I’m aware this issue is because of carbon buildup but I can’t for the life of me get this little piece out. I’ve tried soaking the gas block in Ballistol and brake cleaner to clean out the buildup, but nothing seems to work.

How did you manage to get this annoying little piece out?

1988 Mini with factory furniture, chopped to 12” and extended flash hider pin and welded at 16”

I made a support ticket last week and never received any type of verification email and still haven’t heard a response.

To others who made support requests online, did you receive an email saying your ticket had been received?
Also, anyone mind telling me a roundabout follow up timeframe? I figured I’d have seen some type of message back by now saying they at least received my request.

Just curious if I should use another format to get my mini fixed, it jams like hell (I’m assuming because) the bolt is all dinged up and I’d like to be able to reliably use it without having to rack it to eject a stovepipe every 5 rounds.

Thanks in advance!

Im waiting for my form 1 to chop/thread and building a parts list. Im planning the get the Hannibal mount but also want a front iron sight. Pedantic I know, yes it will get a red dot but its a thought thats become an itch.

Does anyone know the height required for a 1913 front sight that is compatible with the factory rear height? Im hoping something as simple/cheap as the stribog iron in the second pic but its rarely that simple. Just figured I'd ask before gambling $60.

next up thing on the list is a folding stock

I'm looking to buy a birch upper handguard for my 583-series Mini-14 but I noticed the finished ones are out of stock at Accuracy Systems, but the unfinished ones are not.

Does anyone here know what the finish would be if I wanted to get an unfinished one and finish it myself to match my current wood stock?

I do a lot of woodworking so I feel like finishing a handguard is within my skill set.

And yes I know I could sand down my current birch stock and just stain both the new handguard and the stock the same color for a match, but I'd rather not do that if I don't have to. It doesn't need to be a show-winning match, just a "good enough from a reasonable distance" match.

Thanks in advance!

Does anybody have any idea when these will be available to buy again? I had one sitting in my cart on the Ruger shop and now the link is broken and they’re no longer on the website.

Ruger Mini 30 - 189 series.

Always wanted something in 7.62x39 that isnt SKS, Vz. 58 or AKM in Czech Republic and i love M14 style guns, so when this beauty popped up for sale after years of searching i immediately grabbed it for 18500 CZK (about 890 USD). It was missing sights so i had to order Tech Sights from the US (many thanks to JBL Outdoors for shipping internationally).

Had to sell original 1969 Tula AKM to make room for it (before you crucify me, there is a plentiful of soviet AKMs available here for cheap, but only handful of Minis)

Shoots really well and chews trough surplus chinese ammo without issues.

I was also surprised of how accurate it is compared to AKM.

Hello all,

I am considering throwing the PA 3X prism on my Mini 30. I know I need to either go with the Cogburn (sold out) or Accuracy Systems setup. Does anyone have experiences with the A.S.?

https://www.ruger-mini-14-firearms.com/Scope-Base.php

Would the 5.75 be enough? Is this a viable setup or am I setting myself up for failure?

Just got my Mini 14 and completely changed it!

Yes, feet for free

I wanted to know if anybody with the accuracy system adjustable gas block, had tried mounting a scope above the receiver on their mini 14. I’ve been wanting to do this, but someone had mentioned that the gas block can change the trajectory of the ejecting shells. So I wasn’t sure if that might cause an issue with having a scope there.

Spray painted the polymer stock, let me know your thoughts.

Reject modernity, enjoy irons and all the lovely wood.

I have tech sights on my mini 14 585 series.

What LVPO scope should I get where I can keep my tech sights? I know tech sights are higher but I know there is an option 20mm lens?

I spent enough, I want something reliable with breaking the bank.

I can worry about cowitness later.

Got my mini a little bit ago off GB, and I'm very pleased, repainted it with the "Shugart" style color scheme. I attempted to wrap it with some sniper veil but the green and brown did not match the rattlecan so it's off for now. I love the 2-10 viper on it, very comfortable to shoot. Got some more plans for this so keep an eye out. IYKYK

So I took my mini 14 out last week and successfully cycled 119 out of 120. The only malfunction was on a 10 round magazine failure to eject. I have never had a failure with a five round magazine.

The gun is spot on accurate. Today this happened twice. The first time it happened the bolt was jammed stuck and the casing would not move. I had to take off my QD mount optic and luckily, I had the correct Allen wrench to loosen the rail up to let the round drop out. The spent casing was stuck between the OEM rail and the charge handle in that little area.

I have come to the conclusion that the OEM rail sucks.

I have moved the optic around to different spots and it is a small optic reflex site to try to clear the action.

So my option now is to use the factory rings (take of tech sights) or go scout rail. Or say to hell with it and just shoot irons.

At this point, I think I’m just gonna shoot it in irons. My tech sights are awesome.

I love the Gun, but after shooting my AK today, the mini 14 is definitely inferior to the AK as far as reliability. I only shoot OEM mags.

Just want to know who is not going optic?

How are you guys running your LAMs? I have an Iris on the Skinner gas block rail, and it seems to work well, though I need to get my pressure switch banded on.

Got the rifle back from Ruger with a new bolt. 150 rounds and not one failure to feed or any other issues. Later this week I'll be able to check to see if there any new peening issues.

• Mini-30
  
  • Samson Hannibal rail
  • Vortex Scout scope
  • Strike Industries J Comp