one of Ruger’s most successful rifles, still in production today.

The simplest model of this rifle is called the “Ranch Rifle” and is offered in a wood or synthetic rifle stock paired with a blued or stainless steel receiver and a standard 18.5″ tapered barrel.
These rifles feature an adjustable ghost ring rear sight and winged front sight, and they are sold with a detachable scope rail mount and a choice of two 20-round or 5-round detachable box magazines to comply with some U.S. states and other countries which have laws restricting magazine capacity.
All models are chambered in both .223 Remington and 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition except the Target Rifle variant (which is .223 only).

This particular rifle is set in a standard ‘Ranch Rifle’ wooden stock.

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FIREARM CONDITION:

This gun is in very good used condition. It is mechanically sound and functional.
The overall original finish to the barrel and receiver is still excellent with only some very light wear to the moving parts of the action.
The wooden stock is still excellent with only a single, small, light chip/scratch on the butt, which basically insignificant.
Includes 1 x 5 round, 1 x 10 round and 1 x 20 round magazine.

  Extra magazines for this firearm available from Special Armory

FIREARM SUITABILITY:

This firearm is suitable for armed security work, particularly for vehicle work due to its high ammunition capacity, small size and light weight.

This firearm is suitable for use in the following sports:

• SADPA DMG – SSG, LSG, ESG and TSG divisions
• MPDS – Enhanced Service Rifle (ESR) with scope, and Stock Service Rifle (SSR) without scope
• IPSC – SEMI-AUTO STANDARD division
• 3GN – FACTORY and PRACTICAL divisions

This firearm is also suitable for home self-defense in secluded areas (e.g. farms), provided that one is able to obtain a license to possess a restricted firearm for self-defense (Section 14) which is not very easy nor common.

FIREARM TRIVIA:

If you area child of the 1980’s you will recognize this rifle as being a favourite and used often by the members of ‘The A-Team”, specifically the stainless steel version with factory folding stock.
In the 2010 film, Liam Neeson’s character “Col. “Hannibal” Smith” uses this same firearm in the film’s opening sequence as a tribute to the original TV series.