Like I said, if you want a fun gun to shoot, but dont expect accuracy then get one.
Ive had one for years, and shot several others, they are not accurate, even the thin barreled M-16A1 was far more accurate than the mini-14. In fact I remember the article where the 18 inch mini was shot against the 16 in AR with a thin A1 barrel, the AR grouped in less than half the space the mini grouped in. How about comparing an 18 inch barreled AR against a mini 14, the mini would need 3 times the area to group in.
Now, comparing the AK to the mini 14, the mini groups a bit better.