Can Ruger Ranch mini-14 handle 5.56mm ammo?
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gregintenn
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....or anything else for that matter.
hannstv
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Yeah, I take my Mini-14 out every now and then and "pattern" it. You certainly wouldn't call them groups.
gregintenn
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While mine isn't a benchrest target rifle, it will keep 100 yard groups inside 2". A trigger job is a great help.
I had a friend who shot cloverleaf 100 yard groups with his mini. Sadly, he passed away last year, and I never found out what he did to it, but he was an incurable tinkerer.
I've intended to tinker with mine a bit to try and improve groups, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
Mine nor his are the later, heavier barrel models.
cowart
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He may have read this article written by a former Ruger employee
My Observations on the Ruger Mini-14
Alk8944
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Kind of a ridiculous statement. They didn't mis-label anything, basically the .223/5.56 are the same cartridge and interchangeable in most cases.
The military ammunition requires a chamber with a slightly longer throat than the civilian version .223 does. This is because of a difference in bullet profile. Ruger uses the military chamber dimensions.
mkk41
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LVSteve
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The comment in there about the chamber spec used is pretty telling. Same as the M16A1, i.e., 5.56 NATO. Case closed for me.
cav.rat
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I'll just leave this here for your/anyones entertainment/reading.
Anything you'd like to know about .223/5.56.
Lots of reading, ton of info, also has quick links in blue.
The AR15.com Ammo Oracle
Anything you'd like to know about .223/5.56.
Lots of reading, ton of info, also has quick links in blue.
The AR15.com Ammo Oracle
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kwselke
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Cav,
Excellent article.
I still chuckle at the memory of a M196 5.56 tracer round I fired in my Mini-14 at dusk into the far bank of a gravel pit. It was done for show. The tracer started to corkscrewed at 100 yards and put on quite a show for the remaining 200 yards, before hitting the far bank of the pit. The observers applauded as they would for fireworks.
Excellent article.
I still chuckle at the memory of a M196 5.56 tracer round I fired in my Mini-14 at dusk into the far bank of a gravel pit. It was done for show. The tracer started to corkscrewed at 100 yards and put on quite a show for the remaining 200 yards, before hitting the far bank of the pit. The observers applauded as they would for fireworks.
LouisianaJoe
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I have a Mini-30 that was made in 1990. I have put 20 shots into a 1" group at 50 yards from a rest. I do have a scope on the rifle. I have not shot it at a longer range.
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