![]() This is mostly the 7.62 crowd-the SCAR 17 users. One detail I’ve heard about from those who’ve used their SCAR rifles hard is that the rifles are hard on optics. If the reciprocating charging handle is a problem, you can easily swap it out for an angled one from HDD Tactical. To that end, FN made the working parts robust and ensured dimensional stability (that is, everything is made to very tight specs, even when there are generous tolerances for crud to blow out). The gas system is a short-stroke piston setup, and the original users wanted reliability. And, if I might be permitted an aside here: While the 7.62 NATO, with pretty much any loading, will go subsonic at a bit past 1,000 yards at most, the best loads of the 6.5 Creedmoor stay supersonic out to 1,600 yards, even 1,700, depending on atmospheric conditions. But, for the end users for whom the rifle is built (those hard, fit, 20-somethings who can do pushups until they’re tired of counting), this isn’t a problem.īut-and this especially in the 6.5 Creedmoor chambering-with the 20S you have pinpoint precision out as far as you can hit … or as far as the caliber reaches before the bullet goes subsonic. Disassembly is easy: Push one pin across and then take the rest of it apart with your bare hands.įor most of us, this is a heavy rifle. The rest of us will simply use it as a generous length of rail to which we can attach a bipod. There’s also a rail at the 6 o’clock position on the handguard so, you could, if you owned one, mount a grenade launcher there. And, add on a bipod, laser targeting designator, suppressor, full magazine and a sling, and you’re up to the weight of some of the lighter belt-fed machine guns. Ouch! Adding a full suite of optics can probably push that up close to 20 pounds. Now, the bare weight of the SCAR 20S is 11½ pounds. This provides plenty of “rail estate” (and yes, I did invent that term almost two decades ago) to mount optics, iron sights, and thermal and night vision optics. The other was an indestructible 7.62 NATO that was, well, a bit chunky and heavy, but not for a 7.62.Īt the time, I predicted the end result, and time has proven me right: If you let the end users (the SOCOM heavy-hitters) pick and choose, they’d rather have the 7.62 than an indestructible 5.56. ![]() The L/16 was an indestructible 5.56 rifle, but it was a bit chunky and heavy for 5.56. The SCAR rifle series ended up being the SCAR-L (for a while, the SCAR 16) and the SCAR-H (for a while, the SCAR 17). The military wanted it all-the sun, moon, stars … and a decaf, no-calorie latte. Short-stroke piston operation is extremely reliable.īack in the earlier years of the 21st century (geez, I’m referring to the 21st century! That still isn’t old), FN designed a set of rifles for the military.Cold hammer-forged barrel is chrome lined, making it stress-free barrel, accurate and wear-resistant.11-pound weight makes it somewhat milder mannered.Stock is fully adjustable to fit the user.A Geissele Super SCAR two-stage trigger breaks like thin ice.The gas system has two settings: “normal” and “suppressed.” Over-engineered and made battle tough, the FN SCAR 20S offers a superb trigger and great accuracy, as well as a lot of fun.
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