$500 Ruger Mini 14 is it a Piece of Shit? 

@James Jones please please please Don't let it happen my man! We ain't allowed to have pellet guns without a licence so Keep the Real Ones👍👍👍

So unfortunate for you buddy. Some people’s right not to like and own guns trampled on your right to like and own guns.

Yes, you guys need to get those rights to be equally armed! Government is the people, NOT the just police and military.

We have the freedom to buy weapons for now, but this freedom is more and more limited by socialists in Congress and corrupt Democrats in the field.

Thank you. Come on over anytime. We need people like you to maintain the freedoms we enjoy. Your better than at least 33% of those born here.

I own both. It 100% can’t do the same thing as an AR especially if it older like yours. But you know better.

Brought mine in 1976, stainless for $ 367.00

@@buckfutter99 I have never shot an AR-15 that I liked at all.I Love the MINI-14 size,style,& feel.I was a State Law Enforcement Officer for 30 years here in Florida and we used the AR-15 and I just didn’t care for the feel at all.

@@buckfutter99 Care to elaborate? I also own both and have almost 3 years combat time with a AR so I'd say I'm very familiar with both platforms. The only thing I'd concede is the AR can shoot accurately at distance. If I'm honest though the AR's accuracy is beyond most peoples capabilities to shoot so its irrelevant.

ARs are crap just like m16 & nit wits worship junk! People who never used m16 bc they were not in military think m16 & ar are everything LOL. junk. You don't know anything 50 cal much nicer worked much better except you can't pick them up & take off with them. Your irrelevant LOL.Yep junkie ar are beyond your capabilities LOL.

My brother has worked for the CDCR for more than 15 years. I recall him saying when he qualified with the Mini, the sights were off, but if he held over, he would hit just fine. I like the gun, it is just that these days, an AR is way cheaper.

In 762x39 or 556 223

I have a newer mini, It does jam on occasion…maybe 1/150

@@nimbly1693 Once the AR 15 lower is bought to have another cartridge you just assemble another upper then keep off the Biden ATF anti gun list. My AR 15 I have put together uppers in 17 Remington - 223 one with 18 inch barrel for a truck gun and a 223 in 20 inch barrel - 6mmx45 - 7.62x39 with all of them uppers functioning flawlessly for many years. My AR 10 uppers are in 6mm-284 win - 6.5 - 284 Norma - 375 - 325 WSM with the next AR 10 upper will be the 7 mm WSM.

@@Lure-Benson I have a PSA kit on an 80%. Next rifle I want is their KS47, AR in 7.62x39. I live in Oklahoma and think it would be a good pig hunting rifle.

I did the same about that long ago. I love the gun. Walnut and stainless steel.

ill give you $330 for it :)

@@ghostmourn Great offer 🤣🤣🤣

That’s sooooo cool. I called Ruger to get a few replacement parts. They sent them right away. No charge. Greatest company ever!😎🇺🇸

That is such a great story

For years, I was a "Remington" guy. I owned several other guns but Remington was my favorite. Then I met my wife, and her Dad liked Ruger and got me turned on to them. I bought my first, a Mini 14, in 1982 for $205.00, while it is a bit of a misnomer, since the Mini 14 is not truly a miniature M14 (I carried an M14 for a while in the Army), it is close and it's a lot cheaper to shoot with ,223 in place of 7.62mm. But I like my Mini 14, it's an easy to shoot, easy to maintain, exceptionally accurate carbine. I also expanded my collection with a Ruger M77 in 7mm Rem Mag, which is a bit punishing to shoot because of the caliber, but it really impressed me, as it was hitting bullseyes at 500 yards, straight out of the box, never even needed any adjustments to the Bushnell Banner 3x9 variable scope I bought for it. As an Army Veteran who carried an M16A1/A2 during most of my 22 year career, and the owner of a couple of AR-15s, I can certify that the Mini 14 is much easier to field strip and clean, than any AR or M16 variant. I've also been impressed with Ruger's hand guns. I own a nice pair of "Red Hawks", one in .44 Mag and one in .357 Mag. I also had a "Security Six" in .357 Mag. as well as one of my recreational shooters, a .44 Cap & Ball Ruger "Old Army" for that "Old West feel.

