As a Class 3 dealer, the AC-556 series was the "best value for money" full-auto I ever sold.

I was a Special Agent with DSS and in the 80’s was one of the first to be assigned to a CAT Counter Assault Team, we were issued the AC 556, loved that gun for the time. Very good for use in a motorcade and rapid deployment.

Out of all the guns I saw on tv growing up, the A-team had me believe I needed one in my life. 🤣

My former service rifle as a riot police officer here in France under the name mousqueton AMD 556. We had both fixed and folding stocks. Folding stocks were used mainly in Corsica Made by Ruger and imported in France. Were marked 5,56 and not .223 Was enjoyable to shoot but the fire selector was quite sensitive and prone to go on rafale at its own will. It has been replaced by the HKG36 kp2 heavier but safer to use.

This has to be fake. The A-Team would spend 8 thousand rounds through one and nothing was ever hit.

An AC-556 was used in the famous HK employee story where he and his wife were being chased by bikers outside DC. He opened up on them in burst mode with a T&E AC 556 he was testing.

A very underrated weapon. U.S Embassy's were equipped with them because they were considered to be a defense weapon rather than offensive.

I carried one of those for a couple of years as CO of our Department's SWAT team. Always loved it. It was my go-to weapon for going through the door on dynamic entries.

Never seen one of those either.. .THAT WAS REALLY COOL.. good looking unit too. Thank you and to the range who set all this up to show case this. Really cool.

Wow!!! Always enamored by this version of the Mini 14. Old, bold, stone cold. Unsophisticated and unapologetic.

I remember when this was first imported to the UK in 1979. It was offered to our police and I got a chance to try one at Bisley. Eventually it was only adopted in Northern ireland because the mainland cops preferred the H&K MP5. Handy bit of kit, not a patch on the HK 93 I owned back then but way better value for money (as in a lot cheaper).

Yeah, a mini 14 and a mini 30 are on my list. Super sweet with the select fire and folding stock. What a great mechanical design.

I love the mini 14. I’ve owned several. They’ve all been at least 2 inch guns and dead reliable. I’d really like to have that model! The only thing I don’t like about them is they throw empty brass into the next county. A lot of people rag on the safety but I find it perfectly natural to use. Another great video sir.

The only rifle with it's own theme song.

I've always dreamt of having one ever since I watched the A Team.

As soon as I saw the picture for this video, I instantly heard "Baa bbaaa, Ba Baba baAAA" My first rifle was the mini 14, and I put a folding stock on it. (Age 18) Then I bought a 1911.(21) Then I purchased a 1981 CJ-5. (25) I didn't realize it, but the A - Team was my life goal. I probably need some sort of Gen X therapy.

Just bought a new stainless with synthetic. With 55 grain Federal Powershok ammo, it consistently shoots 3/4 inch groups at 100 yards.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this how real professional uses a gun. nothing flashy,nowhere a ton of a brass,just a quick and effective explanation. this is well done pro.

It's hard to find good comparisons. My father repaired many of these. What a great piece of engineering. I was only allowed to fire one of them, but it was just as fun as any other arm I have ever fired. Haven't seen on in years. Thanks for the video. Lots of great memories of my dad. Thanks so much.

Very cool piece of history there. Thanks!!

If you collect rifles and grew up watching the A-Team, the Mini 14 with the Samson ATM stock is a MUST have. They also sell an aftermarket heat guard to replace that fisher price one. .I even topped it off and bought its bigger brother, the M1A Socom to go with it.

I love it!! Something about that look ....like the Mini14 with the folding stocks is just really cool and functional. Seeing that fire on full auto was cool

thank you for making a concise gun video, most videos nowadays covering the topic of firearms are 30 minutes for literally no reason when the same information could have been summed up in 10 or less 👍

Back in the 70s I had a friend who actually owned 2 of these. One broke (forgot how), and I was with him when he called Ruger about repairing it. The person at Ruger denied they had ever made anything select fire. My friend told them "Well, I have 2 of them sitting in front of me, would you like the serial numbers?" They hung up on him.

