How to Install a Ruger Mini 14 Tech Sight ~ Best Mini Peep! 

''Warms the cockles of my heart'',frickin luv this fella

Wow, three Mini 14 videos in a row. Did I die and go to heaven? Thanks you for everything you have done Mr. GunBlue. You really are setting a new standard on telling the truth about these carbines. I've got a old 188 that had the flip up sights and replace them with adjustable M1 carbine sights. I really like them and they work great.

My ranch rifle is really something special to me. When I was a boy, I helped my father replace our roof on our house and he inturn bought me my first rifle and it was that ranch rifle. I still have it and it's still beautiful but many of the things I didn't know all these years I am learning through this channel right here. I think I'm going to buy this site and revive my love for shooting this great rifle! Thank you

This is the only channel to discuss about the mini14 TechSight and show how it is installed.

This was the ONLY video on RU-vid I could find that explained how to adjust the rear sight. Immediately tried out my new found secret and it was easy as hell. My Mini 14 was just bought this past weekend at the Orlando gun show. Tried it from my hog stand to a 30 yard target where the feeder is set up. Shot a bit low but 9 of the 12 rounds were within 2".. Adjusted my aim to cover the bullseye and had a 3 shot group within 1.25" in the red spot. Now that I have adjusted the rear sight, I expect even better results. I absolutely LOVE this gun. Traded in a real AR-10 for it that was way too heavy. This Mini 14 is a pleasure to shoot and carry. Pigs will die, I won't cry. Warm up that smoker.

Keep sharing this knowledge. It will be lost if you don't. Semper Fidelis from Nebraska

Just installed. Ready to head to the range. Enjoy your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Hey G.B.490 , glad you and your wife made it through the coof recently , also enjoyed the latest video with the wood stock and the drone over the target , keep shooting big man , always a pleasure .

We used the garand slings on our M-16’s in 1983 USMC boot camp! Love that sling system

Great video. As of tonight I'm a new Mini-14 owner. My son gave me a brand new one so I will be watching your upgrade videos. Cheers to you and Benny.

Your videos are amazing. Thank you for passing down some old school knowledge to us all.

Those sights are a worthwhile upgrade for the Mini.

I've stated before I really like your Channel my gunsmith is 80 years old works out of his home his shop is clean and orderly as is yours you old guys rock Larry Conley classic Precision Gunsmithing Snohomish Washington I'm going to tell Larry about your Channel we are lucky to have him in western Washington and we are lucky to have you on RU-vid educating people thank you again you're a treasure

Hello again . Your videos are the most informative that I've watched on RU-vid. Thanks again

My new favorite channel. Thank you for making easy to follow videos.

My mini 14 is the first firearm I ever purchased and I love it. Fun to shoot without the annoying “boing” of an AR, natural pointer, reliable, and not overly complex or heavy. I did have to put it to the side however because of the sights. I have had the sight adjustment screws walk out without me noticing thus I lost my zero and could no longer shoot till I got the replacement screws. I felt I could no longer reasonably rely on the rifle because of the sights and so it has sat in the back of the safe for the past 5 years or so now. I don’t want to put on a scope or red dot as it would add weight, complexity, and fragile components along with being anywhere from a few hundred bucks to more than the price of the rifle for the optic and the mounting solution. Swapping in this sight will solve all of the issues I see with my mini.

Thank you for the recommendation. I have one coming. The first time I tried to adjust the OE sight, I knew it had to go.

Gunblue490, you have the very best mini-14 videos! I have used them to polish up my trigger assembly and change my factory peep sights. I just can't thank you enough. I also installed a barrel stabalizer. I love this little rifle. I may pick up a mini-30 and give it the same treatment.

Excellent video, love my Mini's those Tech Sights are a big Improvement. Thank You, Keep up the good work!

Thank you sir. The Mini-14 has been one my absolute favorites since I bought my first one in the mid 70's. I've never upgraded the peep sights but I will now for sure. I like QD scope mounts in case I had to fall-back to the peep so the upgrade makes perfect sense.

