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Ruger Mini-14 Tactical
Gas-operated · 5.56x45mm NATO · introduced 2009
Also known as Mini-14 Tactical Rifle
About the Ruger Mini-14 Tactical
The Ruger Mini-14 Tactical is a gas-operated, semi-automatic rifle chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, a tactical evolution of the classic Mini-14 ranch rifle. Introduced in 2009, it features a shorter 16.12-inch cold hammer-forged barrel with a 1/2"-28 threaded muzzle, a black synthetic stock, an adjustable ghost-ring rear aperture sight, and a protected blade front sight. Like the original Mini-14, it uses a Garand-style breech bolt locking system with a self-cleaning fixed-piston gas system, and accepts detachable box magazines.
The Mini-14 was designed by William B. Ruger and L. James Sullivan, who shrank the M14 service rifle into a compact .223-class carbine over a six-year development beginning in 1967, with mass production starting in 1974. The Tactical models adapted the platform for defensive and law-enforcement use with shorter threaded barrels and modern sighting options.
Ruger Mini-14 Tactical specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Gas-operated
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Calibres
- 5.56x45mm NATO
- Magazine capacity
- 20 rounds
- Magazine
- Detachable box magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 409 mm (16.1 in)
- Overall length
- 933 mm (36.7 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.04 kg (6.70 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:9 in (229 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Alloy steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Synthetic
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 975 m/s (3199 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 1700 J (1254 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 200 m
History
- Introduced
- 2009
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- US
- Designer
- L. James Sullivan
Features
- Cold hammer forged barrel
- Ghost ring rear sight
- Protected blade front sight
- Integral scope mounts
- Picatinny rail
- Threaded muzzle
- Fixed piston gas system
Safety
- Manual safety
The Tactical line includes models with fixed and collapsible stocks; some variants are also offered in .300 AAC Blackout. Ships with integral scope mounts, scope rings, and a Picatinny rail.
This is a variant of the Ruger Mini-14.
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