Ruger has incredible customer service.

They USED to be

Never listen to anyone who says that. Unless it’s a professional lol.

@Craig Scott the three whitetail deer I have taken with head shots at ranges from 200 to 235 yards would argue your statement, and all three shots were witnessed by others. So yes they are most likely far more accurate than you.

Craig Scott ...at 50 meters 5” groups would be a toilet seat at best. It ain’t you. But 5” groups with an armorer accurized weapon in qualification is a error in itself. 3” groups are tolerated for basic marksmanship. It ain’t the weapon. And stop calling it a GUN fer’ cris’sakes please! Cheers!

Harry Rembe Semper Fi brother! That’s a keeper you got there! And yes they tend to shoot themselves. Dead on save for any barrel issues. It’s our job to help them along. Funny that guy is so lackadaisical he calls it a rifle and gun over and over. Sheeeshhh....Cheers!

Toby Langdale ...exactly!!! Cheers!

Totally agree, everyone has a different opinion based on their experience, I bought one back in the early 80's and it was very inaccurate, 6 to 12 inches from the bulls eye at 100 yards, but other people might have one that is accurate just depends on the rifle, oh I still have it been sitting for years, maybe I should sell it?

JoeandYong Perez the earlier models have much thinner barrels than the newer ones!! If you buy a new one look for the model number 58** they are way more accurate I’m shooting 3” groups at 300, which isnt that bad for me atleast

@@joeperez8537 Send it.

Thank you for your service.

I had a M1 carbine. 30 cal ammo is damn Expensive! It was a fun gun not a use gun. Just basically didn't don't like it. But I'm not in combat so my perspective is different. Not good for wide open spaces but forest or jungle I can see its appeal. Also the lighter ammo has a appeal. In a bad situation no 9ne says " I have to much ammo" Like in a mass shooting no one says " thank God I don't have a gun, someone might get hurt"

Thank you for your service.. I've been looking for a m1 carbine.. man this are hard to find.. I think I might get me a mini 14.. I had one 20 years ago.. stainless and wood stock.. I sold it and had never shot it.. dumb mistake.. take care

Can't go wrong with a Ruger mini-14 It is proven rugged and reliable. I still don't own an AR, mini-14 is my battlerifle till I get my hands on a factory reproduction of the BAR in synthetic and stainless.

They're good little ranch rifles.

But they heard it from a friend who knew a guy who had one in the 1980s that they were bad....

Yep. I owned a Stainless mini-14 back in the 1980s. It was a great rifle. Never had a problem with it. In the 1990s I had a mini-30. worked great with factory magazines. Aftermarket magazines back then were junk.

I have a Mini 14 from the 1980s serial number prefix of 189. It has the notorious pencil barrel. Groupings pretty much grow the more rounds you put through it. After about 5,000 rounds I've never had a jam, so that's the great thing about the action. I've since installed an Accustrut to try and tame the barrel harmonics. I haven't shot it yet, but I am looking forward to seeing if it works.

Gun&ShotTV I still have a 80's production Mini-14 stainless rifle. Never have had any issue at all.

I find the stainless mini 14's more accurate, and the parts also fit better...less finagling to assemble/disassemble.

James Robert youre just making the argument to have all guns banned idiot, just shut up. how do you not see that "hurr durr the anti gun nuts dont realize its the same gun only has wood" is the same as "ban this gun too its the same as the ar15 that is already banned in cali im a idiot gunnut"

Did you read my comment? I totally hate any type of gun legislation because it only hurts people who actually obey laws. I'm just stating that the mini wasn't on the assault weapons ban under Clinton because it had a wooden stock. Which shows how ignorant they are.

Correct and not one of them will actually learn enough about the thing they want to ban to actually figure that out. Look at the FBI stats. In gun murders and crime all rifles (which includes so called assault weapons) make up only a tiny fraction compared to handguns. If they were smart they would ban handguns... But it's not like criminals can legally own them in the first place. Might as well ban murder... Oh wait that's already illegal.