Hannibal had one of these on that show back in the day " THE -A- TEAM"

You all seem to like the mini. I used one in my career, and they had a fatal flaw after being cleaned and disassembled 20 or 30 times. The disassembly process involves flexing the trigger guard, after a while the guard would not spring back all the way and the entire trigger housing would drop out during firing. I saw this happen many times, gratefully only during qualification. These rifles were also hit and miss on accuracy, around three inches average, although I fired one that shot groups about an inch. I was assigned to ensure sight alignment and function of the rifles as my experience in gunsmithing and building firearms was known, none of the rifles were scoped. You could bend the trigger guard out again and it would stop ejecting the trigger mechanism, but hardly a good practice. Also, our contract with Ruger specified our department was not allowed to repair any of the weapons, our contract with S&W was the same. This was in the early eighties and 90's and they were specified as a government model. I also ran a police supply and subcontracted and built ar15 counter sniper weapons. For the same price the AR's shot consistent sub-MOA with Black Hills 52 grain BTHP match and were much easier and cheaper to maintain. I will admit that I saw literally 10's of thousands of rounds fired through the mini's and never saw one malfunction, other than the trigger housing issue. As long as you checked and maintained the trigger housing situation, The accuracy and reliability made them very capable at CQB.

That AC is awesome. Thanks for the video.

Have to watch these asap before you tube kicks them off my feed into never land. My favorite reviews 👍

I would love to have that! Fully auto and burst mode, it would rest right next to my Mini 14 just like it that I 've had for 40 years now.👍

I've always wanted one of those. Way back I saw one in a magazine article. Went out and bought my first of two Mini 14s. First was blue. Then I had to have the stainless. Accept for early accuracy issues, I like the Mini 14 better than the AR 15. Now I would go for the Mini 30. I like the heavier bullets. Thanks for the flashback!

Dude; Great video! Thanks for just speaking plainly and to the point! No fluff needed, YOU ROCK BRO!

I had one of these in stainless with the same folding stock. I have a Mini 30 Tactical now. I believe in them!

The platform suffered from one major problem. It was horribly inaccurate. Every model of "Mini-14" that I tested performed poorly in accuracy tests. It was rare to keep 10 rounds in a 4" target at 100 yds. The rifles functioned well and were not subject to malfunctions, but we had a 20% success rate at hitting the "A" zone on a standard IPSC target at 200 yds off the bench. Nice rifles, went bang consistently, but if hitting what you were aiming at was important, this was not the weapon of choice.

Back a few years ago the AC -556 were selling on gunbroker for 7 grand and I kick my tail for not buying one .. they are up over 15 grand now 😢

Righteously Outasight I have a mini 14 Allweather haven’t taken it out to the range yet but looking forward to it. Love your podcast.

Wow, looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing.

Yeah I owned a transferable one, The KAC556F was the one I chose. I shot it very little. The pencil barrel got super hot super quick. Also read where at one point the receivers were known to crack on the stainless model. Being that I paid 10K for mine back in 2012, I decided to sale mine and move on from that platform. I was always worried about putting mileage on it because parts kits have dried up and if you shoot the barrel out, Good luck on finding an EXACT OEM replacement. Also, They were terrible to control in FA, That stock design just danced around on your shoulder. But nevertheless, They were aesthetically pleasing and a kewl rifle .I'd have to be offered a smoking deal to consider buying another one.

