Not sure but I do know that it would be a lot less "obsolete" if they weren't so dam expensive.

Obsolete does not mean ineffective. It's the rifleman that counts.

I am calling BS. Blind is right. You are comparing an older 180 series rifle. Look at the newer 580 series rifles. Most of the issues you are listing have been addressed and have been for years. The big plus is the piston which means the rifle runs a lot cleaner. Night gear, red dots and scopes are very mountable. It was quite easy to mount pic rails on my plastic stock and my barrel is threaded. There are several forward rails available that replace the front cover. Mine is carrying a 1-4x24 illuminated LPVO. on Ruger rings that fit the built in Ruger mounts. The newer Minni's come with an accessory over action pic rail. I also have an AR and the main difference is ergonomics. For many the AR is more useable because of the adjustable stock. My wife is small and can shoot an AR while she can't shoot a Minni because of the LOP.

Still one of my favourite gats. The one great thing about the mini14 is what it's not. It's not a scary black rifle so even in a place as firearm illiterate, like where I live, old biddy's don't lose their sh1t because they see someone putting a rifle into the boot (trunk) of their car.

IMO there has been so such thing as an obsolete firearm since before the 1890s.

You are wrong on the mini ,I have run different red dots for 30 years never had ejection problems, or debris problems or trouble loading a magazine.

@5:33 I’ve never once had buildup in my mini that effected it in any adverse way

The min-14 has the ability to attach stuff to it just like tge a1 and a2 had. Its called black tape. It worked. Was it the best no. But it worked. But hell my main use ar doesn't have a rail on it . And i dont want one.

I would say that the operational system is a close copy of the M1/M14, meaning it is a self-cleaning action, it will shuck a fair amount of dirt and small debris as the AR platform typically wont. Obsolete stands for classically effective in my book, just sayin.

By the standards you laid out in this video, several firearms are obsolete. The Beretta 92fs The M16 The AK47 & 74 The M1 Carbine The M14/M1A The M60 The Browning Hi-Power Any non semi-auto shotgun The Mini-14 isn't obsolete. The word you were looking for is Inferior. It certainly is Inferior to a modern AR-15. However, if the Mini-14 had been adopted by the military we would probably have seen several improvements made to it over a 60 year service life along with everyone with a cnc machine making the Mini-14 the same way they do ARs today.

Open bolt design, as good as as a closed bolt .

I have a Mini 14 Ruger Ranch (2009) I like to convert it back and forth from Factory stock to My Samson A-team stock. But with that said I think it's still viable for states that can't own An AR15 or an Ak. You can add a scout pic rail for optics and a light. It's a great rifle for what it is. It's not my first choice for war. But as far as protecting your home are a vermin/hunting rifle I think it does great.

Nope, the Mini14 will never be "obsolete" Same caliber, same capacity, same ability for optics, you may have to try harder but same! I enjoy the recoil impulse more than the AR. I think it's my favorite centerfire, with the only issue being a slight difference in accuracy, and it's really not much!

The mags that would work in both the Mini-14 and AR-15 were made by Ramline and haven't been produced since the 80's. It's a shame Ruger and Magpul won't get together and make mags for the Mini.

The ranch model and i think all of the post Bill Ruger death models have Ruger’s Proprietary scope mounts. I think the new ones ship with a set or rings. Warne makes scope rings for Rugers.

Some like it some not so much. I say run what you like.

This is not a apple to apple review. The 580 series is more accurate, easy to mount a lpvo. Rails are available for weapon lights , IR lasers and etc. To be fair AR’s are way easier when it comes IR lasers. In many ways mini’s are as flexible as AK’s.

The Mini 14 may or may not be 'obsolete' in the strict sense, but it is somewhat 'out of style'. It doesn't have a separate hand grip (like the AR series) and it looks like an 'old fashioned' rifle with a wood stock. I'm not crazy out them due to the rather wimpy cartridge.

Para mi el mini ruger es una de las mejores piezas de igenieria armamemtistica que el mundo ha visto❤ Saludos desde Argentina🇦🇷

I want a 1952 car with a new dodge hemi 😅

The A-Team standard issue rifle is always relevant.

You can not use AR mags in a mini14. No matter what you do. Factory mags dont hang up.

Obsolete would mean that it had a standing to begin with. It has never been anything but the little sister of America's last battle rifle. .223/ 5.56 was Europe's round not America's. Thanks NATO.

Everybody talks down the Mini, until it falls off their boat. Must be really bad I guess. 1-2 moa without stoppages is not acceptable? Optics?? Get a ranch. With a normal mount, I never saw a failure to throw brass out, and clear. I think a lot of detractors arguments are straw men. (straw men on fire) Please consider the no rail argument. What rail do you have on an M2 Ar? Hearing "they have an adapter, leatherwood, etc. doesn't sound like an stock available solution either. Thanks for considering these arguments. Light reticle scope and lights happen easily on a ranch mini. Too bad about the boating thing.

you need to check out the new mini 14. you are wrong about some of the things you say. i have newer model, and alot of what you say does not apply.

Yo tengo uno con una base con mira telescópica luz y con capacidad de más cosas, ajaj !!! Y con las miras de fábricas en funcion,..

I love and have almost bought a Mini14 "mini" times, but it not using AR mags aways stopped me. Why Ruger never switched I don't understand. People can slur the Mini14 and the M14 all they want, but I'd go to battle with either. RockOn.StayFree.