Talk:Ruger Mini-14 - Revision history

Ominae: /* Additional Images */

2022-05-28T02:48:08Z

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			[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]
			[[File:Scoped Ruger Mini-14.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 with Bushnell riflescope - 5.56 x 45mm]]
	[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle brake - .223 Remington]]		[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle brake - .223 Remington]]
	~~[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]~~
	[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]		[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]
	[[File:Mini 14 SCAR CQB stock.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-14 with SCAR CQB stock - 5.56x45mm]]		[[File:Mini 14 SCAR CQB stock.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-14 with SCAR CQB stock - 5.56x45mm]]

Greg-Z: /* Additional Images */

2020-01-08T08:40:00Z

Additional Images

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	[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]		[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]
	[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]		[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]
			[[File:Mini 14 SCAR CQB stock.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-14 with SCAR CQB stock - 5.56x45mm]]
	[[File:Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock revised.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 in a Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock - 5.56x45mm]]		[[File:Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock revised.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 in a Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock - 5.56x45mm]]

Pyr0m4n14c: /* Additional Images */

2018-01-21T14:59:02Z

Additional Images

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	[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle ~~break~~ - .223 Remington]]		[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle brake - .223 Remington]]
	[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]		[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]
	[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]		[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]

Wuzh: /* Additional Images */

2018-01-21T05:37:52Z

Additional Images

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	[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]		[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]
	[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]		[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]
			[[File:Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock revised.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 in a Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock - 5.56x45mm]]

	==Mini-30==		==Mini-30==

KINKI'boy: /* Additional Images */

2017-06-15T09:35:58Z

Additional Images

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	[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle break - .223 Remington]]		[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle break - .223 Remington]]
	[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]		[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]
			[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]

	==Mini-30==		==Mini-30==

KINKI'boy: /* Additional Images */

2017-06-07T08:23:25Z

Additional Images

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	== Additional Images ==		== Additional Images ==
	[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle break - .223 Remington]]		[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle break - .223 Remington]]
			[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]

	==Mini-30==		==Mini-30==

AnActualAK47: /* Relation to the 7.62mm M14 */

2017-01-06T21:24:14Z

Relation to the 7.62mm M14

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	[[Image:RugerMini14.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Ruger Mini-14 Rifle with factory 30 round Magazine - 5.56mm]]		[[Image:RugerMini14.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Ruger Mini-14 Rifle with factory 30 round Magazine - 5.56mm]]
	:They're mechanically similar, but not quite the same. The name is derived from the fact that it looks like a miniaturized M14, because "Mini-14" rolls off the tongue a bit better than "Mini M14." Don't worry, your ignorance is forgiven. We all have to start somewhere. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 15:55, 6 January 2017 (EST)		:They're mechanically similar, but not quite the same. The name is derived from the fact that it looks like a miniaturized M14, because "Mini-14" rolls off the tongue a bit better than "Mini M14." Don't worry, your ignorance is forgiven. We all have to start somewhere. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 15:55, 6 January 2017 (EST)
			::Wonder if this guy is still here, six years after the post.--[[User:AnActualAK47\|AnActualAK47]] ([[User talk:AnActualAK47\|talk]]) 16:24, 6 January 2017 (EST)

	== NYPD SWAT ==		== NYPD SWAT ==

Pyr0m4n14c: /* Relation to the 7.62mm M14 */

2017-01-06T20:55:46Z

Relation to the 7.62mm M14

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	I couldn't help but notice the similiar shapes of the M14 and the Mini-14 (especially without the pistol grip). Is the Mini-14 a 5.56mm version of the M14 ? (I am Indian so forgive my ignorance) --[[User:Devang.dn\|Devang.dn]] 11:13, 12 March 2011 (MSK)		I couldn't help but notice the similiar shapes of the M14 and the Mini-14 (especially without the pistol grip). Is the Mini-14 a 5.56mm version of the M14 ? (I am Indian so forgive my ignorance) --[[User:Devang.dn\|Devang.dn]] 11:13, 12 March 2011 (MSK)
	[[Image:RugerMini14.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Ruger Mini-14 Rifle with factory 30 round Magazine - 5.56mm]]		[[Image:RugerMini14.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Ruger Mini-14 Rifle with factory 30 round Magazine - 5.56mm]]
			:They're mechanically similar, but not quite the same. The name is derived from the fact that it looks like a miniaturized M14, because "Mini-14" rolls off the tongue a bit better than "Mini M14." Don't worry, your ignorance is forgiven. We all have to start somewhere. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 15:55, 6 January 2017 (EST)

