# Who has a Ruger Mini 30? **URL:** \ **Category:** Long Gun\ **Created:** [January 9, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/who-has-a-ruger-mini-30/960 "2025-01-09T20:12:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![almiz](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/almiz/32/753_2.png) [@almiz](https://njgunforums.net/u/almiz)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/who-has-a-ruger-mini-30/960/1 "2025-01-09T20:12:14Z")
Any experience/opinions on Mini 30 (not Mini 14)? I know you love your AR but not interested. I have an AR and it is a pretty good collector of gun gunk. LOL. Research so far-- Gets hot and loses accuracy. Doesn’t like cheap steel case ammo. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![winmag45](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/winmag45/32/643_2.png) [@winmag45](https://njgunforums.net/u/winmag45)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/who-has-a-ruger-mini-30/960/2 "2025-01-10T22:25:47Z")
I have an older one and I like it a bunch. I have never had any issues at all. I actually bought it during the Florio AR ban cause I couldn’t get an AR. ---
**Author:** ![Redeye65](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redeye65](https://njgunforums.net/u/Redeye65)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/who-has-a-ruger-mini-30/960/3 "2025-01-11T23:46:55Z")
Just bought one, first shots will be tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/who-has-a-ruger-mini-30/960/4 "2025-01-12T00:48:23Z")
If Ruger made the Mini 30 in 308, I’d get one in a heartbeat. But, they went with a commie cartridge that does not perform much better than the 150 year old Winchester 30-30. ---
**Author:** ![Redeye65](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redeye65](https://njgunforums.net/u/Redeye65)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/who-has-a-ruger-mini-30/960/5 "2025-01-12T01:21:54Z")
Shooting the commie cartridge in semi auto is a hoot. Brings a smile to my face. ---
**Author:** ![Redeye65](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redeye65](https://njgunforums.net/u/Redeye65)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/who-has-a-ruger-mini-30/960/6 "2025-01-12T19:57:01Z")
Ran 40 rounds of Republic brass case, no issues. 20 rounds of Barnaul steel case, no issues. 40 rounds of Tulammo soft point, 2 FtoF. Next weekend will be, Belom brass case FMJ and Tulammo FMJ. Shot a friends Mini 14 that had no brake and it had a strong recoil, I picked up the mini 30 stainless with brake and it was softer shooting than the 14 without.