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Mini 14 180-series

drdoolittle_1
Hi folks,
What could I expect to get for a mini 14 180 series. Very good condition. wood stock/blued metal. Marked "made in the 200th year of American Liberty" on left side of receiver.[?]
TIA
Dave
edited to add: (1) 20 rd blue steel mag w/no markings
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  • dennisw
    Ruger will give you 200.00 towards a new one if you have to send it in for repair. They hav no more parts for a 180. I got 325.00 for mine
    after looking for a extractor for 4 years. I found a extractor from a ebayer in IL. He only had one. Ruger installed my extractor for free after I finally found one. Ruger told me that they were not working on any more.
    dennisw
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  • gruntled
    Not just extractors & bolts but other parts as well. I looked high & low for a new stock & finally gave up & sold it it. Value is way down from the later models.
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  • JudgeColt
    The 180-Series Mini-14 rifles are a vexatious issue. For reasons unknown, Ruger will not supply parts for them. There are rumors that there is something wrong with them in regards to safety, but Ruger does not want to recall them, so by not supplying simple parts like extractors and offering $200 towards a new one, attrition will eventually accomplish the same thing.

    None of that makes any difference to those Mini-14 rifles that have collector interest apart from their practical use, such as the Liberty (200th year) and very early rifles with the walnut stocks and 10/22-type front sights. The collector market is small for Mini-14 rifles, but it is there. Value depends on too many factors to make the market very predictable. I would speculate a Liberty is worth maybe 10-20% more than a similar Series 180. An early Mini-14 with the early features is worth a lot more.
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  • tapwater
    Bought a Liberty mini in about 1978 for $150. Ran thousands of handloads through it without EVER a boggle. In the early '80s, I needed to finance a ski trip, so sold it for $150. DOH[:(] But yea, parts and add-ons are impossible to find now.

    The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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