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@Robloxman560

8 ай бұрын

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@ProfessionalPFChangsExpert

8 ай бұрын

W

@jackbiliny2435

8 ай бұрын

In that washing video i think that is Bren 2 but im not 100% sure...

@undefined7141

8 ай бұрын

19th 18Deeboi here. I can say two things, 1. Change your socks 2. The scar is trash.

@JohnZ556

8 ай бұрын

Correction： The pressure washing was on Bren2.🤣 Monolithic rail is still not a standard feature nowadays, you pretty much have to go with LMT for that. Plus the rail on Scars16/17 are too short for full length barrel, you will likely want to add an extended rail and/or a bipod to help not rest the barrel on objects while shooting. SCAR 16/17 barrel is held in by only 4 screws through the receiver, not 6, so 2 on each side. The super gassy 'M4's shown are mostly HK416. (I can hear HK fanbois 'This is less gassy than M4/DI !', while paying for ultra-cucked and super expensive MR556)

don't know much about US Weapon Development but one time I saw this cat in front of the ice cream store and it let me pet it.

@Mumbamumba

8 ай бұрын

Hero.

@rob6850

8 ай бұрын

I got a *scar* from cutting my pinky on a cat food can 27 years ago.

@alantaylor353

8 ай бұрын

A truly wonderful moment to tell your grand kids about.! 😉 😉

@ShadowReaper-pu2hx

8 ай бұрын

I saw a bird on the floor that just stood still while I pet it (maybe its wings weren’t working, IDK).

@azkrouzreimertz9784

8 ай бұрын

This is the kind of thinking that drives humanity forward, thank you for sharing your story.

1:15 - those are not a SCAR rifles, those are BREN 2 rifles from CZ

@R.d.M360

8 ай бұрын

Czech SCAR 🤷‍♂️

@mitchjames9350

8 ай бұрын

These modular rifles all look the same.

@cocobearnoski

8 ай бұрын

apparently those bren 2s are great, i should get one

@rays5073

8 ай бұрын

Didn't expect Ziga here, but happily surprised

@matthewh271

8 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only one to notice it lol thanks man

I used a MK17(Scar H with shorter barrel) while in Afghanistan. It was a great rifle. Accurate, light, easy to use. The only real issue is carrying 7.62NATO. I was only able to carry 5-6 mags at a time. But that’s not a dock against the rifle itself.

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

@@northscrow9316 Both are long short stroke gas piston rifles. The H(MK17) is a 7.62x51 caliber rifle. And the L(MK16) is a 5.56 rifle.

@robertcunningham9626

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for serving in the armed forces helping to defend our great country!

@grahamconquer8117

8 ай бұрын

How could u use a scar if u only had 30mags but a7.62 rifle

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

@@grahamconquer8117 What? The Scar H takes 20 round mags. And I only carried 6 of them during the brief period I had it.

@haroombrother

8 ай бұрын

​@@grahamconquer8117????? Scar H got 20 rounds mag the 30 one was Scar L

The SCAR H really is a miracle with how light the recoil feels. It shoots almost like an AR 15. I've always wanted one, and hope to someday get a civilian version.

@timwooten7165

8 ай бұрын

So pricy though

@Autobotmatt428

8 ай бұрын

Honestly the military just needed a light wight 7.62 dmr and they got the with the Scar H the L was more of an unneeded bonus

@a-a-ron8437

8 ай бұрын

because its heavy ASF

@caleballen9765

8 ай бұрын

Loud af tho lol

@cmangrum1

8 ай бұрын

Get ready to pay $3k+

The charging handle issue is totally the fault of the program office. Operators needed to be involved at the EMD phase and that is where this issue should have been captured. Even if the requirements called for this type of charging handle, the systems engineers should have done their job and revised the requirement. If that actually was a requirement, it's a bad one. A requirement shouldn't be a design solution.

@BravoOneCharlie

8 ай бұрын

They did remedy that on newer models. You can even see in this video on the small PDW shown later in the video that those SCARS don't reciprocate.

@tommccormick9290

8 ай бұрын

I find that hard to believe the M4 had 882 stoppages out of 6000 rounds tested. That's almost one every 7 shots! That's got to be a mistake. I've put 3000+ through my M4 style rifle with zero stoppages.

@CorgiWrangler

8 ай бұрын

​@tommccormick9290 you have to assume the testers were given a wink and a nudge to really shoot the m4 under less than ideal conditions...

@abcdefbcdefg8352

8 ай бұрын

@@tommccormick9290 you would figure that being 4 times more reliable wouldve trumped most of the other issues, until they stopped juicing their results, lol

@uummmnocoolnames

8 ай бұрын

You're missing the part where the SCAR was the only rifle considered for the program BECAUSE they followed the obviously stupid requirement. There's a reason "the customer is always right" is a business adage - if you tell them they're wrong, they tend to spend their money where someone will tell them what they want to hear.

The SCAR-Light isn't enough of an improvement over the M4 to justify the cost but I can definitely see why the SCAR-Heavy is so much more of an improvement over the M14 rifle, which is basically just a modernised M1-Garand with a box magazine.

