[joshobean]

I waited 9 months for mine. I would expect your wait will be similar.

I love the rifle so far, only about 120 rounds through it though. Reasonably accurate with ball ammo, soft shooting (for 308), lighter than I expected, best controls to me if any rifle I own, super tight lockup of upper and lower receivers, good 2-stage stock trigger.

If I was to nitpick anything, there were a couple of very minor finish blemishes on the upper receiver close to the ejector pad. Kinda like a raised piece of metal in one spot and feels rough to touch in that area. Cerakote job overall is great though, and you really don't see unless you're looking closely.

What I do strongly dislike are the plastic sights. They look and feel like airsoft quality. The rear sight on mine had it's adjustment knob broken in the wrapping, but I'd read here those sights were bad and didn't expect much.

Overall with my small experience I'm very happy I waited and expect this to be a lifelong part of my collection. It's very unique, I'd never held or seen one until this.

 

[Spazmann]

I waited 9 months for mine. I would expect your wait will be similar.

I love the rifle so far, only about 120 rounds through it though. Reasonably accurate with ball ammo, soft shooting (for 308), lighter than I expected, best controls to me if any rifle I own, super tight lockup of upper and lower receivers, good 2-stage stock trigger.

If I was to nitpick anything, there were a couple of very minor finish blemishes on the upper receiver close to the ejector pad. Kinda like a raised piece of metal in one spot and feels rough to touch in that area. Cerakote job overall is great though, and you really don't see unless you're looking closely.

What I do strongly dislike are the plastic sights. They look and feel like airsoft quality. The rear sight on mine had it's adjustment knob broken in the wrapping, but I'd read here those sights were bad and didn't expect much.

Overall with my small experience I'm very happy I waited and expect this to be a lifelong part of my collection. It's very unique, I'd never held or seen one until this.

That’s good to know. I’m okay with waiting for it, I just hope it’s still legal when it arrives, lmao. That’s pretty much what I’ve heard, it’s kind of a best-kept-secret. Not much notoriety, but a phenomenal gun. I can’t wait. If the plastic sights and the blem is the worst of it, I can get on board for sure. I’m going to swap those for something else anyway (probably something akin to 45 degree offsets with an ACOG), and I’ll eventually scratch it myself. It’s going to get used. I’m very excited to meet it.

 

[Spazmann]

Nothing wrong with manual machining.....provided the person doing it is skilled as your guy seems to be. It's definitely a dying art though.

Yep....these rifles are about the easiest I've ever seen to work on. I think I had one block that was really tight...but even so, I didn't have to use a shop press to get it off like I've done so many times on AKs.

I wouldn't send your brake to RA to time/torque. All you need is a set of rubber or plastic softjaws.

They really do look like they’re easy to service, and just overall wonderful rifles. I bet someone at USSOCOM is kicking themselves for adopting the SCAR instead, which is arguably a good rifle, but NOT as easy to service.
Good to know on the brake. Would you clamp the receiver or just the barrel with the soft jaws? I’ve never changed a muzzle device on anything other than an AR. Looks like the XCR is quite a bit beefier, so the receiver probably can handle the 40ft lbs without deforming eh?

 

[joshobean]

I think best practice to clamp the barrel as recommended, but the receiver is overbuilt and tough. You'll probably be fine either way. I intend on getting a can next year for mine. I'll definitely clamp the barrel when I do change out the muzzle.

 

[roflcopters]

I either pull the barrel or clamp with soft jaws on the gas block

 

[Sean K.]

They really do look like they’re easy to service, and just overall wonderful rifles. I bet someone at USSOCOM is kicking themselves for adopting the SCAR instead, which is arguably a good rifle, but NOT as easy to service.
Good to know on the brake. Would you clamp the receiver or just the barrel with the soft jaws? I’ve never changed a muzzle device on anything other than an AR. Looks like the XCR is quite a bit beefier, so the receiver probably can handle the 40ft lbs without deforming eh?

I've done both....doesn't seem to matter too much. That said, I now pretty much exclusively run lock nuts rather than crush washers....so then it really doesn't matter.

 

[roflcopters]

I've done both....doesn't seem to matter too much. That said, I now pretty much exclusively run lock nuts rather than crush washers....so then it really doesn't matter.

This, you definitely want to use spacers on anything that you'll be mounting a can on. Crush washers can squish un-evenly and cause baffle strikes. Always check with a rod.

 

[Spazmann]

This, you definitely want to use spacers on anything that you'll be mounting a can on. Crush washers can squish un-evenly and cause baffle strikes. Always check with a rod.

Definitely. I run the Keymo system from dead air. I’ve already got the brake, the shims, and the rod.

