Ruger XGI

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Ruger XGI
Type Semi-automatic rifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Specifications
Cartridge .308 Winchester
.243 Winchester
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Feed system5-round magazine [1] (Compatible with M14 and Springfield Armory M1A magazines.) [2] [1]
Sights Iron sights

The Ruger XGI was a semi-automatic rifle chambered in .308 Winchester or .243 Winchester. [3] The XGI's function and aesthetics were influenced by the Ruger Mini-14, only sized up to the larger, more powerful .308 and .243 calibers. [4] The rifle was advertised in the 1980s but never entered production.

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History

Although the XGI was advertised in 1984–1986, [1] it never entered production due to unresolved mechanical and production issues. [5]

Development

As with the Mini-14, the action was based on the M1 Garand service rifle. [1] The rifle featured a one-piece hardwood stock, a metal-lined fiber glass handguard, and a rubber buttplate. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff Report (March 1985). "Big-Bore Semi-Auto: XGI .308". American Survival Guide: 36.
  2. ↑ Kapelsohn, Emanuel (April 1985). "The Ruger XGI: First Impressions". SWAT Magazine : 26–28.
  3. ↑ Long, Duncan (1987). The Mini-14: The Plinker, Hunter, Assault, and Everything Else Rifle. Paladin Press. ISBN   978-0873644075.
  4. ↑ "Stands for Quality". Popular Science : 17. July 1986.
  5. ↑ R.L. Wilson (2008). Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company & Their Firearms. Book Sales, Inc. p. 173. ISBN   0-7858-2103-1.
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