Yeah, an AR15 is in no way more dangerous than a Mini-14. Both can have 30round mags and have same rate of fire. Banning something because of "looks" is asinine. Anyway, I believe in the concept of people bans, not gun bans. I have no idea why we are so politically correct that we would let some "self righteous, self entitled, mentally ill alt-left nutcase who wants to stick his cock in Bernie" from owning a firearm - it is these people that usually go on shooting rampages.

+H.G. C. Right you are.

I think it’s because they make so much on the magazines. I think I have four and they were all around $35.

It may be a reliability issue. Some designs just will not function with a fundamental change.

The Mini-14 doesn't have a pushbutton magazine release.

I have a early 1980s Mini and I have three cross platform magazines they're not made by Ruger. I can't remember where I picked them up but they do work in both rifles, but when out of ammo in the AR the magazine doesn't drop free you have to strip it out with your hand.

Maybe it's because they don't want to have anything to do with an "assault rifle".

Thank you for your service and YOU can't go wrong with Ruger!!

Only a fool would consider any firearm "less intimidating" than any other firearm. I bet no one who has been shot before ever makes this naive mistake. The human mind is hilarious!

Well sure, a .22 can kill a man too, but that doesn't take away the fact that people tend to be less alarmed by a "looks like granpops old rifle" mini 14 than by a "super tacticool pistol grip with lasers and rails" AR-15. We can pretend it's the same, because of function, but we know it isn't, because of looks. It's gun racism, if you think about it 🤔

@@ericdpeerik3928 I think the AR-15 has also gotten a bad rap because of all the weirdos in tactical gear parading around with them in public LARP-ing they're soldiers and trying to sound tough. The school shooters using ARs also made it scary for folks. And with so many images of M-4s from the GWOT that gave people the association that it's just for war and mass shootings. It's really too bad the image problem they have as they are great guns and anyone I've ever introduced to shooting them really liked them. I like the Mini-14 as well. It has a nice feel and I do like wood furnishings for nostalgic reasons I suppose & I think it has a nice balance to that's just comfortable. A friend of mine has an M-1 carbine and I just love it. I liked this video because I hadn't ever thought of the lever actions as carbines before. Dad has a Winchester and a Marlin 35 that was my favorite shooting rifle growing up. I like the side ejection rather more than the top ejection myself.

I love the TOOL profile pic. Spiral out brother.

Not so affordable now

@@mikegillaspy1721 nothing is affordable with all the crap that going on

Except in a heavy fire fight. That clip release and reload setup is DANGEROUS. Who has time to angle the clip and look for the hole in a fire fight.

@@raywalters243 What fucking "fire fights" are you getting into (that don't involve an XBox controller)? Oh, and it's called a magazine, not a clip.

While I'm sure there have been some lemons that got sold, the majority of mini owners echo your sentiment.

It's just a cool little American rifle. Wish I could own one myself.

Yeah I don't think people understand, any mini-14 made after 2005 is a completely different rifle. A grade A reliable, super accurate and handy rifle great for home defense. The simple old and tested action and design makes it last too. It's been almost 20 YEARS so sad the old Mini's reputation has stuck on so many people because it is such a fantastic gun, genius idea and it's always better than those cheapo AR's around the same price range. Although any AR that's more expensive and if it's a solid one certainly out classes the Mini, for it's price, that's what really makes it stand out. Such a great rifle for what you pay for, especially if you're buying it used. My family and friends never bought them brand new, they used to be super easy to find second hand and worked like a charm as long as it was made after 2005.

@@brucekendall9873 Home defense? I guess if you want to pass rounds through the intruder and into God knows who it would be ok for that. Best to stick with pistols and shotguns indoors. Especially if your neighbors are close.

Bought my first Mini back in 87 the day after the Stockton school shooting, expecting the prices to surge! Well in California they didn't! They just stopped selling them, so yeah, my rifle is worth a lot more now...

Thanks for watching

Cull Sliver Post absurd comments like that and I'll lock you in a barn with a complete tool kit and infinite raw materials.

I still have mine from the 80's. First generation. Still love it. I know the improvements made it even better.

