I am looking to add a SHTF rifle/carbine to my collection and am considering the following 3 rifles/carbines: Ruger mini 14 (223/5.56 cal), ruger mini 30 (7.62X39 cal) or a PTR 91 GI in (nato 7.62 cal). The Rugers look like neet little carbines (i really like the compcatness of the carbine etc) but I keep reading mixed reviews as to acuracy and reliability of this platform. While I would like a fun rifle/carbine for target practice, the ultimate purpose is as a SHTF weapon that i can use for self defense/defense of my family in case of riots and all around civil disorder caused by natural disaser or whatever end of the world type scenario one can think of. In a SHTF scenario I would like to have a rifle/carbine that can be handled with ease in a home defense scenario or in a vehicle and it needs to be reliable and accurate enough for me to stake my life on it. I am curious to hear what members of this forum think about the reliability of the ruger mini series (the new 2010-2011 production), especially the mini 14 as this carbine seems quiet afrordable -- cdnn is selling the tactical version for under 600 bucks. Is this rifle in a 5.56 caliber worth the money or should i just suck it up and buy something like the PTr 91?