Ruger Mini-14 Foldable stocks (what the heck 10/22s too)

Tex1001 · Mar 22, 2020

I've had a pair of Mini-14s with Butler Creeks since forever.
Not as elegant as the factory stocks but extremely solid.

gdogs · Mar 22, 2020

I ordered one of these stocks on Jan 27th, 3 days after they went on sale without telling anyone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. They started shipping them a couple of weeks ago, and still aren't done with the orders from the first day. If you ordered one today, you'd be looking at months for delivery. The price of the original Ruger stocks isn't trending down yet. Samson is going to have to ramp up production significantly for that to happen. Meanwhile, my 182 GB sits patiently waiting for its A-Team remodel.

Rule3 · Mar 22, 2020

Tex1001 said:
I've had a pair of Mini-14s with Butler Creeks since forever.
Not as elegant as the factory stocks but extremely solid.

I always liked them and kick myself for never buying one. I believe at the time they were $79.99

Glashaus · Mar 22, 2020

gdogs said:
I ordered one of these stocks on Jan 27th, 3 days after they went on sale without telling anyone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. They started shipping them a couple of weeks ago, and still aren't done with the orders from the first day. If you ordered one today, you'd be looking at months for delivery. The price of the original Ruger stocks isn't trending down yet. Samson is going to have to ramp up production significantly for that to happen. Meanwhile, my 182 GB sits patiently waiting for its A-Team remodel.

I ordered mine on Jan. 26

mrmike7189 · Mar 22, 2020

I like that they have gotten people excited about the MINI 14 again. It's not a bad rifle....just not a great rifle. The fact that it shoots 223/5.56 ammo which is the most popular rifle round in America right now, makes it a viable option for those who cannot afford an AR15 or live in a ban state

NH1545 · Mar 22, 2020

I bought my Mini 14 in 1983 because I couldn't afford an AR15. Back then Mini 14's were 70% the cost of an AR. Now a new AR can be had for half the price of a Mini 14.
I've tried to post a picture of the stock liner difference, but haven't figured it out yet. I use Google Photos.

Dump1567 · Mar 22, 2020

I have a Choate side folder. It's pretty solid with a good check weld.

(from Choates website)

oink · Mar 22, 2020

So, I have a blue original Ruger folding stock new in the original shipping box. Not the rifle, just the stock. I bought it many years ago but never used it as I had a GB folder issued by the Department that I carried for many years. So what is a NIB new Ruger blue folding stock going for?

gdogs · Mar 22, 2020

oink said:
So, I have a blue original Ruger folding stock new in the original shipping box. Not the rifle, just the stock. I bought it many years ago but never used it as I had a GB folder issued by the Department that I carried for many years. So what is a NIB new Ruger blue folding stock going for?

I think you'd be looking at $700+ pretty easily on the auction sites for a brand new one in the box. Keep in mind that Samson is only making a stainless version, so that blued stock is going to hold its value better.

oink · Mar 22, 2020

Hmm, I don't think it's worth that much to me. I also have a NIB Mini-14 GB with straight wood stock SN prefix 185 also blue with one blue 20 round (the one the folder was purchased for). The box says model 1810. Over 30 years old and I never shot it. I always had another one to shoot. Are they worth anything? Might not be worth what a newer one is worth.

gdogs · Mar 23, 2020

oink said:
Hmm, I don't think it's worth that much to me. I also have a NIB Mini-14 GB with straight wood stock SN prefix 185 also blue with one blue 20 round (the one the folder was purchased for). The box says model 1810. Over 30 years old and I never shot it. I always had another one to shoot. Are they worth anything? Might not be worth what a newer one is worth.

The GB models will bring a premium as well. No idea of value on it, but I would think higher than a brand new standard Mini-14.

Glashaus · Mar 23, 2020

oink said:
Hmm, I don't think it's worth that much to me. I also have a NIB Mini-14 GB with straight wood stock SN prefix 185 also blue with one blue 20 round (the one the folder was purchased for). The box says model 1810. Over 30 years old and I never shot it. I always had another one to shoot. Are they worth anything? Might not be worth what a newer one is worth.

Mini 14 GB’s have been sought after and have held value. One thing that has happened over the past five years or so is that a number of Mini 14 GB models were traded in by police departments and sold off as surplus by distributors that dealt in police firearms, that is how I found mine.

What you have is special and may be worth more then you realize to the right person. You have both a new in the box blued Mini 14 GB and a new in the box Ruger blued factory folder.

There are probably very few of these laying around that are in new in the box condition. Used surplus police fixed stock stainless GB’s were going for $450-$650 on Gunbroker auctions a couple of years ago, used factory folding stocks alone, I have seen go for a low of $300 to about $700 over the last few years. These were mostly stainless. I have no idea what either the rifle or the stock would go for in NIB condition.

Gene L · Mar 23, 2020

mrmike7189 said:
I like that they have gotten people excited about the MINI 14 again. It's not a bad rifle....just not a great rifle. The fact that it shoots 223/5.56 ammo which is the most popular rifle round in America right now, makes it a viable option for those who cannot afford an AR15 or live in a ban state

Most accurate statement on the Mini-"It's not a bad rifle, just not a great rifle."

BAM-BAM · Mar 23, 2020

Gene L said:
Most accurate statement on the Mini-"It's not a bad rifle, just not a great rifle."

Someone once described the Mini-14 as the American AK-47

Univibe · Mar 23, 2020

The Butler Creek ones were very cool. I kept mine when I sold my Mini to buy a 6920. They go for about $200 on Ebay now.

Gene L · Mar 23, 2020

BAM-BAM said:
Someone once described the Mini-14 as the American AK-47

More like an American SKS.

BB57 · Mar 23, 2020

BAM-BAM said:
Someone once described the Mini-14 as the American AK-47

The AR-18/AR-180 is a better fit as an "American AK-47". It's mostly stamped metal with a few easy to machine parts designed for inexpensive production on low tech industrial equipment by low skilled workers - pretty much the polar opposite of the M16/AR-15.

The Mini-14 has more in common with the M-1 Carbine, in terms of the short stroke gas tappet gas system, with of course the obvious M1 Garand and M14 influences in terms of the overall layout, the trigger housing an the detachable box magazine.

boykinlp · Mar 23, 2020

gdogs said:
The GB models will bring a premium as well. No idea of value on it, but I would think higher than a brand new standard Mini-14.

What is a "GB" model? Thanks.
Larry

oink · Mar 23, 2020

I don't recall what the GB stood for but it isn't really much different from the standard model. As far as I know it was sold only to government and LE, etc. It came with a Ruger 20 round magazine a flash hider and a bayonet lug should you feel the need to bayonet something.

Rule3 · Mar 24, 2020

BAM-BAM said:
Someone once described the Mini-14 as the American AK-47

That would be the Mini 30

Although the actions are completely different.

My Mini 14 Tactical with the shorter barrel is as accurate as a lot of ARs out there.
The old Min 14 bashing of the older longer barrels may be a kinda true but they were not made to be "match" rifles. Hence the word "Ranch"

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