Trade AR for XCR, opinions wanted

Throttle_monkey1 said:
Armedsask is the resident AR180b fanboy. He even built an aluminum lower, smart guy, and creative too. The irony was it ended up looking more like an XCR.
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Actually, the XCR looks like my rifle, not the other way around. I had mine built first. When I heard about the XCR I was tickled pink. The XCR contains all the key features that one would want in a great rifle. In theory, at least.

However, the execution was half assed. If you ask me, the rifle was rushed which lead to making certain parts cheap and easy. Spring clips for the pins, cheap bent metal for the ejector, etc.

This is my opinion. You may disagree.
 
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Oh I'm sure they were working on the XCR before I finished my rifle, but it had the same look before the XCR came out. All I'm trying to say is I didn't try to build an XCR clone because the XCR wasn't public when I built my rifle.
 
Love to see a picture of your creation :D
Armedsask said:
Oh I'm sure they were working on the XCR before I finished my rifle, but it had the same look before the XCR came out. All I'm trying to say is I didn't try to build an XCR clone because the XCR wasn't public when I built my rifle.
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I know you weren't trying to build an xcr clone, but I do find it funny that your heavily modded 180b was very similar to an xcr.

That is not meant as an insult.
 
How about 308? Once 308 never goes back ;) 'yotes will never know the difference. Price of ammo is easily offset if you reload and one must reload anyway. For 2000$ you can put together beautiful piece based on norc M14.

Have a look at Cx4's - another interesting and cheaper option, despite blowback system and confinements of pistol cartridge. Buy 40S&W and rebarrel it into 18.5" 357SIG, reclassify and shoot at will. Loaded right 115-grain bullets will fly at 2000fps, fairly flat and about 1000 ft-lbs. I am talking quality made firearms with good reputation.

But then again why not to buy an XCR - you can always re-sell it later.

As about AR - why would anybody want restricted rifle in first place?
 
bluesclues said:
Still holding out hope that one day.... we might get the AR un-restricted.
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I would love that. It royally ticks me off that one of the best rifles for varminting is restricted. Plus the AR-10 for hunting. I'm also fairly choked that my target AR-10 rifles with heavy 24" bull barrels are restricted. It's ridiculous.
 
It will never happen, since it will be next impossible to enforce the legal barrel and overall length requirement of an AR, there are just simple too many short barrels in the country already plus it isn't all that expensive to convert as well.



bluesclues said:
Still holding out hope that one day.... we might get the AR un-restricted.
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Throttle_monkey1 said:
I know you weren't trying to build an xcr clone, but I do find it funny that your heavily modded 180b was very similar to an xcr.

That is not meant as an insult.
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That's why I was so balls out gung-ho for the XCR when I heard about it. It had all the features I was trying to build into my AR180B. Gas piston, AR mags, free float railed hand guard, ambi bolt catch you can manipulate with the trigger finger, etc.

These were all features I was designing into my lower. That's why there was a period of nothing being done with my gun because after the XCR was announced I didn't see the point.

New projects are coming down the pipe, should have a post up this weekend already.
 
hbean said:
It will never happen, since it will be next impossible to enforce the legal barrel and overall length requirement of an AR, there are just simple too many short barrels in the country already plus it isn't all that expensive to convert as well.
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Yeah but none of us are really 100% sure why guns with a barrel length shorter then the magical 18.5" are suddenly dangerous weapons that are classed restricted and over that magical number is classed a hunting rifle.
 
The XCR is a great rifle, and I've never seen an AR switch from 223, to 308, to 6.8 to 7.62 x 39, to 6.5.

It's unrestricted, there's great customer support, and did I mention it shoots well. You do wind up paying a bit more than a customary AR, but so what? I feel like this is like people saying why buy an Elcan when you can get an Accushot.
 
gunkle said:
The XCR is a great rifle, and I've never seen an AR switch from 223, to 308, to 6.8 to 7.62 x 39, to 6.5.
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WRONG AR's can switch from 22 Rim Fire/ .223/9mm/45 ACP/10mm/7.62x39/6.8spc and 6.5 grendel and faster than the XCR , cheaper and the kits are all ready in production so you don't have to wait forever for a kit like you will from Robson Arms. Keep on dreaming about 308 Win because you will need a new gun as the receiver is not long enough to handle the cartridge as is the magazine well
 
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Hey savage I'm curious how you quickly switch an AR from 6.8 to 9mm with a bolt and barrel change?

If you switch out the upper, well then it is quick.
 
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