No disrespect intended here either.

I'm saying I own three Mini 14s, the mostly box stock 180 series is 2 MOA accurate and the accurized 184 and 187 series are 1 1/2 MOA accurate, all with M193 and M193 clone ammo.

I'm also saying I own a number of ARs that I'll put in three groups accuracy wise.

Group 1:

- A 20" bull barrel varmint AR (1-9 twist and half MOA with 52-53 gr match bullets)
- A 20" HBAR service match AR 1-8 twist and half MOA with 69-77 gr match bullets)
- A 16" AR-15 in 9mm (Ballistic Advantage barrel, 1 MOA accurate with 115 gr XTP or 115 gr HAP)
- A 8.3" AR-15 braced pistol in 9mm (Ballistic Advantage barrel, 1 MOA accurate with 115 gr XTP or 115 gr HAP)

Group 2:

- A 20" pencil barrel SP1 (1.5 MOA with MOA with M193
- A 20" M16A1 upper half on an NDS-601 lower (1.5 MOA with M193)

Group 3:

- A 11.5" XM177E2 clone (3 MOA with M193)
- A 16" lightweight carbine (3 MOA with M193)
- A 16" Colt 6430 9mm carbine (3 MOA with 115 gt XTP or 115 gr HAP)
- A 16" M4gery (4 MOA with M193)

I've had a few more over the years including an Oly Arms 20" HBAR that I shot in service rifle competition in the late 1990s, and a Bushmaster Match rifle I shot after and before my current Match rifle. They fell in Group 1.

I also had a 16" bull barrel that fell in Group 2.

And I've had a couple other AR-15 over the years that fell in Group 3 that I've since sold.

My Mini 14s are comparable to the Group 2 AR-15s. Some AR-15 are more accurate, but they all match or varmint tuned rifles or carbines. There are also a lot of AR-15s that are not as accurate as my Mini 14s.

The point here is that you can't make the broad statement that an AR-15 is more accurate than a Mini 14. "AR-15" covers a broad range of configurations and levels of quality.