Fired about 220 rounds last night. I was getting stove pipes every magazine at gas setting 2. Then I switched to gas setting 4 and the stove pipes went away. Accuracy was about 4 MOA using a non magnified 2 MOA red dot.
For me, this rifle was a replacement for a VZ58 as I am getting out of 7.62x39 to focus on less caliber types, and increase the exchangeability of parts, such as STANAG magazines. So as a VZ58 replacement, the XCR is perfect. It's roughly the same cost as the amount I spent in rifle + magazines + parts upgrades for my VZ58 (!), but unlike the VZ58 at least I can reuse anything else I buy for the XCR (magazines etc.). Ergonomically, the XCR is much better because of the drop free magazines, non reciprocating charging handle, the positions of the mag release and bolt release, and the long rail. Weight wise and balance wise, they're both equal. The iron sights of the XCR are of course much much better than the VZ58.
I keep comparing with the CZ858/VZ58 because it was my first semi-auto rifle, and therefore every other rifle is compared with it for weight and balance. Rifles that are too heavy or too front heavy automatically become non contenders. I never considered the XCR previous to the keymod+lightweight barrel because of this.
So far I'm happy. I'm hoping that by the time I get to the 500 round count, I can reduce the gas setting to 1 or 2.
For me, this rifle was a replacement for a VZ58 as I am getting out of 7.62x39 to focus on less caliber types, and increase the exchangeability of parts, such as STANAG magazines. So as a VZ58 replacement, the XCR is perfect. It's roughly the same cost as the amount I spent in rifle + magazines + parts upgrades for my VZ58 (!), but unlike the VZ58 at least I can reuse anything else I buy for the XCR (magazines etc.). Ergonomically, the XCR is much better because of the drop free magazines, non reciprocating charging handle, the positions of the mag release and bolt release, and the long rail. Weight wise and balance wise, they're both equal. The iron sights of the XCR are of course much much better than the VZ58.
I keep comparing with the CZ858/VZ58 because it was my first semi-auto rifle, and therefore every other rifle is compared with it for weight and balance. Rifles that are too heavy or too front heavy automatically become non contenders. I never considered the XCR previous to the keymod+lightweight barrel because of this.
So far I'm happy. I'm hoping that by the time I get to the 500 round count, I can reduce the gas setting to 1 or 2.
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. In my manual, it says 40 rounds at setting 4, then drop down. I did that and have been at setting 2 without issue since (never had an issue at 4, just a lot of trigger slap). I have only run Norc ammo in the XCR.
