utas xtr12 question

[Weeman]

anyone here have one & have you any issues with it like feed problems mag issues etc.?

 

[P0WERWAGON]

i didnt think they were being sold yet? i thought they were deemed restricted and wolverine was holding off?

 

[Weeman]

They are restricted but have appeared in stock on wolverines site & then gone out of stock. This would lead one to believe that there are some out in circulation.

 

[Mr Wolverine]

They are restricted but have appeared in stock on wolverines site & then gone out of stock. This would lead one to believe that there are some out in circulation.

Correct, we have a new shipment leaving Turkey next week.

 

[mralberta]

I have to ask..... what makes these restricted compared to the rest of the AR style mag fed shotguns?

 

[P0WERWAGON]

AR10 upper fits and functions on the lower i believe

 

[Weeman]

That is what they say but some accounts I have read say close but not quit. I am just looking for a reliable mag fed if there is such a thing.

AR10 upper fits and functions on the lower i believe

 

[jtempelm]

My dad and I both have a xtr-12. It needs a good 100 rounds of something hot, think 4 dram or so, to break it in. Even then, the feeding problems and magazine issues are consistently bad with the stock parts.

If you pick up a ar10 or even a ar15 lower parts kit and install the bolt catch, mag release, and all the springs with some fitting that helps dramatically. The AR parts give you less magazine over-inserting issues which can lead to a failure to feed or double feed. On an open bolt you may still have to push the mag in and then pull down to feel it click into the locked position so it will not hang up the bolt.

We have been using hot loads in it, 3 1/4 dram Winchester AAs work the best. Challenger 3dram target will barely work even on the broken in gun, which is a shame since it is dramatically cheaper.
Good luck.