@zoiders

8 ай бұрын

It was an improvement over SR-25s more than anything. They were too fussy with ammunition. The SCAR-H eats almost any 7.62.

@mertc8050

7 ай бұрын

Rm 227 is veerrryyyy gud tho

@raspiankiado

4 ай бұрын

It's basically an FAL. No literally, internal-wise, same chambering, same except that HORRID furniture.

@AFreeThinkingDawg09

4 ай бұрын

@@zoidersit’s definitely not an improvement over the sr25. It’s one of the most accurate DMR in the Arsenal, leaps and bounds over the scar. Have you ever shot a scarH? They’re not very accurate or pleasant to shoot compared to a DI 762 and they’re huge in comparison with all the plastic. Definitely wasn’t an improvement but it wasn’t supposed to be replacing the sr25 anyways

@slaytanic921

4 ай бұрын

@@zoidersscar h also eats optics

I was contracted in mid 2011 by an arms manufacturer in Gilbert AZ to reverse the SCAR poly Lower and modify it suitable for machining in 7075-T7, with goal of optimizing use of PMAGS and obviously prevent any jamming. They made prototype and eventually production units.

@dbSteelyPhil

2 ай бұрын

Quentin

Former Ranger here. I was literally at the meeting the end of 2007 when our entire Battalion was briefed on the new, incoming SCAR family of rifles. Yes, the 7.62x39 option was discussed at that time. "Battle field pick up" i believe they coined the concept. I'm long since out now... i have my own 16 and 17 and BLOCK 2. What i don't like about ANY of those rifles is the recoil impulses. With the SCAR rifles you have that large reciprocating mass coming forward, creating a recoil impulse that is not desirable when shooting while standing, unsupported. With the Block 2, it's not as pronounced but it's still a "Carbine length gas system" which is much worse than Mid length or longer systems when firing from a standing position or even the prone. If i went into combat again, i'd rather just take a BCM Mk2 16" mid length with either picatinny or MLOK and CHF chrome lined barrel and some kind of can. I shoot a lot of long range now and the 16" barrel on the SCAR17 just doesn't cut it IMHO. It's not accurate enough either IMHO, nor does it have the velocity i'd want. If i'm shooting 7.62x51 in combat in a support by fire role or even as an assaulter, i want a 20" barrel. hitting targets consistently beyond 800 yards with a 16" barrel in that .308 caliber is not ideal.

@icebite9888

3 ай бұрын

is this your honest opinion?

@rascalmatt6713

3 ай бұрын

@@icebite9888 I realize some guys are running around Ukraine with the 17 and seem to love it. If they had a reliable SCAR17 type rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor, with 18'-20" barrel... that would probably be ideal but i've heard they have had a lot of problems with the 6.5 CM variant. A lot of guys love that big .308 caliber in combat scenarios because it drops people on contact. I really don't like the forward double recoil impulse of the SCAR rifles. I don't enjoy shooting them while standing unsupported. I also like shooting long range and .308 out of a 16" barrel is meant for about 600 yards and in. I can hit a milk jug in 3 shots at 1,006 yards with my Noveske 18" SPR in 5.56 shooting 77 grain OTM's but i am probably not hitting that jug with the SCAR 17 and .308 175 grain ammo. Just saying. I averaged about 3/10 hit ratio at 1k yards on a competition silhouette no matter how many times i tried, it always worked out to about 3/10 hit or so. You're probably going to average just over 1MOA for accuracy with the SCAR rifles. Are they reliable ? People seem to think so... but they're not super accurate and at this point... they're pretty out dated.

@icebite9888

2 ай бұрын

@@rascalmatt6713 chill, i was making a joke about you saying IMHO twice in the same sentence xD

@ILruffian

2 ай бұрын

Spot on. From what I've read, the SCAR-H is used when specing optics proposals. Because if that thing can't destroy a scope with recoil, nothing can.

@vojvodaveleski

28 күн бұрын

😊

Great episode. FN changed the reciprocating charging handle to non reciprocating awhile ago. They also made modifications to prevent the double feeds. Both the 7.62 and 5.56 versions are excellent rifles but they are a tad expensive.

@flexinclouds

8 ай бұрын

Arent the new Sig spears like $10-15k each now? I think cappy said something like that back when he reviewed them😳😅

@annekedebruyn7797

8 ай бұрын

I also love how they fixed the handle. It was such as simple and elegant solution that I often wonder if it truly was a fix or that it was the original intended design.

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

@@annekedebruyn7797I think in previous videos, the side charging handle was suppose to be it, but the Military testers kept grabbing for the T handle on muscle memory and Sig added that feature back, but that was also 2-3 years ago so YMMV.

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

@@annekedebruyn7797If you're talking about the SCAR, it was purely a case of being told the SCAR will have this feature, but it was FN that put it in that position where you could jam it in a certain spot behind cover or get "SCAR Thumb" from how you held the rifle.

@ratagris21

8 ай бұрын

Tad expensive is an understatement. They're way overpriced on the civilian market. Starting at $3k for a rifle is too much money.

I bought a new scar16s right after I ETSed last year, I just wanted it, and it's better than I expected. I love the later production M4a1 I had in the 82nd , so I didn't see a need for an overhaul but this rifle is fun and cool so they got my money, and thankfully no buyer's remorse.

