This video makes me miss my Ruger Mini Thirty. It was my first firearm, and it came with me back into the disaster zone after Hurricane Katrina. I am sorry I ever sold it, but hard times came and I had to make some hard decisions. This rifle /will/ be in my inventory, one day.
As far as I know, the logo on the magazines was done for a specific reason. It is because the .300blk is based off the .223 casing witch is also the most popular cal. of the Mini. So the magazines are marked to help make sure that if you have both Mini's, that you dont accidently feed .300 black out into a .223 mini and create a dangerous situation.
Maybe you haven't seen the effect of a rifle blowing up in your face as you pull the trigger... every other gun channel has suggested finding a way to.identify your magazines to keep this from happening....in this case River did it for you. If you don't care for it, then Wal-Mart has flat black paint for $1.00 a can. I still give Ruger their props for looking out for their customers.... It's a good idea for the masses to help save lives, pain and suffering and a few hundred bucks over a simple mistake. If you don't like it, you change it....
Check InfiniteGrims Video and try again.....the .300 black did load and it pushed the bullet bAck into the case. It also did not fully support when it closed but the hammer did strike....potentially a bad combo...
Great video that was very unbiased and to the point. That being said I think it's worth mentioning that for restricted states like California this gun is just about perfect. Instead of having a neutered AR15 they can get an out of the box rifle that's ready to run. For the rest of the country though I think there are better options in that price range and caliber.
That suppression is actually pretty impressive. Especially considering your mic is RIGHT next to the rifle and it's still about as loud as the "ping" off the target. Very nice.
Glad you like Ventura Munitions. They are awesome people. Mike done me right on my last gun buy. Their ammo is very good at the price. Great place and it is just down the road from where I work,
I have always loved the timeless design of the mini, obviously in regards and salute to the M1 Garand. I think 300 blk out is here to stay, I would buy this without a doubt.
I really wish that Ruger would realize that their rifles aren't exactly competitive at their listed price. I'd pick up a Ruger Mini-14, 30, or 300 for 500-600 any day of the week, but for over 1000 MSRP on average? No thanks, I'll get a top of the line AK or a high-end AR at that price instead.
Jeremiah P Yep, I saw one this week for 749,.. at Wallyworld, but still that's more than they should be. I got a really good deal on mine in 2012 from a local shop,.. I don't know it was marked wrong or not but they gave me a great deal at 549 +tax(new) on the 5847 Tactical. Now that's about what they should run... that was right before "The Fear" of 2013...
+Toozman I saw where KyGunCo. has em for 729 and saw where someone had em for 699 but I dont remember who it was, but I remember the price stood out;.. I guess I got a steal on mine for 549 ,.. but I got it before the Newtown shooting also,..
You are easily my favorite guy doing videos on this channel. Nothing wrong with the other guys but i just think the way you do things is more of my style. Great vid.
Great overview video - lots of information conveyed in an easy-to-listen-to delivery. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I have two Mini-14s, both in .223, and I like them both quite a bit. They come out every time my AR's make a trip to the range. I'll have to try out the .300 Blackout round.
With a drop of research, it looks like 125gr .300 Blackout from a 16" barrel will deliver about 2200 ft/s, 125gr 8mm Kurz from a 16.5" barrel will provide 2250 ft/s, and 123gr 7.62x39 from a 16.3" barrel will give about 2400 ft/s. Seems somewhat comparable to the differences in Mk.VII Ball .303 British, M2 Ball .30-06, and basic infantry WWII 8mm Mauser if you were to pop the bullets out and replace them will those of similar weight, and fire them from barrels of similar length (in this case 24-25"). If you put a roughly 174gr bullet in all three, they'd give around 2450, 2600, and 2700 ft/s respectively for the Military .303, .30-06, and 8mm. They're like steps on a ladder. That being said, they're only small steps. 100 ft/s isn't exactly something worth writing home about. It might be able to deliver SLIGHTLY better accuracy and transfer SLIGHTLY more energy, but the difference would likely be miniscule. 200 ft/s difference with roughly the same bullet size/weight? That might be more noticeable. Perhaps that's a reason why that .300 Blackout is giving somewhat poor groupings; it's a weaker round than 7.62x39. Though .303 British isn't terribly weaker than 8mm Mauser; impressive accuracy can be had with a No.4 Lee Enfield what with its thick floating barrel and long radius aperture sights. Those are pretty big advantages compared to a Kar98k however, just to squeeze out similar results. I wonder how a Mini 14 with supersonic .300 would compare to a mini 30 with the same barrel length/thickness in 7.62x39... that seems like an interesting experiment...
Ventura Munitions is awesome my son James and I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars there over the past couple years and we'll be spending more they really do treat you well
The Mini-14 is available in both .223/5.56mm and in .300 Blk and the same magazine can be used for both, so if someone has both rifles, having the magazines differentiated is a good idea if they keep magazines loaded for both weapons. I have ARs in .300 Blk and in .223 Wylde, so I masked off and painted a gray stripe around the mags I've dedicated to .300 so they can be readily identified. The stripes are not nearly as visible from a distance as the printing on your magazines.
I now understand what the writer meant regarding 762x39 and .45acp. I should have read more. Good suppresor. And, of course this fella knows the term suppressor is correct, but silencer is accepted slang. This cartridge is great, and this was a good review. It was good of him to shoot steel with a can to demo how well it works. And good he did not edit out the bolt not reseating after he peaked to check the chamber, and a full seating of the mag allowed the cartridge to reseat in the chamber.
Just a tip. Double check to make sure the magazine is locked in properly. That style mag is kinda goofy to insert despite being a simple enough method.
One more thing, Would love to see a video of this rifle with the folding stock using the suppressor with heavy grain and tracking through a building, hallway, roams etc. I think stealth close combat is the purpose for the subsonic use but still able to shoot 300 yards fairly well with the supersonic ammo.
Hi James, I know it has been some time since this video was made, but I would like to give a suggestion. If you are testing silenced weapons (especially subsonic) it would be nice if you weren't shooting at a steel plate. It really makes it hard to determine how loud the gun is, and in any practical application the only noise will be coming from the weapon not the target. Not to say this video isn't great though.
+Matt Sutphin Hey Matt, thanks for the comment. I didn't think it was *that* bad when I did it for this video, but it was dumb as shit when I did it for the SA XD and KelTec Sub2000 videos, being so close to the target. So your point is well taken. Thanks for watching. - James
Ruger is ballin! My dad is non stop hype for this Mini-14 Tactical in 300 Blk. I want Ruger to release the Ruger AR556 in 300 Blk. But I'm getting impatient.
Mini 14 with 300 blackout does the jobs with coyotes. Accuracy is short range for what im used to using but what im used to used to using. Real money saver. Little less power than the snipers I use. That's not always a bad thing as I live on 134 acres ya but dint wanna take any chances.
With a can,, change the gas bushing to a .30 works great, call accuracy systems in buyers Colorado to get the set, or better yet get their adjustable gas block,, works great
Ive actually heard its better to have a DI gun instead for silencers because PD guns are louder. Apparently the piston on a piston driven gun makes a pop.