Another great video thanks for sharing your knowledge with us thoroughly enjoy this channel thank you sir look forward to the next one

Thank you Sir for sharing this informative video with us. I have an older Mini 14, forgot the Series. It's currently in my son's Safe in AZ. Maybe the 185 Series. It has the "V" rear sight. Id love to be able to put a Peep Sight on it without incurring a huge shop bill. I'm looking forward to watching your next video on Glass bedding. Thank you Sir for sharing everyone of your excellent videos

Thank you for you video of the mini-14 I have enjoyed and learned so much on the mini so thank you and God bless you !!!

I came across your Mini-14 videos doing searches. Excellent videos and I think you for posting them. When you get a chance, get benny out for some fun time.

Thank you sir. For this video and your service to our country!

Great video, just got my tech sight for my mini 14 watched the entire video and here goes!

Two sets ordered! Great video!

I love Tech Sights! I installed them on my Mini after shooting it once, because I didn't care much for the factory unit. I have also put Tech Sights on my Marlin 60, Marlin 795 and Ruger 10/22. I love having that M16/M1 sight picture, even when I'm burning less expensive rimfire ammo! Peace.

That was a great and very comprehensive explanation… thanks 😊

Well done. Thank you for a quality video.

Glad to see you setting up a Patreon account. You need to set up your tiers of membership and start uploading some of those older videos that aren't so RU-vid friendly anymore. You're one of my top five that I view regularly.

Nice series. Thank you and I am heading to patreon now.

Thanks for your videos. Informative and useful.

THANK YOU! I am looking for that sight now, because I put a fancy peep sight set on my cheapo Marlin 795, and then I found an old Lisenfled scope at a thrift store mounted it on see through high mount rings, and that $200 .22 LR Marlin has about $1700 in fine German glass on it and $160 sights. Lisefeld is up there with Khales, Bender & Schmitt, high end Swarovski, high end Leupold & very high end Vortex. Kahles is an African safari scope for rich Europeans, and so was Lisenfeld. $1700 glass brings light into the shadows. That Mini 14 is a sexy looking rifle!!!

Agreed, an excellent sight! I found the standard peep too small and got their IRAS system they make for it ($15 - he discusses this at 12:00). I don’t use any of the inserts, just the large metal thread-in replacement peep. I put the same on my daughter’s Savage Mk 2.

you videos are so nice and helpful. thank you so much

I had the unit with the aperture inserts, worked pretty decent. On one, I believe the smallest insert I put a cut piece of coffee stirring straw to further reduce the aperture hole, worked great! The only downside to the insert is after a while they started to harden, deteriorate, and crumble.

You're right, those tech sights are fantastic. I got some for my 10/22 a couple of years ago. Peep sights are great, IMO.

Have the sites for my 1022 and if I could buy a mini 14 (Canada) I’d buy them for that too. Love the channel and love peep sights. Keep up the outstanding work!

I don't always take notes during a video, but when I do there is a 90% chance it's one of gunblue490's. Thanks for another good one!

Great Video Thank u. Just picked up a mint 1985 stainless mini14. The rear sight is literally wobbly. Ordering a tech site.

I bought the same Perfect Rifle,and this Girl Shoots Very Nice. REALY LOVE STAINLESS STEEL MODEL 👍👍👍 Thanks for The Perfect Post!! Thank You Sir! Stay Warm in Mass. Used to live in Brockton on Moraine St. 😃

Got a Mini Tactical heading my way snail mail. I'm so pumped to trigger job and accurize it. ☺️☺️

Tech Sights are great. I'm so glad I replaced the factory sight with this unit.

Very solid advice, just subbed.

