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Posted: 5/18/2011 5:52:55 PM EDT
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A friend of mine has a Mini-14 Ranch Rifle that he wants to sell, but he wanted to know if there was any problems with his rifle first. The bolt drags if he tries to ride the bolt forward, I am thinking that it is the same as doing that to an AR and not really a problem with the rifle. He also would like to get a general idea on a good price to sell it with everything he has for it.
He has the Mini-14 Ranch Rifle Sn 187-51xxx, Four Mags(I believe factory but I will have to check), a Choat Tactical Folding Stock, a Muzzlelite bullpup stock, a scope rail but no rear sight and a Weaver Challenger USA 4x C4R scope. It might also have the original stock but I am not sure. It looks to be in good condition but I have not been able to check the barrel very well yet, he is unsure of the round count since he bought it used but he thinks it is below two hundred rounds. I will try and get some pictures up soon, if there is anything specific that I should check please let me know. Thanks for any help. |
| Is the rifle blued? For most Rugers if they are stainless steel there is a K in the model number. I have seen problems on the folding choate stocks where the trigger guard comes unlocked letting the fire control group fall out making the rifle unreliable. I personally prefer the standard wood stock for reliability but I also have short arms. Normally used scopes don't bring much on a trade and the mags if Ruger are probably worth at least $20 each. If they are not marked Ruger factory mags they are not worth much since the ban expired and Ruger is selling high capacity mags to the public. In my area a blued Mini Ranch rifle is worth about $400 depending on condition and a Stainless Steel Mini maybe $450 to $500. The bull pup stocks get very poor reviews even though they cost about $200 new but are generally difficult to sell. If it were me I'd try to buy just the Mini with original wood stock, scope and mags and not mess with the other two stocks unless the seller was going to throw them in the deal for nothing extra as they are useless to me. If you can't get the original wood stock you can keep the Choate and try to sell the bull pup on the EE or gunbroker. Just my .02 cause you asked. |
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Yes the dragging feeling is normal, thats just the bolt riding over the cocked hammer. Sorry to say, those accessories are no longer worth what he paid for him, he would be further ahead to sell those separate on ebay or something, stick the action back into the OEM stock and sell it that way, with the mags of course. If the mags are OEM, I would guess it would be worth $300 to $350 outright, and probably closer to $300 or just under to trade in or sell to an FFL.
Good luck. |
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