That bandana makes you look like a less Butch private Vasquez from Aliens

I made a $25 donation to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence on account of my effed up sense of humor and planned to ask you all to do the same BEFORE I found out that NCADV is super anti-gun. I looked into the National Domestic Violence Hotline instead and...same thing. Anti-gun. So forget it I guess.

Busch lite and a relaxing morning face punch. A man of culture. Welcome to the fold Jim.

"I'm so bad with my hands." Dude, my daughters do all of my gun accessory installs.

As someone who lives in California I have a Mini-14 since AR-15s have some much onerous regulations. Definitely looking at making some of these upgrades myself.

New York resident here… (sorry) but just a heads up for James and anyone reading this. Warne makes a pair of EXCELLENT QD rings for the Mini14/30. I use them on mine and they’re the best investment for my optics.

Damn James already talking about nutty wood this early in the morning

I love the sound the mini makes when racking the bolt. AR sounds like crap.

I bought mine,the stainless steel tactical a month ago, waiting on my local dealer to receive the Samson stock,then and only then I would be able to say....I love when a plan comes together 😁

Jimbo Reeves, Keanu's fudd uncle

1000% agree! Love the Ultimak. absolutely worth it! I have one on my Mini with a Holosun 503 GU. It is way smaller and lighter than that Eotech and it has that "Circle Of Death" reticle as well. I can ring steel out to 250 yards at will with it. Get a trigger job done as well from Accuracy Systems. Huge improvement! 3.5 lbs crisp and clean. $80. Mini's are way over gassed from the factory. A gas bushing set from Accuracy Systems for $30 will get you a rifle that ejects the empty shells about 10ft, instead of a mile and is way less violent. Major accuracy improvement there. A true Shot Barrel Stabilizer will help improve accuracy as well for $59. They look super cool too! A Choate stock fits much tighter than the factory stock and in turn improves accuracy. A Specter Gear 2 point sling is the only way to go in my opinion. I get it though. The Mini is anything but the cheapest route to go. If you are looking for the best bang for your buck get an AR. I still prefer the Mini.

Before the Ranch Rifle version, the 1-80 series, you had to use a side mount for a scope, just like the original Army M14. I scoped two of the Mini 14's 40 years ago for my older brother, and one for my ground hog hunting buddy. I had to add some thin brass shims to get the mounts perfected. However, both of these where nearly 1 MOA rifles. In shooting the Mini 14, you have to be really careful with not letting the curved stock back move vertically on your shoulder, while correcting any hand hold on the stock near the trigger. Torque the screws to spec, and find a load the rifle likes. With one of the rifles I could put 5 shots in a quarter a 100 yards. The other, my buddies, I killed a crow at 560 yards -- which he never lived down to his dying day. My brother kept his till going into his second Rest Home, whereas I purchased it; hoped to be shooting it soon. They are marvelous truck guns, plus my buddies got left on top of a truck and was flung onto a set of rail road tracks when we crossed them. We feared the worse, but except for a few scratches, it didn't even loose zero. My buddy as mentioned had a later model Ranch Rifle stainless version, mounted in a black synthetic stock. It did not shoot very well and was more of a 3 MOA gun. I never got to give it the full varminting make over, but I'm faithfully reporting on real rifles. Women shooter preferred shooting the Mini 14 versus the AR 15, if anyone cares to know.

I trust the Bubbas more than the Fudds

The disclaimer on the bottom was a second two late my wife has a blue eye and the cops are on the way.. thanks bubba tactical

I used separate rings to mount an LPVO and it has worked very well. Unfortunately, my Mini shot 6-8MOA out of the box, despite being one of the newer ones. I added an aftermarket barrel stabilizer and now I'm consistently getting sub 2MOA with run of the mill m193 ball.

That folding stock mini just makes me think the A team every time I see it 😂😂😂

i agree i have the tech sights on both mini-14's and they are great. worth every cent

You can tell your wife is still away.

