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I N S T R U C T I O N
M A N U A L
F O R
BLUED & CALIBER
STAINLESS .223 (5.56mm)
STEEL
®
R U G E R
®
M I N I - 1 4 R I F L E
AUTOLOADING RIFLE
NOT FOR USE WITH MINI THIRTY RIFLES (cal. 7.62 x 39mm)
FOR REFERENCE ONLY
These models are out of
production. They have been
superceded by the Ruger
New Mini-14 Ranch Rifle.
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND
WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM
For Product Service on This Model Please Call:
(603) 865-2442 (See p. 33)
STURM, RUGER & C o m p a
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State-By-State Warnings Certain states require by law that their own specified warning notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included by the manufacturer, distributor, or retail dealer with firearms sold in that state. Sturm, Ruger sells its products in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because our products may be sold in these states, we include the following: California: WARNING ADVERTENCIA “A los niños los atraen las armas “Children are attracted to and de fuego y
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Maine: “ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE TRIGGER LOCKS.” Maryland: “WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause death or serious injury. It is a crime to store or leave a loaded firearm in any location where an individual knew or should have known that an unsupervised mino
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New Jersey: “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.” New York City: “THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.” North Carolina: “IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A REASONABLE PERSON S
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WARNING – LOCKING DEVICES This firearm was originally sold with a key-operated locking device. While it can help provide secure storage for your unloaded firearm, any locking device can fail. All guns are designed to fire if they are loaded and the trigger is pulled. Therefore, never install the locking device inside the trigger guard or in any way that it can possibly pull the trigger! Do not leave the keys in the lock. DO NOT INSTALL INSIDE TRIGGER GUARD The ultimate responsibility for secure
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FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care ® ® for your RUGER MINI-14 RIFLE properly. Please contact us if you have any questions about it. Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly carry out its instructions should you practice loading, etc. with live ammunition. If you have any doubts
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WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE ARE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES: Locking Devices 6 Unloading 16 Alterations 8 Bore Obstructions 19 Manual Safety 10 Malfunctions 22 Ammunition 11 Disassembly 23 Lead Exposure 12 Lubrication 29 Firing 14 Storage 30 Handling 15 Parts Purchasers 34 Sustained Firing 16 OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL. FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS– READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY BEFORE USING. WARNING–ALTERATIONS This
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convenience in holding the bolt open for loading and inspection. The firing pin is retracted mechanically as the bolt starts to unlock and the rifle will fire only when the bolt is locked. The one-piece American hardwood stock is reinforced with steel liners in stressed and high temperature areas. The “All-Weather” model features a synthetic stock and stainless steel construction. NOMENCLATURE BOLT LOCK PLUNGER REAR SIGHT HANDGUARD BOLT SLIDE HANDLE MAGAZINE LATCH STOCK SAFETY SHOWN “ON” TRIGGE
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WARNING –MANUAL SAFETY Keep the safety on unless actually firing. Always move the safety fully to its intended position and check it. The safety is not “ON” unless it is completely “ON”. Never depend on a safety mechanism or any other mechanical device to justify careless handling or permitting the rifle to point in an unsafe direction. The only “safe” rifle is one in which the bolt is open, the chamber is empty, and there is no magazine in the gun. KNOW HOW TO USE THE SAFETY THE BOLT LOCK The
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To release the slide (which allows the Closing The Bolt bolt to go forward) keep safety “ON” and either: 1. Remove the magazine, draw the slide handle to the rear and release, or; 2. With an empty magazine in place, draw the slide handle fully to the rear and hold it there. Then, while holding the slide handle, depress Figure 4 the magazine follower slightly with the thumb, remove the thumb, and then allow the slide to go forward. (See Figure 4) CAUTION: Slide is under heavy spring tension and
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WARNING – LEAD EXPOSURE Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms, or handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead and other substances known to the state of California to cause birth defects, reproductive harm, and other serious physical injury. Have adequate ventilation at all times. Wash hands thoroughly after exposure. SHOOTING OR CLEANING GUNS MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD MAGAZINES ® ® RUGER MINI-14 magazines are identified by having three vertical creases in the si
