Specifically get the 5.56 model if that's what you're going for. The old ones are chambered for .223 only.
Only the Ruger Mini-14 Target will only accept .223.
All other variants accept both, with varying accuracy.
And the Mini-Thirty will take Russian AK47 ammunition.
I could be wrong, it's been a while since I read up on them. But I'm almost certain that the older "pencil" barrels are only chambered in .223.
i'd have to look into that. That could be the predecessor to the Target variant.
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