Gen Scinmore You may know this but a lot of people think suppressed guns are super quiet ,.. they're a lot quieter but not to the point some people think... they'll still make a pop unless its a .22 ,..those are quiet
Eric K that's not true. a subsonic .300blkout on an AR platform is like a airsoft gun. look up some other vids and you'll know what I mean. Military arms channel has a good one.
Gen Scinmore Not sayin a piston isnt a little louder however ,Im not saying they are very loud at all just louder than most people think. have you ever heard one in real life,..? It could just be the suppressor I was using when I shot one,..(it wasn't mine)... but the vids can be deceiving as there is a muting action on the mics. sometimes, .Tims mic on MAC has a muting action on the mic... I asked... They're still relatively quiet, but not as quiet as the vid sometimes makes it seem. Thats all Im saying... some others may not mute the mic,... it'll still be like a hard hand clapping loudness,...22s are the only sub suppressed guns that are as quite as a air rifle trust me. The action alone will be louder than that. Go let you ARs bolt slam home and see how loud that is,.. thats what youll hear a long with a sound about like a hand clap
Eric K its not some magic theory. and you would know that letting an action close when it chambers a round is not nearly as loud as letting it close on empty. again, your wrong, the De Lisle carbine is easily the quietest suppressed rifle ever created and its not a .22. under sub sonic the weight and diameter of the bullet have little to no effect on the report of the rifle. what matters is the can on the rifle, the powder charge/type, and yes the action. but to complain about an ar style rifle being loud chambering is very biased. gee maybe a piston driven gun does the same thing because its an slr IMAGINE THAT. all im saying is given that a piston creates a pop, will make it louder than a DI gun.
This was the first of your videos I seen, for the first 10 seconds or so I thought "I know that guy, Mykel Hawke Pierce", I did not know he had a RUclips channel.
Hi, I know my comments are late but I'm new to rifles and for the last 2 weeks I've been neck cramping deep on the web looking at semi auto rifles in 5.56 and 308. I have to tell you I've been completely overwhelmed with information, variety, after market parts, etc. I literally have 50+ favorite folders trying to organize things from pistols, shotguns, AR-15's, 308's, ammunition, pricing comparisons, and it has gotten to the point of making me ill. I'm looking to buy 5 guns for my family and myself and this video imo has been in the top 20 of literally hundreds I've watched and number 1 for the Ruger mini 14 300 blackout videos I've found so far. I would like to hear the higher grain bullets hitting something like wood or a galloon of water to see how quiet it really is. My only questions before I put this on my buy list for the Sept 10 Gun show here in AZ I=are 1) how expensive and hard to find is the 300 blackout cartridge. 2). When firing the heavy grain bullet at subsonic speeds is the amount of damage equivalent to that of a high caliber pistol, 3) can you fire 5.56 in this rifle or will it blow up in your face, from what I understand its if the 300 blackout cartridge is put in a normal mini 14 that was made for chambering 5.56 it can or will blow up in your face. If this rife can fire the 5.56 then I think it should dominate the market. 4)I forgot my last question... See what I mean....I'm going nuts over firearm details. Thank you for a video that got me interested in the mini 14
1) visit a store like sportsman's and look at prices. I don't think 300bo is terribly expensive. 2) even the subsonic bullets will pack more punch than a big bore handgun. 3) if you change cartridge, you must change barrels. easier to do in an AR platform. the 556 won't blow up in a 300bo barrel and the 300bo won't even chamber in a 556 barrel.
So long story short. Nobody shoots an M14 in full auto unless A) They're not paying for the ammo and B) They have no intention of hitting their target. So that said m1a = m21 = m14 for all practical purposes.
If Ruger would just make a Mini 30 that accepted standard AK mags, had a larger chamber for steel cased ( & non SAAMI foreign ammo) topped with a 24x1.5mm or 14x1L threaded barrel they'd appeal to the AK crowd a bit more. The 300BLK thing is a waste with a mini 14 over the AR15.
supposedly the mini gives you less gas face than a DI AR. That's what he says anyways. Many piston type systems are noisy when suppressed, that makes the AR quiet, but the spring makes it go "boing", this one doesn't do either, no pop, no boing. And the gun is simple and tends to keep running all of the time with minimal cleaning. But I agree a handbuilt or purchased DI 300blk pistol makes a little more sense, can't get this in a pistol. Even if you could get it and SBR it, the AR just makes more sense at that point. But I can see the logic of this firearm.
As soon as I buy new magazines (metal type) I polish the inside of the ears on them. Had issues with one of my rifles (failure to feed) and started looking for the reason for the issue. Found that most magazines are extremely rough on the inside of the ears and it lends itself to failure to feed.
Your vids are really good. Production quality is pretty nice although there was that arm that came into the shot towards the end. Maybe you can help TFB get all their videos up to this quality.
airbomb34 I am so glad you noticed the arm. It's a guy who comes to watch the shoots for fun and he gets a little too "involved" in the process. Me and the guys have a laugh about him, and after we wrapped this, I think I joked "if someone notices [the guy] in the shot, he's banned." LOL. Anyways, I've noticed your comments in other posts about the TFBTV videos and you clearly have some technical knowledge. To give you some behind the scenes info, I am on a less-than-ideal workflow. First, my post software sucks - Premiere Elements and Corel Ultimate. I just can't justify the expense for Vegas or Premiere. Second, no wireless mic, all audio synced in post. Third, and by far the worst of all, I have no one to pull focus, so I do it myself. Finally, it's three hours round trip to get to the property where I do the shoots, so I shoot a ton, thus a LOT ends up on the cutting room floor. Most of the time, I shoot with a GX7 or hacked GH2, but I did just pick up a G7, so 4k (albeit 30fps) is now in the game. Anyways, I get frustrated with all of that shit, so to have someone with a working knowledge of videography drop a positive comment is very encouraging. My earnest thanks. -James
TFB TV You are indeed doing good for the video production - and I am using the same software (Corel X8 Ultimate). It looks good and sound is good. The only thing sometimes jumps are the quick millisecond jumps in the video. I personally play with transitions a bit more - one of the nicer features in Corel.
RuBear USA For $80, X8 Ultimate is pretty good, dollar for dollar. Thanks for the kind words. One thing I hate about X8 versus even iMovie is that inserting a transition completely screws with the audio sync. - James
556x45dude I was thinking about that this morning and you may be right. I didn't go into it in the video, but one thing that (minorly) bothered me about the Mini-14 is that the rock-n-locks are a little bit finicky on the way in and the way out. Thanks for the comment. - James
The magazines arent the mini's strong suit. For starters, theyre pretty pricey. It also takes some practice to be able to reliably swap mags on these rifles in a timely fashion. That pin that locks in the front of the mag can be a real bitch. Aside from that, theres not a single other thing about minis that i dont love.
The mini series from ruger has never been touted as a 1 moa rifle. Its intended as a truck gun, accurate enough to get the job done, and not much more. If you want a lazer pointer get an ar.
