SCAR 16s impressions?

[RGriff69]

I'm thinking of picking up a SCAR this week. What is your basic impression of the gun? Thanks.

 

[shooter521]

I was able to shoot the one belonging to Steve MI over the weekend. LOVED the scope he had on it (Trijicon TR-24); the rifle itself, not so much. It was light but bulky, the bottom/front end of the handguard rail got uncomfortably hot in a hurry, the location of the forward sling mount and the reciprocating charging handle complicated placement of the support hand, and the recoil sensation was kinda strange (very soft, but you could feel the bolt "ka-chunking" through its entire movement cycle; Pat Rogers has likened it to "a cement truck going through a tunnel"). This was on the suppressed setting. akaindy fired it on both gas settings, and said non-suppressed felt much more lively. Travis from Magpul was able to consistently induce failures to feed by mono-podding the gun on its magazine (a PMAG) when firing from the prone.

This experience, coupled with the unit price and the complete lack of parts/barrels/accessory availability from FN, has almost completely turned me off to the gun.

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I know Steve MI likes the SCAR quite a bit, and there are others here who do, as well. akaindy and Cwood got to run it a little bit this weekend, as well; maybe they'll chime in with their thoughts.

 

[Neo46121]

I handled one at the NRA show. Was not all that impressed with the way it felt (borderline plastic feeling)

 

[shooter521]

Cwood getting on it

 

[ihateiraq]

you can pretty much throw out other peoples reviews. its about a 50/50 split on people who love/hate them. seems like its this way with every gun. the only way to really know if you like it is to handle it yourself.

 

[Aaron B.]

Travis from Magpul was able to consistently induce failures to feed by mono-podding the gun on its magazine (a PMAG) when firing from the prone.

Interesting, did he try other mags or just the one? What kind of failures was he getting? I shot Steve's a little, not enough to get a firm opinion, but enough to intrigue me - I really like how it shouldered for me. I want to run one a little harder and get a better opinion on them. I would hesitate on price and lack of spare parts as well for right now. That TR-24 is the cat's a** though.

 

[Cwood]

Interesting, did he try other mags or just the one? What kind of failures was he getting? I shot Steve's a little, not enough to get a firm opinion, but enough to intrigue me - I really like how it shouldered for me. I want to run one a little harder and get a better opinion on them. I would hesitate on price and lack of spare parts as well for right now. That TR-24 is the cat's a** though.

We only had 3 PMAGS available when we shot the Scar. It was said that with EMAGS it will mono pod.

Overall I like the Scar although it would take me awhile to get used to all the polymer. I would have to be able to shoot one for a whole range session or one day of a carbine class before I went ahead and bought one.

 

[Armed-N-Ready]

My impression

I normally don't do them but ....

BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG
BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG

sorry could not resist.

Shot one at the range, did not care for the "feel" of it at all. It is a bit on the expen$ive side too. I've not tried it but heard they don't like pmags and I have too many of them to have a weapon that does not like them. On the positive side it is off the scale on "cool factor" for looks.

 

[RGriff69]

Thanks for the info fellas. I hope they take p mags because I have a bunch of them also.
Most of the things I have read online have been positive. I have also read some negative things but hey, you can read negative things about any rifle.
I'm getting a decent price on it so I figure its worth checking out.