Was the first rifle I ever owned bought it back in the early 80’s is used it for hunting and target 🎯 practice, got my first deer with it as well 😁

I watched the A team and they never hit anything they shot at

Thanks for watching

I had the nra version never jammed ran thousands of rounds threw it, but I goes 4moa rapid fire, that thin barrel gets hot it very sloppy

I'm not sure why but it seems like people on YT want there to be one true rifle and it's whatever one they own. Personally I'd like to own them all.

Oh I understand it, It's like the Battle between Glock and 1911, we fall into camps and once we do not much will change our minds.

I think confirmation bias plays into it quite a bit.

True. All Hail John Moses Browning our Lord and Savior...

If I win the lotto, I'm moving to an NFA friendly state and buying one of everything JMB designed.

Agreed, Thanks for watching

Great for practical rifle !.

I need to make a video about dealing with them. Not that Rugers are prone to breaking but I own quite a few of them and most have been used and abused for 50-60 years before I bought them. Every time I have needed anything they have been awesome. Including one time I managed to wreck a brand new GP100 and admitted it was my fault and they fixed it for free.

I have a 42 year old Super Blackhawk in 44 Mag that had rattled itself loose after countless rounds and when it needed a new base pin they sent it to me for free within two days of me asking for one to purchase. I then received an email from them saying that if it needed work even after they sent me the new base pin to send it in on their dime and they would get it back to me in Tip-Top shape. truly an awesome American company.

Thomas Pyles clearly you didn't watch the video. If there is a PROBLEM with the GUN that RUGER made, their CUSTOMER SERVICE will make it right. Do you need reiteration on my original comment, or are you incapable of basic comprehension?

There are cases of people sending in worn out guns, such as GP100's form the early 90's with near 100k rounds, and offering a new gun at factory cost since the gun would have needed a new frame, new gun under federal law.

A company that has been around for decades and will fix any issue for free is a big deal. Some, like Taurus, will make you pay shipping to them and it might take a couple trips before it is fixed which can mean over $100 in shipping and a the gun spending a combined time of a couple months getting fixed. Meanwhile if a Ruger breaks they rarely need to be sent back more than once for the same issue and come back like new.

And Charles Bronson used 1 in 1 of his movies.

@@tterry53 Yeah the Mechanic I think.

1980s

@@kdrapertrucker See what happens when you hit 60, you can LOSE a Decade LOL!

I'm still tempted to buff it to a mirror shine like the older minis used on the show but I'm pretty sure keeping it shiny would be a huge pain in the ass.

atSHADOWBAT 😆😆😆😆😆

Plus, it's like holding up a sign that says "here I am, shoot at me", especially to snipers and camouflaged infantry.

atSHADOWBAT Bat Boy for President. He'll put the bite on them!

Thanks for watching

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Yep Had one with slugged breech 7.62 X 51 NATO. Great.

Joe Peake yes you got to love the 30 06 best round

Joe Peake neither is .30-30 with that Winchester. 5.56 isn't a joke either, no matter what launches it.

But with inflation that $250 was worth quite a bit more.

I'll sale you one for $1500.00

@Mike N I dont have a $500 rifle, I have a $1500 rifle, that's why

That is a consideration but it's unlikely that SD outside the home will be with a rifle rather than a handgun.

No matter how stupid the jurors may be, if that ever happened you'd just need to tell your lawyer to get a gun expert to testify and explain how stupid that argument would be. You'd win the case easy because if it went down to that it meant that the prosecution had no other arguments. What you need to worry is if the shooting was justified, because the prosecution will want to make it seem like you had no business taking the shot. If it's been established you were justified, they're grasping at straws.

Filipe Amaral An entire country was fooled into banning guns solely for cosmetic appearance. A Model 1907 Winchester in cal. .351, with optional 25 round magazine, ergonomically discharges projectiles in exactly same manner as the latest 'evil' black rifle with bayonet lug and flash suppressor, that is one bullet out the barrel with each single pull of trigger, but media and politicians fooled sheep, that looks could kill.

