XCR bolt recall

[Jaybird]

Read this thread....

http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=185105

[imanaknut]

I get a message that I am not logged in and cannot see what you are talking about. How about a cut and paste for those of us not worthy enough. ;)

[sopmod]

I almost thought about it but then remembered my friend's disasterous experience with his M96 and desiced to steer clear.

Dodged a bullet on that one it seems!!

What do they say the problem is?

[Jaybird]

Original post by PalmClease

I purchased one of the 1st 500 XCR rifles.

A few weeks back I got a letter in the mail telling me that I have to return the bolt to Robinson Armament to have the bolt modified.

I did notice that when I brought the rifle home from the shop that when I chambered a round after I ejected it there was a slight dimple on the primer.

This concerned me at first.

Then I got out several other rifles and cycled rounds. I have several AK variants that did the same thing when I chambered a round, other rifles I had did not.

So, knowing that my AK variants do the same thing....also knowing that I have shot the AK variants more than any other rifles I own with out even a hint of an issue.

I wondered....does the XCR bolt really need to be sent back???

I took the XCR out and tested it. I put over 300 rds of Wolf .223 through the rifle with absolutely ZERO malfunctions of any kind.

So, do I send the bolt back for the modification even though it is obvious that the rifle functions properly.

Part of me wants to keep the rifle original...since it is one of the 1st 500 made.
The other part of me wonders if the bolt needs this modification.

I really doubt that they would of released this new rifle without testing it extensively...so how did through all those tests...they find a few months after I purchase the rifle that the bolt needs modified.

I just question whether or not this RECALL is necessary....there is absolutely no information about the recall on their website.

Any one with any info on the recall please let me know what you think and if you shot yours with the original bolt and if you saw any problems.

If its not broke I don't want to fix it.



A reply from same thread...by Firestarter

I read somewhere it was due to slam fire issues. What is weird is that the info I got had to do with soft sears if I remember correctly.

But yeah send the bolt back. Don't be negligent. If you received a recall on your vehicle you would have it fixed due to safety reasons. Right?

It will still be one of the first 500 and will still be original.

What if you had an accidental slam fire and injured or killed someone (God forbid) and a lawyer was able to prove that you knew about the problem and decided to ignore it. What do you think that the outcome for yourself would be?

Not flaming ya at all my good man, just want you to be safe and really think about the ramifications of not having it fixed.

Posted by 16R40

the reason for the recall on the M96 bolt group, is not because of slam fire issues, or for less easy to change to full auto , .....the reason was for the modification of the carrier tail ..... to prevent the rifle from firing out of battery if the user installs the barrel improperly.

[imanaknut]

Thanks for printing that. :up:

As for the M96, I have one of the first ones of them, it has had several parts replaced or repaired per Robinson recalls or part updates, and through all that has been one of my favorite of my .223/5.56x45 rifles. The only problem that I had with mine was the op-rod broke, but amazingly the rifle fired and preformed normally. The only way I knew there was a problem was that the rod would not follow the bolt to the rear, but if I pulled back on it, it did pick up the bolt. The replacement from Robinson was a much better design, and much stronger.

It is sad that Robinson has to recall these parts, but really good to know that they are staying on top of things and constantly re-engineering their parts to make them better. Face it, if they kept redoing parts to get them perfect, when good is good enough, they would never get to market. Even so, it is sad that they still are finding problems considering how long it takes them to get something to market.