I have two. One has been stellar for reliability, and is accurate enough to be worth keeping. One is a ss folder I got for free and don't think I've ever shot. Neither an AR nor a Mini are hard to teach someone to shoot. My children are proof, and they've used both on quite a few coyotes.
As to the truck gun comment it's pointless. A truck gun can be about anything for many different reasons depending on situation, expected uses, range to target, season, etc. I've used a mini, AR's, .22-250's, and bigger bores, some with short barrels and some not. Favorite right now is an AR pistol.