On the feed issue: I have a mini 30 (7.62x39). The 20 round mags have serious feeding issues when fully loaded. I have a lot of problems feeding a fully loaded mag with the first round. I find that I have to push the first round to the very front of the mag, almost over the lips to feed properly. I don't think that's a fluke.
Is it just me, or does that bolt fly back and send that brass flyin over to next tuesday (only when using the lighter grain bullets paired with the suppressor)? Or does the Mini-14 just shoot brass out the side at the same FPS as the bullet flyin out the muzzle normally (ejection seemed normal with the heavier bullets)? Can you adjust the gas system on the Mini-14 at all? Lastly, and yes I'm thinking the very same thing as you: will this dude ever stop asking questions?? (sorry, ha but thanks for the very thorough and objective review!) Of all the youtubez, I think this is the ONE video, very well done btw, that is going to push me over into making the jump... the .300 BLK jump...
KneightRiduh Here's the comment I was waiting for. First of all, excellent observation. Yes, with the lighter supersonic rounds and the suppressor, that brass hits warp....and I think it looks pretty bad ass. I wanted to point it out in the video, but I had already run my mouth enough. As Ruger ships these with non-adjustable gas systems that are tuned for sub/suppressed or super/unsuppressed, it's no surprise that the combo of the faster, lighter round and the additional backpressure from the silencer = brass in the next parish over. One on hand, it lends credence to Ruger's claim that the guns are optimally tuned from the factory, but on the other hand, it does demonstrate that an adjustable gas system would be nice (although not really needed). Fortunately, I think there are a couple of third party options out there. At the risk of sounding biased; my research on the .300BLK ballistics, the fact that I own a .30 cal silencer, the declining price of the ammo, and my experience shooting .300BLK silenced for the first time made me a believer. Jump in, water's warm. Thanks for the kind comment and your astute remarks related to the brass and the gas system.
I bought my Mini14 back in 1984, and love it, but I'm still waiting for Ruger to make a REAL Mini 14. A .308 model that uses M14/M1A1 mags, a true Mini 14.
+Logic Modding (RGH Corona) .308 Winchester (7.62x 51 NATO), which would be a real mini M14 (M1A1) which the Mini14 was based on. Not a 7.62 x 39, AK 47 round like the Mini 30. I don't have a problem with this round, but since the Ruger Mini 30 already exist, it doesn't make much sense, they're too similar. The only thing this cartridge has over the 7.62x39 is that it can be loaded up to a 220 grain, a subsonic load making it great for silencers. As neat and cool as they are, how many people are really going to be using a silencer? In an AR platform, with their quick and easy barrel change, this round makes all the sense in the world. With the same receiver you can go from 5.56 to .300 by just changing the barrel. I just don't see it in this rifle.
+brainfart101 Ruger did exactly that, but somewhere along the lines the idea got trashed. I wish someone like Fulton Armory would make a high end Mini-14.
It could have been the magazine as well. Brand new steel and aluminum mags could have some sharp corners on the feed lips, which dig into the brass causing the round to stick. They; like everything else; just need a bit of breaking in.
Ok what even you is 300 blackout? I'm not to familiar with the 556 and such and frankly 300 blackout just well I don't know Jack on it, so I don't know is it like 556 or some thing?
so why do they call it the Mini-14? as to opposed to another number like the Mini-30? It's not very modular like an AR-15 that you can just change the upper and use the same mags/bolt.
I like your video, the production values, the feel, and the "straight-shooting". I had already bought one, but your review made me feel better about my decision. Call me a rookie, call me a liberal, call me old school, but my only complaint about my Mini-14 300 BLK is the width of the center blade on the front sight; I estimate that thing to be somewhere between 12 and 16 MOA wide. Only been shooting for about 9 months, now, first with a 10/22TD, then I bought the Mini, even after reading this review. I now know that I’ve been spoiled by the Tech-Sights I put on the front and rear of the 10/22, with front post spec’d at 7.63MOA. So, to the point, this past Saturday, I installed new rear sight (from Tech-Sights) and a new Ulitmak rail on the Mini. I was itchin’ to get to a range and find a zero with the new sights. So, I drove to Montgomery County Shooting Complex (Tennessee, south of Fort Campbell, a really great range), to test it out. In intermittent rain, mostly a left-to-right cross-wind, sometimes changing to a head-wind, using 150gr supersonic ammo, I aimed, shot, assessed, and adjusted my new “irons” at 50yds until I put 3 a set of 4 consecutive rounds into a 1″ circle, then 2 straight sets of 3 shots into, first, a 2″ square, then, into a 2″ circle. (Spread of both the latter groups was well under the 2" centers of the targets.) After that, I moved to 100yds and put my first 3rds from the Mini into the bull, with group diameter right at 2.25″. (My results with 10/22 were, in general, slightly better, after I gauged the drop.) I know that is not at the level of Alvin York, Annie Oakley, or Carlos Hathcock, but, based upon what I’ve read from so many folks who dismiss pretty much all variants of the Mini, insofar as accuracy goes, my results seem to border on outstanding. (No animals were harmed during my session, but, 8 out of 10 squirrels agree, they would have been.) I can also confirm that Ruger Mini-14 .223/5.56 mag’s work just fine. I also have a Pro-Mag that works fine, usually, with the occasional "stickiness" when chambering the first round. So far, it has cycled a-ok, unsuppressed, with the 3 makes of sub-sonic ammo I have fed it. Although I have seen few, if any, reviewers note this, I am pretty sure that the barrel on the Mini-14 300 BLK is the heaviest one in the line; although it’s the same as the others from receiver to gas block - that’s why the Ultimak rail worked just fine - it’s much thicker from the gas block to the muzzle. IOW, based on what I've read and perhaps the biggest criticism of the Mini in .223/5.56, it should be stiffer and tolerate more heating, perhaps even totally preventing that vertical-stringing so many have written about. Again, I’m still in my rookie year of shooting any firearm and I can’t be considered an expert. Also, I will confess that I truly prefer the more traditional look of the Mini to that of anything else I’ve seen in its product segment. (I rate the M1A offerings from Springfield as gorgeous, too, and I looked at them, but I didn’t want to spend that much, so I put them in a different market. However, I think my Mini now looks even better than NIB, a bit more elegantly bad-a$$, since I added that Ultimak rail.) So, in the end, if this rookie, using iron sights and middle-aged eyeballs, on a breezy day, with good-quality-but-reloaded ammo, is consistently putting 300 BLK rounds well inside a 3″ circle at 100yds, this here Mini-14 just has to be better than so many folks say it is. -Steve in Memphis
Great video James. I'm thinking about the Mini-14 instead of an AR-15 in .223. First I didn't know that a suppressor can be put on the barrel. Didn't know the flash suppressor came off. How is that grip shooting compared to the AR's pistol grip?? Also, what is the main advantage of the Mini-14 over an AR? Thanks.