Watching James in his competition shorts always makes my day. High drag low speed!

Lol, I think James is an absolute treasure of the gun community, especially when wearing the ball huggers. Bless you, sir.

*adds AT-M stock, scope and suppressor [GEORGE CLOONEY HAS ENTERED THE CHAT]

Bubba/California tactical. I appreciate the Mini love. I got the Ultimak and the Techsight for Christmas last year. I love 'em. However I'm surprised you didn't go for one of the barrel stabilizers like the accustrut or something like that for the added looks, erm, functionality of a stabilized barrel for reduced harmonic vibration for accuracy. Yeah, accuracy.

Anytime I see a Mini-14 with a folding stock, I hear the theme for the "A-Team" in the back of my head.

Bro no cap, I love your channel. You make gun reviews funny and you're authentic with it. ✊🏾

A friend of mine has a mini 14. Im a gun noob but i always loved that particular rifle. I want one so bad

I bought a Mini-14 Ranch rifle back in the early 90's. I mounted a scope on it and tried sighting in at 50 yards. The thing was shooting all over the place. Checked to make sure I had everything tight and cleaned the barrel. It still shot about a 3" group at 50 yards. I've been reluctant to give them a second chance.

It's not just the weight in the mini 14, but the actual trigger feel is great. The reset on mine is awesome as well!!!

Hey, it only has to be accurate enough to take big game in case you need food or hit center mass on a person for self defense. That's it. It doesn't have to be a tac driver at 600 yards its not meant to be. If that's what your looking for buy a precision rifle. I made 2 essential upgrades to mine. The first upgrade is an Accuracy Systems extended firing pin for $70. It fires every kind of ammo now, including the steel cased stuff. It is an easy and cheap upgrade that makes this rifle a workhorse. The 2nd upgrade I made was a lighter sear spring by MCarbo for $12.95. Then I polished the trigger sear and hammer sear with a polishing stone. My trigger is about 4lbs. Smooth.

I'm Puerto Rican. English is my second language. I can say y'all just fine. You have no excuse, Jimbo. :)

Good morning Mr. James

I used to love my Mini 14. I have had 4 of them over the years. When my son was in High School, I bought him an AR 15. Because I wanted magazine commonality, I decided to sell the mini and get an AR. The mags are cheap and everywhere. Just in case we were being overrun by zombies, I wanted to be able to yell, hey, throw me a mag & keep on wasting em. Enjoy your work.

My Mini 14 is a 581+ Ranch Tactical (Scored at a pawn and gun shop for $550 with box and 2 factory 20 rounders in May of 2020) with the 16 inch barrel, an Archangel Sparta chassis, Leatherwood Hi-Lux 1-4x24 LPVO, Magpul flip up BUIS, bolted on rail with a foregrip and a Cogburn Arsenal Trigger Finger Mag Release. This thing kicks an AR's ass in my humble opinion. I can use pretty much any dirt cheap brand of mags I want with 0 issues, despite a great many people saying theirs run horribly with anything but factory Ruger mags. I missed out on the Tapco Gen 2s, but I bought 10 Thermolds (3 triple packs and a single) from Sportsman's Guide and they run flawlessly. Same with Promag polymer and Promag steel mags. Even found one from Ram-Line, of all companies still in the package at a local sporting goods store. Its a hybrid mag for both the Mini 14 and AR-15 and its great too.

I’ve always thought the stainless folding stocks were super ugly. I know people love it but it’s just a no go for me. I love the blacked out look. I’ve got the normal black synthetic stock and the ATI foldable stock with blackened metal. It’s an absolute beauty.

13:47 for a moment I thought I was watching GarandThumb....

I have been subbed to TFB for ~ 2-3 years... I have NEVER UN SUBBED you... I love your vids. YOU TUBE is at it again!!!!

