458 SOCOM Mini 14

[AndreiGrozeaCS]

how expensive it's the .458 round ? 

[hondacicle]

this is a ruger ranch rifle derived from a m14 223 about the only difference is the scope mount built into the receiver and the spent cartridges eject out to the side instead of over the top

just built to be more scope friendly

[theicedman]

Yeah 420

[raginroadrunner]

I carried an M 16 A1 in the Army...never liked it...never felt comfortable with it..years later I bought a Mini 14...and from that day forward I never could understand why the military didn't buy this rifle by the train loads..vastly superior in operation, accuracy and not nearly as hard to keep clean..never..NEVER jams..I would go anywhere with it against any enemy....anytime...Ruger builds the best firearms in the world...I'll argue that till hell freezes!!!

[dfhrandall]

not as cool as the modified m1 my buddy made lol shoots a .338 lapua idk how the fuck he did that

[VicariousReality7]

lol wut

[KingKoodles]

Finally: Big Bore + M1-Type Action

[HiCapacity]

@KingKoodles =m14

[KingKoodles]

@HiCapacity "=M14"??? The M14 and its variants do not come chambered in large-bore cartridges.

[HiCapacity]

@KingKoodles Yea the socom M1A's come in 458 as well.

[KingKoodles]

@HiCapacity From which manufacturer?

[Georgiapine2A]

Well That'll be one of a kind!



[youngknight12]

how much did you pay for the gun?

[hpjorgensen]

@youngknight12

The gun isn't mine, it belongs to a friend ogf mine who's in apprenticeship to become a gunsmith. He still isn't satisfied with the final result, so I can't really quote a price on it. BTW, he's done some impressive work on the trigger module as well, and it now breaks crisply at 1560g (about3.5lbs)

[Moldovawineimporter]

Very interesting work done on this Mini 30 .

I wouldn't say these are bad guns and there not a great gun but they are 1000 time better than any AK

What can be done to a mini 14 or 30 if you want to spend the money is make them a real accurate shooter .

I owned 4 Mini 14's all of then shot terrible for my liking so I studied how to build AR's, now I build my own AR's from parts then I get a rifle that is a super accurate rifle from the start .

[stchman]

That's a 7.62x39 round not a .223.

[hpjorgensen]

@stchman, if you read the description, you'll see it's neither, it's a .458 SOCOM round.

[RENOGUY777]

@stchman LOL Even the mini 14s fire .223.

[KommandoOver9000]

Why the hell would you covert such a shit gun?

[notlikewithernie]

@KommandoOver9000 Have you ever fired one? They are plenty accurate and completely reliable. I wouldn't classify a Mini 14 as a "shit gun."

[KommandoOver9000]

@notlikewithernie

You must not know much about firearms. Mini 14s are infamous for being one of the most unreliable and inaccurate rifles ever made. And Ruger's QC is just as bad. I think recent production mini14s are a little better than they used to be, but they still suck. I shot a 6" group at 50 yards with a mini14, then I shot a 1.5 inch group with my mosin nagant at 100 yards. I also know a man who worked for Ruger. So, I speak from experience; it's a shit gun from a shit company.

[notlikewithernie]

@KommandoOver9000 I have owned several of the rifles so I actually do speak from experience. If you were shooting 6" groups with it at 50 yards there was something wrong with yours. I'm not saying the thing is a match rifle, but it is a solid firearm.

[DThompson1985]

@KommandoOver9000 You must just suck with a mini 14, the Ruger mini 14 and 10/22 are some of the most reliable guns ever made and the new minis are not a little better, they are alot better. Accuracy is very good, I know I own one.

[KommandoOver9000]

@DThompson1985

So you admit the old ones were "a lot" worse than the new ones. Case and point.

[DThompson1985]

@KommandoOver9000 Yes I do agree with you about that, just not the "little" part.

[MrLeedleed]

@KommandoOver9000 two things i noticed on your ever so informative post...the "i think" and the "I also know a man who worked for Ruger. So, I speak from experience"

i dont care what you think, and you arent speaking from PERSONAL experience so STFU

[RebelSapper]

Very nice idea... thank's for sharing :)

[jt5747]

Anymore progress on this project?

[ftge87]

awsome!

[playgoog]

nice

[sidnous]

Pretty freaking cool man. Can't wait to see more as he develops it. Tell him to keep up the hard work.

[budbrother]

fuck yeah, thats gonna be a sick gone, boy would i love to have that, purchasing my second mini next month, Gonna be badass. Coyotes cringe over the mini

[thepigowner]

that looks like a mini 30

[hpjorgensen]

Well, it says Mini 14 on its receiver...

But as far as I remember, the magazine and maybe the bolt and extractor are modified Mini 30 parts.

BTW he's working on the gas system to make it more flexible with regards to load levels. More videos coming up in the near future, hopefully including testfiring with subsonic loads.

[hpjorgensen]

I will forward your request. I know it is his intention to make this conversion commercially available when he's satisfied with its reliability.

[rockriver71]

outstanding

I will await your answer

[INbredMonarchy]

@hpjorgensen I've been wanting someone to make a mini 14 in .450 bushmaster. You should run it by him.

[Bly86]

Interesting combo