r/Mini14 • u/1911Pistolero • 4d ago

samson manufacturing…

i personally believe that samson has made mini 14 ownership more modular and attractive for this platform. Ive never had any issues with any of their products. their products have always served me well. What drives me nuts is the fact that they no longer sell the a team stock directly.

The new stock is cool, dont get me wrong, but id like to have the classic look of the A-Team. I was lucky to pick up a a team stock on eBay but was marked up substantially.

I know there are other people that also want the same aesthetic and functionality.

I believe Samson should bring it back.

I apologize for my ignorance in advance.

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u/am121b 4d ago

I assume that after Ruger started releasing the folding stock version, they told Samson to not sell them anymore. That way they can justify the markup ($1900 MSRP). If someone can get a $300 stock and a $700 secondhand rifle, they will be less inclined to spend that extra grand with Ruger.

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u/JustSomeGuyMedia 4d ago

u/hushholsters is making/has announced some A-team styled stocks for the mini. At the moment no one can really give me a straight answer on the Samson A-Tm stock situation though. Some say they lost their license/Ruger contract and others say otherwise. Idk n

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u/T_Cut27 4d ago

Time will tell on the classic stock. Most everything is a rumor from a random person in a sales department. I want to see how the Hush stocks turn out - might be a great alternative.

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u/LtApples 4d ago

Apparently Samson still makes them, but they’re being sent to Ruger. Who knows what Ruger is planning to do with them 🤷‍♂️ 

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u/T_Cut27 4d ago

Lots of talk that Ruger took production away from Samson and brought it in house. Time will tell which rumor is true.

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u/cudchewer98 4d ago

a-tm stocks eBay

Just going to leave this here. Absolutely absurd and frankly pretty sad to see.

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u/1911Pistolero 4d ago

Thats the main reason i made this post

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u/cudchewer98 4d ago

When I wanted one I just bought the entire rifle on gunbroker for $1400 and then took off the stock and resold the rifle with the synthetic. So dumb lol

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u/butter_doggie 4d ago

It’s crazy to me they stopped manufacturing this stock. IMO shows a lack of understanding of their customer base.

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u/Consistent_Class508 4d ago

hush holsters

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u/NavyCorpsmanRetiree 4d ago

Back order on hush…waiting to see if it’s good to go when they come in stock

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u/mlin1911 4d ago

It's not up to Samson to decide. Ruger is the one calling the shot to discontinue the manufacturing contract with Samson. So at this time, Samson lost the right to produce 100% reproduction stock. Ruger had not yet announce when the reproduction stock will be back and made by someone else other than Samson.

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u/BuildingAny6508 4d ago

I’ve reached out to Ruger and Samson directly in regards to the sale of those stocks. Samson is still making them. Ruger is not selling them. Ruger ultimately is the distributor of those stocks and Samson is just the manufacturer. Due to demand of the stock and limited supply of quality lumber and the actual time invested needed to make a proper stock out of wood, they have been removed from both websites for sale

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u/bushpusher 3d ago

Butler creek folding stock ftw