PMCI - September 2021
It's been another hard slog for the PMCI crew this time, as curbs on international travel continue to curb our ability to actually get together but as usual, Bill and Trampas have pulled yet another great issue out of the (drag!) bag - and it's a very special one that headlines with a "Dream Rifle Build" that replicates the iconic Ruger Mini 14 as used by "Hannibal and the Team"... We do love it when a plan comes together! We're also joined again by Jim W, who brings a deep-dive insight into the world of profiling and we look in detail at what some of our favourite manufacturers have been up to, landing our test reports in full! All in all, it may have taken just a bit more time, and some serious "logistics juggling" to get this issue together but we hope you'll agree it's been worth the wait!
It's been another hard slog for the PMCI crew this time, as curbs on international travel continue to curb our ability to actually get together but as usual, Bill and Trampas have pulled yet another great issue out of the (drag!) bag - and it's a very special one that headlines with a "Dream Rifle Build" that replicates the iconic Ruger Mini 14 as used by "Hannibal and the Team"... We do love it when a plan comes together!
We're also joined again by Jim W, who brings a deep-dive insight into the world of profiling and we look in detail at what some of our favourite manufacturers have been up to, landing our test reports in full!
All in all, it may have taken just a bit more time, and some serious "logistics juggling" to get this issue together but we hope you'll agree it's been worth the wait!
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8SAMSON / RUGER ATM MINI 14 STOCK
and an ice skate to try and do the tango, it IS possible to get
paper plate size hits on target from 20 – 25 yards with a little
practice. Deploying the stock back to full extension is a quick
flick to swing back into action.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall, I was quite pleased with how the A-TM stock turned out.
From the moment I first saw the SHOT SHOW announcement
Samson was bringing back this classic Mini 14 option in
partnership with Ruger, I knew I had to have one. Thankfully,
nothing about this stock disappointed. If I had to gig Samson on
anything about the A-TM, it would be the lack of a sling loop on
the left side of stock’s hinge. I was able to adapt a traditional
sling swivel into the mounting point to employ a carry sling in
conjunction with the sling loop mounted beneath the rifle’s gas
block.
For those looking for something different than the .223 / 5.56
option, Samson not only decided to offer the A-TM stock as a
“drop in” fit for Mini 14 but also the Mini 30 (Chambered in
Russian 7.62×39mm). If that was not enough, Samson decided
to offer a smaller model for America’s favorite semi-auto .22
rifle, the Ruger 10/22. Cost of acquisition for the Mini 14 / 30
platform comes in two parts, US$1399 MSRP for the base rifle
stainless steel variant and another US$279 for the ATM stock
itself. If the 10/22 variant is more your speed, acquisition cost
drop to approximately US$429 MSRP for Ruger’s .22 Tactical
Model and US$259 for what Samson refers to as the model
B-TM stock.
Sometimes items manage to supersede the intrinsic value
of their intended purpose due to some attached symbol or ideal.
For me, it was this rifle / stock combo and a brief recapturing of
memories from my youth. As a father of two, I believe this will
come even more full circle for me. Until then, somewhere deep
down right now, there is still a happy blue-eyed boy inside me,
who said his prayers, took his vitamins and dreamed of being a
proud American hero one day. That young man is now over the
moon excited to have this piece in our family collection.
“If you have the problem of not owning one of these cool
rifle variants, if no retail store can help, visit www.
Ruger.com and www.Samson-mfg.com and if you can
find them in stock, maybe you can purchase your own
A-TM Mini-14!”
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