Dor Aran A country isn't a courtroom. Say what you want about the court system, but your voice is heard much louder than in congress. That's why the supreme court is such a big deal. If people are literally told to their face, heck, shown videotapes of the guns working so it gets through their thick skulls, and they still want to nail you, that's because they didn't like your face and wanted to nail you anyway. They'd nail you if you had a Mini-14. They just didn't like you because if the evidence is right there and they say guilty, that's prejudice.

Filipe Amaral An anti-gun elected prosecutor in a very blue district, couldn't care less about justice. He just wants's to lynch an otherwise law abiding gun owner and an 'evil black' rifle will just make his case with hoplophobic sheep in his voting base. Not saying it's right, it's just reality.

The M1A is also on my list. It's one heck of a weapon.

I love it when a comment comes together

I think both are fun guns. The AR is more flexible and definitely cheaper in today's market. But if all you need is a gun for plinking or varmint hunting or don't want to add a bunch of tactical accessories. the mini is a great gun.

An AR is only cheaper if you have amazing self control. It is just too easy to add on little trinkets. My AXTS Raptor Ambidextrous Charging Handle came in last week. Oh well.

Amen to that. Both have pro's and con's. Get both and be happy! I know I would.

erozpl01 really you know what a m1A1 is same action

surfing636 Ruger Mini 14s in military configurations have been and are probably still in the armories of any number of South and Central American countries. As I recall there were newspaper articles in the early and mid 1960s that said the US was supplying military support to X countries, read distributed under the auspices of the CIA. Those were select fire models with a 30 round banana magazine. I would love to have one. And an M1E carbine.

The newer models are definitely more expensive but they are also built to tighter tolerances on newer maching with newer heavier barrels so it's a tradeoff.

@Ilir Cami Big-5... $949 for the synthetic stock and stainless bolt/barrel.

They also offer the AR556 which is a great rifle for the money.

I just got one a couple weeks ago but have not had the chance to shoot it yet. I liked the price on it $600 and it came with a dust cover and forward assist

Tiffany Waller I've had one since it came out, only put over 500 rounds through it so far, but it works fine. Only downside is the threaded delta ring.

The new Hawkeye rifles with the lc6 triggers are top notch as well.

most of your guns are Rugers ? now that they have dealt with the quality control issues? doesn't sound like the 'Ruger' i know!

They are a very handy platform.

There is no similarity of any kind between the M1 carbine and the M4 carbine. The gas system is entirely different, the M4 has a divided receiver--upper and lower--the bolt and carrier are also entirely different.

Not true, they were both Carbines of similar size and purpose. The M-4 simply replaced the M1 Carbine as a newer better technology. WWII weapons consisted of M1 Carbines, M1 Garand, BAR,Tompson 45 ACP machine guns, Grease guns and the 30 cal machine gun. Oh and bolt action sniper rifles. Korea added the M-14, Vietnam added the M-16 with 203 option and M-60. Move ahead to Gulf war one and two and you have M-16, M-4, for special ops( now army wide), MP5's, Remington 308, SAW's and M-60G & D's phased out to the 240G and D. Yeah the M-2 Browning is still used today and they added the Barret 50 cals. Throw in a few experimentals to make it interesting. Military weapons evolve and other older still functional weapons get replaced by the good idea fairies and costs cutters. Just like the 1911's were replaced with the M-9, which will also be replaced by something else when they finaly figure out which one they like better.

They are harder to attach a bunch of sights, lights and grips to. If that's not your thing they are a great rifle.

I'll take a mini 30 over 14 as well. Just know till you do some work you are stuck shooting brass case ammo. It takes a Wolf spring and some work on the bolt and firing pin to run the cheap stuff. Once you get it just right though it sings.

I like my mini 14 so much I also bought the mini 30. One synthetic stock stainless and the other wood stock. They are both fun rifles. I also own an AR15 which I also like, they are just different and fun to have variety to shoot.

I've yet to have any issues with mine.

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No Pity required

My mini looks just like the one they used in the tv series.

Jules2950 Dont forget Amy

I've been very happy with mine thus far

How accurate?

