It works fine. X39 is inherently loud because they use such a slow burning powder in cheap x39 ammo. I assume they use such a slow burning powder so they don't have to accurately measure it since most of it will burn outside the barrel. I mainly got it for cheap shooting in full auto on a M16 lower. I considered hunting with it, but never made it to the tree stand last year so I didn't get an opportunity to try it out.Is it worth it? is it reliable on the AR platform?