	== NYPD SWAT ==		== NYPD SWAT ==

Greg-Z at 10:17, 6 January 2017

2017-01-06T10:17:28Z

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			== Additional Images ==
			[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle break - .223 Remington]]

	==Mini-30==		==Mini-30==

StanTheMan: /* NYPD SWAT */

2016-07-27T19:42:05Z

NYPD SWAT

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	: I can't speak for NYPD particularly but it seems quite a few departments have been sporting Mini 14s rather than ARs in recent years.. Shots of SWAT officers from San Bernardino clearly show them using tact'd-out Rugers. It's certainly possible. [[User:StanTheMan\|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan\|talk]]) 01:21, 27 July 2016 (EDT)		: I can't speak for NYPD particularly but it seems quite a few departments have been sporting Mini 14s rather than ARs in recent years.. Shots of SWAT officers from San Bernardino clearly show them using tact'd-out Rugers. It's certainly possible. [[User:StanTheMan\|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan\|talk]]) 01:21, 27 July 2016 (EDT)
	::Do you know what the particular reason for using a Ruger in recent years would be? I am curious on that, I thought ARs were the go to for police in the US.- [[User:Zombiedrd\|Zombiedrd]] ([[User talk:Zombiedrd\|talk]]) 13:39, 27 July 2016 (EDT)		::Do you know what the particular reason for using a Ruger in recent years would be? I am curious on that, I thought ARs were the go to for police in the US.- [[User:Zombiedrd\|Zombiedrd]] ([[User talk:Zombiedrd\|talk]]) 13:39, 27 July 2016 (EDT)
			::: I think a big part of it may be political, as mentioned/noted here - http://forum.imfdb.org/showthread.php?t=2424 [[User:StanTheMan\|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan\|talk]]) 15:42, 27 July 2016 (EDT)

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	== Additional Images ==		== Additional Images ==
			[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]
			[[File:Scoped Ruger Mini-14.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 with Bushnell riflescope - 5.56 x 45mm]]
	[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle brake - .223 Remington]]		[[File:Ruger Mini-14 Custom de.wiki.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Custom Ruger Mini-14 with aftermarket folding stock, sniper scope and muzzle brake - .223 Remington]]
	~~[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]~~
	[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]		[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]
	[[File:Mini 14 SCAR CQB stock.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-14 with SCAR CQB stock - 5.56x45mm]]		[[File:Mini 14 SCAR CQB stock.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-14 with SCAR CQB stock - 5.56x45mm]]

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	[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]		[[File:RugerShort.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger MIni-14 with short barrel - 5.56 x 45mm]]
	[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]		[[Image:Rugermini30clydearmory.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-30 with Clyde Armory SCAR stock chassis - 7.62x39mm.]]
			[[File:Mini 14 SCAR CQB stock.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Ruger Mini-14 with SCAR CQB stock - 5.56x45mm]]
	[[File:Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock revised.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 in a Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock - 5.56x45mm]]		[[File:Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock revised.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|none\|Ruger Mini-14 in a Archangel Manufacturing Sparta Pistol Grip Rifle Stock - 5.56x45mm]]

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	: I can't speak for NYPD particularly but it seems quite a few departments have been sporting Mini 14s rather than ARs in recent years.. Shots of SWAT officers from San Bernardino clearly show them using tact'd-out Rugers. It's certainly possible. [[User:StanTheMan\|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan\|talk]]) 01:21, 27 July 2016 (EDT)		: I can't speak for NYPD particularly but it seems quite a few departments have been sporting Mini 14s rather than ARs in recent years.. Shots of SWAT officers from San Bernardino clearly show them using tact'd-out Rugers. It's certainly possible. [[User:StanTheMan\|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan\|talk]]) 01:21, 27 July 2016 (EDT)
	::Do you know what the particular reason for using a Ruger in recent years would be? I am curious on that, I thought ARs were the go to for police in the US.- [[User:Zombiedrd\|Zombiedrd]] ([[User talk:Zombiedrd\|talk]]) 13:39, 27 July 2016 (EDT)		::Do you know what the particular reason for using a Ruger in recent years would be? I am curious on that, I thought ARs were the go to for police in the US.- [[User:Zombiedrd\|Zombiedrd]] ([[User talk:Zombiedrd\|talk]]) 13:39, 27 July 2016 (EDT)
			::: I think a big part of it may be political, as mentioned/noted here - http://forum.imfdb.org/showthread.php?t=2424 [[User:StanTheMan\|StanTheMan]] ([[User talk:StanTheMan\|talk]]) 15:42, 27 July 2016 (EDT)