James - Love the videos. Before I bought my mini-14, I saw a lot of videos of folks struggling to remove magazines. I even recall you struggling in the another video. I spent a few minutes at the bench figuring out what was happening and it's pretty simple. When the mag release is pressed and held, the magazine will swing and then fall out under its own weight. When I was having trouble it was from not holding the lever long enough for these two things to happen. Because an AR mag falls straight out, it doesn't matter how briefly you hold the release lever. On a mini, what's needed is to hold the lever an instant longer and the mag falls out just like on an AR. What I'm seeing in the videos is folks only holding the lever long enough for the mag to swing, but not fall. Then they release the lever early and fight with the mag.

How am I supposed to punch my right hand in the face?!

When I’m watching James, every female I know suddenly becomes interested in gun reviews. I’m sure they are just impressed by his shor... I mean skills as a shooter.

I have Warne QD rings, Burris 2-7 scope, an accu-strut, and had the barrel shortened to 17" and a smaller gas port installed. Was told that's the optimal length and size. Using Federal 50gr varmint tip 223, I can shoot 1" groups at 100 yards. My gun is sitting right at $1,200 now, but totally worth it!

I stumbled on this video last February, immediately purchased the atm stock and did not own a mini. Found a 80’s stainless model last month and the stock showed up today. I love it when a plan comes together

OMG I about fell on my arse when I saw "Don't laugh your sisters in here" hahahahaha!!!!!!

Please review Jackie Chan in Rush Hour for the correct pronunciation of "Yaaaaaaal". Got my Mini at Walmart 599.00 rollback

I grew up watching the A-Team and I bought a 1976 Bicentennial Mini-14 for $200 in the High School parking lot from my girl friends brother when I was 14 years old (circa 1984). I put it in a Choate folding stock and sometimes had a flashlight electrical taped to the forearm just like bill Murray in Caddy shack. The funny part is that I was left eye dominant and I fixed that problem by wearing a eye patch while shooting and hunting made from a squirrel hide that I tanned with Alum. I left the face and whiskers and hair on so it looked like a crazy mountain man eye patch. I know alot of tactical elitists will bag on the Mini and now that I'm older and have a respectable collection , I still have so many fond memories of raising hell on my dirt bike with my Mini 14 as a kid.

I have a 34 year old Mini 14 ranch. You missed the best replacement accurizing part. Wolff springs extra power action spring. Pretty much eliminates the action slap. The pencil barrel shoots 300 yards as good as some ARs. P.S. the factory iron sights are about worthless.

Thanks for the video. I don't have a Mini-14, and the Sampson stock really doesn't fit my needs or style very well, but I agree that the whole setup looks great and would be ideal for a gun that needs to be stored in a small space. Maybe someday I'll be able to get a Mini-14 and get some of those things.

A-TM SWEET My phones auto correct came up A-TEAM, no shit.

1. Muzzlelight bullpup coversion. 2. 100 round drum. 3. Olite lazer/target designator.

I had to sell my mini 14 I inherited from my dad to feed my family when I fell on some hard times. It hurt me so much to do so, looking to get a new one now, loved the rifle.

Aero mount rides too high on a mini. Switch over to some narrow rings (eg Warne) to get that LPVO closer to the bore and fix cheekweld. BTW If you’re really into the mini send one out to Carl at Accuracy Systems. He builds world class mini 14’s.

Mr. James, is that GTA Vice City Assault Rifle?

Amen to the accuracy issues with the early ones. I have a 180-XXX serial number rifle. It holds roughly a minute of barn door at 100 yds. By the second generation Ruger had taken care of that, and figured out optics were a thing.

