Turkish Alcor-223 Specs and Review

[True North Arms Corp]

Lets have a close look at the Alcor223, the Turkish rifle that everyone is talking about. So as the name suggests, the caliber is 223, barrel length 47 cms which is interesting and puts it in the non-restricted barrel length. It also comes with a snazzy case as you can see in the picture below. We got a hunting rifle here and a 10-round PMag. Isn’t that interesting?

Taking a closer look at this bad boy; so 10-round Pmag is the same as AR15 556 & M4. It looks kind of shotgun-ish with a little bit of an AR-15 flare. Some nice hard sights, picatinny rail up top, a sling swivel, and fancy wood working. Kind of a fiber optic looking front sight here, but no muzzle threads, unfortunately.

It looks a lot like 12 gauge shotgun. However, she runs 556. Trust me to say this is going to hold your standard 556 Pmags. Its current configuration doesn’t really do well with metal mags, so that’s going to be your AR10 round mags, but any sort of a Pmag pin to five will work. You have got your standard mag release button that travels right through the firearm as we expected. You got a nice cross bolt safety, a bolt catch. You can watch a whole Youtube video here that we did here about this firearm if you are more into video content. The first thing I thought when I saw this rifle was what is it like, how does it work? It's definitely a center fire semi automatic rifle. It's definitely non restricted, it has an FRT, so it's all above board and everything, so I thought why don't I take one of these bad boys apart and see what's on the inside.

So as you can see it has come with some tools. There are shims very similar to what you see on a 12 gauge shotgun that are going to go in the interface between the wood of the stock and the aluminum of the receiver. There are little plastic shims, so you can interchange shims to change the cast of the firearm, and you also get a nice sling and a case to go with. We have a nice nut which would come off basically the same as your magazine tube nut. Typically on a semi auto you would see a spring tube and action spring in the back. This, here has a little snazzy plug threaded in here. So you can put whatever you want in there. So in this case, it's just a plug through the threaded hole in the middle, a big long fancy screw, which holds our stock on, and like what you'd expect for a shotgun.

The barrel assembly is a nice little thin profile barrel and has an interesting little gas system, something that looks very similar to an air style barrel extension. And we got all of our lugs there. The feed ramps are normal. It has the little nice little ball divot on the end. In the back we don't have the section that would be for the stoner direct impingement type style where the gas is coming to pressurize to take the pressure off the bolt. This firearm does not have that. So we have presumably extra strength lugs, got some sort of a nickel coating on their nickel or chrome coating, to make things nice and slippery and loosey goosey. The bolt is custom bolt, very similar to a WK or an AR, but it is does have its differences. The extractor and ejectors look about the same. It looks nice and easy to clean, right, because it has a fancy shiny coating. The carrier looks Benelli style. That's, kind in a nutshell, we got here at these new non restricted firearms.

If I had to classify it, I'd say it's some sort of interesting combination of a 12 gauge shotgun. The receiver just screams 12 gauge. That's a wrap with this thing. I'd be pretty comfortable to take this out to the range or hunting or what not, probably would knock off the iron sights. Looks like it's a couple screws there, and you can drift it out. There'll be another screw underneath the front piece. Then you can take this little boss off, and it probably thread the barrel that way. We have some cool muzzle brakes on there. So these are relatively new to the Canadian markets. They have an FRT, they are non restricted, and you're probably gonna start seeing these coming out at most retailers in the near future. I Alright, that's what I got for you, thanks so much! -Stanley and the gang​ ALCOR-223 on TNA: https://truenortharms.com/alcor-223...fle-akdas/?searchid=0&search_query=alcore-223

 

[taeish]

I know you guys have(had?) access to 3d printers. Any plan to make an adapter for 870/500 furniture?

 

[scianna54]

I have to correct, it is not recommended to use 556. One guy did it and the gun did some disintegration game.

 

[sharpsway]

I have to correct, it is not recommended to use 556. One guy did it and the gun did some disintegration game.

Got a link to that?

 

[scianna54]

Got a link to that?

There is a thread and video in general.

 

[sharpsway]

There is a thread and video in general.

Cool, so no. Cheers.

 

[Ustauk]

Nice post! Are you planning on bringing in the tactical / sport shooting accessories for the Alcor from Crusader Arms, Tommy Gun, or an Australian manufacturer?

 

[Johnyy]

Cool, so no. Cheers.

Do your parents still hand feed you too?

 

[Dexter Morgan]

"I have to correct, it is not recommended to use 556.
One guy did it and the gun did some disintegration game."

This sounds an awful lot like fake news.
Unless you have something to back it up with.

 

[DanOnymus]

Posted on the tube by a user named Bats888.

Could be the ammo, could be a lemon.

He sent it for warranty and got a new rifle.

 

[05RAV]

A good review by a Canadian shooter. After watching this review I basically lost my interest in buying this particular rifle for the price of abot $1600. I have no use for it.

 

[sharpsway]

Do your parents still hand feed you too?

Excellent contribution. Asking for a source and receiving a vague 'there's a thread' is not a source. Have a good one though bud.

 

[Thunderhog]

A good review by a Canadian shooter. After watching this review I basically lost my interest in buying this particular rifle for the price of abot $1600. I have no use for it.

