Re: OD Green XCR (NOW REAL)
Thought I'd post this here to tie up the loose end to this thread.....
My 6.8 w/heavy barrel arrived last Wednesday. So this Thanksgiving I was thankful for Terra, Allison, Alex and Brandon for their commitment to customer satisfaction and an awesome rifle. Special thanks to gr8santini for the OD Green-ing and this community for your feedback (which helped lead to my purchase).
I took it to the range today and put about 100 rounds through it. The first shot was the only one I had a problem with. It was a FTF that I chalk up to user error or excessive lube/grease. Can't be sure exactly what went wrong but there was a very light primer strike. After that there were no malfunctions.
These are my first 10 rounds at 50 yds off a bench with the Midwest Industries BUIS and using the Harris bipod. I was firing a 115 gr Rem. OTM. I noticed the rear sight had loosened up to the point it was about to fall off when I went to adjust the windage. Unfortunately, I didn't have the right allen set to tighten it back up. I stuck to hand tightening it every 5 shots. Other than that it was a great day. Even had one guy ask me "Is that a Robinson Armament?".
I switched off with my buddy who was shooting a Barrett REC7 also in 6.8 and my impressions were; slightly more felt recoil on the Barret but a smoother trigger. The XCR had better accuracy at 50 even though the REC7 had a Trijicon TA31 TRD. I had the advantage of a heavy barrel and muzzle brake though. Not a definitive (or very technical) assessment just an initial impression. Also that heavy barrel really lives up to it's name in 6.8. It was manageable but a beast.
This one was inspired by thadbeme