American Rifleman did a segment on how the French have embraced the
mini 14 as their go to small arm for police and paramilitary
organizations. They made some minor alterations like putting the "USA"
markings under the wood on the receivers. Some were selective fire.
Other European countries have followed
Based upon limited observations, I would say the Mini 14 is
significantly more reliable than many of the similarly priced "AR15"
type rifles I see at the range. The Colt and other medium to high end
ARs are reliable, but some of the el cheapos seem to have issues with
feeding from standard polymer magazines and jamming generally. The Mini
14s seem to fire just about every time with no issues. It is worth
pointing out, though, that a small percentage of the jams I've seen at
the outdoor range are with the ****ty Russian "steel cased" ammo.