I have a Mk20 and just ordered a 17 yesterday.
So I decided on the ICW charging handle --there's a few out there but this one seemed to be the best all around a lot of people like it. It's lower but instead of being crooked like the rest it's more of a hollow spoon shape --less likely to snag on shit and you can engage it easier and lower.
The sling issue: military issues the Vickers sling with the wire U loops. Since I like those slings anyway I went ahead and got one from them with the loops included for a little less than it would have cost separate. But you can get just the wire loops on Amazon --for $15 ea. Don't get knockoffs, they gotta be the Blue Force shit, especially if you get the plastic ones (good enough for army). You can get burnsed sockets to replace the loops but why? I don't care about the mash hooks marring up the sling attachment point but I do mind those things rattling around. These don't seem like they'll do either:
So you can mount 0 MOA one piece mounts and rings backwards unless there's some specific reason you can't. I really like Badger and their Condition One looks like the titties but the mounting nuts are HUGE. Certainly SCAR solid though. Nightforce Magmount is an option, the issue mount and supposedly designed for the SCAR program is an ADM QD Delta mount but there's an NSN number for the fixed mount model too. Of all the ones I've found, it looks like the ADM Delta has the smallest profile for the mounting nuts. It can also be turned around if need be. Whatever it takes to keep your knuckle meat.
I got a FA762SS for the Mk20, closest to the intended one I could get. It's gotta be a low backpressure can. Originally the 17 was issued with what was basically a long SDN6. I'll probably throw an SDN6 on it and if it's a problem I'll look at another Surefire maybe. Gas jets, yeah, I plan on SBR'ing it with a 13" bbl. so I figure some tuning is in my future but I like to keep it simple, close to stock.
Scopes that have been seen in the wild on the SCAR (17 and 20):
ACOG (I think)
Eotech
Elcan 1-6x
Several NXS variants that aren't available anymore, a couple that are
ATACR 4-16, 5-25 and probably the 1-8 now
4.5-27x Razor some say
ECOS-O (Mk6 3-18x w/RMR or Aimpoint, I forget)
S&B PM2
others...
NX8 might also be one for you to look at.
I personally think a 6x ACOG would be ideal but I'll have to get a good deal on one to beat out a 1-8x ATACR. The Elcan that was made for it would also be a good choice if it's anything like the older Elcan sights. Leupold also told me the Mk5HD would be a good match and could "take it".