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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
FOR
BLUED & CALIBER
STAINLESS 7.62 x 39mm
STEEL
®
RUGER
MINI THIRTY RIFLE
AUTOLOADING RIFLE
NOT FOR USE WITH MINI-14 RIFLES (cal. .223)
FOR REFERENCE ONLY
This model is out of production. It has been superceded by the new
Ruger Mini Thirty Rifle with serial numbers beginning with prefix 580-
Use of corrosively primed imported
ammunition can damage or ruin this
rifle. Use only U.S. commercially
manufactured ammunition.
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND
WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFUL
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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 FIREARMS STORAGE. FIREARMS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND 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 SHOULD
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LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WARNING – USE OF LOCKING DEVICES • Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction, including when you are installing or removing your locking device. • Always verify that your firearm is completely unloaded before installing your locking device. • Do not install locking devices in the trigger guard; always keep your fingers, clamp and locking device outside the trigger guard during device installation and removal. • Store firearms, ammunition and ke
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3. Open the action completely. Use the bolt lock to keep the action open during installation of the locking device. ® 4. Apply the lock by placing the shackle of the lock into your Ruger Mini Thirty Rifle as shown below. 5. Close the lock by pressing the shackle into the body of the lock (the part that receives the key) as tightly together as possible. The lock has bumpers and the shackle is coated with a non-marring material that will not harm the metal finish of your firearm; be careful not to
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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 THIRTY 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 doub
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WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE ARE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES: Locking Devices 5 Unloading 16 Alterations 8 Bore Obstructions 19 Manual Safety 9 Malfunctions 22 Ammunition 11 Disassembly 23 Lead Exposure 12 Lubrication 29 Firing 14 Storage 30 Handling 15 Parts Purchasers 35 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 p
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The Mini Thirty Rifle incorporates a unique patented buffer system which re- directs and effectively absorbs the shock of the slide block striking the receiver in recoil. The bolt stop fits in a slot in the side of the bolt, and it also serves as the ejector so that the empty cartridges are ejected from the receiver straight out to the side in order to clear the lowest mounted scope. The patented Ruger integral scope mounts take all standard Ruger scope rings of various heights. A blade front si
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OPERATION OF SAFETY The manual safety mechanism is located forward of the trigger for convenient operation and is “ON” when in its fully rearward position intruding into the trigger guard. (See Fig. 3) The safety can be moved to “ON” (extreme rearward position) only when the hammer is cocked. When the safety is “ON”, it blocks both the hammer and sear. The safety should always be placed “ON” before loading or unloading the rifle and should be kept “ON” at all times except when actually firing. S
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To release the slide (which allows the Closing The Bolt bolt to go forward) keep safety “ON” and either: 3 1 2 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 Safety the magazine follower slightly with Figure 5 "ON" the thumb, remove the thumb, and then allow the slide to go forward. (See Figure 5) CAUTION: Slide is under heavy
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USE ONLY FACTORY AMMUNITION LOADED TO U.S. INDUSTRY STANDARDS 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 THIRTY mag
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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 Thirty 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
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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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exposed to 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) WARNING–BORE OBSTRUCTIONS Before loading or shooting the Mini Thirty rifle, be certain the bore is unobstructed. Firing the rifle with any obstruction in the bore may result in severe damage to the rifle and se
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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,