@neiljasonvillanueva1864

8 ай бұрын

Was your later prdn M4A1 a SOCOM/heavy barrel or still gov't profile barrel.

I saw quite a few SCARs being used downrange. Primarily ranger regiment and group, and mainly the 17. saw a handful of 16s, surprisingly most of them were being used by the ANA and ANASF. Always cracked me up that the Afghans got to rock brand new SCARs while we had some beat to hell m4s

@johnhenry4844

8 ай бұрын

Guess the Taliban rocking them now

@justiron2999

8 ай бұрын

The US government will fight tooth and nail to arm the enemy and terrorists for some reason. While also persecuting it's won citizens.

@BlackMarvel25

8 ай бұрын

Youre lucky i saw a POG unit using old m16's in Afghanistan. Like a2 ones. Lol

The SCAR is one of the dopest looking guns out there. And being cool adds to combat effectiveness. You can quote me on that.

I always love your ASVAB jokes / references! They always make me lol. Thank you for keeping it fun and light, while teaching us plebs. Love your passion and humility! All the best and keep up the great work.

Firearms manufacturing in the area where Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands come together actually predates the industrial revolution by centuries. The bottom floor of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is full of muskets and flintlock pistols manufactured in this area, dating back to the Eighty Years War which started in 1556.

@juanblanco7898

8 ай бұрын

That's cool

@joostdriesens3984

8 ай бұрын

The Dutch military had problems at the time to get enough pikemen for their pike-and-shot formations as most soldiers preferred the cool new firearms! You don't have get up close in the fight and it creates a big boom.

@doelbaughman1924

8 ай бұрын

Wow! Did not know that. Thanks for sharing! Wish I'd visited when i was stationed in GE.

@thomasvan7738

8 ай бұрын

I read that Liege, the city where FN is headquartered, has had weapon production since the Middle Ages (swords and such)

@Jugement

4 ай бұрын

Netherlands were in their golden age back then, they were a world class superpower with their navy only second to the british, and had the original and biggest East India Company. Its absolutely not comparable to today in all honnesty

Scar, brother, help me…

The Scar will always have a special place in my heart I love this rifle in video games.

1:28 cappy’s face whilst riding the thunder has me dying hahaha

It’s a good rifle, an improvement over the M4, but only a minor improvement, not enough to complicate the supply chain and logistics.

@808INFantry11X

8 ай бұрын

Yeah thats been the issue with every rifle so far especially ones in 5.56 caliber in some areas they are better then the M4A1 but not outright better they excel in certain areas but unless it's an overall no question better its just not worth it. I even doubt the M7 rifle I going to replace the M4A1 entirely just because overall as standard service weapons its still meets the demands right now and in the near future.

@pnastysavage5510

8 ай бұрын

​@@808INFantry11XRead about this in the army times back in 2010, Socom found it wasteful, considering the army already paid for M4A1's at no cost to sof budget.

@guyman7776

8 ай бұрын

That was basically what killed the XM8 as well. It was good but not so good that it was worth replacing all of the M4s and M16s for.

@pnastysavage5510

8 ай бұрын

@@guyman7776 That's right ! Honestly all of those weapons while excellent, were a waste of money considering that the M4 can be improved/upgraded to meet the needs of the modern millitary without retooling/retraining, just look at the new gieslie upper/lower improvment program for socom.

@guyman7776

8 ай бұрын

@@pnastysavage5510 Sopmod really was a game changer

I think the Pmag issue is largely fixed by the release of the Gen 3 model, as the older Gen 2 model fiddled a bit too much with the bolt catch, causing some of the malfunctions (or that's what i heard). Also, it's funny that the Scar was required to have a reciprocating charging handle, when the ACR (or the Magpul Masada) developed about 3 years later already has this genius feature where the charging handle doesn't reciprocate but can still function as a forward assist when the bolt is not in battery.

Great video!! Love how in depth this channel gets with its research!

Portugal went all in on the scar 16 and 17. On that note, the scar has definitely left its mark in the industry, with countries like Czech, Poland, and japan implementing design features in there newly developed rifles.

@leileijoker8465

8 ай бұрын

Because they were transitioning from the G3. If an army already has AR type rifle as the mainline issued weapon, it makes no sense to switch to any other type of 556 rifle.

@muhammadnursyahmi9440

8 ай бұрын

Poland's rifle are based on ACR, not SCAR

@dewdew80

8 ай бұрын

Good enough to be considered by SOCOM while cheap enough because that same well-funded group eventually dumped them. I imagine countries with decent funds but more frugal militaries budgets would love to buy that sort of weapon at a discount.

@muhammadnursyahmi9440

8 ай бұрын

@dewdew80 SOCOM only adopted SCAR-H version, because there are no other battle rifles that are as light as SCAR-H. SCAR-L was not adopted because it doesn't provide more advantages than a M4A1, especially SOPMOD program modernized the platform.

@richardsalazar4817

8 ай бұрын

@@muhammadnursyahmi9440 the SCAR L is super light too, noticeably lighter then a SCAR H. I have no idea how much a M4A1 weighs in comparison to a SCAR L? I'll check it out though.

