The original question was about combat effectiveness. People often forget that putting rounds on target is not necessarily synonymous with lethal effects.

It is essentially a 3gun rifle that was the heater in the early 2000s. Still a good rifle but largely out of use.

With the right bullets and a skilled shooter, I would cap its COMBAT effectiveness on target at more like 500m. Some peers and I were just discussing a similar topic the other day, and the unanimous decision was that we wanted something bigger than .308 for beyond 800m. Sure guys are making shots at targets at much farther ranges, but we weren't talking about making steel sing. There is a big difference that isn't often considered.