The Old School Ruger Mini-14 Side Folding Stock is Coming Back!

By Ben Philippi

The Ruger Mini-14 Side Folding Stock by Samson Mfg. is almost exactly the same as the original dating back to the seventies and eighties. (Photo: Samson Mfg.)
Accessory maker Samson Mfg. is releasing an almost exact replica of the original Ruger Mini-14 Side Folding Stock from the seventies and eighties.
The author’s Ruger Mini-14 with an original Side Folding Stock that he bought for $200. (Photo: Ben Philippi / Guns.com)
I was lucky enough to buy an original Side Folding Stock last year from a guy for $200. I don’t think he knew what it was worth. People are buying them for upwards of $850, which is crazy considering they were a $40 upgrade when the rifle first launched in 1973.
After buying my stock, I promptly put it on a 580 series stainless steel Ruger Mini-14. It fit perfectly, and I think it is one of the best looking retro-rifles you can own.
Samson Mfg. has been working on the stock for the last year. They expect it to hit the markets in early 2020. I spoke to Dave Biggers, the Director of Sales & Marketing at Samson. He told me that they’ve been working in close conjunction with Ruger, using all the original

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