Originally Posted by MtnGreyBeard
I'm not any kind of handgun expert at all and I'm wondering if the same problem exists on the 96! I have one I got in the mid 90's! It's a great gun but now I wonder if it's safe to use! Makes me think my 686 should now be my go to gun!

Hate to say but the 96s are worse in my experience. Never saw many failures in my service overseas (but then handguns in mil service are not fired much other than training) but I served a stint with the US Border Patrol (Havre, MT in fact) and we had more than a few failures with the 96, one right in front of my eyes. Our armourer was firing next to me at our indoor range and his 96 broke a disconnector, he threw that thing down the range..


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