Lake City Ammo-Minnessota
Between the years of 94,95 and 96. I was in charge of my Battalion's ammunition, aquisition and requisiton requests up in Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
I was stationed with 4/9INF REG and then we switched over to 2/1 INF REG. In all those years, I was in charge of anything from AT-4's to Mortar Rounds.
My experience with LC .223 deals with the tonnes in terms of spent brass. If anyone should know how consistent LC rounds are, it should be me. Because I'm the one that had to deal with the spent casings after an entire infantry Battalion's live-fire. In turn-in all brass has to be sorted. We're looking for live rounds because what the Army does (up there) they sell the spent brass to a civilian contractor to be melted. They are not very happy when live rounds are included.
In the course of all those years, I'm guessing but I think it might be over a mil that I've had to deal with. How consistent is it? Judging by the number of duds per crate or the number of live rounds that I received back after a live-fire. I never counted it was just a job, but if my memory is at all any good, maybe around 5 per crate which, would put LC rounds at about close to 100%.
Maybe that is why they are in general use apart from the Army in civilian law enforcement sectors. Even up here in Canada. I was told also that they where toned down. In term's of strenght. They are not remington rounds by no means. But yeah, they are pretty reliable or I guess the Army would not use them.
In terms of accuracy? 38 out of 40 shots scores you expert on the pot-up target range in Benning. Pot-up targets range from 50-300M. I was able to consistenty hit that 300M target with iron sight's with an A2. I always missed on the 250M one. I could never learn the trajectory of the round for that shot with that rifle. In one infantry company comprised of roughly 30 persons, off the top of my head(memory bad) 8 of us got it.
For any of you civies reading this here. That is what the U.S. Army requires believe it or not. 300M with iron sight's. That is a long way out there.
The Mid-west Industries sights on the XCR suck. I do not think that I could hit a 300M pop-up with those sights. Can you make an accurate BIS that folds up as opposed to a fixed? Got me. From the latest at Brownells, let's see if someone has come up with something that works. Goood luck getting it up here of course.
And I still have not given any of you the answer as to why an ex GI is backing up the XCR platform so much for our Nation.
Got any ideas anyone? Read into this.
The rifle is stock, but well worn in with about 1.5k rounds through it between its original owner and me. I'm still cranky about the trigger's first stage, but I will say the more and more I play with it, the more I find the second stage as acceptable, clean breaking. The first stage I still find too gritty and too heavy. These are mixed shots in terms of the barrel being hot or cold. 