Mr. GunBlue seems very fond of these Ruger Mini-14 type rifles. If memory serves me correctly, he seems to have had a good number videos cover it. I can't say Ruger bolt-action rifles, including the American Rifle series, are worth a hoot since I bought a couple of new ones over my lifetime and summarily dumped them afterward. I bought two new Ruger Americans in 2020 and sold them both unfired a year later. Ruger American has a low-grade matte finish that easily erodes with normal gun cleaning. Boy, I sure miss old-fashioned hot-blued steel. Cycling rounds in and out of the chamber is difficult. The plastic stocks are like Chinese made toys found in Walmart. Rounds getting ejected mar the finish at the ejection port. In 1996 I bought a Ruger Model 77 in .257 Roberts that was all over the paper target at the bench and the stock fore-end was warped and pressing the right-hand side of the barrel. I returned it to Walmart for a full refund. I had to talk to the manager to get that reluctant refund. I then shortly afterward bought a new Browning A-Bolt II in .25-06 with BOSS and was much happier.

I have a Tech Sight with a Mo-Reaper front sight/ muzzle brake. On my Mini 30. It's a fantastic combo.

Thanks for your hard work in making these videos. I want to mention that the retaining screw in the stock Mimi 14 rear site is red thread locker (or the equivalent) installed by Ruger. It's also soft metal. I used the included Allen wrench that came with the tech sites and effectively stripped the screw. I applied heat with a soldering iron used a beveled gunsmithing bit and fat handled screwdriver and further stripped the screw. I will have to tap it or drill the head off and then use locking channel locks too turn it out.. If you do some simple Internet searches you will see this is not an isolated incident. I contacted Ruger to see what their major malfunction is why they would lock tight this screw especially it being soft steel unless they assumed it would never be removed again. Their answer as usual was to send it in. I contacted Tech Sites not that it is their responsibility but they should make the consumer aware of this pitfall. For the novice this could be a no go and having to send the rifle into Ruger, which is always a chore especially in restricted States. Lastely I am informing the author of this video to warn consumers of this pitfall. Thanks Again

looks excellent on the rifle! Thanks.

I bought the Tech Sights rear sight as well. Great improvement to the factory sight with easy windage and elevation adjustment. Not quite an M1 Garand or M14 sight, but better than the factory Ruger sight.

Thanks for taking the time to make this series of videos on the Mini! I have one and until now there wasn't a lot of detailed information like what you have presented here. I plan on undertaking an improvement program on my rifle and will use these videos as resources.

Great video sir. Earned another sub!

Enjoyed very much ..Thank You Sir.

15:35 I purchased one of the 1 inch rifle slings from their website and can also vouch for how really good they are. Gives authenticity if one is a fan of this style of rifle.

I just ordered a set for my Mini-14 along with a sling and sight tool.

I changed my sling mounts to the machined Uncle Mike ones that are removable. The stainless one I put the Houge over molded stock. I don’t like modifying my guns but I just couldn’t accept the cheap plastic stock that comes on the stainless versions. The blues one came with a wood stock that is nice looking. I wish Ruger would over the premium factory wood stock for sale. They made a version for a while that had a walnut premium wood stock. It was beautiful stock. I shot a couple mags thru the stainless one and really liked the rifle

Going to have to get one of these for my Mini before I take it out to the range again. Sounds about like what I go through trying to get something finished up and the 4 footed family members come in and announce it is time to go out for some play time. I had to go check Brownell's, as I haven't seen the Acraglas on their site for some time. Looks like there is going to be some spending going on soon.

Years ago I soldered the Ranch/Mini-14 rear site to the back end of the top cover of an AK47 ... it REALLY was an improvement over the standard site. I have since replaced that with a Tech-Site, for many of the same reasons you cited ... and put the same on my SKS. I love the Tech-Site upgrade kit and leave the rubber plugs out for very low light conditions. My only negatives ... on those rifles, the Tech Site looks very clunky and sort of ad hoc. Also the mounting screws on the SKS version loosen up to the point I am thinking about pal-nutting them to keep them torqued properly. I do NOT like scopes and electric stuff on my rifles. I refer folks to your vid on aperture sites all the time.

Just got my order in before they are out of stock from this video.

