permanently at gas setting 3?

[superlative]

I'm quite near to 500 rounds now, and I find I have too many stove pipes at gas setting 2, thus I'm at gas setting 3. Since 500 is around the break-in point, does that mean my ideal setting is permanently gas setting 3? Does anyone else have theirs permanently set at 3?

 

[andrew3081]

My XCR-L is permanently set at setting 2. I have no issue at 2.

 

[Hoplite Tactical Supplies]

What ammo are you using?

What gen of XCR is it?

What setting did you break in at prior to lowering?

 

[knock-knock]

My conclusion on the topic would be: it doesn't matter. Run the gun at whatever gas setting it runs best at. It's obvious from all the stories here (and my own experience) that the tolerances between the "settings" aren't benchmarked or perfectly equal from the factory. Some guns send brass flying 20 feet on gas setting 1, others need 3-4 for the same effect. One rifle at 2 may be sending the same amount of gas through the gun as someone elses rifle at 3 or 4

 

[9x19p]

Don't worry about the number, run in where it runs.
Mine in x39 ran on 2 for ~4000 rounds, but the last 3500 have been on 1.
The rifle will tell you when to adjust.

 

[ante_up]

Run it at whatever is the lowest possible setting to give you no problems. This varies with different types of ammunition sometimes.

 

[wingshots]

Don't worry about the number, run in where it runs.
Mine in x39 ran on 2 for ~4000 rounds, but the last 3500 have been on 1.
The rifle will tell you when to adjust.

Agree

 

[Boomer686]

As mentioned.. don't get hung up on numbers. Run it at the setting that works best for your gun.

 

[superlative]

I was shooting AE 55gr .223 (black box), and PMC bronze 55gr 223. Thanks.

 

[stuckon308]

Mine shoots everything I throw at it on the first setting and still throws the brass 20 feet and all within a foot or two. Pretty remarkable. It won't be moving anytime soon.

 

[knock-knock]

^ not necessarily an ideal condition because it leaves you out of adjustment as the gun wears in.

Technically at setting 1 it should be cycling very softly and ejecting much closer.

 

[00aught]

Mine shoots everything I throw at it on the first setting and still throws the brass 20 feet and all within a foot or two. Pretty remarkable. It won't be moving anytime soon.

Ya that's not good. The manual says set it to where the brass is flying 14 feet max. It's probably gonna destroy your buffer.

 

[zeuce]

if his brass is flying 20 ft on setting 1 then what can he do. dont think it will cycle fully on suppressor will it?

 

[stuckon308]

Yeah. There's not a whole lot of room for adjustment. Hence me not moving it.

 

[Skin]

Every rifle is different of course and break in period is different for each, I'm breaking in anther XCR-L now and she loves setting 4 I move it to 3 and it won't even cycle but who knows really it's throwing about 15-18 feet which isn't bad....but I know after awhile I'll be able to move it down a setting, it just might take you more shells than the next guy to move settings just be patient with it

 

[hbean]

Gas setting is ammo dependant, just because your XCR not running at 2, doesn't mean there is anything wrong with it, just means the ammo you are running isn't as hot what other are using.