Ruger Mini-14 in 6.8

[Navygator]

Father in law saw one these at a local gun shop and was going to buy as a ranch rifle for his place in OK. Looking over the specs, it seems all the rugers in 6.8 used the original SPC1 chamber. If I remember from when I built my 6.8, the SPC1 chamber cannot handle "hot or tactical ammo".
Anyone have any experience with this mini-14? Other than ammo that specifically say Tactical or hand loads that were purposely loaded hot, could he just use most off the shelf ammo like the 120g SSTs?

Thanks.

 

[FrankT]

yep is is a SPC not a SPCII and it will shoot 95% of the ammo made for the 6.8...I am not so sure it will not shoot the TTSX loads but then being a Ruger I would not shoot them in it. Off the shelf should all be good to go except for the TAC loads.

 

[FrankT]

They can be reamed for the TAC loads...I would not but they can be.

 

[Navygator]

Thanks Frank.

 

[Ratdog68]

That platform is not known for tight groupings either.

 

[Navygator]

That platform is not known for tight groupings either.

Yeah, I had read that. He was looking for something to keep in the farm truck, looking at shots < 100 yards. Would not be something I would get, but he is a little impulsive on gun buys. The good news is that he just bought a nice lever action he was going to use in the farm truck but he decided it was a little too nice so he wants to put the lever action in the gun safe and give it to my oldest son sometime in the future.

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

As long as he keeps passing them down...you keep telling him, yes dad, you should get one of those. lol