I've run a Mini-14 through a couple of carbine classes without a failure of any kind, which I did mostly to prove a point. I've seen every brand of entry-level AR puke at these classes while my Mini carried on. It's not a particularly accurate rifle, and if you run crap magazines, it'll puke on you. But it'll run like a top if you give it good mags and lube it well.
It sure worked fine for Platt. And no, Platt's Mini-14 was not full auto.
