Well, after years of waiting, the XCR-M is finally here. Mr Postman dropped it off this afternoon, and look, the box isn't even dented:
Now for a picture of the gun, case, and included contents, which in my case, was 1 magazine, the invoice and an extra bolt hold open, for my XCR-L. One thing that should be noted, and I will be calling Wolverine Supply tomorrow about, is NO manual was included. I am sure Wolverine will square this away, as they have for me time, and time, again.
Bit more of a close up of the rifle. One thing that should be noted in this photo is the amount of which the lower separates from the upper. This is considerably more than the -L version. To me, the increased opening is a HUGE pro, especially for helping with clearing jams and cleaning.
Overview of the rifle, stock opened, and fully extended.
Overview of the rifle, with the stock folded, fully extended.
Bottom view, with the stock folded. What should be noted here, is the tight spacing between the side of the firearm, and the inside of the stock. While trigger access is still possibly, with some minor restriction, access to the magazine release is quite limited, even impossible. The stock apparently can shift vertically by removal of some hex bolts, which I have yet to tinker with, but perhaps this will solve the access issue. This is with the stock fully extended, and I have not tried with fully collapsed yet...
Robarms completely revised the bolt/carrier/firing pin assembly. Additionally, the carrier is now completely machined (read, one piece), where as the past iteration on the -L was 2 pieces welded together, as per the two pictures below:
Robinson Arms changed up the engraving for the firing controls, WICKED!
Finally, a family photo, XCR-M on the top, the XCR-L on the bottom...
Anyways, overall thoughts of the rifle, and design, are quite good. I would have to say that the rifle is definitely heavier than the XCR-L, which is to be expected, I guess. It seems to have been built much, much better than the XCR-L, and doesn't seem as "loose". Sights included from the factory are Midwest Industries, the same as the XCR-L.
Anyways, now I am off to the range to try this sucker out. For tonight's visit, I will be going to an indoor range, on the weekend, hoping to make it outside, probably shooting at 100m (restricted at the range). On Family Day weekend, I will be trying to stretch this out, and really trying the accuracy with a variety of ammo.
Anyways, I will put some additional pictures up here at some point following a range visit, and maybe some video. If you have any questions, fire away! (pun intended
)
Happy shooting!
Now for a picture of the gun, case, and included contents, which in my case, was 1 magazine, the invoice and an extra bolt hold open, for my XCR-L. One thing that should be noted, and I will be calling Wolverine Supply tomorrow about, is NO manual was included. I am sure Wolverine will square this away, as they have for me time, and time, again.
Bit more of a close up of the rifle. One thing that should be noted in this photo is the amount of which the lower separates from the upper. This is considerably more than the -L version. To me, the increased opening is a HUGE pro, especially for helping with clearing jams and cleaning.
Overview of the rifle, stock opened, and fully extended.
Overview of the rifle, with the stock folded, fully extended.
Bottom view, with the stock folded. What should be noted here, is the tight spacing between the side of the firearm, and the inside of the stock. While trigger access is still possibly, with some minor restriction, access to the magazine release is quite limited, even impossible. The stock apparently can shift vertically by removal of some hex bolts, which I have yet to tinker with, but perhaps this will solve the access issue. This is with the stock fully extended, and I have not tried with fully collapsed yet...
Robarms completely revised the bolt/carrier/firing pin assembly. Additionally, the carrier is now completely machined (read, one piece), where as the past iteration on the -L was 2 pieces welded together, as per the two pictures below:
Robinson Arms changed up the engraving for the firing controls, WICKED!
Finally, a family photo, XCR-M on the top, the XCR-L on the bottom...
Anyways, overall thoughts of the rifle, and design, are quite good. I would have to say that the rifle is definitely heavier than the XCR-L, which is to be expected, I guess. It seems to have been built much, much better than the XCR-L, and doesn't seem as "loose". Sights included from the factory are Midwest Industries, the same as the XCR-L.
Anyways, now I am off to the range to try this sucker out. For tonight's visit, I will be going to an indoor range, on the weekend, hoping to make it outside, probably shooting at 100m (restricted at the range). On Family Day weekend, I will be trying to stretch this out, and really trying the accuracy with a variety of ammo.
Anyways, I will put some additional pictures up here at some point following a range visit, and maybe some video. If you have any questions, fire away! (pun intended
)Happy shooting!
