Ruger Mini-14 Ranch 5.56 NATO 18.5" 5rd Synthetic Rifle

The Ruger Mini-14 Ranch is the rifle a lot of people keep behind the seat of the truck, and for good reason. This one pairs matte stainless steel with a black synthetic stock that does not care about rain, mud or a barn floor. The 18.5" cold hammer forged barrel is chambered for 5.56 NATO and also handles 223 Remington, and it comes with two 5 round magazines.

The action is Ruger's Garand style design with a breechbolt locking system, fixed piston gas system and self cleaning moving gas cylinder, the reason Mini-14s have a name for running dirty. Iron sights are a ghost ring adjustable rear aperture and a protected non glare blade front. Scope mounts are machined straight into the solid steel receiver with rings included, and the receiver is drilled and tapped for the included Picatinny rail, so a scope or red dot goes on without extra parts. At about 6.75 lbs it carries light for varmint and predator control, coyote calling, or simply having a rifle on hand around the property, and the stainless metal holds up to weather far better than blued steel.