Re: KAC EMC vs. SCAR 17...which one...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Deadly0311</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I love how everyone says the SCAR outperformed the KAC in military testing, that may be true. But it didn't outperform the EMC series SR25s. It outperformed the M110/Mk11 guns that aren't close to the performance of the EMC/ECC series.
I really wish 762gunr would answer my questions and possibly weigh in on 11-B4's comments on the SCAR, or are we just reading and saying we talked to "SF" guys?
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When i was overseas the SF teams that had scars were not allowed to run them on combat missions since they were in a field T&E. Not to discredit the SCAR completely, lack of excitement over the system was in part due to that. They were essentially range toys. Furthermore, mission op tempo was high enough and duties amongst the A team members demanding enough that even interested individuals didn't find enough time in a 6 month rotation to do a solid or even half assed assessment of the systems. Most sat in their cases.
Also not every SF team had them, I believe while i was in country only one team per SF company had them allotted for T&E.
The biggest downfall in my opinion to that system is the reciprocating charging handle. That is just a plain no go from even the most amateur of soldiers, like myself.
Most people I knew called it the rubbermade gun, just from its plastic looks. Most soldiers like a nice metal gun to rely on. I know this might be a wrongful accusation since most high tech polymers are even more robust in some destructive testing than metal... but alot of people are old school.
Anyway there is a disclaimer, I have never shot a SCAR, and as 7.62 assumed I am an "AR FAG" so take my opinion for what its worth. (relatively worthless?) I have all second hand knowledge. But I would any day rather have a KAC, LMT, OBR type AR10 style rifle over the SCAR.
I would ditch the grip pod though, they are horrendously heavy and I would rather use a backpack or a rock as a bipod as I think it would serve the gun better. The grip pod was some guys/girls idea to get rich, which worked. They were given out to literally everyone overseas.
for what its worth my brother, who is a very shrewd character (shrewd as in cheap) runs a grip pod on his 14.5" carbine. In his defense however, he got it for free. hahahaha
