Price help on 222, stainless Mini 14

[Bear Buster]

It's a Ranch Rifle, 222 stainless steel, as new with box. Any idea what it's worth?

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

I had both blue and stainless NIB 222's a few years ago (2003) but had to sell them both. I don't recall exactly but seems to me that I got about $600 for the blue and $650 for the stainless. So by now, I'd reckon $700 for the stainless. Discount that for the tough economic times and it probably puts it back to the $650 range.

 

[Bear Buster]

I read were 10% of the 222's were stainless, any idea on total numbers produced?

 

[flatgate]

You need a copy of the Red Eagle News Exchange's Ruger Reference, part II.

RF Member Chet15 is the Chief of the publication.

flatgate

 

[chet15]

I read were 10% of the 222's were stainless, any idea on total numbers produced?

The 10% is just an estimate because Ruger never gives out their production numbers. For every 10 blue Ranch rifles you hear of in .222, you might only hear of one stainess.
Chet15

 

[Bear Buster]

Thanks guys, I'd like to sell mine and am trying to get an idea of what to ask. $650 seems low for something so rare. There's one on GunsAmerica for $1495, Is that guy way off?

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

One other thing to keep in mind when listening to anything I say about rifles.... I'm not much of a rifle guy.... I don't really know what makes a Mini-14 a "Ranch" model. So I don't know if mine were Ranch models or standard models, or if Ranch models in .222 are rarer than non-Ranch. I just know that the two that I had, one blue, and one stainless, were .222 caliber and were unfired in their boxes with all papers.

From my notes in my spreadsheet, I see that I bought them both at the same auction in March, 2003 and gave $460 for the blue one and $488.75 for the stainless. Those were final prices, actual hammer prices were $400 for blue and $425 for stainless, then a 15% buyer's premium was added. The blue gun was 187-31490 and it went to Alaska, the stainless was 188-45145 and went to Texas. I had the blue one valued at $550 and the stainless one at $700 before selling them. But I did not record the prices that I sold them for. I sold them on GunBroker via no-reserve auctions and I recall that the blue gun went higher than I expected and the stainless went lower. I sold them a month apart, blue gun in April, stainless in May.

Based on what little I know, it seems to me that $1495 is a little optimistic, but you can't blame the guy for trying! Maybe he is in no hurry to sell.

 

[mohavesam]

"I don't really know what makes a Mini-14 a "Ranch" model. "

The Ranch Rifle guns have the scope mounting scallops in the receiver (no 'ears' aside the rear sight assy) and folding leaf rear peep., along with the recoil buffer system.

I have never heard of Ranch Rifles being made in 222 remington, but I'm not much of a Ruger historian either.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't know if you still have the stainless steel mini 14 222. But I would be interested in buying it.

Thanks,
Tammy

 

[Bear Buster]

No I got 850 for it and a week later I was offered 1000.

 

[chet15]

No I got 850 for it and a week later I was offered 1000.

Yea, stainless in .222 is a tough bird to come by.
Just received word recently that Ruger also made a few New Mini's in .222...known of four in blue so far. Something else to look for!!
Chet15