Adam;
I bought an M96 back in the early 80s that I sold because I had difficulty finding ammo for it (at that time, only Norma made ammo for the rifle). It shot a group at 100 yards that I could cover with a dime! I could kick myself for selling that gun!
I later bought a 2nd one at a gun show....fellow was going out of business and wanted to get rid of his stock...bought the best looking bore in the lot for $85. Took and sporterized the rifle, as I wanted to hunt with it...did some of the work myself and had some of it professionally done.
So far, I have taken two mule deer, two antelope, two whitetails, and a hog with the rifle. It has minimal recoil (about the same as my .30/30) and is quite accurate with the right handload....mine seems to prefer 129 grain Hornady's and 100 grain Sierra HPs.
I love the gun and the cartridge.....I look forward to many more hunting trips with that 'old' military sporter.
