I bought it 3 years ago to hunt with. It has a rifled barrel, I bought a really nice Leupold VX-freedom 3-9x40 with it. I used it a couple times. I left it in my rifle case and it got rusty within 6 months of purchase. Ive oiled and cleaned it plenty since then but you can still see light rust. A really good reliable gun and optic but I just dont hunt enough with it.