snakep
Ultimate Member
Am thinking of purchasing one...would appreciate anyone's thoughts or experience with this 7.62x39 rifle...tks, s
Ruger Mini Thirty
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SCARCQB
Get Opp my rawn, Plick!
Mags are expensive and the high cap ones are unreliable.
Stay with RUGER mags. The aftermarket ones are hit or miss. ( followers are prone to tilt)
Stay with RUGER mags. The aftermarket ones are hit or miss. ( followers are prone to tilt)
I'd buy a Vz58 or a Sig 556R way before getting a Mini-30.
SCARCQB
Get Opp my rawn, Plick!
I agree... Those are better choices
rj1974
Ultimate Member
Love me some Rugers but as reliable as that platform is the mags kill it for me . If they took AK mags I would have bought one long ago .
snakep
Ultimate Member
But isn't the Sig 556R banned in the people's paradise of md?
outlaw613
Member
- Jun 5, 2013
- 90
love my mini14 but i think that the mini30 round is a bit big for that gun
Monolith
Member
- Mar 19, 2014
- 9
Seems like its still legal from what I've read on here
Why? That gun had feeding problems in the past, I imagine it's fixed after all these years..... strength wasn't an issue.
snakep
Ultimate Member
OK, so back to my original question...plus a new one:
1. For those of you who have or have had a Ruger Mini Thirty, what do you think about this rifle? Good, bad, or indifferent?
2. I believe the Sig 556R (an awesome rifle that I once owned) is now no longer legal in the great Socialist State of MD...true or false? tks..s
1. For those of you who have or have had a Ruger Mini Thirty, what do you think about this rifle? Good, bad, or indifferent?
2. I believe the Sig 556R (an awesome rifle that I once owned) is now no longer legal in the great Socialist State of MD...true or false? tks..s
dieselfarmboy
Ultimate Member
Nice rifle. Kinda hard to clean. Need to change the scope on mine to get more info on accuracy. Good quality ammo is hard to find and might hinder accuracy.
bkuether
Judge not this race .....
I wanted one really bad at one point. Then I got my VZ, and now have no interest in it. At all.
VZ is very easy to take apart and clean. I think the only weakness compared to the Ruger are the sights. Otherwise....
Also I hear they are coming out with a chrome lined barrel. That should just about complete the package.
VZ is very easy to take apart and clean. I think the only weakness compared to the Ruger are the sights. Otherwise....
Also I hear they are coming out with a chrome lined barrel. That should just about complete the package.
DaemonAssassin
Why should we Free BSD?
1. It is a fantastic rifle as long as you have good ammo and good mags. I've shot steel cased out of one before with ZERO issues. The operating system is based of the M1 Garand/M1 Carbine operating system. It is reliable as long as you maintain it.
2. The Mini-30 is a good rifle but the AR platform is combat proven. It is a toss up and you have to choose what you want.
Monolith
Member
- Mar 19, 2014
- 9
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=126715
here's what i've read about them, looks like they were cash and carry back in july although it isn't made clear if it still is. try sending gary (hog sniper) a pm and see what he says.
Fortunately the 556R is still legal. The stock would just need to be pinned or the flash hider swapped out.
rdc
Ultimate Member
If they took AK mags Ruger wouldn't have been able to make enough of them.
Hog Sniper
Ultimate Member
- Nov 16, 2008
- 2,239
I have 556R's in stock.. 
Come get them..
Come get them..
gizzard
Active Member
i had one, an sks is superior in every way. more accurate, more reliable. i could never get any mag but 5 round ruger mags to work.
