I'm not trying to knock the mini 14, I've owned one for 25 years and I love it. But saying it's more reliable than the AR15 is simply not true. The action on the mini is a much more open design, leaving lots of room for grit and dirt to get in and cause a malfunction. There are good mags and bad mags for both the AR and the mini. Finding dead reliable, bet your life quality mags for the AR is not a problem. As for the folding stock, like I said I don't see much use in them. I can't think of a problem that a folding stock would solve. A collapsible stock is actually useful.
I'm not trying to knock the mini 14, I've owned one for 25 years and I love it. But saying it's more reliable than the AR15 is simply not true. The action on the mini is a much more open design, leaving lots of room for grit and dirt to get in and cause a malfunction. There are good mags and bad mags for both the AR and the mini. Finding dead reliable, bet your life quality mags for the AR is not a problem. As for the folding stock, like I said I don't see much use in them. I can't think of a problem that a folding stock would solve. A collapsible stock is actually useful.