Thanks, Louis! The grip's fine, just like shooting any conventional rifle. IMO it makes mag swaps slightly more challenging, but it's not that big of a deal. Check out this vid I made outlining some of the benefits: ruclips.net/video/GIZALtOcMf0/видео.html
Hello James. Does the mini you displayed in the video come with a ready-made suppressor muzzle break or did you have to remove it to install the suppressor? Thanks-Mike
+Inspirationsby D Mike, the barrel is threaded under the Ruger-brand standard muzzle brake/flash hider. You have to remove the muzzle device for the silencer. -James
+TFB TV Thanks for the response James. At around 7:04 of the video, you put on the Yankee Hill suppressor over, what seems to be, the flash suppressor of the rifle. Is that a modified flash suppressor that can remain on the weapon to allow the can to be put on over it? Thanks again
Are any other Mini guys noticing that barrel? looks like a heavier barrel but with the old school, straight thickness profile. Am I just seeing shit, or do you get what I'm sayin'?
Preacher .Man I get you and I think you are right. I think this was the new barrel profile after Ruger "accurized" the Mini-14 a few years back. - James
I have a regular Mini 14 ranch rifle, and let me tell you.... not cheap. I have the cheapest version, and good luck spending $50 each on Ruger factory magazines. Customizing a Mini 14 is not practical unless you have a couple hundred extra dollars to spend. Be prepared to spend well over $1000 on the Mini 14 when it's all said and done. It's a nice rifle, but way over priced.
Ruger is a good Arms Company,... pistols, revolvers and rifles. however, I sold my mini 14 ranch rifle after one year. due to this rifle not holding MOA. kept the SKS that was purchased for $75., and always nailed the target all the way out to 300 yards plus with open iron sights
+Kelby Edmonson $50 dollars? Your dealer has been bending you over pal. You can get get Ruger mags in 30rd cts, for less than $25. Also, the myth that all aftermarket mags are garbage is total BS. I have several aftermarket magazines that work flawlessly.
Hi Kelby, I'm new to guns and been doing a lot of price checking and AR-15's are no cheap, just recently Mossberg, Ruger, and a few other gun makers have entered the 5.56 AR-15 real around $799. Now if you start adding new triggers, stocks, accessories you are also up close to the $1000 range and that's for the low end entry, even counting the DPMS, and M&P. What's amazing is this rifle wasn't on the ban lists. I'm leaning towards an AR-15 but I might get this also. What I don't like is the price of converting or buying another upper on the AR-15 to shoot the blackout at $300 all the way to up to $1000 costs. At that point I would just buy a 308 and have 2 guns to use. Anyway like I said i'm new and if my facts are wrong I really would like to know
He's only wrong if he's talking about building his own AR15. You can build an entire rifle, pistol, or sbr for around $450. Hop on over to daytonatactical's website and have a look. I've built several AR15's for less than $600. Check my only video on my channel for a build I did with a suppressor tax stamp and everything for under $1000
Hi, Is there a risk of corrosion from leaving the weapon stored with its silencer mounted on the barrel? (Although most guns have an anti-corrosion treatment)
Excalibur01 Yes. I just bought a few different brands of Mini-14 .223 mags to try out and be sure, but there's no reason why they shouldn't work. Thanks for watching. - James
Apparently according to Ruger, they specifically made their magazine for the dimensions of the .300 but I think it's mostly because they didn't want the off chance that the round won't work in a standard Mini-14 mag
This video makes me miss my Ruger Mini Thirty. It was my first firearm, and it came with me back into the disaster zone after Hurricane Katrina. I am sorry I ever sold it, but hard times came and I had to make some hard decisions.
This rifle /will/ be in my inventory, one day.
As far as I know, the logo on the magazines was done for a specific reason. It is because the .300blk is based off the .223 casing witch is also the most popular cal. of the Mini.
So the magazines are marked to help make sure that if you have both Mini's, that you dont accidently feed .300 black out into a .223 mini and create a dangerous situation.
***** I've addressed this in a comment reply a couple of times. Peek through. I think it's a little silly. - James
Maybe you haven't seen the effect of a rifle blowing up in your face as you pull the trigger... every other gun channel has suggested finding a way to.identify your magazines to keep this from happening....in this case River did it for you. If you don't care for it, then Wal-Mart has flat black paint for $1.00 a can. I still give Ruger their props for looking out for their customers.... It's a good idea for the masses to help save lives, pain and suffering and a few hundred bucks over a simple mistake. If you don't like it, you change it....
Check InfiniteGrims Video and try again.....the .300 black did load and it pushed the bullet bAck into the case. It also did not fully support when it closed but the hammer did strike....potentially a bad combo...
If you shoot alot , the can will kill the life of your Rifle ! 🤷
@@MrHub929 dang sherlock, look at you go. Lets now talk about how water is wet
Great video that was very unbiased and to the point. That being said I think it's worth mentioning that for restricted states like California this gun is just about perfect. Instead of having a neutered AR15 they can get an out of the box rifle that's ready to run. For the rest of the country though I think there are better options in that price range and caliber.
Excellent point, I am sorry I missed that. Wish I could highlight your comment or something. - James
thanks I was wondering about that!
That suppression is actually pretty impressive. Especially considering your mic is RIGHT next to the rifle and it's still about as loud as the "ping" off the target. Very nice.
Man James has come a long way in the last 8 years. I just snagged one of these off of GB. Wish I would have done it when they were $750 lol.
This dude lookin like a best buy employee with a mini 14. Half expecting him to start selling me a computer.
Jealous much
Michael Patterson except that hickock45 appreciates old firearms
Glad you like Ventura Munitions. They are awesome people. Mike done me right on my last gun buy. Their ammo is very good at the price. Great place and it is just down the road from where I work,
ricfly52
Oh I forgot, great vid on the Black out. Good job!
ricfly52 Thanks!
I have always loved the timeless design of the mini, obviously in regards and salute to the M1 Garand. I think 300 blk out is here to stay, I would buy this without a doubt.
Found your channel on Twitter. Good God! There are so many tips, pointers, and reviews here I don't need to look elsewhere.
Great Job Guys!
I really wish that Ruger would realize that their rifles aren't exactly competitive at their listed price. I'd pick up a Ruger Mini-14, 30, or 300 for 500-600 any day of the week, but for over 1000 MSRP on average? No thanks, I'll get a top of the line AK or a high-end AR at that price instead.
FR4NCH3K Every major gun shop I've been to has the Ruger Mini-14 for $750. It's even $750 at Walmart.
Jeremiah P Yep, I saw one this week for 749,.. at Wallyworld, but still that's more than they should be. I got a really good deal on mine in 2012 from a local shop,.. I don't know it was marked wrong or not but they gave me a great deal at 549 +tax(new) on the 5847 Tactical. Now that's about what they should run... that was right before "The Fear" of 2013...
Interested in the upcoming RPR from Ruger through.
+FR4NCH3K The MSRP is high but if you look around 750 is pretty easy to find.
+Toozman I saw where KyGunCo. has em for 729 and saw where someone had em for 699 but I dont remember who it was, but I remember the price stood out;.. I guess I got a steal on mine for 549 ,.. but I got it before the Newtown shooting also,..
