yes, because it's capable of a detatchable magazine if you remove the load chamber cover. Makes it an 'assault rifle'
Most fuckin accurate semi auto in existence. I can put a nickel group together at 150 yards with mine
Bitches cost a lot though, you can get a fully loaded out AR for the price of one, but you won't find an AR that can hang with it in the long distance hunting category
Mine is an engraved nickel plated grade 4 300 mag and I paid like 5 for it. Brother in law has it in the 7mm model grade 4 with a badass leupold glass setup that he got used for 3