JustinJ
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The alternative 1 is SLR-106. Costs less half of what XCR does. Reviews of it has been AWESOME. Problems: thin barrel (common to most AKs). AK reliability and Arsenal quality are well known. Spare parts are available from many suppliers. For the price of XCR I can get THREE AKs.
Please explain why you think the barrel profile of an AK is a problem, ecspecially in semi auto. The only advantage a thicker barrel offers in a semiauto gun, except for knuckle heads who use them as crowbars, is slower and less POI as the barrel heats up. But thicker barrels also cool down slower. They are also less prone to POI shift from pressure like slings and bipods but those issues are irrelevant in an AK as it is not a precision weapon.