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So the wife and I are spending the weekend at our cabin without the booger eaters celebrating the 9th year of marriage, our as i refer to it, the near end of my prison sentence lol. Something we haven't done since our first boy was born.
On our way into town for dinner i suggested we stop by the local sporting goods store to have a look see at what they have. I was very surprised when she said ok.
Well as you might guess dinner was put on hold for a bit when i spotted a JR Carbine in the rack. I have been contemplating getting one for a few months now and was surprised to see one there. I probably would have walked out with it if it had been in 9mm and i didn't have a little bird squacking in my ear. Man wife's are so damned reasonable.
Anyway after fondleing it for good while the sales guy pointed at an XCR in .308, then he placed a benelli on the counter. He wasn't done there. Next was an ACR in the.223 and a Kiss Vector in the.45 ACP? THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST was the TAVOR.
Yes a very tricked out specimen that was the show stealer.
I couldnt belive that all these rifles were in the same place for me to play with.
I haven't been able to think straight since. All i keep thinking about are those rifles and how lucky i was to have a chance to put them all to my shoulder in one store.
So now I'm not sure about the JR. Damn i did it to my self again and I'm going to have to start looking for a better paying corner to support my gun addiction.
On first impressions i loved the feel and ergoes of the TAVOR. But the XCR was a very close second. As for the vector it was a nice rig and felt ok but i couldn't get over how ugly it looked with that big can on the barrel but the wife loved it. Hmm i could be missing something here.lol
The big surprise was the ACR and how light it seemed compared to the XCR. But unfortunately by the time the conversion to NR was done the price would be out of my range. As far as the ergoes between the ACR and thE XCR go no real difference to me, and don't think the extra cost of turning the ACRinto NR would be justified.
I was really surprised at how much that little JR weighed, but felt good shouldered. As for the benelli. Didn't like it at all felt bulky and wrong.
The really really really really did i say really big surprise was that friggin TAVOR. MAN THAT THING FELT AMAZING TO HOLD. I could only guess that it would be even better to shoot. And the wife loved it as well, so at least i might get to sleep on the couch and not the dog house if bring one home.
So after all that i gotta say I'm torn between two magnificent pieces of engineering with the XCR and the TAVOR.
I will still be getting a JR carbine in 9mm but think that will just be an ice breaker for the next purchase.
Although i loved the way the TTAVOR felt i think I'd go with the XCR based on price and available aftermarket. The sales guy said he'd put a package together with optics and a .308 conversion when i was ready to make a choice.
Today was good day.
 
Bigdonkey said:
So the wife and I are spending the weekend at our cabin without the booger eaters celebrating the 9th year of marriage, our as i refer to it, the near end of my prison sentence lol. Something we haven't done since our first boy was born.
On our way into town for dinner i suggested we stop by the local sporting goods store to have a look see at what they have. I was very surprised when she said ok.
Well as you might guess dinner was put on hold for a bit when i spotted a JR Carbine in the rack. I have been contemplating getting one for a few months now and was surprised to see one there. I probably would have walked out with it if it had been in 9mm and i didn't have a little bird squacking in my ear. Man wife's are so damned reasonable.
Anyway after fondleing it for good while the sales guy pointed at an XCR in .308, then he placed a benelli on the counter. He wasn't done there. Next was an ACR in the.223 and a Kiss Vector in the.45 ACP? THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST was the TAVOR.
Yes a very tricked out specimen that was the show stealer.
I couldnt belive that all these rifles were in the same place for me to play with.
I haven't been able to think straight since. All i keep thinking about are those rifles and how lucky i was to have a chance to put them all to my shoulder in one store.
So now I'm not sure about the JR. Damn i did it to my self again and I'm going to have to start looking for a better paying corner to support my gun addiction.
On first impressions i loved the feel and ergoes of the TAVOR. But the XCR was a very close second. As for the vector it was a nice rig and felt ok but i couldn't get over how ugly it looked with that big can on the barrel but the wife loved it. Hmm i could be missing something here.lol
The big surprise was the ACR and how light it seemed compared to the XCR. But unfortunately by the time the conversion to NR was done the price would be out of my range. As far as the ergoes between the ACR and thE XCR go no real difference to me, and don't think the extra cost of turning the ACRinto NR would be justified.
I was really surprised at how much that little JR weighed, but felt good shouldered. As for the benelli. Didn't like it at all felt bulky and wrong.
The really really really really did i say really big surprise was that friggin TAVOR. MAN THAT THING FELT AMAZING TO HOLD. I could only guess that it would be even better to shoot. And the wife loved it as well, so at least i might get to sleep on the couch and not the dog house if bring one home.
So after all that i gotta say I'm torn between two magnificent pieces of engineering with the XCR and the TAVOR.
I will still be getting a JR carbine in 9mm but think that will just be an ice breaker for the next purchase.
Although i loved the way the TTAVOR felt i think I'd go with the XCR based on price and available aftermarket. The sales guy said he'd put a package together with optics and a .308 conversion when i was ready to make a choice.
Today was good day.
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..Or, you know, you could just do what I did. Buy all of them. I'm guessing the shop you visited was Reliable since that's where I bought all the rifles you mentioned except the JR. It's kinda out of it's league imho.
 
I would go for the XCR, just because you don't hunt, does not mean you might not crave delicious venison further down the road. Also would let you stretch your legs a few hundred extra yards. It won't be a precision rig, but just taking shots at gongs from a distance is good fun.

But then again, the Tavor would be cheaper to feed, and you seem to really like the ergonomics.
 
Gobc said:
Not a valid excuse. You can't take your money with when you die.
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That's true. But if I want to keep the half I get now I should make sure the wife is on the same page. Lol. You see I'm on a work release program. I work and release my pay to the wife. Hahahahahahaha the little she lets me play with is just enough to keep me out of trouble.
 
LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1 said:
I would go for the XCR, just because you don't hunt, does not mean you might not crave delicious venison further down the road. Also would let you stretch your legs a few hundred extra yards. It won't be a precision rig, but just taking shots at gongs from a distance is good fun.

But then again, the Tavor would be cheaper to feed, and you seem to really like the ergonomics.
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I gotta say I'm in the same boat you are even though the Tavor has a great feel to it I did like the way the XCR looked and felt like a AR should. Kinda normal. I don't think it would be a hard thing to get used to and I like to stretch their legs as far as possible. To me that's fun. But so is close quartes stuff. Man I'll have to sleep on this one. It looks more and more like I'll own both of them.
 
ok ok, I'll be the first to say it - go for the ACR because it's the coolest rifle in the world... and that's because I own one.
 
Bigdonkey said:
The one I had in my hands was NR and It came with two ten round mags. Pistol written on them guess that makes it leagle. Who knew. Lol.
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Yep, laws control the magazine by what they are designed for, not used in. Since these mags are designed for Pistols, the LAR-15 pistol and XCR pistols, they are legally allow to hold ten rounds. and Like I sad, the laws do not govern what they are used in so these are perfectly legal for rifle use.
 
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