I have the MB04 same as the mb05 with out the adjustable buttstock. It does have the adjustable cheek rest. At its pretty powerful. I can't speak for the L96 which was the rifle i was torn between as well. But after dialing in the hop up and the scope i can't complain about the mb04. I've fabricated a suppressor for mine, really for mor asthetic purposes than anything else and painted the stock and the barrel. The action is great, accurracy is amazing at 75yds I can hold a 4 inch grouping, and taking out soda cans at 100 yds is quite possible. I've seen some stuff on spring mods and tried them but once i do reassembly i can't get it to cock, so i've the spring alone and just done the hop up adjustments, Besides that was a pretty affordable buy for me. My hearts set on a socom m82 someday however. I haven't chrono'd it but i'm sure i'm up near 500fps, considering using .25g from 50 ft away it'll penetrate 4 soda cans. IMO its a great rifle, and come's with everything you could want from a good scope to a great bipod. Only issue i have is, like the L96 it has 2 allen screws that hold it to the stock and on initial assembly i could only get one of the two to engage. but its still solid.