I have had my Ruger MIni-30 since 1994 and I LOVE IT! The best Accuracy that I have ever gotten out if has been from from a Special Hand-loaded .308 Projectile 147gr FMJBT using Winchester 748 Powder and Winchester Brass that was giving me an average of 1.25 inch groups and my very best group was a .50 inch group with 5 shoots from 100 yards. The Altimax is a GREAT addition to the Mini I put one on mine back in 2012 along with an Aimpoint PRO and that was Awesome setup till I Switched to a Holosun HS503GU that has the Low mount and both the 65 MOA Circle and the 2 MOA Dot and that is my current Rig. I am thinking about getting one of the Stainless Steel Mini-30 Tactical and get the Samson ATM Stock and Setup in a Quasi Retro Tactical Carbine.

Actually it’s rooftop Koreans tactical

I am from Mississippi and I wanted you to know that there's no diphthong in "Y'all".

I have a mini 14 and a mini 30. Acessories as follows. Mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags mags. These additions made them both the perfect rifles

I've had my Mini-14 for over 15 years now. I bought an older one because the "assault weapon" ban was still in full effect at the time. So far, I do like the butler creek folding stock but I am interested in that rear sight.

I love my mini 14 so much i got a beta mag 100 round drum for it 😁

Morning everyone! This is going to be a great vid

i have a Mini in 300 Blackout with a Vortex Diamondback HP 2-8x32 mounted in low Ruger rings, and love it!!!

By the way, the Archangel stock for the Ruger Mini 30 is the "Copperhead SR7" from the Playstation 4 title: "Uncharted 4: A Thief's Legacy" which is a great game.

When you watch Lost Boys and grow up to be a vampire hunter

13:44 James has been watching too much Flannel Daddy

Ok there, A-Team. “Face”..... So, I’m stuck in New York. After the Connecticut shooting (False Flag)- the mini 14/30 became our best option. I picked up a mini 14, and a mini 30 I configured into a Scout Rifle. They both were heavily upgraded immediately. Barrel stabilizer despite both being 580 series. Unlike others, I am able to low mount my rifle scope on my mini-14 because I am a retired Aircraft Structural Technitian. I have ZERO ejection problems and my brass never comes anywhere near my scope. Polished every moving part, dropped trigger pull on both to a consistent 3.0 pounds. I also went with all Wolff Chrome Silicon Springs. I do have Ultimac fore ends on both. No recoil because of the slight added weight. I’m building a NY legal AR, it’s going to be FUGLY with the Thordsenson stock, but wish me luck on that, as I am for now going to use my 7.62x39 ARtop end that is prone to make shooters cry. Down the road, after I leave NY, I’m going to go with a BRN-180 top end with a folding stock On an AR receiver.

Hell yeah, fellow North Florida boy here. I definitely grew up loving the A team and always have lusted after that stock. Glad to see they are back on the market. Definitely high on the list.

Perfect timing

Pretty good morning now.

Mine is a 582 series tactical in 5.56x45, synthetic stock, Ultimak forend top rail, Eotech XPS 2.2, Bradley cheek rest, Accuracy systems Inc. adjustable gas block with integrated harmonic barrel stabilizer, enhanced trigger shoe, extended safety, recoil spring upgrade, recoil buffer, SEI goodiron 14 port muzzle brake indexed with precision armaments accu-washer system, a 1 to 2 point savvy sniper bungy sling, later on i'll probably add a laser and a surefire scout pro light on it too. Yes, he's right, you can buy a high mid level AR15 for the money spent on this rifle, probably weigh a lot less too, but, its about the love for the mini, and mini's don't usually make the ban list, and do the same thing as an AR, and I'm fond of the Garand, M14- M1A open rotating bolt design, Don't let the bad rep of the early models fool you, the later models addressed the barrel whip accuracy issues and there's a million aftermarket upgrades for these rifles

i have a 186 series and i really dont see any issues with accuracy, in california its the absolute best option for home defense because the magazines are grand fathered from '93 and this gun doesnt have a bullet button or any of that crap.

