not to pee in the punch bowl here, but me and several others who witnessed the event, will now and forever refer to the m96 as the "m96 exploding rifle". An aqcuaintance brought it to the range to try out a few days after purchase. after a few rounds (fewer than 10),
there was a sickening POP. The barrel went down range and my buddies head was engulfed in smoke.Luckily he was wearing eye protection and only had some minor powder burns and metal
splinters.It turned out that the barrel is held
in by a rolling latch (sorry,best way I know how to describe it) which had worked itself loose.
upon informing the manufacturer about the incident,They apparently knew of a "very few rare instances" of this occurring due to this
latch, and that " a few of the rifles made it out of the factory with it". They replaced his rifle. I would hate to hear about this happening to someone else. Buyer beware.