The problem with Robinson Arms is Robinson himself.

 

They had to make a business decision. It's unfortunate that the M96 had to be abandoned, and that M96 owners are left without parts support, but that's life. It was either that or the XCR; they just couldn't pursue both.

 

You are much better off having not experienced all things Robinson.

Be happy of that and simply move on

 

The welding required was far too costly.
I was told by Alex himself about a year ago that he is trying to bring it back.
But currently they are working on PCC XCRs.

I don't get all of the hate. He had one rant in a forum nobody goes to like 10 years ago.
The company culture is much different now.

 

I don't get all of the hate. He had one rant in a forum nobody goes to like 10 years ago.
The company culture is much different now.

It was more than just one rant in a forum.

It was the insulting exclamations he used to put on his website to discourage prospective or interested buyers of his imported VEPRs from inquiring about status of availability.

 

Pretty petty. And ancient history.

 

Well I remember the first ad in Shotgun News back in 1997 that the M96 was about to come out. The look in the ad made me say to myself--a semi auto Stoner 63. I bought 2, both were the original 20 inch 1st gas system rifles. As Robinson made improvements I converted 1 into the topfeed(Bren gun) and the other into a Recon carbine. Still have both but don't shoot them due to lack of parts. Best shooting 5.56mm rifle I've ever owned. Here's few pictures. Yes that's a real Stoner 63 bipod. The topfeed is a poormans M249. I do have a spare barrel for it, It takes about 20 seconds to change barrels. There were only 100 topfeed kits made that sold back then for $750.00

 

The welding required was far too costly.
I was told by Alex himself about a year ago that he is trying to bring it back.
But currently they are working on PCC XCRs.

I don't get all of the hate. He had one rant in a forum nobody goes to like 10 years ago.
The company culture is much different now.

Dude is a dick. I dont give dicks any of my money.
Sold the two i had when he refused to sell any of the proprietary small parts.
I sold a few rather nice custom 1911s due to a drunken gunsmith being a dick.
Life is too short to deal with BS from guys that dont treat people, customers with respect.

 

Dude is a dick. I dont give dicks any of my money.
Sold the two i had when he refused to sell any of the proprietary small parts.
I sold a few rather nice custom 1911s due to a drunken gunsmith being a dick.
Life is too short to deal with BS from guys that dont treat people, customers with respect.

True.

There’s a guy in LA that sells good dive gears at reasonable prices but I refuse to buy his product just because he thinks that his crap don’t stink. Quite a few shops don’t carry his products for the same reason.

 

I’ve never heard good things about Robinson. And I recall that almost as soon as the M96 started shipping, the company seemed to lose interest in supporting the platform.

 

Thats what he does......its rather sad

 

Thats what he does......its rather sad

And is the reason I've never bought anything from Robinson since the M96.

 

I truly had high hopes for the XCR, i owned two of them. Dumped them at a loss after a long and tiring debate about soare parts. I finally threw in the towel.

 

I still have mine. Really soft shooting rifle. Stays on target very easily in rapid fire. Nice factory trigger.

 

It would have been nice to have another Black Rifle type in the mix. The M96 was based on the Stoner 63. The major drawback was the lack of industry support for part sources.

 

I own an XCR because I was intrigued by the gas system. Horrible, horrible experience both buying and trying to modify the gun. They don't answer emails or phone calls. Everything you have heard about the owner is true. Should have bought a SIG.

 

I did buy the sig, a factory 516 SBR, great gun for shooting suppressed. Now Sig quit making them.

 

I own an XCR because I was intrigued by the gas system. Horrible, horrible experience both buying and trying to modify the gun. They don't answer emails or phone calls. Everything you have heard about the owner is true. Should have bought a SIG.

Wow what a shame, glad I never bought anything from them then. Sheeze!