My father worked in Abu Dhabi and I went there , with my parents , in 1965 as a kid . Today you will have a completely different experience , but then there were very few streets and we lived in a four level block of flats that were the highest building there occupied by non royals , the minarets or the big water tank . The local suek , open , cloth roofed , market was close by and was nearly a daily visit for us . Frequently we would see people carrying rifles , usually Enfield 303s , ammo bandoliers across their chests and curved daggers at their waists . Sometimes you would see guys with enormous hooded birds of prey on their arms . Everyone , more or less , apart from non-locals , wore the arabian 'dress' or thawb and head gear . A more respectful , happy to see you and chat , people you could not expect to meet ; but on first sight as young kid they looked pretty frightening ! Lol . I met and shook hands with Sheik Zayed , the ruler of Abu Dhabi and founder president of the UAE , twice . With my mother and her friends , I even visited one of the royal harems ( as a youngster , under 12 , this was ok ) . Happy days . A point not usually known ... Sheik Zayed granted land and paid for a Catholic church to be built in Abu Dhabi . Possibly he even paid for the priest to be there ; Father Barnabas . And yes , it was as hot as Death Valley , I have visited there from the UK in more recent times !

Cool little rifle. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome firearm. Great video also! Keep up the great work!

There is one for sale on auction right now for a low low cost of 11,500$ Hey thanks for going through the rifle it’s very cool I love Ruger it’s like a 10/22 that shoots .223, I’m looking for one in semi because I don’t have the licensing or money for it. Beautiful just beautiful ❤

I'm a 69 year old American man; a Natuve of Iowa. I'm not a gun guy. Inknow little about them. I do appreciate engineering, design, and metalurgy. Interesting gun you showed. I learned a lot and was impressed with this weapon. Thank you.

That is the most beautiful work of art ever produced🤠

Ruger Mini 14. I had one years ago. I traded it in for a Winchester 94 Wrangler at a gunshow at an American Legion. Best trade I ever made.

I have the new Ruger mini -14 in 5.56 and 7.62x39 great little rifle's.

100% just like a Mini 14 has a .556x45 chamber hence can safely fire .556 or .223 rem. I would love to have that rifle .

Awesome rig brother! 👏👏👏

Learn something new everyday. Thank you for sharing, Xring.

Ray you need a stogie to properly present this. I love it when a plan comes together! 😎

Great demo of a gun I've not seen so that makes it special. Thumbs up for not wearing SWAT gear for a demo.

You always have good content. Thanks

you scored a couple of direct hits on that lap top with spent shells,sweet.

Brother your a bad ass. Love your videos. Thank you for taking the time to share so much with us. It's a true blessing. BTW How's the mechanism work to just let 3 rounds and full. I know how it works from semi-auto to full-auto. Just can't get my head around the 3 round deal. Thanks brother. God Bless.

I've had 3, not tack drivers, but they funtion flawlessly,,,

Awesome little close quarters rifle. Would like to get my hands on one.

Un video sencillo y bien explicado en cada una de sus fases. Felicitaciones!

Platt and Madux agree it's a great car gun

I bought one of these for 2000.00,it was my first class 3 weapon.

Awesome review, love the content!

Nice little rifle. Good shooting Ray!

Very nice gun...dependable

This is hands down one of the sexiest guns I've ever seen!

Wow my best friend had one - and yeah full auto and I shot it and loud as fok also feel the blast from the blast. .. I think he has it still. He’s a collector ! 👍👍

I have only seen these rifles in books and magazines. really cool to see this video

Honestly. Ruger is wise, and they listen. It would be easy for them to make it. Many people have been asking for the AC556. Same design with minor adjustments. This is a truly American rifle.

77gn ball? The early ones of these had 1:12" twist barrels for M193 ball. Probably does not matter for "up-close and personal" work. Out past 50 metres, those 77 grain bullets may start to keyhole, if the twist-rate is not fast enough to stabilize the longer bullets, especially at the reduced velocities reached via the short barrel. Mister Greenhill will definitely enter the conversation. If you are running 1:7" to 1:9" twist; carry on! Nice piece of equipment.

I am in love. Three round bursts. I loved their Mini 14. /cries /salute

Thank You Sir, I like the folding stock and overall rugged aspects. 👍🇺🇸

At least it is not an assault rifle , I mean , just look at it.

Samson makes the AT-M stock that replicates this. Make them for mini14 and 10/22. Make a stainless and blued version. I just completed an sbr build on a stainless mini14 and love it. Stock swaps in like 20 seconds and the anti gunners are less likely to ban them in OG form.