Excellant as all ways

The other day I heard one of the big GunTube channels say "I wouldn't wish a Mini 14 on anybody". I had one around 2004. It was a ranch rifle stainless and synthetic. People talk about how bad accuracy is. I shot a chipmunk off of a corn pile about 50 yards away with factory flip up peep sight. I was young and my eyes were better then, sure. Mini 14s have been used by feds and prison guards for decades though they aren't exactly combat rifles in my opinion. They are ranch rifles and I loved mine.

I have the tech-sights on my Ruger 10/22 carbine. I switched to a red-dot, but quickly switched back because the tech-sight was more reliable. Since my eyes are pretty bad, I have trouble keeping both the rear and front sights in focus. So, a rear peep-sight is a no-brainer.

Looking forward to that video on bedding the mini14/30 as my 30 good use some accuracy improvement

I have to admit I was really down on the mini 14. the first one i bought in 2008 and right out of the box I disliked it. I felt it was made with really poor quality control ( thats a longer story ) I traded it in and ordered a wood stocked stainless steel mini 14 model. That new gun , out of the box, had the front sight off at an angle about 5 degrees - I took it back to the gunshop and my FFL said outloud " Fkn Ruger " , I don't know if the older models had better QC but the older ones I shot and loved are what inspired me to buy one. I kept the gun, I am an iron sight person, not a fan of scopes or optics except on my deer rifle. Thank you for this video, now inspired , Ill get the mini 14 out of the safe and get to it.

I use tech-sights on my mini 14 and mini 30. They are excellent for what that gun is meant to do.

I really like this demo. Wonder if this sight will fit the Mini-14 I bought in the ‘80’s. Wooden stock stainless steel. I will check it out.

Have 4 Mini 14's, and one Mini 30. Prefer them stock as a collector. But one needs a new rear sight. And it is a shooter. Will check out this sight! Patreon? Done deal! Count me in!

Dear GunBlue, At 20:49, i saw a crack on ur dry thumb tip. This happens often in dry Winter and doesn't heal soon enough. I suggest u to apply a dab of cream made for heel cracks. To use, cut off a thumb portion of a Latex glove to sheath the creamed thumb, and use a rubber band to hold that latex piece on. If ur allergic to Latex, just use a band aid strip over the thumb vertically, then wrap the band aid w masking tape or rubber band. Make sure to squeeze the cream into the crack!!! Yah, the crack really hurts and even bleed but this treatment should work in 3 - 4 days. Re-apply 2 x per day. Finger tips r very sensitive w a lot of nerve endings. The powerful cream for the foot heel crack works great! U can get the flat can cream for ~$7 at CVS stores, will last many yrs of applications. Thx for ur dedication for our important Constitutional Law of the Land, our rights to bear arms and for our enjoyments as a hobby to make our guns better. Yes, i like Peep Sights over scopes etc. And wished even the expensive rifles of nowadays have iron sights. Not all of us r scope fan. A rifle doesn't look like a rifle w/o the iron sights on the bbl and the rcvr, esp. on the bbl's front!!!! Too bad many of the rifle's receiver have no tapped twin holes on the side for EZr peep sight mounting. Dove Tail is OK.

I feel the same way about my Ruger 16” scout rifle in 308. It’s such a handy bolt gun plus I can get 10 round mags for it. Because Ruger was smart and used a already proven magazine design (AI). Instead of trying to design a dumpster fire of a proprietary mag.

I have the Tech Sights on my Mini 14. I like the sight overall, but I found with the larger aperture for the push in inserts, by the time the aperture is adjusted down to the necessary elevation to zero the sight, part of the aperture is below the level of the sight behind it and the variable apertures will not fit. It works fine with the stock aperture provided, because that has a much smaller hole allowing more downward movement.

Thanks for the vid. I'm not sure what rear sight will be going on my 2000 Mini 30.

This instead of that weird Ruger flip up sight, plus the Accuracy Systems composite hand guard, brings my Mini ever closer to actually looking like a miniature M14.

