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zxcvbob · January 25, 2013, 01:27 PM

I have a Mini-14 581 GB (heavy barrel 16", w/ flash suppressor) with a wood "ranch rifle" stock. Been thinking of putting a scope on it because it came with a set of Ruger rings -- probably a $200 Leupold 2-7X that I'm not using. Any precautions I need to take, or should this model be OK?

January 25, 2013, 01:27 PM	#44
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 3,658	I have a Mini-14 581 GB (heavy barrel 16", w/ flash suppressor) with a wood "ranch rifle" stock. Been thinking of putting a scope on it because it came with a set of Ruger rings -- probably a $200 Leupold 2-7X that I'm not using. Any precautions I need to take, or should this model be OK? __________________ "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun"