I beg to differ. I have been shooting Minis almost as long as M1icon Carbines (My first time shooting an M1 carbine was 1962 at 10, though I did not get one until about 1982, which is when I got my first Mini-14) . Rugers are as reliable (with Ruger factory magazines) as an M1 Carbine, and the current incarnations (post-580 series with their heavier, tapered hammer forged barrels) get 1.5 to 2 MOA in both Min-14 and Mini-30. I know because I have both. My Mini-14 shoots 1.6 MOA with MK262 MOD1 77s, and just under 2 MOA with M193 55s. My Mini-30 gets 2 MOA with Ulyanovsk 124 HP 8m3s, and close to 1 MOA with Nosler ballistic tip handloads. Early Ruger Mini-s had thin barrels like the 224 WLMR, and would string shots when hot. Current ones don't. 90% of aftermarket Ruger mags are junk. My Ruger factory 10s, 20s, and 30s feed 100%

Ruger Minis are victims of even more internet myths than even the M1 Carbine.