Alright received my Crypto and here are my thoughts:
Fired 250 rounds through the rifle at a range of 100 meters. Magazines are okay definitely not amazing but also not horrible. They get the job done and feed rounds reliably. Out of the 6 I got 1 has an issue. After the last round is fired the bolt does not lock back on that one magazine. The rest of the magazines lock the bolt back after the last round is fired. I suspect this is because the follower is plastic and there are some tolerance issues when some of the magazines are made at the factory.
I had zero malfunctions with 50 of my own 55 grain reloads. I also had zero malfunctions with 200 rounds of 55 grain 5.56.
I achieved 2 inch groups at 100 meters with my hand loads and 3 inch groups with 5.56. Fantastic accuracy and this barrel is made by crusader so I was shocked.
Disassembling the bolt carrier I cannot find any issues with quality or fitment of the gas rings, extractor or ejector. The rifle does not rattle when put together and the dust cover functions properly. Of course if you don’t like something feel free to swap it out. That’s what is great about the rifle. I would disagree if someone said that the bolt assembly is absolute crap. Definitely not bottom of the barrel in the slightest.
Overall this is a good rifle. Feel free to disagree if you want but this is just my personal experience. The best 5.56 I have owned except I do miss not being able to use stanag mags : (
Fired 250 rounds through the rifle at a range of 100 meters. Magazines are okay definitely not amazing but also not horrible. They get the job done and feed rounds reliably. Out of the 6 I got 1 has an issue. After the last round is fired the bolt does not lock back on that one magazine. The rest of the magazines lock the bolt back after the last round is fired. I suspect this is because the follower is plastic and there are some tolerance issues when some of the magazines are made at the factory.
I had zero malfunctions with 50 of my own 55 grain reloads. I also had zero malfunctions with 200 rounds of 55 grain 5.56.
I achieved 2 inch groups at 100 meters with my hand loads and 3 inch groups with 5.56. Fantastic accuracy and this barrel is made by crusader so I was shocked.
Disassembling the bolt carrier I cannot find any issues with quality or fitment of the gas rings, extractor or ejector. The rifle does not rattle when put together and the dust cover functions properly. Of course if you don’t like something feel free to swap it out. That’s what is great about the rifle. I would disagree if someone said that the bolt assembly is absolute crap. Definitely not bottom of the barrel in the slightest.
Overall this is a good rifle. Feel free to disagree if you want but this is just my personal experience. The best 5.56 I have owned except I do miss not being able to use stanag mags : (
