Well, it’s not super-duper accurate, it’s not a sniper gun.
But for the kinds of things you might use it for, trekkin through the woods goin after small-medium size game at 40-50 yds, it’s fine. Woodchucks, that sort of thing.
I have much bigger guns but don’t want to think about how my shoulders would feel if I lugged them around for 8 hours or so...
;-)
If the purpose for the gun includes tournament shooting, then Ruger has Mini-14s specifically for that purpose. They come with heavier barrels, dampers, etc., and the price reflects that. The standard minis are indeed fun to shoot when throwing a lot of lead downrange, but the target and match versions are what you will need for tournament level shooting.