In the Tom Clancy Ghost Recon games, the SCAR is one of my favorite weapons to use.

@jameslewis2635

8 ай бұрын

My gaming memory of the SCAR comes from the original Crysis.

@st1ssl214

8 ай бұрын

@@jameslewis2635 the first crysis....man, thats a nostalgia hit

@leonardosalcido821

8 ай бұрын

In the real life the scar my primary 🤙

@SonOfTheChinChin

8 ай бұрын

yay video games = real life

@briancooper2112

8 ай бұрын

Get laid.

Was not expecting to hear you call out my local range at the end! Great work - shout out from here in Pburg!

It’s always interesting looking at new kit, weapons, and even vehicles that we trial within the 75th Ranger Regiment. Even within the Battalions there is a lot of variation in terms of how we choose to utilize our gear. Marty mentioned that 3/75 got rid of theirs in 2010, at 1/75 we still had them in our inventory when I ETS’ed in 2017. In 2014-16 they were all the rage, and then guys rapidly stopped using them after training with another USASOC unit that strongly disliked them. I enjoyed the platform, but I think the Block 2 M4 (M4 with full length, free-floating quad rail) and successive Urgi are fantastic all around work horse rifles. The SCAR is a fantastic rifle to have in the inventory as a contingency weapon based off of niche operational requirements, but beyond that supplemental role, a free-floated, quad rail M4 is a much better infantry rifle.

I love when you make videos about firearms. Keep them coming.

As a hungarian service member I can confirm that the CZ Bren 2 (wich copied FN’s homework in my opinion) has the exact same issues as the Scar

@petrhanke8644

8 ай бұрын

Czech here: I heard that Bren 2 is a huge step up from Bren 1 but still feels kind of “meh” even to our soldiers so it is more than fair to call BREN platform as “we have SCAR at home”

@dannymcbas6130

8 ай бұрын

@@hnojic one person of my squad had an issue that the rifle ejected live cartridge with an empty case. An other had double feed. One guy had his rifle broke into two pieces after he fell on it during a march.

@Leroy-Jenkem

8 ай бұрын

based hungary

@davidskr4924

8 ай бұрын

I would say that original CZ 805 BREN rifle copied FN SCAR. Bren 2 is more like copy of ACR.

@WitchyWagonReal

8 ай бұрын

Well, in any event the “SCAR” covered in mud at the beginning of the video was a CZ Bren.

Well done video. There is a great deal of mis-information regarding the Scar series of weapon. You did a good job of sorting it out. Thanks

The Heavy version was also tested by the Brits to be used as a DMR, strangely it lost out to the LMT L129A1 due to it being too light... The Brits sure do love their troops lugging around the heaviest kit they can find...

@gnarkiller

8 ай бұрын

I have a l129 clone I pieced together. It's a heavy gun but it runs like a champion. I'm hoping that Santa brings me a 6.5 creedmore barrel for Christmas

@brighthought11

8 ай бұрын

I have owned the FN Scar17, x 2 actually, and a LMT is what I currently own, it does everything the Scar does and better except it is heavier. Scar is a nice gun, but there are better options: LMT, LWRC REPR, custom AR10 etc

@ca9968

8 ай бұрын

@@josedorsaith5261 Ah yes, the grossly overweight "Civil Servant"...it doesn`t work and you can`t fire it...

@zoiders

8 ай бұрын

It wasn't to do with that was it though. It was about the ability to accurately supress the enemy, as in rapid follow up shots. The SCAR was wanting in that department so the LMT won. The anti-Anglo bollocks you see trotted out by 100 yard flat range heroes is hilarious.

@ca9968

8 ай бұрын

@@zoiders i`m not "Anti-Anglo"...i`m British, served 6 years as a steely eyed killer and full time bullet magnet in an infantry regiment based in the North West...and yes, you are correct, the follow up shots were an issue (as Ian McCollum mentioned in his video covering the LMT...) I also served 2 years in the South African infantry so have fought in urban and bush environments with them and know better than most that there`s more to marksmanship than 100 yard flat ranges... Now please do tell me how the L85 is a great weapon system having very probably never even held anything different... I`ll wait...

Outstanding video Chris ! I worked at Aberdeen on the OCIW and we developed many versions of weapons slated to replace the M16/M4 platform. Most got past the development phase but were then dropped because of budget reasons in the end. The SCAR was darn lucky to actually make it that far.

@nickf4333

8 ай бұрын

military budget? That’s hilarious

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

@@nickf4333Depends on which part of the military you're in. Just like Animal Farm, so divisions are more "equal" than others.

Great video. Informative, interesting and fun.

fantastic video, I hope to see more like it!

Thanks Chris, this one in particular reminds me of 90s weekly TV series on Small Arms. Comforting nostalgia

My 17S is my favorite rifle. I just happened to have it offered to me from my dealer because someone had ordered it and then canceled on him. So, it's also my most expensive rifle, but when I'm dead and gone, I'm taking it with me!

The 7.62x51 NATO is a hard round to beat. Sure, it's heavy to carry, so your ammo count is lower, but it is SO effective.