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LOADING THE MAGAZINE Use only clean ammunition of the proper caliber manufactured to U. S. Industry specifications, in good condition. (See Notice and Warnings in other sections of this manual pertaining to Ammunition). To load the magazine, align each cartridge with the bullet forward (pointing toward the hole in the front of the magazine body) and push downward until the cartridge snaps into place. Do not attempt to load more than the designated ® number of cartridges for which the magazine ha
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TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITH MAGAZINE) Practice this important aspect of gun handling (with an unloaded rifle) until you can perform each of the steps - described below - with skill and confidence. But before you do anything with the rifle, please first read completely through this manual. This procedure begins with an empty rifle with its magazine out. 1. Be certain the muzzle is pointing in a safe direction. (See Rule 2, p. 42). 2. Before inserting loaded magazine, engage the bolt lock so the bolt i
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9. Immediately following the firing of a shot, and if a subsequent shot is not to be fired at once, put the safety “ON” while the rifle is still pointing in a safe direction down range. The safety should be moved to the “ON” position as soon as firing is completed, and it should be “ON” at all times except when the rifle is on target and being fired. 10. When the last cartridge in the magazine has been fired, the bolt lock will automatically engage and hold the bolt and slide in the rearward, op
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WARNING – SUSTAINED FIRING The Mini-14 rifle fires from a closed bolt. Sustained firing can create excessive heat in the barrel and can cause “cook-off” of ammunition (heat-firing of the cartridge in the chamber). This “cook-off” can occur a substantial period of time after firing has ceased. Always unload the firearm immediately after you have finished shooting. HOT BARREL CAN “COOK-OFF” (FIRE) CARTRIDGE IN CHAMBER TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITHOUT MAGAZINE) The rifle can be used as a single shot rifl
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2. Remove the magazine. REMEMBER that even though the magazine has been removed, a cartridge remaining in the chamber can still be fired! 3. Pull the slide handle all the way to the rear, extracting and ejecting the cartridge in the chamber. When the bolt is fully retracted, push down on the bolt lock plunger and then allow the slide to move forward until it comes to rest against the bolt stop. 4. Always visually double check the chamber to be certain it is empty. 5. The only “safe” rifle is one
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TO RELOAD THE RIFLE 1. Firing all cartridges in the magazine and the chamber will cause the bolt to automatically lock open. Keep the rifle pointed in a safe direction. Put the safety “ON”. Reloading can be accomplished by pressing forward on the magazine latch with the thumb or forefinger. The magazine will fall free of the rifle of its own weight. To avoid the possibility of damage to the magazine, do not let it fall to the ground unless rapid reloading is absolutely necessary. 2. Insert a loa
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humid conditions which could cause condensation, or to rain or snow which might have entered the bore, open the bolt and clean out the barrel. Inspect the bore visually to be sure that it is perfectly clear (See “Ammunition Warning” p. 11 and “Care and Cleaning” section p. 29) WA R N I NG–BORE OBSTRUCTIONS B e f o re loading or shooting the Mini-14 rifle, be c e rtain the bore is unobstructed. Firing the rifle with any obstruction in the bore may result in s e v e re damage to the rifle and seri
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c) Retract the slide handle and lock it in the open position by pressing in the bolt lock plunger in the top of the receiver. Retracting the slide handle should remove the cartridge case. Be certain the safety is in the “ON” position. d) Check the chamber to be certain there is no cartridge case in it -- if there is, extract it before proceeding with steps (e) and (f). e) After making sure that the rifle is unloaded, inspect the bore from the muzzle end of the barrel. If the bore is obstructed,
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2. When attempting to free a jammed cartridge, do not use any type of tool that is likely to act as a “firing pin” and discharge the cartridge should the tool impact on the primer. Never use a cartridge as a “tool”. 3. After clearing a jam, inspect the gun mechanism to determine if dirt or debris might be the cause of the problem. Excess lubricant or grease can cause cartridges to feed sluggishly. An accumulation of grease, dirt or powder grains in the magazine can contribute to cartridge feedin
