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Robinson Arms sues Remington, Magpul and others

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Robinson Arms, manufacturers of the XCR have filed suit yesterday in US District Court for Utah against Remington, Bushmaster, Rock River Arms, and Magpul Industries based on alleged infingement of their patent (Multi-caliber ambidextrously controllable firearm #7,596,900) issued 6 October, 2009 and initially filed in August of 2003.

I will be sure to ask Robarms about this at SHOT (and they will be sure to tell me they cannot say anything for legal reasons).

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RobArms

The patent in question can be read after the jump.

[ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ] Continue Reading »

Posted by Steve on Jan 18th 2010 | Filed in news, rifles | Comments (22)

Robinson Armament XCR “Over the Beach” video

Robinson Armament has produced a video demonstrating the "over the beach" capabilities of their XCR rifle. It performs admirably.

Watch for the splashes as the empty cases hit the water

Head on over to the XCR Forums and download the HD version of the video. It is over 100mb but the quality is worth it.

Many thanks to Pete for sending me the link to the video.

Posted by Steve on Nov 24th 2009 | Filed in rifles, video | Comments (8)

Robinson Armament XCR pistols now shipping

RobArm has started shipping XCR pistols to dealers. I have discussed the pistol previously on the blog. It is essentially a semi-auto XCR PDW without the butt stock. This allows civilians to own it without having to pay BATFE tax.

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A very mean looking pistol. Note the nifty sling attachment that replaces the butt stock.

Specifications
Caliber 5.56mm NATO
Barrel Quick Detachable 7.5" Chrome Lined
Barrel Twist 1/7 Twist
Length 18.25"
Rails 13.25" Monolithic top rail. 4.1" bottom and side rails
Conversion kits 6.8SPC and 7.62x39 will be available in late November
Safety Ambidextrous Paddle Safety
Trigger Two Stage Enhanced Trigger System
Weight 5.8lbs
MSRP $1500.00

Many thanks to Armando for the info and photos.

Posted by Steve on Oct 13th 2009 | Filed in handguns | Comments (22)