They were issued to us in boot camp just because they were heavy to high port. We did end up shooting them just to burn rounds not for quals. We had to qual on the M-16 and 45 APC. Back then we only went to the range 3 times in boot camp. Even then there were about 40% that did not qualify. That meant no boarding party quals, just a slug on the unit.Liked it a lot more than I expected. Less recoil than I expected from 30-06 and I figured out the sights real quick. I'm in the fan club now.