Ruger Mini Thirty (Ranch)

The History of Sturm, Ruger & Co.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., more commonly known as Ruger, is an American firearm manufacturing company headquartered in Southport, Connecticut. Founded in 1949 by Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger in a rented machine shop in Connecticut, the company has since become one of the largest firearm manufacturers in the world - shadowed only by Remington and perhaps Smith & Wesson.

Ruger is widely recognized for producing firearms that span a broad spectrum of uses such as bolt-action rifles and pistols, semi-automatic rifles, single-shot rifles, shotguns, and revolvers. As recognition of its quality products grew so did the public’s interest in investing in the company’s shares. Ruger went public in 1969 and grew exponentially since then, and it is on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:RGR) since 1990.

In 2020, Ruger made another big move with their acquisition of Marlin Firearms from Remington Outdoor Company.

For decades now both newbie and seasoned shooters have been consistently trusting Ruger’s guns for their excellent accuracy and superior long-term performance as evidenced by its continued success over all these years.

Today, Ruger’s most popular products include the Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle, the .22 rimfire semi-automatic pistol Ruger MK IV, the bolt-action Ruger American rifle, the tried and tested Ruger No.1, and, of course, the timeless Ruger Security-Six revolvers.

Ruger Mini Thirty Rifle Review

Figure 1: Ruger Mini Thirty in 7.62x39 (source: Ruger)

Ruger Mini Thirty was introduced in 1987 as a Mini-14 variant chambered for a 7.62x39mm cartridge. This was due to large quantities of surplus military ammunition being available and imported into the U.S. at the time, which made the caliber widely available.

Ruger Mini Thirty is more or less the same as the Mini-14, with only a few minor differences to accommodate the larger caliber. We invite you to read our review of the Mini-14 to learn more about this famous rifle.

Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Mini Thirty

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Mini Thirty

The necessary condition for rifles to have one-piece scope mounts interchangeable is that the mounting surfaces of these rifles match in every dimension.

Rifles that have one-piece scope mounts interchangeable with the Ruger Thirty are:

• Ruger Mini-14 (Ranch)

• Ruger 99/44 (Deerfield Carbine)

• Ruger Police Carbine

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Mini Thirty

For two-piece scope mounts to be interchangeable, the mounting surfaces of the rifles must match in every dimension except the action length which can vary.
Rifles that have two-piece scope mounts interchangeable with the Ruger Mini Thirty are:

• Ruger 77/44

• Ruger 77/357

• Ruger 77/17 (.17 HMR)

• Ruger 77/17 (.17 WSM & .17 Hornet)

• Ruger 77/22 Centerfire

• Ruger 77/22 Rimfire

• Ruger 77/50

• Ruger No. 1

• Ruger Mini-14 (Ranch)

• Ruger 99/44 (Deerfield Carbine)

• Ruger Police Carbine

• Ruger Model 96/44

Fixed Scope Mounts for Ruger Mini Thirty

Warne produces all kinds of quality scope mounts, especially for American rifles. It comes as no surprise, then, that they also offer a great fixed scope mounting solution for Ruger Mini Thirty.

We recommend these Warne Maxima Vertical-Split Fixed Rings for Ruger No. 1 which will also fit on the Mini Thirty. They are made of steel and come with a 10-year warranty.

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Weaver Base for Ruger Mini Thirty

One simple way to solve a lot of scope mounting problems on the Ruger Mini Thirty is to install a Weaver base that requires no drilling. Burris has a solution for that.

We recommend this Ruger to Weaver Base Adaptor from Burris. It is made specifically for the Ruger integral mounting system, and it is made of steel.

Order Burris Ruger to Weaver Adapter

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Ruger Mini Thirty

With the aforementioned Weaver base installed, you can then proceed to mount this detachable repeatable Recknagel SSK-II One-Piece Mount for Weaver.

It is made in Germany and also comes with a 10-year warranty.

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Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

Please send us an email for more information. You can contact us here: info@optics-trade.eu