SCAR Goes To War

Anyway I soldiered with a Colt model and found it perfectly adequate. plastic is fine as long as you aren’t planning on using the vertical buttstroke feature.

Same way here, put quite a few rounds through the XM16, utilized most versions through the M-4 with few problems... although out of all the weapons I've operated with, the M-14 would be the "One", and with all that wood (or heavy high impact plastics), the "buttstroke" is highly effective... ;-)

prices well above the $2600 MSRP.

Ouch!

No. The 30-06 and the .308 are esentially the same round. Check the ballistics on both cartridges.

What you may call equal is not really so. On average the 30-06 beats the 308 by 150-200fps in most scenarios. That extra fps takes far more punch to get it out of the barrel. For a 10% increase in velocity it probably takes 25 pct more power. Cartridge Information

Index Number	Cartridge Type	(grs.)	Bullet Style	Primer No.	Coefficient
PG30064	Remington® Premier Green®	180	Lapua Naturalis	9 1/2	0.302
PRC3006C	Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180	Core-Lokt® Ultra Bonded	9 1/2	0.402
PRC308WC	Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180	Core-Lokt® Ultra Bonded	9 1/2	0.402
PG308W3	Remington® Premier Green®	180	Lapua Naturalis	9 1/2 M	0.302
R30069	Remington® Express®	55	Pointed Soft Point	9 1/2	0.197
Velocity (ft/sec)
Cartridge Type	Bullet	Muzzle	100	200	300	400	500
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	2665	2337	2108	1856	1626	1422
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	2700	2480	2270	2070	1882	1704
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	2620	2404	2198	2002	1818	1644
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	2620	2335	2068	1820	1594	1394
Remington® Express®	55 PSP	4080	3484	2964	2499	2080	1706
Energy (ft-lbs)
Cartridge Type	Bullet	Muzzle	100	200	300	400	500
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	2838	2258	1775	1377	1057	808
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	2913	2457	2059	1713	1415	1161
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	2743	2309	1930	1601	1320	1080
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	2743	2179	1709	1324	1015	777
Remington® Express®	55 PSP	2033	1482	1073	763	528	355
Short-Range Trajectory
Cartridge Type	Bullet	50	100	150	200	250	300
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	1.3	1.4	zero	-3.2	-8.3	-15.6
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	0.0	zero	-1.3	-4.2	-8.7	-15.1
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	0.0	zero	-1.4	-4.5	-9.4	-16.3
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	1.4	1.5	zero	-3.3	-8.6	-16.2
Remington® Express®	55 PSP	0.0	0.2	zero	-1.0	-3.0	-6.2
Long-Range Trajectory
Cartridge Type	Bullet	100	150	200	250	300	400	500
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	3	2.4	zero	-4.3	-10.9	-31.9	-66.2
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	2.1	1.8	zero	-3.5	-8.9	-25.8	-52.7
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra	180 CLUB	2.3	2.0	zero	-3.8	-9.5	-26.4	-56.4
Remington® Premier Green®	180 LP	3.1	2.5	zero	-4.5	-11.3	-33.2	-68.8
Remington® Express®	55 PSP	1.4	1.8	1.4	zero	-2.6	-12.2	-30.0

I was really hoping the HK416 & HK417 would get the gig.

oh well.

The 5.56mm SCAR-L weighs 7.7 pounds (empty), while the 7.62mm SCAR-H weighs 8.5 pounds (empty). A 30 round 5.56mm magazine weighs a little under a pound, while a 20 round magazine of 7.62mm ammo weighs a little over a pound. Special sights can weigh a pound or two, so a fully loaded SCAR won't weigh much more than ten pounds.

My Eagle Arms AR carbine weighs 6.8 pounds (empty), almost a full pound lighter than the L, and my IMBEL/DSA FAL carbine comes in at 9.0 pounds (empty), only about a half pound heavier than the H. Funny that they couldn't make 'em lighter...

What you may call equal is not really so. On average the 30-06 beats the 308 by 150-200fps in most scenarios.

I believe he was referring to the original military loadings (for comparable bullet weights):

.30-06, 150gr FMJ, Ball M2, 2740 fps MV
7.62x51 NATO, 150gr FMJ-BT, Ball M80, 2750 fps MV

Only 10 fps difference - according to my old copy of 'Cartridges of the World,' at least...

;>)

Yea, but you have to clean out the crud in the receiver. Buy the wrong ammo and you have a real mess.

Yea, but you have to clean out the crud in the receiver. Buy the wrong ammo and you have a real mess.

A little "crud in the receiver" might slow down an AR, but doesn't much bother an FAL. "Ol' Dirty" digested at least 15,000 rounds of 7.62 NATO without being cleaned (and with an occasional toss into the swamp to cool her down ;>), and was still functioning. Here are some sites that have photos of "the crud in the receiver:"

http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68486&s=d54143a6b85c9b21b7487dde0fcbcc95

http://ronocracy.blogspot.com/2007/02/ol-dirty-texas-legend.html

http://lukesbunker.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html

;>)