[hawkguy]

its just personal tastes...who cares?

i find it fascinating how many concepts people come up with on the mini platform....from simple & sweet to tacticool....the mini can be pretty much the type of gun the owner wants.

not many platforms can look like a simple ranch gun or a decked out military weapon. make it the way you want it & don't worry too much about what anyone else thinks.

 

[hawkguy]

Here's the way I see it.

The older Mini's- mine included- had a well deserved lack of respect due to their lousy accuracy. There were exceptions to the rule, but by and large, they shot like shi* and Ruger didn't care.

A modern rifle is primarily judged by two things- accuracy, and reliability. These days, everyone feels a rifle needs to put three holes touching at 100 yards or it's worthless. That's why the Mini is "inferior" to the AR- in the minds of AR owners. They see all the 3-gun guys with AR's, and not Mini's...

The Mini platform has improved it's accuracy, though I still believe there's still room for improvement. Through forums like this, those of us with the older models have been able to make them decent shooters.

Old reputations die hard. I've personally met guys at the range that see and ask me about my Mini (it's customized as much as any AR) and I often hear "I used to own one, but it wouldn't shoot so I sold it".

old reputations do die hard obviously. its still the same old rumors:

"mini's shoot 5-6" groups at 100 yards" or "everytime i'm at the range, an AR jams up or malfunctions"

i think both of these claims are based on past models, and don't hold true for the current ones. i think the truth now might be more like:

"mini's shoot 2-3" groups" and "AR's might jam a little more often if dirty"

but that's all i'll say aout that. i'm sure they are both good guns overall, just a little different. i won't get into a AR vs mini thread cause i hate those, just putting in my 2 cents.