The first one I had had the wooden hand guard on it. Around 1983 shortly after they came out with the Ranch rifle, I bought one of those. I liked that they were light and handy but this one was less accurate than my first mini 14. They were both reliable, I'll give em that. I bought and sold 4 others over the years trying to find one that was somewhat accurate and finally gave up.
My very first AR was accurate and reliable as have been all the rest. Now some say the new target model mini's are accurate but they no longer are light and handy. Add in the price is as high or higher than an AR and I'm just not interested.
So yes I guess haters are gonna hate but dreamers are always gonna dream. Maybe one day Ruger will get it right...
