r/canadaguns • u/shapoopshoot • May 17 '26

Gun and gear reviews Late night range sessions

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Met a fellow Alcor enjoyer at the range, and got to hang out and shoot the shit, and talk about any issues from the Alcor now that I've gone thru 3000+ rnds with it.

First, if you're using the crusader arms handguard, and you're going thru ammo like money isn't a thing, then your handguard will wobble. 100% it will. Crank on the handguard nut at the front with channel locks or adjustable pliers if you want to remove any movement. Yeah it'll be scratched up, but shiieeet, chicks dig a weathered and used gun. Use loctite blue if you want some added stiffness.

Second, avoid STV ammo. I've mentioned this before in my previous comments on other Alcor posts, but STV .223 ammo is complete dogshit. I've had roughly 5-10% FTE rate with this ammo. The ejector isn't able to grab the rim sometimes due to cheap brass. Check out the pics. Stick to PMC bronze. Yeah it'll sting the wallet, but at least you won't look like a musket rifle shooter with a ram rod trying to manually eject your casing from the front.

Third. If you're sending bullets faster than your biweekly cheque can come in, then you're probably gonna experience what me and another user experienced: your firing pin roll pin will be sheared. I'm guessing Akdas didn't anticipate users using this rifle as much and as frequent. With Canadians being limited to Semi auto rifles in 223/556, this rifle is what we've got to work with. Besides that, the roll pin dimensions are 3mm diameter x 20mm long. I ordered roll pins from Amazon, and had to cut one down to length. It worked fine, tested it out last night at the range.

If you're an Alcor enjoyer and need pointers in taking apart your BCG for cleaning or repair, lemme know. I've taken mines apart a few times now due to the STV ammo issue (at first I thought it was the BCG acting up, but realized it was the ammo all along).

Cheers and enjoy your long weekend.

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u/WavelengthMemes May 17 '26

So far I don’t have any issues with FTE with STV yet with the Alcor (I only shot 2 boxes), do you think this will happen eventually?

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u/shapoopshoot May 17 '26

Might be a bad batch for me then.. I bought a bulk 1000rnd box, and thus far I've gotten one FTE per pack of 20. I've probably gone thru 20 boxes. I've just started to save the FTE casings recently.