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I will have to say that one difference between an AR and a mini-14 is that, while I'm sure some will chime in about how accurate and consistent their mini-14 is, I've never been around one that would shoot like a nicely tuned AR as far as consistent repeatable accuracy. I've had both, and find the AR more useful for my shooting needs, but I do recognize that it does attract a crowd that doesn't see in it the same utility that I do.
My point is more that people who have a ruger mini 14, know about AR's and choose a ruger over an AR for a reason, I'm not sure what reason they just did. The city boys playing with their toys at the range don't know Ruger makes a rifle in 5.56.
That fact doesn't mean that someone like you shouldn't be able to own one, or that there aren't utilitarian reasons for doing so... but I think we have to be honest about reality.