"This is a rifle, this is a gun. This is for fighting and this is for fun."
You are easily my favorite guy doing videos on this channel. Nothing wrong with the other guys but i just think the way you do things is more of my style. Great vid.
Appreciate that, man. We got something for everyone on TFBTV.
I'm definitely a big mini 14/ m14 fan. Thanks for the awesome video!
Great overview video - lots of information conveyed in an easy-to-listen-to delivery. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I have two Mini-14s, both in .223, and I like them both quite a bit. They come out every time my AR's make a trip to the range. I'll have to try out the .300 Blackout round.
With a drop of research, it looks like 125gr .300 Blackout from a 16" barrel will deliver about 2200 ft/s, 125gr 8mm Kurz from a 16.5" barrel will provide 2250 ft/s, and 123gr 7.62x39 from a 16.3" barrel will give about 2400 ft/s. Seems somewhat comparable to the differences in Mk.VII Ball .303 British, M2 Ball .30-06, and basic infantry WWII 8mm Mauser if you were to pop the bullets out and replace them will those of similar weight, and fire them from barrels of similar length (in this case 24-25"). If you put a roughly 174gr bullet in all three, they'd give around 2450, 2600, and 2700 ft/s respectively for the Military .303, .30-06, and 8mm. They're like steps on a ladder.
That being said, they're only small steps. 100 ft/s isn't exactly something worth writing home about. It might be able to deliver SLIGHTLY better accuracy and transfer SLIGHTLY more energy, but the difference would likely be miniscule. 200 ft/s difference with roughly the same bullet size/weight? That might be more noticeable. Perhaps that's a reason why that .300 Blackout is giving somewhat poor groupings; it's a weaker round than 7.62x39. Though .303 British isn't terribly weaker than 8mm Mauser; impressive accuracy can be had with a No.4 Lee Enfield what with its thick floating barrel and long radius aperture sights. Those are pretty big advantages compared to a Kar98k however, just to squeeze out similar results.
I wonder how a Mini 14 with supersonic .300 would compare to a mini 30 with the same barrel length/thickness in 7.62x39... that seems like an interesting experiment...
They still use some Ruger Mini-14, in France, in the Gendarmerie Nationale.Mostly in emergency situations like after the Paris attacks, though.
Sold ! Been on the fence about this rifle for years but I really like this caliber and I can reload for it . Great vid thanks .
Ventura Munitions is awesome my son James and I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars there over the past couple years and we'll be spending more they really do treat you well
@7:50 is why I love the Mini-14. Just dead-on accurate with no optics and a nice pleasant bump.
You know a mini 14 video is old when they are selling new for 700
After watching your recent video on the differences in sentencing from AR15s to the Mini-14, this might be a great option for home defense.
The Mini-14 is available in both .223/5.56mm and in .300 Blk and the same magazine can be used for both, so if someone has both rifles, having the magazines differentiated is a good idea if they keep magazines loaded for both weapons.
I have ARs in .300 Blk and in .223 Wylde, so I masked off and painted a gray stripe around the mags I've dedicated to .300 so they can be readily identified. The stripes are not nearly as visible from a distance as the printing on your magazines.
Or just look at the ammo before loading the mag
I now understand what the writer meant regarding 762x39 and .45acp. I should have read more. Good suppresor. And, of course this fella knows the term suppressor is correct, but silencer is accepted slang. This cartridge is great, and this was a good review. It was good of him to shoot steel with a can to demo how well it works. And good he did not edit out the bolt not reseating after he peaked to check the chamber, and a full seating of the mag allowed the cartridge to reseat in the chamber.
Just a tip. Double check to make sure the magazine is locked in properly. That style mag is kinda goofy to insert despite being a simple enough method.
Man I really like your reviews. Keep them coming!
One more thing, Would love to see a video of this rifle with the folding stock using the suppressor with heavy grain and tracking through a building, hallway, roams etc. I think stealth close combat is the purpose for the subsonic use but still able to shoot 300 yards fairly well with the supersonic ammo.
Hi James, I know it has been some time since this video was made, but I would like to give a suggestion. If you are testing silenced weapons (especially subsonic) it would be nice if you weren't shooting at a steel plate. It really makes it hard to determine how loud the gun is, and in any practical application the only noise will be coming from the weapon not the target.
Not to say this video isn't great though.
+Matt Sutphin Hey Matt, thanks for the comment. I didn't think it was *that* bad when I did it for this video, but it was dumb as shit when I did it for the SA XD and KelTec Sub2000 videos, being so close to the target. So your point is well taken. Thanks for watching. - James
Not really damn...when the hits are louder than the gun it's pretty easy to conclude it's damn quiet. Don't get the whining about this.
Ruger is ballin! My dad is non stop hype for this Mini-14 Tactical in 300 Blk. I want Ruger to release the Ruger AR556 in 300 Blk. But I'm getting impatient.
Mini 14 with 300 blackout does the jobs with coyotes. Accuracy is short range for what im used to using but what im used to used to using. Real money saver. Little less power than the snipers I use. That's not always a bad thing as I live on 134 acres ya but dint wanna take any chances.
My friend and me saw a Mini 14 chambered in 300 BO at our local gun store. with a suppressor its be an awesome set up.
With a can,, change the gas bushing to a .30 works great, call accuracy systems in buyers Colorado to get the set, or better yet get their adjustable gas block,, works great
Ive actually heard its better to have a DI gun instead for silencers because PD guns are louder. Apparently the piston on a piston driven gun makes a pop.
Gen Scinmore the gases in a piston gun are vented direct to atmosphere at much higher pressure, which makes it louder.
Gen Scinmore You may know this but a lot of people think suppressed guns are super quiet ,.. they're a lot quieter but not to the point some people think... they'll still make a pop unless its a .22 ,..those are quiet
Eric K that's not true. a subsonic .300blkout on an AR platform is like a airsoft gun. look up some other vids and you'll know what I mean. Military arms channel has a good one.
Gen Scinmore Not sayin a piston isnt a little louder however ,Im not saying they are very loud at all just louder than most people think. have you ever heard one in real life,..? It could just be the suppressor I was using when I shot one,..(it wasn't mine)... but the vids can be deceiving as there is a muting action on the mics. sometimes, .Tims mic on MAC has a muting action on the mic... I asked... They're still relatively quiet, but not as quiet as the vid sometimes makes it seem. Thats all Im saying... some others may not mute the mic,... it'll still be like a hard hand clapping loudness,...22s are the only sub suppressed guns that are as quite as a air rifle trust me. The action alone will be louder than that. Go let you ARs bolt slam home and see how loud that is,.. thats what youll hear a long with a sound about like a hand clap
Eric K its not some magic theory. and you would know that letting an action close when it chambers a round is not nearly as loud as letting it close on empty. again, your wrong, the De Lisle carbine is easily the quietest suppressed rifle ever created and its not a .22. under sub sonic the weight and diameter of the bullet have little to no effect on the report of the rifle. what matters is the can on the rifle, the powder charge/type, and yes the action. but to complain about an ar style rifle being loud chambering is very biased. gee maybe a piston driven gun does the same thing because its an slr IMAGINE THAT. all im saying is given that a piston creates a pop, will make it louder than a DI gun.
loving the CC during firing
This was the first of your videos I seen, for the first 10 seconds or so I thought "I know that guy, Mykel Hawke Pierce", I did not know he had a RUclips channel.
