The model was short lived because Sig paid mauser for the patent rights. Maybe they thought that rifle in a deluxe version would be competition for the blaser. I have a m96 (1996) in .25-06 that I can't part with. It shoots almost every load into 1" or less. I have a 75gr v-max load that shoots .5" five shot groups routinely. This in a fairly light rifle.