Sweet firearm! Thanx for sharing it with us! 👍👍

The grid pattern of the back wall is great to see muzzle rise and recoil.

That's a nice weapon, but one huge problem that I can see especially in desert conditions, is no dust cover. I know from experience that all kinds of crap is going to fall in there.

Awesome rifle. Would love to have one of the rare Ruger mini 14 s that was chambered for 308

Such a cool piece ❤

Ruger mini-14s/AC556's has 5.56mm chambers (at least what the manual says). Great video!

Okay, let's make one thing straight, .223 and 5.56mm bullets are identical and are the exact same dimensions. The only difference between the two is that the 5.56mm x 45mm standard NATO casing is thicker and has slightly higher chamber pressures than the .223. Having said that, this Rifle was likely manufactured with more meat around the chamber because it was going to be used as a military rifle and likely not using the .223 Remington cartridge, because it is a sporting round, not a military round. So it is highly likely that this rifle is capable of firing either round. I think I would LOVE to have this Rifle, I love anything from Sturm Ruger!!! Thanks for sharing!

Those A Team modified Mini 14s were always so cool!!😎

Great subject and video 👍🏾

Theres a company that is now producing those stocks again for the mini 14 and 10/22

A good rifle but the KING of battle is the M-14 .308 when i got to pleiku ,Vietnam was handed a Matel (toy) in 5.56mm , nothing but a .22 cal. whitch fired faster. B Co. 4th div.

it may not be able to match the ar15 on the range shooting at 250-300 meter human targets but it is simple and the low sight profile helps with short range sight placement allows a person to keep their head lower when firing from behind cover. it is reliable if you have factory mags. enough so that it is more reliable than the ar15 and requires very little cleaning and maintenance .

I had the opportunity to purchase a fully transferrable ACC-556 back in the 1980s and turned it down as I already had a Colt M16A1. Something I regret to this day. I do have a stainless Mini-14 with folding stock exactly like that only with the longer barrel.

A mini-14 was used by bank robbers in the infamous Miami FBI Shootout that pointed out the deficiencies in the agents revolvers and shotguns.

My semiautomatic mini 14 has a bayonet lug how many of those have you seen

John Travolta used one of these in the movie Broken Arrow. He also had a Beretta M93R. Fun fact: Jim Sullivan designed both the AR15 and the mini 14.

Thanks for sharing that is a beauty. I've never seen before.

Wow I never knew Ruger made these short barrel .223 select fire machine guns.

The AC-556 certainly has heaps of 'cool', but the reality is that the AR series outperforms this in every metric you care to look at, that's why Ruger discontinued this model. I own a standard Mini-14 because I live in the gun unfriendly state of New Jersey. To anti-gun people the AR looks scary while the Mini is Fudd so they don't even notice. That's the real reason to own a Mini these days, it flies under the radar. If you want a gun that doesn't attract attention but gets the job done, a Mini is what you want.

VERY Well engineered and balanced. Top quality too.

Loved this video! Enjoyed every second of it even tho I'm not biggest fan of mini 14. I wouldnt mind owning one or run it strictly for super close like under 50 yards defensive use. Cause it has to be minute of partial exposed head. Full auto part was the best part. Did us Americans proud handling that Full auto!

In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. . .

Great video and entertainment. Gonna look for that rifle.

This rifle is iconic with the 75th ranger regiment built off the mini 14 platform I had the opportunity to fire one but it's slightly heavy like the m14 but a little lighter old 70s era still popular today with firearms collectors

What a awesome little rifle always liked the m 14 platfourm

Super nice rifle . Thanks for the video💯🤙

i had this rifle except it was just semi auto...very kool for sure...had to sell it a few years ago....broke my heart for sure.thx for this video

Really cool to see this. Thank you!

When I was in Law enforcement here in the states, we had these. They were fun!

That weird Mini 14 burst selector caught you. Second three round burst was five shots because of the mechanism. Thanks for the video.