Factory Ruger Mini 14 20 rd 'pinned' Magazine
Found this one in the 'aftermarket' Mini 14 magazine bin a while back at a local shop, and was wanting some history and information on the mag. Couldn't find much about this mag, so hopefully the members here can tell me about it. I am thinking this is an early production magazine?? Did I do okay for $19.99? Here are a few pics:
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Pictured next to a Factory Ruger 30 rd
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Pictured next to a Factory Ruger 30 rd
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Have you checked the capacity yet?
May be a 20 shot converted to 10 shot that was pined to conform to the 1994 10 shot capacity ban.0 -
That is one of the first Mini mags. If my feeble brain is right, they only hold 18rds.
EDIT, gooferboy isn't right about this mag [B)]
My early Mini GB has the same one still wrapped in plastic- in the factory box [^]0 -
I have a couple of those. I'll have to go load them up and see. 0 -
I think it's a phoney. IIRC all real ruger mags have the Ruger phoenix/eagle on the bottom, some new ones might have Ruger as they got away from Sturm Ruger but I doubt it
As I said, IIRC, but my 180 series does not have a mag like that and again IIRC my dad bought it NIB.
But I guess there is evidence that it's real Ruger0 -
It's a real Ruger mag, the early Ruger factory 20 round mags were made by cutting down a 30 rounder and using a spring pin base plate.
They were discontinued after Ruger got tooling made to make 20 round mags from scratch.0 -
I had two of them at one time. Story i was told was that they were the first magazines made for the Mini 14. They had come with a 180 series Mini that was purchased by an officer in 76. He sold the gun to someone else, but i got the mags. 0
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