Originally Posted by cra1948
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Bill Ruger laid a major egg when he didn't design the mini-14 to accept AR magazines.


Actually, the AR-15 wasn't all that popular at the time Ruger designed the Mini-14. The M-16 had only recently become standard military issue and hadn't really received wide acceptance in that venue. It hadn't become the refined, versatile and ubiquitous platform it is today.
That said, he still laid an egg.