dude thanks for that post and link .. i'm gonna get me one of these big boys .. it's a work of art to begin withYeah mate, little bit of a pain to load, but I'm not running a lot of rounds through them. The craftsmanship is as good as it looks in the pick. I just ordered the leg holster. I guess if I'm ever in Alaska fly fishing and need to draw down quickly. LOL
definitely gonna consider getting one of these bad boys to add to TWK's arsenal
BAAHHAAAAAA Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
- Sig9er
- 03-21-2024, 06:13 AM
- pxmcc
- 03-22-2024, 02:37 AM
Yeah mate, little bit of a pain to load, but I'm not running a lot of rounds through them. The craftsmanship is as good as it looks in the pick. I just ordered the leg holster. I guess if I'm ever in Alaska fly fishing and need to draw down quickly. LOL Originally Posted by Sig9erprolly take out a grizzly with that bad boy..
- The_Waco_Kid
- 03-22-2024, 04:55 PM
Yeah mate, little bit of a pain to load, but I'm not running a lot of rounds through them. The craftsmanship is as good as it looks in the pick. I just ordered the leg holster. I guess if I'm ever in Alaska fly fishing and need to draw down quickly. LOL Originally Posted by Sig9er
prolly take out a grizzly with that bad boy.. Originally Posted by pxmcc
speaking of being out in the wilderness .. i have this as trail gun ..
this gun is basically a "short barrel" 4 inch trail gun version of the famous 6" full barrel 44 mag made famous by this dude ...
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- DEAR_JOHN
- Yesterday, 12:14 AM
Does anybody here have a Ruger Mini 14? Here is the model I'm interested in, the Ruger 5888. https://ruger.com/products/mini14Tac...eets/5888.html
The one negative about the Ruger Mini 14 is that it has proprietary magazines with only Ruger and promag making magazines and IMHO the promags are horrible. It's almost impossible to find a Ruger made magazine in 30 rounds, as most are 20 rounds. Also, I've been to two different gun shows and hardly anybody has any new Mini 14, much less Mini 14 tactical. You can buy these online at a discount, but they have to be sent to a local FFL dealership which makes the discount worthless when the fee is paid to the FFL dealership. The mini 14 is the same caliber as the AR15, just a different magazine.
The one negative about the Ruger Mini 14 is that it has proprietary magazines with only Ruger and promag making magazines and IMHO the promags are horrible. It's almost impossible to find a Ruger made magazine in 30 rounds, as most are 20 rounds. Also, I've been to two different gun shows and hardly anybody has any new Mini 14, much less Mini 14 tactical. You can buy these online at a discount, but they have to be sent to a local FFL dealership which makes the discount worthless when the fee is paid to the FFL dealership. The mini 14 is the same caliber as the AR15, just a different magazine.
- O'Mike
- Yesterday, 08:19 PM
Dear_John, I think you are misinformed about mail order.
Use a FFL finder webpage to find a FFL near your home. (Google "FFL Finder" and a number o websites will pop up you can use. The Gunbroker one is not bad.) Normal to pay a lot less online than through a brick and mortar store. Most home based FFLs charge about $20-$30 for a simple transfer. If you purchase from an out of state retailer, they probably will not collect sales tax. For the type of rifle you are looking at that will more than make up for the minimal transfer fee. (According to state law, you must still self report and pay that sales tax. Just like any type of out of state purchase you make online.) The process is not complicated, saves a lot of money and can get a hard to find firearm quickly.
Gunprime in Alabama has that rifle you are asking about in stock for $975, which is more than $400 under MSRP on Rugers site.
https://gunprime.com/products/ruger-...-magazine-5847
No reason you can't have that rifle home by middle of this week for about $1K.
It was easy to find, that was the first result that popped up when I entered the upc and 'for sale' into duck duck go. A small amount of effort can save you a decent amount of money.
Most folks don't like the Ruger Mini14 rifles for various reasons, some of which you have already mentioned, not taking STANAG magazines. Second, when they first came out their accuracy sucked. It's still not as good as you can get a moderately priced AR-15 to beat. There used to be all kinds of devices to make it shoot better. Ruger woke up and improved it somewhat. Good news is in it's basic form, the leftists don't see it as a threat like an ugly black rifle. Some states that ban ARs in original configuration allow Mini's. The design appeals to a lot of folks that like wood and steel rifles. However the one you are looking usually doesn't fit that fudd crowd. The select fire versions are some of the cheapest ways into a legal full auto 5.56 rifle, usually priced thousands less than M-16's..
You can PM me if you have any questions.
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Use a FFL finder webpage to find a FFL near your home. (Google "FFL Finder" and a number o websites will pop up you can use. The Gunbroker one is not bad.) Normal to pay a lot less online than through a brick and mortar store. Most home based FFLs charge about $20-$30 for a simple transfer. If you purchase from an out of state retailer, they probably will not collect sales tax. For the type of rifle you are looking at that will more than make up for the minimal transfer fee. (According to state law, you must still self report and pay that sales tax. Just like any type of out of state purchase you make online.) The process is not complicated, saves a lot of money and can get a hard to find firearm quickly.
Gunprime in Alabama has that rifle you are asking about in stock for $975, which is more than $400 under MSRP on Rugers site.
https://gunprime.com/products/ruger-...-magazine-5847
No reason you can't have that rifle home by middle of this week for about $1K.
It was easy to find, that was the first result that popped up when I entered the upc and 'for sale' into duck duck go. A small amount of effort can save you a decent amount of money.
Most folks don't like the Ruger Mini14 rifles for various reasons, some of which you have already mentioned, not taking STANAG magazines. Second, when they first came out their accuracy sucked. It's still not as good as you can get a moderately priced AR-15 to beat. There used to be all kinds of devices to make it shoot better. Ruger woke up and improved it somewhat. Good news is in it's basic form, the leftists don't see it as a threat like an ugly black rifle. Some states that ban ARs in original configuration allow Mini's. The design appeals to a lot of folks that like wood and steel rifles. However the one you are looking usually doesn't fit that fudd crowd. The select fire versions are some of the cheapest ways into a legal full auto 5.56 rifle, usually priced thousands less than M-16's..
You can PM me if you have any questions.
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- DEAR_JOHN
- Today, 06:17 AM
Thank you for this highly informative post.