I'm not convinced a monolithic upper is an advantage
I'm not convinced a monolithic upper is an advantage
I mean besides the quick change, free float barrel, short stroke piston that keeps gas out of the action, robustly designed bolt, huge extractor, adjustable gas regulator, monolithic fully railed receiver, complete ambidexterity, folding stock with adjustable cheek height, and debris shielded trigger group there just aren't many advantages a 556 SCAR has over a standard AR.
Out of the current generation of .308 battle rifles, I believe that the SCAR 17 is the most tested, most thoroughly engineered offering and it has been showing and proving for the past few years. The weight of the package and its shooting characteristics are impressive.
I personally chose the MWS because I wanted something capable of more precision (didn't wanna spend $5k+ on a scoped KAC), but there are several credible reports of the 17s turning in 1 MOA or better groups with regularity using 5+ shot groups. When it comes to cost, an MWS with a stainless barrel is in the same ballpark as the 17.
The Brits adopted the MWS MRP as their 7.62 war rifle. I chose the LM8 variant due to its slightly lighter weight, since it allows me to choose where and when to place rails on the forend.
Both the 7.62 MWS and LM8, with their MRP design, allow for super-easy barrel swaps, so that you can go from a 16" "tactical blaster" set-up to a 18"-20" precision rig in minutes - or switch to a barrel chambered for another (.308-derivative) cartridge. And the monolithic upper gives you more 12 o'clock railage for ease of mounting and positioning your optics.
Admittedly, many do not see the MRP's barrel-swapping capability as an advantage.
The end result of using the SCAR is that a projectile is directed at a target.
It is for the SCAR because it lets FN get rid of the op rod and cut the bolt carrier so the bolt seals the openings into the rifle (CH slots and ejection port) automatically. The rails the bolt carrier run on are also formed from the same extrusion.
And it offers a long continuous surface for mounting optics and other accessories.
BSW
It's the next generation in weapons and they are charging a premium for them...
The SCAR doesn't bring anything new or original to the table. It's technology is the same that's been available for decades and it's design is borrowed from other rifles. It's a good rifle, just not ground breaking or even a real advancement.
Well, what the AK brings to the table is a high level of reliability for $600 or so, the SCAR is certainly as, or even more reliable but at 4 1/2 times the price. And price is what the OP started with.Or you could say: The AK doesn't bring anything new or original to the table. It's technology is the same that's been available for decades and it's design is borrowed from other rifles. It's a good rifle, just not ground breaking or even a real advancement.
Sometimes a syntheses of what's gone before can be better than what was previously available.
BSW
Or you could say: The AK doesn't bring anything new or original to the table. It's technology is the same that's been available for decades and it's design is borrowed from other rifles. It's a good rifle, just not ground breaking or even a real advancement.
Sometimes a syntheses of what's gone before can be better than what was previously available.
BSW
I have never before heard of anyone advocating taking your firing hand off of the pistol grip, control operation is done by the support hand. Or do you mean shooting southpaw?