@removedot

8 ай бұрын

the new round seems like it finally really has it beat but we shall see. The pressure that round can put out is pretty crazy

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

I carried a MK17 while overseas. 7.62 sucks. The difference between 7.62 and 5.56 is minimal at best. And having less rounds means you can’t fight as long. A real firefight isn’t like a movie. You fire a lot of rounds to gain fire superiority. And even with hour long fights, you might never hit someone. I switched to a different gun after my second firefight with the MK17, because I ran black on ammunition.

my brother was CCT and they definitely used them. i have pictures of him with a suppressed Scar H. He said he never saw any type of SCAR L.

You showed a dirty CZ Bren rifle not a scar.

@swordmaster2k1

8 ай бұрын

There's also a SCAR hanging next to the Bren undergoing the same process. I saw the initial video on Twitter and the camera focuses on the Bren but the SCARs are in there getting pressure washed too.

@spawnpeekcentral1399

8 ай бұрын

@@swordmaster2k1 no those are both BREN 2s if you zoom in you can see that iconic waffle pattern on the mag well I’m not being a d!ck head, but I remember when I worked with the Czechs a few months back I legit thought it was a SCAR-L at first glance

@QuickPLFMA

7 ай бұрын

@TaskandPurpose

Outstanding research and information. Thank you for clarifying so many concerns.

Always interesting, educational and well presented. Well done and a belated happy new year 2024!

Bought my 16S back in 2009. As stated there were issues with PMAGS double feeding but MAGPUL made changes to the design in version 3 that fixes that. Also there were forums online that showed how to mod gen 2 magazines that fixed the issue. Overall I can't complain about the rifle. It's accurate, comfortable, and trucks on like a champ.

1:14 thats a damn CZ BREN, not a FN SCAR😭

@ahriboy

8 ай бұрын

Pretty any weapon inspired by FN SCAR modularity could be confused with the latter. Type 20, Remington ACR, BREN, GROT are looking like SCAR.

@carl9091

8 ай бұрын

​@@ahriboythe bren was designed before the scar came out.

@jic1

8 ай бұрын

And you spelled 'damn' wrong. Nobody's perfect.

@jic1

8 ай бұрын

@@carl9091 Nope, SCAR was designed in 2004, BREN in 2009.

@swordmaster2k1

8 ай бұрын

There's a SCAR in there as well. The original video clip on Twitter focuses on the Bren, but the SCARs are there too.

This is EXACTLY the type of video I love. Thanks a lot!

You should do a video on the ACR. I remember when that was supposed to be the weapon of tomorrow and it was in literally every aspect of media till like 2010, and then it vanished overnight. Now it seems like just a minor footnote in firearms history.

@seanoreiley48

8 ай бұрын

Wasn’t there supposed to be a company manufacturing the ACR again?

@kocharjm

8 ай бұрын

@@seanoreiley48 yes, you are correct. The last scholarly article I saw, had Bushmaster looking into re-creating it. However, they found out the price of manufacturing it was still going to be like 3k instead of the promised 1500 bucks, so it seemed like they were shelving the idea for now.

@Lawranceinsein

8 ай бұрын

@@seanoreiley48Just get the PSA Jakl

@yionnecantu

8 ай бұрын

( ​@@kocharjm) Bushmaster has the ACR for 6k on their website. I'm glad to see Bushmaster is back in business. My Law Enforcement Agency used them in early 2000s. ( Patrol Rifles)

@rustycheese1787

8 ай бұрын

@@seanoreiley48 Magpul designed it and sold the rights to Bushmaster and Remington since they aren't a weapons manufacturer. Remington made the military/LEO version (modified to be about 2+ lbs lighter, customizable grips, moved the charging handle position, fully automatic, etc.) and Bushmaster made the civilian model. You can find them all over nowadays in many different variants and calibers. Some parts are hard, if not impossible, to find like the 6.8mm conversion kits. Most people have gunsmiths to the swap for them.

Great info. Just a FYI, the rifles at 1:20 are Bren 2's. They are a knock off of the SCAR but they're Czech, not Belgian. There are a ton of them showing up in Ukraine.👊

@acemarshals3211

8 ай бұрын

Yes foreign fighters are often given the cz bren in Ukraine

@pimptasticone

8 ай бұрын

@militaryarmschannel - "knockoff of a SCAR"? No, SCAR was a program at USSOCOM and the Bren 2 was designed along those same requirements. If Colt made it's SCAR entry available to the market, would be a knockoff of the FN?

@zharnama

8 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@asdf-sr1ny

8 ай бұрын

Did this guy really claim bren is a SCAR knock off lmao. A true firearms expert

@acemarshals3211

8 ай бұрын

@@asdf-sr1ny ikr

I once dropped a couple hundred dollars trying out a variety of pieces at Battlefield Vegas, and the SCAR impressed me the most in terms of controllability.

@sde9023

8 ай бұрын

Shooting the 16 suppressed is even better, it's amazing how it dampens down the recoil impulse even more.

@Ideo7Z

8 ай бұрын

Shot it there too and it was more controllable than my M16A1 when I was in.

@Rudyelf1

8 ай бұрын

The guys there say that it is one of the most reliable and durable full autos.

only ever tried the Scar H - super fun and felt good.....but damn, that pricetag.

