It is. I'm practising in skirmish a lot more trying to get up to Lighthouse standard. It struggles against hand cannons such as Ill Will and other impact angry weapons. But if you get Headshots then you are usually in a tight battle. I think it's a viable option against the lack of auto rifles and I'm trying to get more people to use it so spread the word man. We want our Suros back but in the mean time, NL Shadow is a decent alternative.