Mini's are great guns. The ranch rifle is more accurate with sporting rounds 50-55 because it has a slower twist barrel. Ruger 14's have three different twist rates, and Ruger doe not know when they changed. So just check the rate on the gun you buy if you go with a standard mini. Then match the bullet to the twist and they shoot pretty darn good. This is the reason most complain about the accuracy is because they don't match bullet to twist on these.