[Jack Black]

Sorry Guy[s], but I want to go to an AR-10. I love the punch of a 7.62 mm, for a rifle & a good old fashioned .45 Colt for a side arm. I have an AR-10 and an FN-FAL. The old FAL is much more resistant to sand and works better in the desert. The SCAR comes in .308, so the choice between the AR-10 and SCAR isn't about caliber.

There are a lot higher end AR-10s than mine. I will say it is a tack driver, nearly as accurate out to 300 yards as my two favorite bolt guns. Also, it has a flat top, so you can scope it. The FN-FAL has no provision for a scope.

The thing is FN makes a bunch of our US military weapons: the squad auto, the bigger machine gun, crew fired weapons. I think they have more ability to create a 21st century fighting rifle that is superiour than the more-or-less civilian oriented companies like DPMS, Bushmaster and Armalite.

The Knights Armament AR-10 is probably the best, and has been developed for the Navy.

[Joe Brower]

DSA does make an Extreme Duty Scope Mount that allows you to readily mount optics. At $80, it's overpriced, but works very well.

As for Knight's AR-10 being the best, I take it you are referring to their Stoner SR-25, which is indeed 'best of breed'. LMT now makes a .308 version of their monolithic rail platform that I hear is also an excellent choice.