Re: Ar vs. scar/acr
Does the AR give the user more options? Sure, it's been around since the 50s. Are AR's more accurate than SCARs? Sure.
But I believe, right now at 1:10pm, that SCAR is a better rifle. Could that opinion change? You bet. In a flash. I'm still testing mine. If it falls off a cliff in performance or function at some point, I reserve the right to change my mind.
But...I think the SCAR is lighter, easier to maintain and offers better features the AR can never do. But...it has all of those great AR type controls on the lower. Very cool.
I have some co-workers who run the SCAR 17 for call-outs. At their ranges, they feel it's better than the 308 AR's they were running. And that's kinda the kicker of the SCAR against the AR: in 308 it rocks the socks off the AR. A 308 SCAR weight and handling wise kinda cancels out the desire of the mid-caliber in the AR. I find 308 ARs to be too heavy/bulky/front-end heavy for anything much beyond DMR roles.
Again...my opinion. That' worth what you paid for it. And I might very well be on here tomorrow blasting the SCAR as a flaming turd if it starts going tits-up.
I wonder what the SCAR precision will be like in their SSR or Precision platform that is out in Europe and in some MIL units? That rifle has 6-mounting points for the barrel as opposed to the 4 on the current rifles. Who know what the future holds? After market shops and barrels. Easily caliber convertible. All kinds of goodness.
So yes, the AR is more accurate. Right now. I think the SCAR has a chance to catch-up. Or at least seriously close the gap. Maybe it's more hope than think. But that is a reflection of how positively I look at the SCAR. Right now. At 1:13pm.
TTR
Does the AR give the user more options? Sure, it's been around since the 50s. Are AR's more accurate than SCARs? Sure.
But I believe, right now at 1:10pm, that SCAR is a better rifle. Could that opinion change? You bet. In a flash. I'm still testing mine. If it falls off a cliff in performance or function at some point, I reserve the right to change my mind.
But...I think the SCAR is lighter, easier to maintain and offers better features the AR can never do. But...it has all of those great AR type controls on the lower. Very cool.
I have some co-workers who run the SCAR 17 for call-outs. At their ranges, they feel it's better than the 308 AR's they were running. And that's kinda the kicker of the SCAR against the AR: in 308 it rocks the socks off the AR. A 308 SCAR weight and handling wise kinda cancels out the desire of the mid-caliber in the AR. I find 308 ARs to be too heavy/bulky/front-end heavy for anything much beyond DMR roles.
Again...my opinion. That' worth what you paid for it. And I might very well be on here tomorrow blasting the SCAR as a flaming turd if it starts going tits-up.
I wonder what the SCAR precision will be like in their SSR or Precision platform that is out in Europe and in some MIL units? That rifle has 6-mounting points for the barrel as opposed to the 4 on the current rifles. Who know what the future holds? After market shops and barrels. Easily caliber convertible. All kinds of goodness.
So yes, the AR is more accurate. Right now. I think the SCAR has a chance to catch-up. Or at least seriously close the gap. Maybe it's more hope than think. But that is a reflection of how positively I look at the SCAR. Right now. At 1:13pm.
TTR
