I only had time to fire about 60 rounds through it today. It appears to be well made with quality materials and as accurate as my ARs. I’m not sure if I like it well enough to replace my ARs, but time will tell. I’ll get some pictures up as soon as I can.
Anybody else have one and what are your experiences?
The XCR is outstanding by every measure. There is so much to like about it.
Please join www.xcrforum.com. You’ll find it has a very strong following and feedback that is overwhelmingly positive. Mine went through hard use and over 15 ammo cans with no issue at all on gas setting 3, and 5 or so FTE on gas setting two with commercial ammo (no issues ever with NATO spec ammo)
absolutely love mine, I even did it in multi cam with kg industries moly gun kote . ive put about 1500 rounds threw mine (suppressed) with out a hiccup . i might even get a XCR in 308 when it comes out 
I think you will like your XCR…just run it wet for the 1st 300 rounds and Keep it on Gas setting 4 until after the break in period. Then setting 2 works for me.
Sweep...post pics please..
Here are my XCR’s
Thanks for the heads up about the forum. I’ll check it out. I really love the adjustable gas system. I plan on using it suppressed as soon as my Form 4 gets approved. Shouldn’t be much longer. I’ve thought about the 6.8 conversion, but I really want one of the 7.62x39 conversions for some cheap practice.
The only think I don’t like is the stock. Functionally it is fine, I just don’t care for the look. I know you can put an M4 stock on it, but is there a way to attach a fixed stock like an A2?
I know what you mean about the tube stock in fact I just ordered the parts to install a Magpul CTR .
So it will still fold but have the Stock I like.... at the moment :D
This is not mine and it's not the CTR stock but it will look similar to this.
Is the 7.62x39 conversion out yet? If so, how is it working and what mags are available? I’d buy one tomorrow if the 7.62 conversion was a reality. I’m hoping that LMT will do it for the MRP but there is no positive news in that respect.
Check out the XCR Forum.
Alex Robinson and staff visit frequently and update us pretty often.
The latest word is January.... waiting for magazines from C-Products
http://xcrforum.com/index.php?board=6.0
Check out some of Pat Roger’s AAR’s of his classes posted here, IIRC it was his Indiana classes last summer. He has had a few students who’s XCR’s couldnt handle the stress of a basic carbine class. Im not familare with the system, but my understanding from him was that if your extractor goes bad, you have to send the gun back to the factory for replacement, as it is riveted in to the bolt, and not something that you can replace in the field.
With that info I would never consider it anything more than an evil looking plinker to piss off fudds at the range.
I heard about that…
And I also have read posts from Viet Nam Vets tell horrible stories about watching men die because of the Stoner Platform failing.
I own both and I understand you pointing out the Pat Rogers story but I think the XCR is a bit better then you think.;)
Thanks for the input
This is actually incorrect on a huge level. Nothing is riveted or permanently affixed to the XCR upper, with nearly every part in the action being field replaceable in the field provided you have a spare part and/or a toolset that can be found at any Wal-Mart. No special armorers tools, work benches, or vices needed
The extractor is a steel plate and held in place by two bolts. Bear in mind, there have never been any reports of a real “broken” XCR extractor. There have been reports of the threaded bolts coming loose, a problem easily fixed with a wrench and over the counter thread locker. Mind you, this is outlined in the manual. It clearly states to inspect your weapon and thread lock anything suspect.
I used loctite on mine before it was even taken in the field. Issues in carbine class: zero. Issues plinking: zero. Breakages: zero
There are few SWAT members on XCRforum who shared pics of their toys under use. It’s a perfectly reliable firearm
I trust what Pat thinks, and it just so happens that they guys who had guns go down are folks that own and or frequent the gun shop in my hometown in Indiana. Sorry, but their word means more to me than 100 forums worth of postings
Are you sure you’re not talking about the ejector?
I’m pretty sure the extractor is on the bolt.
Neither are riveted
It was my understanding from Pat’s AAR it was the not the extractor with issues, but the ejector.
I mistyped in speaking about the extractor. I meant the ejector at all times. Sorry for the confusion
Either way, neither are riveted to the Bolt or Upper. I am going to attribute Pat’s AAR to operator error because there are precautions outlined in the manual to prevent the bolts that hold the ejector from coming loose. I never had that issue, and like having a weapon that can be serviced in my home without special tools. Its part of why I like Glocks as well
Like most long guns, reading the manual can be very helpful.
I read Pat’s AAR.
He said the ejector was involved in a unplanned self-dissassembly event.
Ok I was wrong, it was the ejector that could not handle 1500 rounds without the gun comming apart at the seams.
From this thread:
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=6257
So anyway the ejector is held in with screws, that can come out, very early in the weapons service life. I realize the confusion in my mind came from the question in my mind of why dont they rivet them like an 870?
Anyway enjoy your XCR, and I will enjoy my M1841 Mississippi. Both are rifles that are only hobby guns;)
gotm4 and Heavy Metal are correct the ejector is bolted inside the monolithic rails and some of the early production guns evidently went out not sufficiently secured. ( lock washers , loctite ) whatever.
I'm certainly not an authority but the unfortunate incident keeps coming up and all; I can say is Robinson became aware of it and resolved the problem.
I think I also heard that Pat said one student was not familiar with the platform so he dropped out. If that's true then he's not too smart to take a class with a new gun. The XCR does require a break-in cycle before it should be considered 100% reliable.
I took my Brand New XCR to the range yesterday and put 200 rounds of Remington UMC 55 grain and Igman 62 grain green tips with not one FTF or FTE.
My opinion is that it's a great Carbine.... what one decides to use it for is personal choice. I'm a gun enthusiast and enjoy all my guns. The XCR's are just two of my weapons. I would love to attend a professional carbine class but if I take my XCR or my AR I would make damn sure everything was in perfect working order ( including ejector screws being tight ) and I was comfortable handling the gun.
That's my experience with the XCR.. I hope it helps
my XCR shoots 5.56 ammo that short strokes in my ARs, thats one of the reasons i love mine!
I haven’t enough time on them to give a statistical database… but I like what I saw.
Additionally, I wouldn’t disavow any design based on an assembly problem (no loctite, torqued wrong). For example, I’ve had USG shipments of NIB m4a1’s with over 60% not working because of assembly QA/QC problems. Our armorers simply re-assembled them with proper torque specs & staking. The design is sound, QA/QC not.
I like the idea of the little guys getting their designs out there, good for the market & end user. The current state of HK/GenDyn/etc. pushing BS programs like the XM8 forward makes me sick.
Well, I’m almost at 300 rounds now. No problems, but I still haven’t made up my mind if I want to keep it. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just not really sparking anything in me.