 

[GA_flyer]

FYI I ordered mine in September 2022. RobArms told me expect 3-4 month wait, and even reaffirmed that they would have all orders on book completed by end of year 2022. I just checked with them yesterday and my barrel hasn't even been sent off for chrome yet. So at least another 1-2 months most likely for me.

But I plan on running keymo as well. YHM Turbo K w/ keymo attached to a dead air flash hider.

 

[Spazmann]

FYI I ordered mine in September 2022. RobArms told me expect 3-4 month wait, and even reaffirmed that they would have all orders on book completed by end of year 2022. I just checked with them yesterday and my barrel hasn't even been sent off for chrome yet. So at least another 1-2 months most likely for me.

But I plan on running keymo as well. YHM Turbo K w/ keymo attached to a dead air flash hider.

Good luck with that wait! I hope it finds itself in your hands soon. As for me, I am okay with the wait for now. I will probably be chomping at the bit in a few months.
On a related note, people crap on keymo because of the weight, but I think it's the slickest thing since snot on a doorknob. It definitely makes up for the weight in sheer utility and stupid-proof lockup. Weight schmeight. I am over six feet and over 200 pounds. I lift whole humans as part of my job. I care not about a handful of ounces. I probably won't even care about the heavy barrel on the M. I tend not to "notice" weight unless it's obnoxious. I went airsofting recently with my plate carrier full of AR500 3+ plates and forgot that I was wearing it after five minutes. Not trying to brag about being a tough guy, but I don't have a problem with hefty kit typically.

 

[Sean K.]

people crap on keymo because of the weight,

I'm not following; KM is the lightest of all the setups.

 

[roflcopters]

Keymo != keymod

 

[Spazmann]

I'm not following; KM is the lightest of all the setups.

In case no sarcasm, I am referring to the Dead Air Keymount silencer attachment system, or “keymo” for short. It’s kinda chonky but EXTREMELY stout, eliminates carbon locking, and is obnoxiously user friendly. It’s just “heavy”. Very intuitive ratchet system with return to zero/poi every time.

I can see where the confusion between keymount and keymod would come in. Very similar names, one is a rail system and the other a silencer mount.

 

[Sean K.]

Ah...sorry. Thought you just typo'd Keymod.

 

[Jstokes1]

FYI I ordered mine in September 2022. RobArms told me expect 3-4 month wait, and even reaffirmed that they would have all orders on book completed by end of year 2022. I just checked with them yesterday and my barrel hasn't even been sent off for chrome yet. So at least another 1-2 months most likely for me.

But I plan on running keymo as well. YHM Turbo K w/ keymo attached to a dead air flash hider.

I'm about to order mine as well, did you ever get your rifle in?

 

[GA_flyer]

I'm about to order mine as well, did you ever get your rifle in?

Nope, still waiting. Was told "3-4 months, we hope to complete all 2022 orders before 2023". Here we are almost to March 2023. Apparently my rifle only has another month or so as the barrel is currently out for chrome lining.

Long story short I would expect 8-12 months minimum.

 

[Jstokes1]

Nope, still waiting. Was told "3-4 months, we hope to complete all 2022 orders before 2023". Here we are almost to March 2023. Apparently my rifle only has another month or so as the barrel is currently out for chrome lining.

Long story short I would expect 8-12 months minimum.

That is...super disappointing to see. I might have to go with another platform if the wait is akin to getting a form 4 approved.

 

[Sean K.]

That is...super disappointing to see. I might have to go with another platform if the wait is akin to getting a form 4 approved.

It is. Rob Arms is horrible about overpromising and under-delivering when it comes to time to completion estimates. They generally quote "3-4 months".....and it ends up being 8-12+. Since they always sell out in hours or days of the ones where people backed out b/c the wait was so long, I'm not sure of the logic of not giving a realistic timeline. I get that a lot of folks would be dissuaded from placing an order (which they don't pay for at the time of placement anyway) with realistic 8-12 month timelines.....but it wouldn't seem to hurt production in the slightest since the moment an email comes out with 'extras' available, they get snatched up.

 

[Jstokes1]

Well, if I don't have to pay at the time of placement I'll go head and place an order on the two I wanted anyway and then just wait.

 

[GA_flyer]

Well, if I don't have to pay at the time of placement I'll go head and place an order on the two I wanted anyway and then just wait.

I will give Rob Arms credit for responsiveness via email. They've responded within 2-3 days anytime I've had questions about my order or just checked in to see the status. It sounds like the hangups are with the barrels, being manufactured and then having to be sent out to chrome lining.

Hopefully mine will arrive in March. Still waiting for them to contact me for payment (even though I received an email saying they would contact me for payment soon).