This video was very informative. Thanks.

Another fine video. As a senior retired non-veteran ,I learn so much about everything from your publication.

I remember when the piston vs DI debate was going on. There was a lot of hype. I actually have an HK MR556. Robust gun, but very expensive and very heavy.

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

I’ve used both the MK17 and HK416 while overseas contracting. Both are great rifles. But the HK416 is heavy, and it’s a pain to carry 7.62.

I always saw the SCAR on its desert paint. I think some game developers also never saw what the stock color of the SCAR as they always came with a desert tan color as the default skin.

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

You know a game developer is paying attention if they get the "50 Shades of FDE" on a SCAR correct.

@triadwarfare

8 ай бұрын

@@danielhenderson8316 sorry but what is FDE? Google isn't giving me useful answers as they think it's a Full Disk Encryption

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

@@triadwarfare Flat Dark Earth. It's suppose to be a specific color the military requested, but each different part of the SCAR is a completely different color. In the last 10 years or so it's been jokingly referred to as "50 Shades of FDE."

Back in 2016, during an open door event organised by the Belgian Army, I took the GN FNC (5.56, steel, the gun from heat), seemed a bit heavy. The FN SCAR-L in comparison seemed lighter and a bit like a toy. But even for me, a civilian who had never touched a weapon before, the ergonomics were superb. The guy (armorer from an infantry unit) was in love with the weapon.

@djgesus

3 ай бұрын

And one of the problems with the FNC is that it’s all metal so unlike the scar. Which makes it heavier and when it’s cold it’s horrendous to hold

Really enjoyed, love the scar, thanks

I love my scar. Gotta get the 308. I used to love the 5.56 but the 308 really isn't that much more on recoil and it's a one shot your done kinda caliber.

Great video Cappy. I can't say anything bad or good about the scar rifle I never shot one before. I can pretend I did like a lot of internet trolls do.

@santanagamingcinema

8 ай бұрын

I wish I could shake your hand.

@corporalpunishment1133

8 ай бұрын

Hay don’t you know that playing Call of duty gives you the right to have a opinion on every gun ever made don’t you.

@markchapman2585

8 ай бұрын

@@corporalpunishment1133 lol

@thekamotodragon

8 ай бұрын

the thing with this tho, is while i agree with your argument that many people online lie about experiences. I'll just say that the Scar is prob one of the worst rifles to say this about, at least in the US. It's like saying many commenters have never shot an AR before lol, they're both such common rifles at this point that it's extremely easy to have shot one before, obviously ARs more so but still like every gun store has a scar for rent so it's likely that any normal US citizen could've shot one before.

I served with the M-16A2 and frequently went to the range at JBLM. I don’t know if we just had old ammo but double feeds were a daily occurrence. Range safety officers walked up and down with cleaning rods clearing misfeeds / double feeds. It’s actually a bit frightening to get a double feed on a rifle with an intensely hot barrel.

Great video 👊

Also during this time various improvements were made to the m4 upper receivers and bolts that fixed a lot of the issues the rifle had meaning the scar L was no longer as needed

@napoleonbonaparte1429

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, the block 2 replaced the mk 16.

I worked with one of the Green Beret groups awhile back and they were using SCARs. Modified versions specifically for their missions. They still use the M4 Block 3&4, but the SCAR is still apart of their roster.

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

You never worked with GB’s. There is not such thing as block 3 or block 4 M4’s. The only Scars GB’s use are MK17’s(which is what I used), and MK20’s. There is no “modified” Scars.

@carljohnson4285

8 ай бұрын

@@darklyripley6138 yeah you tell the to guys in 7th group that changed out their barrels, buttstocks & etc

I wonder if the 'issues' with the SCAR was (partly) the reason why the HK416/HK417 became so popular world wide. The 416 platform had pretty much all the things the SCAR brought to the table but with the added benefit in being very similar to the M4 handling wise.

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

Like the M4, the 416 was a modification of an existing rifle while the SCAR was a clean sheet design. Don't forget H&K had similar problems with the G36 that early M4s had during the GWOT that could probably have been fixed with a thicker barrel (just like the M4).

@skinWalkman

8 ай бұрын

And yet operators complained about it as well. Even after it was adopted by the marine corps, sf rejected it and complained that it was too heavy and stayed using block 2s.

@armynurseboy

8 ай бұрын

And you could literally upgrade all existing M16/M4 to 416 configuration with a simple upper receiver swap.

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

@@skinWalkman SF didn’t reject it. It was never really on the table to begin with. The 416 was aimed at Delta from the very beginning, and DG followed. I used the 416 while overseas. It’s a good gun, but it is heavy. Mine weighed nearly as much as a PKM. You have to remember that the point of the 416 was to have a reliable short barreled rifle. SF was primarily using 14.5’s at that time, and were not as interested in SBR’s as other units.

@skinWalkman

8 ай бұрын

@@darklyripley6138 I remember fondly when the Raiders sent their rejection and it was open source. Their biggest complaint was weight and length. Having carried the rifle overseas as well, I will admit it’s a tad heavy. But I always fell under the assumption that if a grunt could hump it, raiders should have no problem. The range, accuracy, and reliability of the system offer more pros than cons.

