I'm getting ready to buy my first XCR-L and I want it to be my Quiet Gun. We all have plenty of loud guns that shoot supersonic, so I would like this one to be dedicated to plinking ONLY Sub-sonic 300 BLK and Always shoot it With a Suppressor.
My concern is that I've heard shooting suppressed 300 BLK can be unreliable when using Sub-sonic ammo but Sub-sonic ammo is the only ammo I want to shoot in this particular gun.
Robinson Armament even says on their website quote " ....some barrel lengths may not work well with all calibers. For 9.5 inch barrels or to shoot Subsonic .300 BLK ammo, a shorter gas system is required that puts the gas block inside the upper (Buried). For barrels longer than 9.5 inches, it is best to use a longer gas system which puts the gas block outside of the Upper( Exposed)....unless you're shooting Sub-sonic 300 BLK, the Micro and Mini are not recommended for use with a suppressor unless it is a Flow-through suppressor or one with very little back pressure.
1. None of my suppressors are flow-through design with little back pressure so does this mean that the Micro and the Mini are less reliable with Sub-sonics than the longer standard barrel configurations ?
2. What is the Most Reliable barrel length for shooting suppressed 300 BLK Sub-sonics ?
3. For only shooting suppressed Sub-sonic 300 BLK, without a Flow-through Can, what would be the Quietest configuration that is still 100% reliable ?
4. Can I get either Micro or a Mini in 300 BLK and is one more reliable than the other when shooting suppressed Sub-sonics ?
5. How hard is it to adjust the gas if it is Buried ?
6. I think I want the gas block Exposed, but can get a 300 BLK with an exposed gas block on a Mini or only a Micro ?
7. Does the Robinson Armament website configurator actually show all of the possible combinations of configurations or are there other options not shown ?
Bottom line is I would hate to pay $2,400 for a gun and then pay one dollar per round for Sub-sonic ammo only to have an unreliable gun that jambs on me at the range.
Any Advice would be greatly appreciated. Even if you can't answer all 7 questions, please chime in on any that you can give advice on.
Thanks
My concern is that I've heard shooting suppressed 300 BLK can be unreliable when using Sub-sonic ammo but Sub-sonic ammo is the only ammo I want to shoot in this particular gun.
Robinson Armament even says on their website quote " ....some barrel lengths may not work well with all calibers. For 9.5 inch barrels or to shoot Subsonic .300 BLK ammo, a shorter gas system is required that puts the gas block inside the upper (Buried). For barrels longer than 9.5 inches, it is best to use a longer gas system which puts the gas block outside of the Upper( Exposed)....unless you're shooting Sub-sonic 300 BLK, the Micro and Mini are not recommended for use with a suppressor unless it is a Flow-through suppressor or one with very little back pressure.
1. None of my suppressors are flow-through design with little back pressure so does this mean that the Micro and the Mini are less reliable with Sub-sonics than the longer standard barrel configurations ?
2. What is the Most Reliable barrel length for shooting suppressed 300 BLK Sub-sonics ?
3. For only shooting suppressed Sub-sonic 300 BLK, without a Flow-through Can, what would be the Quietest configuration that is still 100% reliable ?
4. Can I get either Micro or a Mini in 300 BLK and is one more reliable than the other when shooting suppressed Sub-sonics ?
5. How hard is it to adjust the gas if it is Buried ?
6. I think I want the gas block Exposed, but can get a 300 BLK with an exposed gas block on a Mini or only a Micro ?
7. Does the Robinson Armament website configurator actually show all of the possible combinations of configurations or are there other options not shown ?
Bottom line is I would hate to pay $2,400 for a gun and then pay one dollar per round for Sub-sonic ammo only to have an unreliable gun that jambs on me at the range.
Any Advice would be greatly appreciated. Even if you can't answer all 7 questions, please chime in on any that you can give advice on.
Thanks