My friend bought a Ruger Mini-14 Target, and here he sights it in to get it on paper. This is an interesting rifle that I’d not seen before with its adjustable harmonic tuner. This is a short (4 minutes) part one getting in on paper at 50 yards. Had some issues with Tula ammo (silver tip).
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Tula Ammo is cheap dirty Russian steel case ammo. It is not allowed in any chamber of my firearms. I have more respect for my firearms!
20 rounders work best for me. Factory of course. I live in Colorado, the rifle works great for me.
Charging handle went forward along trigger pull/ hammer release, round was not fully chambered. Hammer finished chambering the first round.
Expansion2 on wickr thanks for the safety gun🔫 I got from you 👍…
A truly beautiful rifle! Thanks — much appreciated…
Did you have to glass bed with that stock?
Edit the ammo failure out
Tula runs and even GROUPS well in my 583 ranch….
It came out ~ when the Target came out…
Can you shoot 556 ammo?
My new 584 series Ranch rifle did better than that with PMC 223,55 grainers, it sports a fixed 4 power Leupold, and just as well with 5.56 NATO 64 gr green tips
I just bought a 582 series. Is the harmonic tuner able to be removed to add a different muzzle device?
WHY WOULD YOU SHOOT THAT TRASH AMMO? TULA WILL MAKE GROUPS LIKE THROWING A HAND FULL OF ROCKS
I have the same rifle, and almost had a major incident due to the Tul Ammo. I had a misfire, and loaded another round. As I went to fire again I stopped just prior to firing because I felt something strange when I worked the action. The Tul round had fired the primer only which lodged the bullet about 4" down the barrel. Very close call
WE WANT MOORE!!! Love my ranch 583 series!!!
Don't understand trying to shoot accurate using cheap Russian ammo. Put a match grade barrel and trigger in it and get some good ammo if you want good groups. A better scope would help too.
So…. how's accuracy compared to an AR15? I've always liked the looks of the Mini compared to the AR.
My mini Ranch Rifle (not target) loves Tula Steel, even the silver tip but HATES American Eagle 50 grn Varmit!! Everything else it chews thru but AE 50 Grn HP…. HATES IT!!!
Thanks for the video. I have the same rifle, same scope. It is difficult to find information on this rifle. Ruger recommended to me to not use steel, only brass American made ammo. Did you ever make a follow-up video. Did you find a best weight of bullet; 55, 62, 75 for the 1:9 twist rate of the barrel and the harmonic dampener?
Ruger really needs to improve Mini 14 & 30….it seems like they dont care
checking the Ruger web-site, this is the only model in the Mini 14 family that can not handle 5.56 NATO. Interesting.
Great rifle, have had one for many years. Was just thinking about getting it back out the other day. Been a while since I've shot it. I have a 3-9x scope mounted to it, and it will hit 8" steel disc at 300 yards all day long with out trying too hard. I'd like to put a higher power scope on it soon and see what kind of grroups it will keep. Don't knock the Tulla ammo, it works well for me. I've shot hundreds of rounds of it through various AR's and only have had 1 FTF ever. Group well too. Ecspecially if you can find the 62 and 75 grain versions. This rifle does REALLY well with heavier bullet weights in my experience when compared to the 55 grain version. Must be a thing with 1:9 twist rated barrels, because a 16" DPMS heavy barrel that I own likes the same heavier bullets. Enjoy the rifle, I think they are pretty cool in comparison to all the AR platforms that everyone wants.
It would be nice if Ruger gave a suggested starting point for the tuner. I might take it off to see how it shoots.
Thats true the bolt wasn't closed all the way thats why the firing pin didn't strike the pirmer hard enough to ignite the primer
Tula ammo is not recommended for this firearm (you are not the only to experience this). I'm using Federal FMJBT 55gr with awesome success. I'm out to 500 yds with mostly < 6" group (<1" @ 100yds) using the harmonic dampener tuned in. These are factory loads folks. I can hardly wait to to do handholds with this. The harmonic dampener makes a HUGE difference. Nice review, excellent rifle!
Beautiful rifle. What are you using to hold it in this video?
awesome fun gun ..changed out my stock for the archangel precision . and put in a lighter trigger spring . now its about a 1 lb pull . topped her with the Nikon 3×12 223 … shes a beautiful little shooter . love it !!!!
Looks like the gas system is pretty well tuned as well, no slop or bounce in the action like I've seen in some slow motion videos on some other Mini's.
Oh yeah, you need to break that bad daddy back out. You should be able to punch the same holes at 50yards with that rifle. It will easily shoot sub MOA accuracy at 100 yards. I put a Shilen target barrel on mine and it can shoot 1/4 inch groups with good brass, and I'm gonna have to say the official Target Mini has the edge cause of the tuner. I know a few guys that took the tuner off to loose some weight and tuned in a good hunting load the old fashion way. Congrats on one hell of a shooter!
Have no knowledge about m14, except heritage, I have decided this exact model will be next in my collection. Can the be pillar or glass bedded? what happens when coupling the harmonic dampner witn a sims deresonator. I need a 250 yard target rifle, is this it? I have the AR 15 and 10s. Im wanting something old school and accurate, its definetly easy on the eyes.