Robinson XCR .223, who has one?

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I seen this on gunnutz (ill add link below). I'd like to purchase one of these since they are non restricted. Can someone with experience with a XCR give me some incite on how reliable and accurate they are? Thanks.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1277090-XCR-223-(non-restricted)
 
The ad says it comes with "another stock". Find out if it is the FASt (Fully Adjustable Stock) or the Skeletonized Stock. If it is the Skeletonized Stock, then it is a very old (pre 2011 I believe) and the early XCR-Ls did have some issues. By the time they were released with the FASt Stocks, most of the bugs were minor and usually could be worked out during break-in.

I had an XCR-L in 6.8 SPC and once it was broken in, it was "fairly" accurate (2-3MOA when I was really trying), and very reliable.
 
I've got an older one. Never had any issues. Extremely reliable and just as accurate as most ar's. Easy to strip and simple to work on.
 
Yup. Have a couple here. They're super easy to work on, repair if needed and reliable. Accuracy? They're not target rifles and results will vary with ammo and conditions, expect 2-3 moa and you wont be disappointed, expecting more than that and you will.
 
They are very beefy, well built rifles.
Simplicity defined. You can strip the thing to nuts and bolts with a set of allan keys and a free Armorers PDF file on the web.
Very reliable. They eat any ammo you can find.
Adjustable gas settings for adverse conditions or different ammo as well. The ergonomics of it are phenomenal.
Caliber conversion on the spot with a separate set of barrel, bolt and magazine and a single allan key!
Accuracy is about the same as your generic off the shelf AR15. With a good scope and good ammunition maybe a bit better even.
They do suffer from short sight radius by the design of the limited flat top rail length to put more space between the front and rear sights. That's if you are an iron sight type of guy though like me. That was my single only gripe with the one I owned really.
Some people complain about the weight, I found it slightly front heavy by design but it's not like slugging around an M14 in the bush by any means.
The only thing going against them for a while was the crazy price tags but they have come down recently, you can get great package deals on the EE for as low as $1800 these days!
If you can scoop up a good used deal on the EE then I'd say they are the best non restricted over priced black rifles in Canada at the moment. Parts are available and not too expensive.
Like it has been said already though, don't buy one expecting it to shoot like a bolt action precision rifle and you won't be disappointed Sir.
 
Accuracy, like others have said is 2-4" at 100 yds. Reliability varies. A lot has to do with the gas setting. You may get FTF and FTEs early on till you figure out which setting. 2-3 is usually right.
Stripping, barrel changing and cleaning are easy. Controls are superb and intuitive. Has a better stock trigger than an AR.
My issues were the weight, esp. If you have the heavy barrelled one, and the FAST stock. To me, it's the tacti-coolest stock that actually fits no one. Even when the stock is folded, it gets in the way of the right hand on the pistol grip.
The Keymod model with the light weight barrel is a world of improvement over the Gen 2 ones.
You know you have the later model if it says XCR-L on the receiver. The older ones just say XCR and have the skeleton stock.
 
mine is a 7.62x39mm key mod light barrel , this rifle is so simple and easy to clean ,

accuracy is good enough in my book , never wanted a .5 moa rifle . i just dont understand with some people why always blame the 2-3 moa when the rifle have been made for that ,

it all depend of the ammo , and lots of % of the guys pulling the trigger

here a example at 50 yard i did this summer , some fast shooting only using a bipod at the front , Romanian surplus brass case

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and here the beast it the rig that cost me the most right now

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Worth owning if you actually take it out in the woods and use it, otherwise put your money into a range-only AR. Mine is currently running a Magpul ACS-L, ACOG TA11 w/LaRue mount, fake can, Atlas bipod, no BUIS. Very happy with it, zero issues to date.

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I consistently put 10 shots into 1.5" - 1 3/4" at 100 yards with my XCR-L in 223 shot lots of coyotes with it.

When I installed my 6.8 upper when wind conditions were favourable and I was loaded with my Barnes 95gr TTSX loads at 2880fps I wouldn't hesitate to take a deer at 300 yards.

When you hear people spewing that an XCR-L is a 2 - 3 min of angle rifle it's usually the shooter and/or his loads that are the issue not the rifle.
 
Camp Cook said:
I consistently put 10 shots into 1.5" - 1 3/4" at 100 yards with my XCR-L in 223 shot lots of coyotes with it.

When I installed my 6.8 upper when wind conditions were favourable and I was loaded with my Barnes 95gr TTSX loads at 2880fps I wouldn't hesitate to take a deer at 300 yards.

When you hear people spewing that an XCR-L is a 2 - 3 min of angle rifle it's usually the shooter and/or his loads that are the issue not the rifle.
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yep what you say is correct , it more easy to blame an inanimate object than yourself sometime . at least for some people
 
Camp Cook said:
I consistently put 10 shots into 1.5" - 1 3/4" at 100 yards with my XCR-L in 223 shot lots of coyotes with it.

When I installed my 6.8 upper when wind conditions were favourable and I was loaded with my Barnes 95gr TTSX loads at 2880fps I wouldn't hesitate to take a deer at 300 yards.

When you hear people spewing that an XCR-L is a 2 - 3 min of angle rifle it's usually the shooter and/or his loads that are the issue not the rifle.
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^^ I agree. From my experience I was able to get down to just over an inch with 5 shots.
 
I have the XCR-L in .223 and 6.8. I get about 1.5"-3" groups with factory, prone, bipod open sights/or and a 45 deg. reflex. It is slightly tighter/more consistent with the Burris 1.75-5 obviously.

Handloads do better and worse depending on what barrel/load combo I use(1.5-8"). The .223 likes the cheap Federal AE red box 50 gr HP. 9.99/box.

The 6.8 likes the Hornady 110 HPBT @ 27/box and so far 95 gr TTSX the hotter I load them.

It may just be my perception, but the gun seems to have more practical accuracy when hand held(I think I get some jump from the bipod periodically when I get lazy)

Did the break in "wet" with about 6-8 stoppages for various reasons including breaking the gun in and some aftermarket mag feeding issues.

No stoppages with the 6.8 kit, nor have I had any issue after the breakin.

It is my coyote gun and with the addition of a Magpul M4 sling with QDs it travels well when on foot from set up to set up.

I have the latest Keymod model.
 
I can easely shoot clay bird with my Aimpoint pro at 100 yard with my 5.56 xcr.
The only malfunction I had was due to the improper gas setting.
With setting at ONE it shoot everything even my handload.
 
I have two, but neither in 5.56. Great rifles, but the barrel retention design is a joke - make sure the bolt is tight periodically, or apply loctite. Otherwise that bolt WILL come loose!
 
CobraGT said:
I have two, but neither in 5.56. Great rifles, but the barrel retention design is a joke - make sure the bolt is tight periodically, or apply loctite. Otherwise that bolt WILL come loose!
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Dad003 said:
if the bolt is properly torque it will not come loose ...
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I agree with Dad003 ^
Mine has always been tourqued 200 INCH-LBS and never in 5000 + rounds has there been a problem.
 
eatredmeat157 said:
I agree with Dad003 ^
Mine has always been tourqued 200 INCH-LBS and never in 5000 + rounds has there been a problem.
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Mine both came loose with the barrels torqued from the factory - I hadn't removed the barrels. Tightened both down and added blue loctite, as I have no need to remove the barrels, and they've been ok since.
 
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