They shoot as well as what you should expect from a $1200-1500 rifle, which is to say - very well.

For "hunting" though, they're excessively heavy and bulky in comparison to a good bolt gun, not to mention thatfinding magazines (that are reliable)is a very expensive proposition, and I've yet to find a "legal" 5-round M1A magazine for hunting, though the Springfield is shipped with a 10-round.