Hey james can you come to my wedding next weekend in Arkansas? I'll pay for gas and we got food. I'll get the good brewskis in the yeti and we're all wearing short shorts as they are mandatory. -❤Isaac

When I take out new shooters I like to bring the Mini 14 stainless for an end of the day mad minute. The mini is actually far more popular with new shooters than the AR. I also think new shooters and bystanders are more comfortable with the looks of the Mini 14

12:15 I thought I saw "POS" on that rear sight. Lmao 😂

Bubba must have watched A team to much as a child.

How does the stock mini30 compare to the stock sks in terms of accuracy?

My stock Mini (no mods) shoots just a hair under MOA with Fiocchi 55 grain FMJ's. And a tad better with handloads. Having had one of the first generation models from the 70's I wasn't expecting the new 581 to be as good as it is...but I'm damned impressed.!

That sweatband is giving me 80's flashbacks! Well done sir! 😆

Another good upgrade is the accu-strut barrel strut/stabilizer, gives the mini better accuracy and that classic M1A look. Also, an amega rail/scout mount does the same thing as the ultiMAK at around the same price and gives you a little bit more variability in your sight radius. Just my two cents! Great vid Jimbo.

The most important upgrade is the Accu-strut, which has been known for 30 years.

Was just watching your other videos when this one came up, I have a buddy asking about which rifle to buy and I have referred him to watch your channel and find what he likes lol

Best upgrade you can do is an adjustable gas block so it doesn't fling brass 38 feet and work the hell out of the bolt. Makes it feel like a new gun.

Man, I've never been this early

It's All Y'all. If you want to be plural.

Bought my mini 14 when I was still living in TX years ago. Still like it.

My wife and I were cracking up watching this video. “Don’t laugh, your sister is in here!” I have a sister like that. 🤣 Thank God I have an another sister who is not embarrassing! My dad had a mini-14 that was a blast to shoot!

You yall? Get Andrew on more please...

That one dude's exaggerated C-clamp grip looks so unnatural.

I recently received, after many months of back order (but I am not complaining) a Sampson Mini-14 folding stock for my 195 series, stainless steel Ranch Rifle. Fits great, after a little fumbling; additionally, I agree the the butt plate release is very stiff. Finally got my A-Team rifle without spending an exorbitant amount of money. Looks and feels great.

When James and Hop meet, it's just like the handshake scene in Predator.....

Yeeeeeehaaaawwwww

Dude i luv my mini /i installed a "accu rod " under the barrel on my ranch rifle and it shoots good13/4 inchs groups which is good enough for me /its never given me a problem /to bad i "lost" it in a boating accident bout 2 months ago just before they banned then here in canada !/im sure alot get lost up here tobad .

Love my Mini 14. It is what I grew up with and never got into AR.

Love these mini videos - love for an under appreciated rifle. Wife sends her thanks for her peaceful state of mind after I took up the face punch suggestion.

that stock looks like a repurposed T-800 leg If I´m completely honest.

The best, and I mean THE BEST mini-14 upgrade is an ar-15

Nothing like waking up with a nice hot coffee and watching James handle that “Nutty Wood”....

I LOL'd when I saw the wrist band. Nice touch.

For anyone who wants to mount an Eotech over the bolt the GG&G gives plenty of clearance for the casings to eject.

I really appreciate the name change at the beginning. Top notch. 11/10.

8:25 Dude Self-Deprecation. Always Funny. Always Wholesome. 😀

Even before the intro...Fudds will love this.

I have always enjoyed the Ruger Mini's. I always regretted selling my folder but was made an offer I couldn't refuse by an A-Team fanatic. I have a police trade in Mini-14 that has a banged up polymer stock that I'm definitely buying that folder for. I also have the newer Mini-14 Tactical, a Mini-30, Mini-6.8 and Mini-300. All great guns. My Mini-6.8 I got for a steal when the Wal-Mart near me cleared out it's semi-auto rifles. I have a Walnut stock that Truly duplicates the M-14 and Made my Mini-300 look like a Miniature M14 with the Accustrut and long flash-hider w/bayonet lug and straight 20rnd mags. Great video as always.