Yet Another New Ruger---Mini 14 In .300 Blackout

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Yet Another New Ruger---Mini 14 In .300 Blackout

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http://www.ruger.com/products/mini14Tac ... /5864.html

The idea kinda sorta makes sense, I guess... would it be more of a Mini 300, so to speak? That is, a Mini 30 with an extra zero. :lol:
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Makes sense to me. It only requires minor changes to the tooling and production line. To have a .30 cal, non-comblok caliber in a lightweight, M-1 type action would be excellent. Unfortunately, I won't ever be able to afford one.
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Re: Yet Another New Ruger---Mini 14 In .300 Blackout

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I've heard that the .300 Blackout has similar ballistics to 7.62x39.
So, a Mini 14 in 30 caliber? Isn't that a Mini 30?
If time, chance and random process can produce a platypus why not an ammo tree?
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Re: Yet Another New Ruger---Mini 14 In .300 Blackout

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Flintlock Tom wrote:I've heard that the .300 Blackout has similar ballistics to 7.62x39.
So, a Mini 14 in 30 caliber? Isn't that a Mini 30?
That's what I said, I think. :lol:
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Flintlock Tom wrote:I've heard that the .300 Blackout has similar ballistics to 7.62x39.
So, a Mini 14 in 30 caliber? Isn't that a Mini 30?
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It's too bad that's made by Ruger. But good, in a way... I've already bought an AR lower for my .300 Blackout, and I hate Ruger more than I hate the AR-15. Although it's a plus that they brought out another new model that wasn't somebody else's existing model.
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Since when did the Mini-14 retail for over a grand?!?!? That's insanity... :roll:
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Flintlock Tom wrote:I've heard that the .300 Blackout has similar ballistics to 7.62x39.
Similar but inferior. At least for the supersonic loads. So you're paying a premium to be (close but) inferior to 7.62x39.
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Er, oops. The subsonic round, where the real interest in the cartridge is found, is quite different.
So, a Mini 14 in 30 caliber? Isn't that a Mini 30?
300. Like the Chrysler Gangstermobile.
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Greg wrote:
Flintlock Tom wrote:I've heard that the .300 Blackout has similar ballistics to 7.62x39.
Similar but inferior. At least for the supersonic loads. So you're paying a premium to be (close but) inferior to 7.62x39.
[strike]Merchandising! Where the real money from the movie is made![/strike]
Er, oops. The subsonic round, where the real interest in the cartridge is found, is quite different.
Despite starting slightly slower, .300 Blackout supers are supposed to be better than x39 at longer ranges due to better BC of the available bullets. And if you have ever tried to reload for x39, you know the bullet choices are abysmal, and availability is spotty.
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Re: Yet Another New Ruger---Mini 14 In .300 Blackout

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Call me a Fudd if you want, but I think that if I had a pressing need for a .300 Blackout, I'd get a Savage or Ruger American bolt gun and rebarrel it.

Gotta be cheaper, and for hunting, would be tons more accurate.
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