Keep the barrel cool. especially with the chrome lined bores. They can distort easily. But the guns can be accurate, it just depends on your luck finding one. My buddies gun will, belive it or not, knock over the 300 and 400 yards gongs every second or third shot, with open sights! it's really funny to see the guys with their $1000 + rifles getting agrivated that he hits em' better with his sks than they with their fancy bolt guns!