Ruger Mini Thirty 189-Series 7.62x39 Semi-Auto Rifle, 18.5 Inch, Blued, Hardwood Stock, 1998
This 1998 Ruger Mini Thirty is an early 189-series example chambered in 7.62x39 with the factory 18.5-inch hammer-forged barrel and blued finish. It features the classic hardwood stock, iron sights, and Ruger’s proven short-stroke gas system. The rifle is in excellent condition and comes with an installed receiver-mounted Weaver/Picatinny scope rail, a sling, and three steel Mini Thirty magazines.
Condition
Overall Condition: Excellent condition, showing only faint signs of any prior use or handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Bore Rifling: Excellent Rifling - Sharp lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: This rifle presents cleanly throughout with only minimal evidence of prior handling on the metal and stock.
What's Included
- Receiver-mounted Weaver/Picatinny scope rail (installed)
- Sling
- Two 20-round steel Mini Thirty magazines
- One 5-round steel Mini Thirty magazine
The 189-series prefix identifies this rifle as a first-generation Mini Thirty, part of the production era that ran approximately from 1986 to 2004. This example was manufactured in 1998.
It uses Ruger’s short-stroke gas piston system with a fixed-piston/moving-cylinder design and a Garand-type rotating bolt. The chambering is 7.62x39, and capacity is 20+1 with the included 20-round magazines.
The factory 18.5-inch hammer-forged barrel has a plain crowned muzzle and a 1:10 RH twist. Sighting is via iron sights: a protected-post front and a receiver-mounted adjustable aperture rear. The receiver also includes Ruger’s integral scope-ring bases, and a receiver-mounted Weaver/Picatinny rail is installed.
The rifle wears a blued finish and a hardwood stock with a fixed, semi-pistol-grip profile and sling swivels. A ventilated polymer upper handguard completes the classic Mini configuration. Overall length is approximately 37.75 inches, with an empty weight of about 7 lb 3 oz and a 12.5-inch length of pull. Made in the United States.
Included magazines are steel Mini Thirty pattern: two 20-round extended curved magazines and one 5-round short box magazine. Mini Thirty magazines are proprietary and not interchangeable with Mini-14 magazines.