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They are great ranch guns...cheap, portable, and 'good enough' for coyotes, etc.
The price you mentioned seems awfully high to me. I bought a stainless mini-14 some years ago for about 500 dollars. I wouldn't recommend spending more on one.
They typically hold 3-5 inches at a hundred yards, and due to their design the point of impact will typically wander a couple inches as the barrel heats up. If that isn't a concern and the price is right (not the offer you mentioned) then go for it. Beware that extra (reliable) magazines for the Mini-14 are very expensive, vs. $15 or so for extra AR-15 mags.
They are less than ideal for competition or military-type use.
For 900 dollars you can get a pretty nice AR-15.
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