I love Tech Sights! Have these iron sights on my 10/22 and on my Henry .22 Magnum. Increased accuracy immensely. On my Henry, I kept the factory FRONT sight, but replaced the solid post with a fiber optic from Hi-Viz. I think it was the .50 height.

The dog at 25:32 disagrees with you :P It’s a nice sight for a nice rifle.

One thing to note, I’ve replaced three mini 14 with tech sights but reused the original screw two later model post 2005 the provided screws was slightly undersized and the 2005 used a smaller screw than shipped. Other than that there excellent sights.

Praise the Lord for his tender mercies to us! Yay Bennie!

Thanks!!! God bless!!!

Have tech sights on my Mini 14 197 model that had the cheapo flip sight like they had on the 10/22. Absolutely love the tech sights. Have you installed a scope on this gun yet? I just recently got a Vortex Crossfire II 3-9x40 scope as a christmas gift and I'm going to mount it using the Ruger style rings so I can easily remove the scope and use my iron sights when needed. Only issue I'm running into is figuring out what height scope rings are needed to clear the rear sight since it is fairly tall.

Thanks for the information, another 70 bucks just left my pocket.

Very, very, good video sir. Thank you for the to the point info. 👍🏽👌🏽

I put a Tech-Sight on mine. I lowered the rear all the way down. Then I shaved the front sight down for a 25 yard zero.

Loctite makes a 222 loctite. Probably better than the 242 blue loctite. Not quite as strong as the blue. But still sufficient. Thanks. SC Navy vet. 1965.

Very nice sight. Could a M14/Garand sight be adapted to work? Or is it just too big? Thank you 👍

great rifles

I got the same tech sight on my mini 14, love it!!!

i put tech sights on my mini's also, i also tell anyone i know to give them a shot, they work great.

The prices on them now are really high. I bought 2 when they were still around $750. They are up to $1100 to $1200 now. Nice rifle

My rifle is not the ranch version so adding optical sites is a bit more complex. That's all the more reason to put a better iron sight on it. I'm interested in upgrading to this site since they have a version for the standard Mini-14.

M1 carbine slings fit the mini perfectly

Très intéressant 👍

I put the Hannibal rail and a red dot on mine , is a nice edition. Couldn’t get a co witness unfortunately

I miss my mini

I always loved those guns I found them accurate and neat. I have never been near an AR-15 never shot one and never will. I have held them twice and that was the end of that they did not feel right to me. People like them and people buy them,.... but I don't have to. I'd take a FNFAL or HK-91 or century's C-308 before I'd take the AR. Probably because I saw them in gun magazines in the 80's and 90's. I found that the people complaining about the mini-14 couldn't shoot any gun accurately,......if you don't take proper care of a gun you have problem's,.....you must properly clean them,.......their mistake was keeping their ammo on a shelf in a damp barn,......and they couldn't figure out why the gun was not accurate and the stainless gun was rusting.

Add a link to your patreon page in your descriptions! It's worth the time to go through your old ones and add a link too.

Can you do a video on how to lubricate the mini 14 please

Where did you purchase that sling from? It looks exactly like what I have been looking for to compliment my Mini 14.

@gunblue490 I was just curious if you have or have heard anybody taking a small drill bit and opening that hole up on that peep site? I know you said you had had cataract surgery already and for those of us that haven’t yet it seems to be a bit of a struggle. I was told that it can be done you just have to be careful because it’s plastic.

I had to drill out the screw and use a screw extractor. I broke 3 torx T15 bits.

Hi Mr GunBlue, thank you for this wonderful and informative clip. I purchased the techsight for my Mini 14, but while in the process of attempting to remove the existing sight, I stripped the head of the set screw holding it. This was despite heat and 'glue relaxer' application. Any idea on the best way to remove it without damaging the thread?

Put Tech Sights on my Marlin 795 22lr. My 64yo eyes can hit anything out to 50 yards, which is as far as I need. Tack driver! With the 795 you get a taller replacement post for the front sight, which you must use. otherwise it is the same.