Yup! just about the time Robarms says they will stop makeing them ,now everyone just has to have one.
largely ignored over the fervor of the XCR , most people including myself had never heard of Robinson .
So the concentration was to get your XCR and get it while you can ,and i bought two.
Then while cruising around on a few gun forums ,a well known H&K lover and firearm review critic mentioned that the M96 was to be discontinued . He was upset because he had one and it was in the top 5 of his favorite rifles.
He went on to explain that it was a knock off of the Stoner 63 and showed pics of the 63 and Impact guns followed up with the history and pics also.
Being the last steel receiver built in the US in 223 ,(Ruger dont count ) ,even the hard core H&K guys all of a sudden wanted one because now it had recognition.
With the total flood of AR type rifles on the market today ,the M96 stood alone ,not only a good rifle but a legion.
Several 96 enthusiast had tooled up to offer after market products for the guns and were announcing that soon on their web sites ,things that would make the 96 look like a 63 squad automatic.
Bipods ,Carrying handles , Barrels with a flash hider and a belt feed conversion that made this rifle look like an M60.
But Noooooo , not only can a person not special order the rifle and pay what it take to get it ,you just cant get it .
On one site they poor fellows that bought H&K 93 clones from places like Hessie arms ,and other junk dealers wanted to get a 96 ,seeing how a wore out 93 can still cost you 3k.
So therein lays the dilemma ,so i went and bought another 96 , and one of the dealers who had one of them i bought has contacted Terra about getting the update before i pay him the full amount ,the other dealer has shipped already so if it is needing it i will send it to Terra also.
Dropping the 96 like a rock Terra doesn't help those who own the XCR ,the AK is understandable , but being allowed to at least order it at a higher price and wait for it to be made would be far better.
The one 96 i have shot is going to Ohio to become a belt fed ,M60 knock off without costing 15k ,It doesn't belong to me ,but i will post photos , and a gun like that for under 3k is going to make people crazy to want one.