Well not all Rugers are bad as one of 3 CCW pistols I carry is a bit dated but well made pistol is the P345, most P series are good shooters. Also big on Kimbers as I have a number of flavors and newest addition Girsan’s..
No mini 14 ever survived a 2 day defensive fighting course. They ALL had problems inside 1800 rounds of high volume fire. I’d never trust my life to one