[Satan2655]

...Compared to a potato cannon.

 

[Satan2655]

I've noticed in a lot of movies (Take that with a grain of salt, since Hollywood is not known for accuracy), the prison guards and bad guy body guards are often using Mini-14s. Check "the Last Warrior" and "3000 Miles from Graceland" - The casino guards had Mini-14s.

Also, I saw a news story recently about a local correctional institute, where the guards were all carrying Mini-14 Ranch rifles.