Pretty cool hardware. I bought the same gun in 5.56 a few weeks ago. I would have considered the .300 but it is still a bit pricey.
You have more trouble with mini 14 mags than anyone RUclips. Great honest review, though!
beautiful rifle, nice quality video, thank you
German Redneck Thanks for watching. -James
Hi, I know my comments are late but I'm new to rifles and for the last 2 weeks I've been neck cramping deep on the web looking at semi auto rifles in 5.56 and 308. I have to tell you I've been completely overwhelmed with information, variety, after market parts, etc. I literally have 50+ favorite folders trying to organize things from pistols, shotguns, AR-15's, 308's, ammunition, pricing comparisons, and it has gotten to the point of making me ill. I'm looking to buy 5 guns for my family and myself and this video imo has been in the top 20 of literally hundreds I've watched and number 1 for the Ruger mini 14 300 blackout videos I've found so far. I would like to hear the higher grain bullets hitting something like wood or a galloon of water to see how quiet it really is. My only questions before I put this on my buy list for the Sept 10 Gun show here in AZ I=are 1) how expensive and hard to find is the 300 blackout cartridge. 2). When firing the heavy grain bullet at subsonic speeds is the amount of damage equivalent to that of a high caliber pistol, 3) can you fire 5.56 in this rifle or will it blow up in your face, from what I understand its if the 300 blackout cartridge is put in a normal mini 14 that was made for chambering 5.56 it can or will blow up in your face. If this rife can fire the 5.56 then I think it should dominate the market. 4)I forgot my last question... See what I mean....I'm going nuts over firearm details. Thank you for a video that got me interested in the mini 14
1) visit a store like sportsman's and look at prices. I don't think 300bo is terribly expensive.
2) even the subsonic bullets will pack more punch than a big bore handgun.
3) if you change cartridge, you must change barrels. easier to do in an AR platform. the 556 won't blow up in a 300bo barrel and the 300bo won't even chamber in a 556 barrel.
Thanks for the fast response, Life is Good
+Rich Gee Have you been watching Hickok45?
Hahahah yes he says "Life is good" that's funny you knew that!
+Rich Gee Most people that watch gun channels watch Hickok. IV8888 is a big one too. They have alot of information.
Ventura Munitions is a good company to do business with, good prices and fast shipping.
I bought one of these a month ago and love it.
Personally, I'll take the pie plate accuracy over the need to practice the "slap, tap, rack" drill.
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I've only heard good things about the mini14. but if I ever got one I'd have to set it up a-team style with a pistol grip and folding stock.
I would like to SBR one and get a modern quality folding stock for one (which nobody makes). Great video. Thanks!
There is a company that makes adjustable gas blocks for minis. I use it on my .223/5.56 mini-14 to keep my brass from shooting 20ft.
I wish you guys would do a video on the good ol' M14 rifle or at least the M1A.
Same basically.
+godzilla691138MW3 not really. One is select fire, the other is semi only. It has to have the capability of full auto fire to be called a m14
+no no Well okay that part s the difference. but still
So long story short. Nobody shoots an M14 in full auto unless A) They're not paying for the ammo and B) They have no intention of hitting their target.
So that said m1a = m21 = m14 for all practical purposes.
Great presentation, good style, thump up!
If Ruger would just make a Mini 30 that accepted standard AK mags, had a larger chamber for steel cased
( & non SAAMI foreign ammo) topped with a 24x1.5mm or 14x1L threaded barrel they'd appeal to the AK crowd a bit more. The 300BLK thing is a waste with a mini 14 over the AR15.
supposedly the mini gives you less gas face than a DI AR. That's what he says anyways. Many piston type systems are noisy when suppressed, that makes the AR quiet, but the spring makes it go "boing", this one doesn't do either, no pop, no boing. And the gun is simple and tends to keep running all of the time with minimal cleaning. But I agree a handbuilt or purchased DI 300blk pistol makes a little more sense, can't get this in a pistol. Even if you could get it and SBR it, the AR just makes more sense at that point. But I can see the logic of this firearm.
As soon as I buy new magazines (metal type) I polish the inside of the ears on them. Had issues with one of my rifles (failure to feed) and started looking for the reason for the issue. Found that most magazines are extremely rough on the inside of the ears and it lends itself to failure to feed.
Your vids are really good. Production quality is pretty nice although there was that arm that came into the shot towards the end.
Maybe you can help TFB get all their videos up to this quality.
airbomb34 I am so glad you noticed the arm. It's a guy who comes to watch the shoots for fun and he gets a little too "involved" in the process. Me and the guys have a laugh about him, and after we wrapped this, I think I joked "if someone notices [the guy] in the shot, he's banned." LOL.
Anyways, I've noticed your comments in other posts about the TFBTV videos and you clearly have some technical knowledge. To give you some behind the scenes info, I am on a less-than-ideal workflow. First, my post software sucks - Premiere Elements and Corel Ultimate. I just can't justify the expense for Vegas or Premiere. Second, no wireless mic, all audio synced in post. Third, and by far the worst of all, I have no one to pull focus, so I do it myself. Finally, it's three hours round trip to get to the property where I do the shoots, so I shoot a ton, thus a LOT ends up on the cutting room floor. Most of the time, I shoot with a GX7 or hacked GH2, but I did just pick up a G7, so 4k (albeit 30fps) is now in the game.
Anyways, I get frustrated with all of that shit, so to have someone with a working knowledge of videography drop a positive comment is very encouraging. My earnest thanks. -James
TFB TV You are indeed doing good for the video production - and I am using the same software (Corel X8 Ultimate). It looks good and sound is good. The only thing sometimes jumps are the quick millisecond jumps in the video.
I personally play with transitions a bit more - one of the nicer features in Corel.
RuBear USA For $80, X8 Ultimate is pretty good, dollar for dollar. Thanks for the kind words. One thing I hate about X8 versus even iMovie is that inserting a transition completely screws with the audio sync. - James
shooting starts at 4:26
You didn't seat the magazine properly.Thats why it didn't feed correctly.
556x45dude I was thinking about that this morning and you may be right. I didn't go into it in the video, but one thing that (minorly) bothered me about the Mini-14 is that the rock-n-locks are a little bit finicky on the way in and the way out. Thanks for the comment. - James
The magazines arent the mini's strong suit. For starters, theyre pretty pricey. It also takes some practice to be able to reliably swap mags on these rifles in a timely fashion. That pin that locks in the front of the mag can be a real bitch. Aside from that, theres not a single other thing about minis that i dont love.
NOTE; JUST USE THE ARROW KEYS TO GET PASSED ALL THE YAKK
Cardboard Box delivery for my Ruger Precision Rifle as well. My Jaw dropped.
