![]() The rifle is available in stainless or blued finish with hardwood, synthetic, or laminated stocks and an 18.5-inch (470 mm) barrel. Ruger, the rifle employs an investment cast, heat-treated receiver and a version of the M1/M14 rifle locking mechanism with a self-cleaning, fixed-piston gas system. The Mini-14 proved popular with small-game hunters, ranchers, law enforcement, security personnel and target shooters. Ruger used the M14 as a model for the new rifle while incorporating numerous innovations and cost-saving engineering changes. The name Mini-14 is derived from the military M14 rifle implying a miniature version of the M14. ![]() The Mini-14 was first introduced in 1974 by Ruger. It was used by Burt Gummer in the Tremors franchise. 30-06 M-14 rifle but chambered for smaller calibers, hence the name "Mini-14". The Mini Thirty uses the 7.62×39mm and the Mini-6.8 fires 6.8 mm Remington SPC. The target model Mini-14 rifles are chambered only for the. 223 Remington cartridge and the similar military 5.56x45mm cartridge. The Mini-14 non-target versions can fire both the. The Ruger Mini-14, Mini Thirty, and Mini-6.8 are small, lightweight semi-automatic carbines manufactured by the U.S.
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