Happy to hear about my hometown on your channel! 🇧🇪🤝🇺🇸

@jasonroberts9357

Ай бұрын

God bless you all! Much respect from this Texan!

i just finished basic in the belgian army and am issued with a scar-l. i love the thing. super easy to keep clean, shoots when you need it to schoot and in combination with the aimpoint we get issued with it it's super easy to learn and use, it serves us very well.

The team guys I work with use them as DMRs with the 20 inch barrel but usually prefer the m110

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

Seals don’t use M110’s in large numbers. They use Scar20’s, KAC SR25’s, and HK417’s(for DG). You say you work with team guys. What exactly are you?

@mattmurphy7030

8 ай бұрын

@@darklyripley6138the SR25 is an M110 lol

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

@@mattmurphy7030 No it’s not. The SR25 is an SR25. The M110 is an M110. There are differences between the two guns. Educate yourself.

@mattmurphy7030

8 ай бұрын

@@darklyripley6138 the KAC SR25 is to the M110 as the armalite AR15 is to the M16. One is a product and the other is a military designation for a specification. Educate yourself.

@darklyripley6138

8 ай бұрын

@@mattmurphy7030 Except it’s not. The original AR15, and M16 have differences. It’s not just the same gun with a military designation. The M110 has various different features than the SR25. Before the M110, various SOCOM units(primarily NSW and Delta) used SR25’s. This includes the SR25 under the military designation MK11. The M110 stems from the XM110 competition from the Army. KAC used the SR25 as a base, but added many features that the Army wanted. These features would go on to be added to future versions of the SR25. The current SR25’s being used are also different than both the M110 and original SR25’s. Things like new rails, barrels, muzzle devices, etc are now common place. And this doesn’t even include the OG SR25 from the 90’s. Nor does this include custom SR25’s, such as Britt Slabinksi’s rifle. So no, the two are not the same. Calling them the same would be like calling a Colt M4 the same as a KAC SR16.

Thank you again for moving away from the "than you think" titles. Loving the new naming choices, it's much more accurate to the video itself.

One o your best video's keep it up . Happy Trails

Keep Up the Good Work !

Thank you for this, was curious why it seemed to appear and disappear fairly quickly. Will be interesting to see if the new weapons the military is picking up will end up having a similar fate

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

Probably will. I don't think anyone will go back to an M14-style battle rifle for the standard rifle, although I'd like to see what a hybrid cartridge 5.56 would do out of a Spear LT type rifle.

@0hioboy

8 ай бұрын

That's why they are in 6.8. It's in between 5.56 and 308. Still better range and penetration that 5.56 but not quite a battle rifle. These new weapons will be needed for future "near-peer" advisories. Especially the new LMG chambered in 338 lapua

@fnkdtnk

8 ай бұрын

@@0hioboywhat I’d like to see with 5.56 is taking the technology that was put into the 6.8 furry, and put it into the 5.56. Imagine a 77 otm moving 3,300 fps out of a 14” barrel. (Or something of that nature).

@JZ909

8 ай бұрын

​@@0hioboy6.8 x 51 is essentially just a screaming hot, necked down 7.62 x 51, with a redesigned case to take all the pressure. It's very similar in terms of kinetic energy imparted to the bullet, and consequently, recoil. The best way to describe it would probably be a 21st century battle rifle, improving on the .308s armor penetration. However, it comes with all the traditional battle rifle problems: heavy recoil, heavy weapons and heavy/bulky ammo. 6.5mm Grendel, or my favorite, 6mm AR, are better examples of in-between rounds. Much better ballistic performance than 5.56, but without the armor penetration of 6.8 x 51, and kinetic energy (recoil) falling about halfway between the two.

I remember when the xm8 was suppose to be the next weapon.

Great video. Would be great to have your take on the ACR

Gotta love that "display on shelf" feature that really sets it apart from those other ones that can't be put on a shelf.

The problem with our rifle selection is the enduring FOMO fantasy that AK's 'always work' The M4 was always competing with a myth.

@TrueHolarctic

8 ай бұрын

Ak always works because you have 2 of them

@annekedebruyn7797

8 ай бұрын

Wait until they hear about this mythical blade from Japan! Everyone would have to wear a mall ninja katana then.

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

To be fair, the M4 had issues around 2001 that weren't discovered during peace time. The thin barrels were warping under heavy fire and Colt did have a run of defective bolts. Both problems were fixed quickly once it was regular Army having problems instead of just SOCOM using the M4 like an LMG.

@kennyk541

8 ай бұрын

@@danielhenderson8316I thought they found out the issue was the barrels were fine it was because a bunch of gunk was getting around the gas tube port

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

@@kennyk541 It was probably an issue as well, but that's also where the SOCOM barrel profile came from. Most of what I mentioned came from Chis Bartocci at the Small Arms Solutions channel who worked for Colt during that time.

Rumor has it they never switched to the scar because FN couldn’t figure out how to paint anything the same color

@globalchaos1984

8 ай бұрын

Lol

Nice! With the M4 being so ubiquitous, I never saw the real benefit of the .556 SCAR-16. The SCAR-17 though, wow! What a great platform.