This gun is my absolute favorite in insurgency. It's like a scar in real life but feels more like an m1 carbine
Love this channel
The mini series from ruger has never been touted as a 1 moa rifle. Its intended as a truck gun, accurate enough to get the job done, and not much more. If you want a lazer pointer get an ar.
Love the less tacticool look of the Ruger Mini 14. Question is: Is it finally somehow precise even after some more rounds fired.
Very nice video and killer rifle.
Thanks, Bob! - James
I really wanna get this gun when im out of college. maybe use it as a brush gun.
All I had to say when you did the comparision was wow
On the feed issue: I have a mini 30 (7.62x39). The 20 round mags have serious feeding issues when fully loaded. I have a lot of problems feeding a fully loaded mag with the first round. I find that I have to push the first round to the very front of the mag, almost over the lips to feed properly. I don't think that's a fluke.
Great job. Keep it up.
Soldiers who used the m1 carbine: "SON OF A *****!, where was this when I was serving!?”
Mini 14s and mini 30s are fun guns
Man....you're a nut. I love it.
I see that nice Deep Cool case back there. PC master race confirmed.
Lol i saw that too
My mini 14 hates hollow points jams every third round. Has been flawless with full metal jacket, and polymer tip.
Good info and video..
+Cole's World Thanks! - James
how does its performance compair to the 7.62x39 Mini 30?
Is it just me, or does that bolt fly back and send that brass flyin over to next tuesday (only when using the lighter grain bullets paired with the suppressor)? Or does the Mini-14 just shoot brass out the side at the same FPS as the bullet flyin out the muzzle normally (ejection seemed normal with the heavier bullets)? Can you adjust the gas system on the Mini-14 at all? Lastly, and yes I'm thinking the very same thing as you:
will this dude ever stop asking questions?? (sorry, ha but thanks for the very thorough and objective review!)
Of all the youtubez, I think this is the ONE video, very well done btw, that is going to push me over into making the jump... the .300 BLK jump...
KneightRiduh Here's the comment I was waiting for. First of all, excellent observation. Yes, with the lighter supersonic rounds and the suppressor, that brass hits warp....and I think it looks pretty bad ass. I wanted to point it out in the video, but I had already run my mouth enough.
As Ruger ships these with non-adjustable gas systems that are tuned for sub/suppressed or super/unsuppressed, it's no surprise that the combo of the faster, lighter round and the additional backpressure from the silencer = brass in the next parish over. One on hand, it lends credence to Ruger's claim that the guns are optimally tuned from the factory, but on the other hand, it does demonstrate that an adjustable gas system would be nice (although not really needed). Fortunately, I think there are a couple of third party options out there.
At the risk of sounding biased; my research on the .300BLK ballistics, the fact that I own a .30 cal silencer, the declining price of the ammo, and my experience shooting .300BLK silenced for the first time made me a believer. Jump in, water's warm.
Thanks for the kind comment and your astute remarks related to the brass and the gas system.
I bought my Mini14 back in 1984, and love it, but I'm still waiting for Ruger to make a REAL Mini 14. A .308 model that uses M14/M1A1 mags, a true Mini 14.
Mini 30
+Logic Modding (RGH Corona) .308 Winchester (7.62x 51 NATO), which would be a real mini M14 (M1A1) which the Mini14 was based on. Not a 7.62 x 39, AK 47 round like the Mini 30.
I don't have a problem with this round, but since the Ruger Mini 30 already exist, it doesn't make much sense, they're too similar. The only thing this cartridge has over the 7.62x39 is that it can be loaded up to a 220 grain, a subsonic load making it great for silencers. As neat and cool as they are, how many people are really going to be using a silencer? In an AR platform, with their quick and easy barrel change, this round makes all the sense in the world. With the same receiver you can go from 5.56 to .300 by just changing the barrel. I just don't see it in this rifle.
+brainfart101 Ruger did exactly that, but somewhere along the lines the idea got trashed. I wish someone like Fulton Armory would make a high end Mini-14.
Mini in 308, never gonna happen, look at Ruger's AR-10, the SR-762
@@brainfart101 Dumbest idea I've ever heard
It could have been the magazine as well. Brand new steel and aluminum mags could have some sharp corners on the feed lips, which dig into the brass causing the round to stick. They; like everything else; just need a bit of breaking in.
Shout out to Ventura !!
Damn those Eotech's are obnoxiously big. I'm glad I went with an ACOG. If I was going red dot holographic type site I'd go for the MRO, T1, or T2.
Ok what even you is 300 blackout? I'm not to familiar with the 556 and such and frankly 300 blackout just well I don't know Jack on it, so I don't know is it like 556 or some thing?
so why do they call it the Mini-14? as to opposed to another number like the Mini-30? It's not very modular like an AR-15 that you can just change the upper and use the same mags/bolt.
I am really curious to see if this would fit inside of a Sage EBR stock for the standard mini14. Please follow up on this..
3:20 *gasps* He called it a "silencer".... *triggered*
Silencer is the name of A suppressor company. It's not the name of EVERY suppressor, as far as I know.
SilencerCo is the name of a suppressor company. And silencer and suppressor are interchangeable.
+Grunt Candy Tis a joke m8
HeavenlyWolf666 Read what Sir Solo said. He seems to be confused about a few things.
HeavenlyWolf666 Do you know what a silencer is? It's a suppressor.
I once had a A-TEAM mini 14, stainless with the tubular folding stock, couldn't hit crap with it because there was no place to rest my cheek......
I always thought it was crazy on that show, hundreds of bullets flying and no one ever getting hit. That show does not do the firearm justice!
The Mini 14 is a carbine, of course it is light. And it is a Ruger, top designers.
so did you determine weather it was operator error or mechanical failure on that first shot un-suppressed?
never mind....i finished the video.
Only difference in the ammo which could be heard is the echo through the woods was missing for the subsonic.
I like your video, the production values, the feel, and the "straight-shooting". I had already bought one, but your review made me feel better about my decision.
Call me a rookie, call me a liberal, call me old school, but my only complaint about my Mini-14 300 BLK is the width of the center blade on the front sight; I estimate that thing to be somewhere between 12 and 16 MOA wide. Only been shooting for about 9 months, now, first with a 10/22TD, then I bought the Mini, even after reading this review. I now know that I’ve been spoiled by the Tech-Sights I put on the front and rear of the 10/22, with front post spec’d at 7.63MOA.
So, to the point, this past Saturday, I installed new rear sight (from Tech-Sights) and a new Ulitmak rail on the Mini. I was itchin’ to get to a range and find a zero with the new sights. So, I drove to Montgomery County Shooting Complex (Tennessee, south of Fort Campbell, a really great range), to test it out. In intermittent rain, mostly a left-to-right cross-wind, sometimes changing to a head-wind, using 150gr supersonic ammo, I aimed, shot, assessed, and adjusted my new “irons” at 50yds until I put 3 a set of 4 consecutive rounds into a 1″ circle, then 2 straight sets of 3 shots into, first, a 2″ square, then, into a 2″ circle. (Spread of both the latter groups was well under the 2" centers of the targets.)
