[roaddog727]

Great weapons systems. At present, the 5.56 and 7.62 variants are 88% interchangeable. the goal is for them to bee completely interchangeable (except barrel, magazine, and bolt). Ultimately the changeover to this family of weapons will save lots in $ and time.

As always,

Have at it.

[Travis McGee]

Any news or feedback on the SF’s 6.8Rem caliber project?

[WildcatClan]

Here is a working link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_SCAR

It seems like a great weapon and they all have advantages and disadvantages, but in the TO, if given a choice I would choose the XM8.

[The KG9 Kid]

FN had better deliver on making the SCAR available to civilians.

[mbynack]

I would love to see the US Military return to the 7.62. I never thought the .22 was a good military cartridge.

[Red6]

Another good gun. But……..

We need a design challenge at DARPA. All these weapons are old potatoes re-warmed. AR18 repackaged as “XM8.” This is essentially an older design too........ There hasn’t been anything new that really brought anything new in capabilities or performance in a long time.

There were some inspiring ideas such as caseless ammunition on the G11 concept for example. What we need is a revolutionary break through, not some evolutionary development that brings modest performance gains over what we have now. -IMHO

[xsrdx]

When is LUT or IOTE scheduled? Very interested in reception from SOF troopers when evaluated back to back with M4 SOPMOD/MWS, both in formal test and once fielding is underway.

If improvement over current M16 series is possible, this represents most likely approach given comprehensive approach to developing the SCAR requirement.

Curious to watch Army/USMC reception to SCAR fielding within SOCOM...

556/762 platform commonality is cool, what will be TELLING is how much 762 really gets used....

[SaltyJoe]

Gun Porn needs pictures:


The 3rd Generation FN SCAR-L, or Mk 16 Mod 0.


The 3rd Generation FN SCAR-H, or MK 17 MOD 0.

[wastedyears]

Oh man, I want a job at USSOCOM.

[wastedyears]

Why wouldn’t the barrel, mag and bolt be interchangeable? If you’re firing a larger round, wouldn’t you need a larger bore barrel?

[ExSoldier]

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[Tainan]

"..., instead of the barrel going high and to the right, the rifle pushed straight back."

MMmmmm...thats good engineering...:)
Felt recoil? Single handed operation? Left shoulder/right shoulder ease of use?

Thanks.

[Lancer_N3502A]

Personally, I’d like to see a DOD wide transition to the piston action 6.8 SPC M-4.