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My unit had the SCAR in limited capacity back in the 2010ish timeframe but it wasn't really a significant improvement to the M4 so the necessity to field it unit wide wasn't really a thought. Good rifle for sure but not a significant improvement to justify replacing what already works and works quite well.

I always thought the SCAR system was an interim rifle because the USM was considering re adopting 7.62 or larger caliber...

@briancooper2112

8 ай бұрын

7.62 for usmc? No

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

It was a SOCOM request for rifles in 5.56 and 7.62x51 to fix issues SOCOM was having with the M4 that the Army later fixed when regular troops had the same issues. The 7.62 worked from Day 1 and was legitimately better than the M14 and AR-10 variants that were used while the 5.56 didn't and wasn't fully adopted.

@taekwoncrawfish9418

8 ай бұрын

@@briancooper2112um… yes? Lol

@taekwoncrawfish9418

8 ай бұрын

@@danielhenderson8316ar10 uses 7.62 lol

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

@@taekwoncrawfish9418 I was talking about the SCAR-H in 7.62 out performing the AR-10. The 5.56 comment was directed to the SCAR-L.

I own a 16 & 17 and love both of them. I actually like the 16 better than I thought I would.

Good review

My old SLR never let me down, you get hit by 7.62mm you stay hit

The few mags of SCAR-L I've gotten the chance to fire was a joy

Very interesting, thank you!

Great Video! Thanks for stopping by....really did have a blast (except for the pmags lol) !😂

I recall when the British Army transitioned from the SLR to the SA80, our guys were complaining in a certain conflict they were outranged by the AK's of their opponents and so soon started to carry SLR's on patrols again.

@mitchjames9350

8 ай бұрын

The commonwealth countries should of adapted the SLR’s into marksman rifles.

@danielhenderson8316

8 ай бұрын

While the SA80 has had a questionable history, the 5.56 out of a 20 inch barrel should outrange a 7.62x39. 7.62x54R is another beast entirely.

@Legitpenguins99

8 ай бұрын

The FAL had some inherant accuracy issues that prevented it from being a accurate marksman rifle. That's why the British didn't convert it into a DMR

@zoiders

8 ай бұрын

Despite its teething problems problematic L85s were weeded out of service and there is no way the 20" L85 with its X4 optic was outranged by AKs. The range drum goes to 500 and it will shoot that far and beyond. When it comes to an actual sharpshooter rifle the SLR was never good enough.

@kiwigrunt330

8 ай бұрын

@@zoiders Indeed, for all the problems the first iteration of the L85 had, accuracy was never one of them. The current A3 is supposed to be even more accurate and consistent with its stiffened receiver, free floating barrel and far better Elcan optic with holdovers to 800. The SLR/FAL is probably to least accurate 'battle' rifle to push into service as a DMR. Those beautiful battle rifles have earned their place in history, but they should never have existed in the first place. They were a good answer to a question that should never have been asked. A bit like the BAR.

Im from Portugal and I've been to some military shows and I remember when I was 10 I picked up a G3 (at the time the service weapon) and just 5 months ago I picked up both the SCAR L and H. Sure, I grew up, got stronger and all, but boy lemme tell ya, even when I asked the soldiers what was the biggest difference between the G3 and the H they all said: "The G3 is a dinossaur, a heavy one at that, this one (SCAR H) is just a bit 'big boned' but way lighter."

Best video on the scar ive seen.

love to see how the side by side testing goes with the Sig Sauer MCX SPEAR SBR .277 SIG FURY/6.8X51

That SCARS gonna leave a mark.

@briancooper2112

8 ай бұрын

So will 6.8 new us army rifles.

Another informative and clear video! By the way, my dad loves the FUBAR T-shirt. I bought him!! YOU SHOULD EXPAND THAT SERIES OF T-SHIRTS TO SNAFU AND OTHERS

This is an excellent video

The M16 @2:57 looks like a rendition of the Stoner 63 and I love it!

The accuracy is also impressive considering it’s a short stroke system rather than a DI system

@AdministrativeReload

8 ай бұрын

The idea that short stroke systems are inherently less accurate is a myth. I understand why some people think that, but it's just untrue.

Yet somehow for that price tag, FN says you will void the warranty if you put a suppressor on the SCAR

@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173

8 ай бұрын

Best reason for a hard pass.

Sir the new upgrade for leopard 1 seems to be interesting too. Waiting for you to make a video about that.😊

Great video

6:31 ironically, the scar is (or was, i haven't seriously played fortnite in years) one of the most iconic guns in fortnite, and the m4 one of the most used meta guns in tarkov

@smile4cs

3 ай бұрын

was gonna comment this

The Scar light never made sense if youre already invested in M4s The Scar heavy slaps

Hey Cappy! The look on your face when firing a weapon in auto is priceless. Enough to make your enemies nose bleed just by seeing it! Horrah!

I read that tilting bolt, long piston stroke battle carbines are most reliable, especially in cold weather, but heavy.

Not adopting the scar16 says nothing bad about the rifle. It just says so much about how good the M4A1 is

Not gonna lie I've been a SCAR fan boy since I first saw it.

A video on the Vektor SP1 vs the Beretta would be cool. South African military history is fascinating