After that, I moved to 100yds and put my first 3rds from the Mini into the bull, with group diameter right at 2.25″.
(My results with 10/22 were, in general, slightly better, after I gauged the drop.)
I know that is not at the level of Alvin York, Annie Oakley, or Carlos Hathcock, but, based upon what I’ve read from so many folks who dismiss pretty much all variants of the Mini, insofar as accuracy goes, my results seem to border on outstanding.
(No animals were harmed during my session, but, 8 out of 10 squirrels agree, they would have been.)
I can also confirm that Ruger Mini-14 .223/5.56 mag’s work just fine. I also have a Pro-Mag that works fine, usually, with the occasional "stickiness" when chambering the first round. So far, it has cycled a-ok, unsuppressed, with the 3 makes of sub-sonic ammo I have fed it.
Although I have seen few, if any, reviewers note this, I am pretty sure that the barrel on the Mini-14 300 BLK is the heaviest one in the line; although it’s the same as the others from receiver to gas block - that’s why the Ultimak rail worked just fine - it’s much thicker from the gas block to the muzzle. IOW, based on what I've read and perhaps the biggest criticism of the Mini in .223/5.56, it should be stiffer and tolerate more heating, perhaps even totally preventing that vertical-stringing so many have written about.
Again, I’m still in my rookie year of shooting any firearm and I can’t be considered an expert. Also, I will confess that I truly prefer the more traditional look of the Mini to that of anything else I’ve seen in its product segment. (I rate the M1A offerings from Springfield as gorgeous, too, and I looked at them, but I didn’t want to spend that much, so I put them in a different market. However, I think my Mini now looks even better than NIB, a bit more elegantly bad-a$$, since I added that Ultimak rail.)
So, in the end, if this rookie, using iron sights and middle-aged eyeballs, on a breezy day, with good-quality-but-reloaded ammo, is consistently putting 300 BLK rounds well inside a 3″ circle at 100yds, this here Mini-14 just has to be better than so many folks say it is. -Steve in Memphis
Great video James. I'm thinking about the Mini-14 instead of an AR-15 in .223. First I didn't know that a suppressor can be put on the barrel. Didn't know the flash suppressor came off. How is that grip shooting compared to the AR's pistol grip?? Also, what is the main advantage of the Mini-14 over an AR? Thanks.
Thanks, Louis!
The grip's fine, just like shooting any conventional rifle. IMO it makes mag swaps slightly more challenging, but it's not that big of a deal.
Check out this vid I made outlining some of the benefits: ruclips.net/video/GIZALtOcMf0/видео.html
Thanks,I'll check it out.
Anyone know how the AAC SDN-6 does on the Mini 14 in 300 blk?
Hello James. Does the mini you displayed in the video come with a ready-made suppressor muzzle break or did you have to remove it to install the suppressor? Thanks-Mike
+Inspirationsby D Mike, the barrel is threaded under the Ruger-brand standard muzzle brake/flash hider. You have to remove the muzzle device for the silencer. -James
+TFB TV Thanks for the response James. At around 7:04 of the video, you put on the Yankee Hill suppressor over, what seems to be, the flash suppressor of the rifle. Is that a modified flash suppressor that can remain on the weapon to allow the can to be put on over it? Thanks again
+Inspirationsby D They're common enough among a few suppressor manufacturers.
nor a bad setup. troy industries stock and you're good to go
Are any other Mini guys noticing that barrel? looks like a heavier barrel but with the old school, straight thickness profile. Am I just seeing shit, or do you get what I'm sayin'?
Preacher .Man I get you and I think you are right. I think this was the new barrel profile after Ruger "accurized" the Mini-14 a few years back. - James
I would love one of these with an Mk 14 EBR styled stock
Will the Ruger or Tapco 30-round magazines for the 5.56 NATO Mini 14 work in the 300 AAC Blackout model?
Any 5.56 mag that works in a Mini-14 should also work by simply loading it instead with .300 AAC Blackout and putting it into a .300 BLK Mini-14.
Sorry if someone already said this but, That 300 blackout labeling is a safety thing, just fyi
i was under the impression a mini 14 is 223 and the mini 30 is 762 the one i owen ten years ago were have they changed th designation
It would be interesting to see how it would look with a shorter barrel 14"-14.5"
I have a regular Mini 14 ranch rifle, and let me tell you.... not cheap. I have the cheapest version, and good luck spending $50 each on Ruger factory magazines. Customizing a Mini 14 is not practical unless you have a couple hundred extra dollars to spend. Be prepared to spend well over $1000 on the Mini 14 when it's all said and done. It's a nice rifle, but way over priced.
Ruger is a good Arms Company,...
pistols, revolvers and rifles.
however, I sold my mini 14 ranch rifle after one year. due to this rifle not holding MOA.
kept the SKS that was purchased for $75., and always nailed the target all the way out to 300 yards plus with open iron sights
+Kelby Edmonson $50 dollars? Your dealer has been bending you over pal. You can get get Ruger mags in 30rd cts, for less than $25. Also, the myth that all aftermarket mags are garbage is total BS. I have several aftermarket magazines that work flawlessly.
Hi Kelby, I'm new to guns and been doing a lot of price checking and AR-15's are no cheap, just recently Mossberg, Ruger, and a few other gun makers have entered the 5.56 AR-15 real around $799. Now if you start adding new triggers, stocks, accessories you are also up close to the $1000 range and that's for the low end entry, even counting the DPMS, and M&P. What's amazing is this rifle wasn't on the ban lists. I'm leaning towards an AR-15 but I might get this also. What I don't like is the price of converting or buying another upper on the AR-15 to shoot the blackout at $300 all the way to up to $1000 costs. At that point I would just buy a 308 and have 2 guns to use. Anyway like I said i'm new and if my facts are wrong I really would like to know
You aren't wrong, Rich. I guess every rifle has their pros and cons.
He's only wrong if he's talking about building his own AR15. You can build an entire rifle, pistol, or sbr for around $450. Hop on over to daytonatactical's website and have a look. I've built several AR15's for less than $600. Check my only video on my channel for a build I did with a suppressor tax stamp and everything for under $1000
My opinion is the Mini 14 is the way to go when your in California.
i love that mini 14 only in wood stock.
Hi, Is there a risk of corrosion from leaving the weapon stored with its silencer mounted on the barrel? (Although most guns have an anti-corrosion treatment)
You already are sooooo knowledgeable why even ask?
This carbine looks like something the villain from No Country For Old Men would use.
So do other mags work with .300 BO?I heard the round was designed to fit in standard magazines
Excalibur01 Yes. I just bought a few different brands of Mini-14 .223 mags to try out and be sure, but there's no reason why they shouldn't work. Thanks for watching. - James
Apparently according to Ruger, they specifically made their magazine for the dimensions of the .300 but I think it's mostly because they didn't want the off chance that the round won't work in a standard Mini-14 mag
300 blackout down the side of the mag is kinda a big deal. Since you could grab up that mag and try to stuff a 300 blackout down a 223 mini 14