Quote Originally Posted by Mazin View Post
IMHO the Mini 14 was one of the very few flops that Ruger has produced.
I wouldn't go that far. The Mini-14 was (and continues to be) a commercial success. It has been popular as a general utility gun. I just wouldn't say it "beats an AR-15 any day" as the OP did. Stupid regressive liberals (I'm sorry, that's double redundant) will certainly be more alarmed at the appearance of a cheap tacticool AR than a Mini-14 ranch model. As much as they like to say "you can't judge a book by its cover," they do that constantly so if your objective is to be armed with considerable firepower without inducing panic attacks and knee jerk pants-wetting, the Mini-14 is a safer bet than an AR. I kind of like seeing liberals wet their pants or bark mindlessly so I prefer the AR.