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the SKS wasa great rifle but it came at the end of an era. it was one of the last semi automatic battle rifles before fully automatic and select fire rifles became the norm and that was probably the largest reason that it had a short service life.
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Yes.... BUT.... The US does not formally train troops on Full auto or even burst fire, most combat is done in semi automatic anyways.
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If I had to design a test for battle rifle effectiveness it'd likely consist of a few parts.
300 round dump this will test reliability and durability when the rifle is used at its hardest. Laying down cover fire, in a battle, for a period, is more than likely going to be just as hard on a rifle.
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While it does happen.. and was a big problem with untrained troops in Vietnam cooking their barrels and wasting all their ammo in the first 5 minutes of a fight... I suggest you look up fire fight tactics a little and how the US fighting teams move and fight and maybe tweak your testing some.
No one should really be doing 300 round mag dumps with a battle rifle / carbine than trying to hit targets.