There is a current Ruger designated the Tactical Model that has some of the GB’s features, including a flash suppressor and collapsing stock. Thompson fires Mini-14 GB offhand at multiple hanging plates at 50 yards. Although Mini-14 GB with folding stock is very handy, the stock is not especially comfortable for actual shooting. The Mini-14 was always popular for use by prisons, and a lot of the Mini-14 GBs I’ve seen were former prison guns, though most of those were fixed-stock models. (There was a select-fire version of the Mini-14-the AC-556.)
Sling swivels allow the attachment of standard-type slings. Thirty-round magazines were also available, though theoretically limited to government sales. Other features of the GB models included a flash suppressor and ventilated fiberglass handguard to dissipate heat. This version of the Mini-14 had all the features I wanted. In Ruger cataloguese, the “K” designates stainless steel, the “20” a 20-round magazine, and the “F” a folding stock. I had a chance to buy a K-Mini-14/20 GBF from a deputy I knew. The “GB” stands for Government Bayonet, which the GB will take. State Department Security personnel, and still considered it a viable combat rifle, but I didn’t really get the incentive to buy another Mini-14 until I saw the stainless Mini-14 GB Government Model designed for military and LE sales. I had seen the Mini-14 in use with the French CRS (Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité) and other French police units as well as U.S. Folding-stock Mini-14 GB with stock in folded position and 20-round magazine inserted. As a result, that stainless Mini-14 got traded in a few years later. I had been using combat rifles with pistol-grip stocks and sometimes folding stocks. I liked the rifle but didn’t like the stock. When the stainless steel Mini-14 was introduced in 1979, I purchased one since I liked the idea of a rifle I could carry with me in all types of weather. I looked at a Mini-14 in a local gun shop, but that was all. I was not buying any guns when I was home, as I would have had to store them. Seller wants $1,600.When the Ruger Mini-14 was introduced in 1974/75, I was working overseas. It is just the gun and several mags - no box/paperwork/etc. Is this true? Anything else I need to be aware of? Does this one appear 100% original? How's parts availability? I would shoot it although probably only 100rds per year after the initial awe factor wears off. I've heard accuracy is questionable on the early ones. I've always really liked the way these particular ones look hence why I am considering it - I've never shot one and only held a fixed stock one once.
#RUGER GB FACTORY FOLDER MINI 14 SERIES#
I am still researching the various series and versions, but as I understand it this is the sought after folder version popularized in 1980's media such as the A-Team and Death Wish 4 with Charles Bronson.
It is a 182 series Mini 14 Folder in Stainless Steel, GB model. Please correct me if I am wrong on any of the following too. I'm still new to and learning about the Mini 14 so could use any input on the one listed below that I am considering purchasing.
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