I'm with you on this for sure......

Not much of a rifle for $1600.00 CDN.

But, to each their own!

 

[Johnyy]

Excellent contribution. Asking for a source and receiving a vague 'there's a thread' is not a source. Have a good one though bud.

Ohh-keyyy babaa..here you go..would you like some, warm milk with this?
I went to 'Search -clicked -Advanced -Typed in Alcor 223 - clicked General-as per the Gentleman said & Boom..took all of 3 seconds. Hope this makes you warm & fuzzy & ready for nap time Cheerz!
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/i-bought-a-alcor-akdas-hunting-rifle.2521002/

 

[scianna54]

Ohh-keyyy babaa..here you go..would you like some, warm milk with this?
I went to 'Search -clicked -Advanced -Typed in Alcor 223 - clicked General-as per the Gentleman said & Boom..took all of 3 seconds. Hope this makes you warm & fuzzy & ready for nap time Cheerz!
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/i-bought-a-alcor-akdas-hunting-rifle.2521002/

Thanks, I actually replied very clearly as to where to find the mentioned video. You proved it.

His reply to me was arrogant and condescending.

I acknowledge that some people may have a problem searching the forum but you can at least try. The appropriate answer would have been, "sorry bud, I tried but can't find it" - there is only one "General" by the way. I would have then posted the link or video. It is really not a big deal for me, heck I tried to help.

 

[sharpsway]

Ohh-keyyy babaa..here you go..would you like some, warm milk with this?
I went to 'Search -clicked -Advanced -Typed in Alcor 223 - clicked General-as per the Gentleman said & Boom..took all of 3 seconds. Hope this makes you warm & fuzzy & ready for nap time Cheerz!
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/i-bought-a-alcor-akdas-hunting-rifle.2521002/

Swing and a miss man. Nothing that I saw in that thread about 5.56mm causing a catastrophic failure of any kind, just that it has a tight chamber and is finniky with certain .223 on extraction, but go off I guess.

Thanks, I actually replied very clearly as to where to find the mentioned video. You proved it.

His reply to me was arrogant and condescending.

I acknowledge that some people may have a problem searching the forum but you can at least try. The appropriate answer would have been, "sorry bud, I tried but can't find it" - there is only one "General" by the way. I would have then posted the link or video. It is really not a big deal for me, heck I tried to help.

Nothing arrogant about asking for a source about a gun suffering a catastrophic failure, and then saying "go look in general" to me screams you can't back up your positiono on the Fudd lore you're regurgating. Also, no video in the link buddy shared, but you guys are doing great.

Anyways, cheers to you both, have a good one I guess.

 

[scianna54]

In the video, which is also posted above, the guy admitted at the end that he shot 5.56 out of the rifle which may or may not have caused the failure, but with your attention span you probably didn't make it that far.

 

[Dexter Morgan]

"In the video, which is also posted above, the guy admitted at the end that he shot 5.56 out of the rifle which may or may not have caused the failure, but with your attention span you probably didn't make it that far."

So this is the video that supposedly showed an Alcor rifle exploding because someone fired 5.56-Nato through it?
Literally none of that exists in the video.

You people should be ashamed of posting fake news.

 

[Youzawhale]

I have to correct, it is not recommended to use 556. One guy did it and the gun did some disintegration game.

In the video, which is also posted above, the guy admitted at the end that he shot 5.56 out of the rifle which may or may not have caused the failure, but with your attention span you probably didn't make it that far.

I assume you are talking about the video from post #11, since I see no other videos posted in this thread.
So I watched it.
Twice to make sure I hadn't missed anything.

The statements he makes are very clear.
He had issues with the rifle at first, which he believes was a lemon - it "destroyed" cartridges.
This was covered under warranty, got a brand new gun, problem solved and didnt come back.
He mostly praises the warranty process.

He starts off by saying himself, the manufacturer as well as the importer don't have an official explanation for the issue that arrose with the initial rifle. Then towards the 8min mark he decides to bring up 556 as maybe having something to do with it since thats what he used in the first gun.

But thats nothing more than pure assumption on his part, he litterally has nothing to back that up. Neither do you.
So if after that video you were willing to make that claim about 556, its a bit ridiculous for you to speak on other people's attention spans...

 

[scianna54]

I assume you are talking about the video from post #11, since I see no other videos posted in this thread.
So I watched it.
Twice to make sure I hadn't missed anything.

The statements he makes are very clear.
He had issues with the rifle at first, which he believes was a lemon - it "destroyed" cartridges.
This was covered under warranty, got a brand new gun, problem solved and didnt come back.
He mostly praises the warranty process.

He starts off by saying himself, the manufacturer as well as the importer don't have an official explanation for the issue that arrose with the initial rifle. Then towards the 8min mark he decides to bring up 556 as maybe having something to do with it since thats what he used in the first gun.

But thats nothing more than pure assumption on his part, he litterally has nothing to back that up. Neither do you.
So if after that video you were willing to make that claim about 556, its a bit ridiculous for you to speak on other people's attention spans...

Where did you learn that posting style?

The gun is not recommended for 556 - higher pressure than 223. That's all - end of story.