I heard that kangaroos started stuffing semi-autos in their pouches and hopping off around that time. It's a shame, I know a lot of good Australians wanted to turn them in but couldn't because of the theft. Just be careful out in the bush, somewhere out there are some well-armed Kangaroos.

Joe my Dad had a m14 in Vietnam.

I've had great luck with all my OEM mags, yes they are pricey but they work great and you can find used examples cheap if you look close enough.

Yeah, I have some factory mags, they feed perfectly, of course I also have a bunch of the garbage, no name mags which everyone claims to not work at all, they feed,,,,,,, perfectly.

I also have two Ruger in my arsenal - the GSR .308 bolt-action rifle and the Mini-14 in the .223. And I am going to buy a Ruger Precision Rifle in a .308 or 6.5 Creedmoor. Excellent weapon and I am very pleased with the quality.

Still is in both a full auto and semi version. Nothing wrong with the mini 14 at all. The only complaint EVER was full auto versions that needed a better heat shield if numerous mags were repeatedly shot in short periods of time. heat buildup would cause warping. I decent heat shield and bull barrel correct these issues in the FA models. Semi-auto versions no probs.

politicalsheepdog Yep your right dog I carried one as a police officer but all the agency's I know of dumped them for AR 15's because the mini was not very accurate and not very reliable.

I had one that used to be the property of the Maryland State Penitentiary. Stock was dinged up but the barrel was like new. They hardly ever shot those things.

rock slings, no one can take those away.

That's shitty :( hopefully the tides will turn the other way Thanks for watching.

Hotdogger808 oo

It would take some doing but it would be possible. I do have a few of the old Ramline AR/Mini combo mags from the 1980s. The big issues is the mini magwell is narrow in the front so they would need to use the well from a Mini 30 or 300 blackout model and make a different mag release system.

butt the ruger factory magazines are oh so goddang reliable. dust and grime be damned those springs aren't a joke and they are sturdy and lock into place.

Its based off the m14

Been saying that for years

Seriously, that's what's stopping me from buying one. I'm canadian where ARs are "restricted" i.e. too much bs around owning them while the mini 14 is "non-restricted" i.e. like owning a muzzle loader or bolt action. Laws make zero f-ing sense here.

That's a steal.

What are the Firearms laws in Chile like?

Similar to the former USA, just more time consuming. You see the Chileans learned in the 1973 Coup that a people unarmed is a people of slaves. Only this one was with a little twist!!! In 1970 Salvador Allende a socialist/communist of the Cuban castro persuasion, was elected by 1/3 of the people to the presidency of Chile. This idiot ordered the confiscation of all privately held weapons on entering office. The people were compliant for the most part. The Allende government was typical full bore communist stupidity, with land "reallocation" and confiscation from land owners so as to make all people equally miserable. It was an injustice as they took land from German immigrants, and others, who came to Chile in the 1860s with the clothes on their backs and forced them to give up their land they had hacked out of the wilderness. They forced private citizens to house soldiers in their homes and give them room and board. They controlled the food distribution, etc..... (like Venezuela now, or like the vision Obama and Michell have for the former USA). In 1973 there was a military coup because Allende way, way overstepped his bounds as president and was ignoring the constitution he wrote. Remember back in 1970 the Allende government (Commies) confiscated all privately held weapons? Hence the conservative military took over with out a whimper. Unfortunately the conservative government overstepped its power over time and "Got Even" with the commies in various heinous ways, until the then conservative dictator Pinochet, stepped down. On the good side the policies and prosperity that the conservative government brought continue today and have made the Chilean economy the strongest and the government the most stable in South America. Now: you must pass a medical exam (think mental stability here), you must pass a police record search (we don't want any criminals having guns), you must pass a proficiency test with your weapon (so you do not shoot yourself in the foot). There are many bad things about these rules and also many good things. I moved there knowing these things and accept them whole heatedly. Unlike the former USA where they make the rules up as they go now (patriot act) with the DHS, CIA, NSA, FDA (think milk terrorists) , EPA, NEA, FBI, FDIC, ISIS, and the Republican and Democrat parties. In essence it is Freer here in Chile! Ciao Jim