help educate me on the nuances of the tavor vs xcr-l/xcr-m

As others have said, personal preference...
I love the balance of my Tavor. Sold my xcrm as a result. Better accuracy, more fun for me to shoot, and cheaper ammo helps. Ymmv.
 
I've owned an xcr-l in 5.56 then traded it for a tavor. At first i almost regretted the trade. I was very used to traditional style rifles, it shared many similarities to the c7 I basically learnt how to shoot on. The tavor took me a LONG time to get used too but now it's second nature to me and feels great. I hope one day to add another xcr to the collection (heavy barrel keymod)

Both are reliable and have similar accuracy, my xcr may have had a slight edge in accuracy but I only bench my riles for zeroing so hard to say.

The two main complaints youll hear is that the tavor is a bullpup and some just don't like that. The other is that the xcr is front heavy (heavy barrel models). Ive never had a problem with target transitions, carrying, shooting or ever noticed a negative affect with the weight. I dunno what kind of physical shape everyone else is in, But 11 pounds is not a lot even if it is all at the front (which it isn't, the center of gravity was right by the barrel retaining nut if I remember correctly)
 
I am on my second XCR-L and have only shot the tavor as a friend owns one, The new XCR doesn't feel anything like the old and I wonder if the light barrel compared to the older heavy barrel will get flyers like the Mini14 as it heats up??? not sure mine have both been heavy, the first one I owned was an early model and it came with a stainless dlask barrel and man did it shoot well, the stock barrels shoot nice as well but nothing like an aftermarket!! heavy heavy heavy I betcha the weight was a reason for it not making the cut for the military life it was designed for?! one thing I never enjoyed about the tavor was the smoke and what felt like powder hitting my face when I shot it, it was definitely a gun I would need shooting/safety glasses to shoot a lot but it felt good and aimed well and was fun to shoot! but if your gonna drop 2500 to 3000 bux get all the gun you can hahaha and that's an acr or xcr or maybe one of them Brazilian swiss arms in 308
 
stevey3737 said:
I am on my second XCR-L and have only shot the tavor as a friend owns one, The new XCR doesn't feel anything like the old and I wonder if the light barrel compared to the older heavy barrel will get flyers like the Mini14 as it heats up??? not sure mine have both been heavy, the first one I owned was an early model and it came with a stainless dlask barrel and man did it shoot well, the stock barrels shoot nice as well but nothing like an aftermarket!! heavy heavy heavy I betcha the weight was a reason for it not making the cut for the military life it was designed for?! one thing I never enjoyed about the tavor was the smoke and what felt like powder hitting my face when I shot it, it was definitely a gun I would need shooting/safety glasses to shoot a lot but it felt good and aimed well and was fun to shoot! but if your gonna drop 2500 to 3000 bux get all the gun you can hahaha and that's an acr or xcr or maybe one of them Brazilian swiss arms in 308
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chilean, like on the other side of the continent.
 
Black_Valkyrie said:
been reading about these various units for months and now trying to narrow down a purchase decision. Is there someone here with first hand experience of these firearms that can weigh in?

thanks
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XCR m is 308, the L and tavor are 223. If you are considering a 308 I would go with the M or a kel tec RFB if you are buying now, or wait and see if the new common sense firearms law opens up any other brands.
 
X-man said:
Robinson Arms have a track record of screwing over their customers (ask any M-96 owners), the owner is a major #### and the XCR is overpriced by at least $1000.00. At the same time, any rifle that you need to buy red loctite to keep from losing parts and have to shoot several hundred rounds through before you can expect something approaching reliability is ridiculous. By comparison, all that my Swiss Arms or Tavor required was to degrease the factory preservative, re-oil and go shoot the hell out of them. No loctite, no worries about parts falling off and 100% reliability using the broad mix of surplus, commercial and handloads fed them.
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The locite comments are getting old.
How many recent xcr have you seen "falling apart"?

Are you talking from experience or just Internet rumour?
 
Can Can said:
I own both a Tavor and an XCR-M. I have not had a single problem with either. The biggest difference IMHO(other than the overall design and of course caliber) is that the flat stock on the Tavor requires a severe cheek weld, at least for me. I have yet to figure out how I'm going to get an optic high enough off the rail without making it look stupid.

Paul
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Shoulder the rifle by the location of the butt pad, not by the top line of the stock.
 
I've owned the xcr-m, the xcr-l, and the tavor.
Accuracy was comparable.
I'd go for the tavor if I had to buy one of the three again.
Higher quality, better balance, more compact, and more aftermarket support.
The balance thing is a huge deal, it allows you to run heavy optics like the elcan without impacting how the rifle handles.
 
I have a Tavor and have only shouldered an XCR so I can't say much about it.

The one thing that sealed the deal on the Tavor for me was the Bullpup design. Some people don't like it. That's fine. It's not for everyone. But I'm not a big guy. 5'7" or 5'8"ish so the XCR felt really long to me. I owned an 858 before and the combination of long ass receiver and long ass barrel was familiar to me and I found that I didn't enjoy carrying it all that much. No such issues with the Tavor though.
 
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