Interesting input thus far. SCAR seems to be heavily favored. I often wonder if it is because of the asking price that people resent companies like KAC and punish them in this manner. No doubt, the SCAR Heavy is a beautiful rifle. Anyone had poor experiences with it?
If the SCAR was the same price as the KAC i'd still choose the SCAR. IMHO it an all around better rifle, it's a no bullshit battle rifle.
I've only got 50 or 60 rounds through my SCAR 17. (SCAR Heavy is the term for the select-fire military version). However with no load development at all, but also sporting a Geissele trigger, it will shoot my 168 SMK handloads developed for my Savage 10 FCP into about one MOA. I'm talking a real MOA, average of several 5 shot groups. Not a cherry picked "best of" group of 3.
I consider this to be impressive for a pencil barreled, chrome lined, piston driven gun.
Don
p.s. Remember that all else being equal, a DI gun will be more accurate than a piston gun because the piston introduces bending forces into the barrel with every shot, which a DI system does not do.
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See, i hate these SCAR 17 comparison threads, they always turn out to be an accuracy battle, because honestly it's the only possible fault u can give the SCAR, and u cant really even call it a fault. People forget the intended purpose of the SCAR, they also don't know how surprisingly accurate in can be with good ammo, then they end up comparing it to another rifle that has a different purpose.
I don't like comparing 2 different rifles, the KAC has always been a DMR rifle, but then they chop the barrel to 16" and i guess it becomes a battle rifle? I guess it can be if u want it to be, but if that's the case then lets not nit pick the accuracy of either rifle. Like the FAL and the HK91, while both great classic battle rifles, neither are notorious for amazing accuracy like a KAC or a Larue, but both will go down in history for what we all know them as, u cant go wrong for owning either one, they are just less refined than the SCAR.
In reality i think the SCAR gets inadvertently compared to much higher end rifles for few reasons, it's price, it's actually pretty damn accurate, and it has proven itself to be a great 308 platform.
My SCAR 17 would also do 1 MOA w Norma match ammo. That said, I'd rather have a couple AR-10s that shoot just as well with more after market options than the SCAR 17. I predict it'll be let go during the next wave of panic buying or when it comes time to buy a house - whichever is first.
I find the SCAR is all i need to fill that badass SHTF role. If it's quantity u like then to each there own, if u have a specific purpose for that said rifle then that's another reason for multiple guns, but other than that the SCAR fills a lot of roles very well.
And what would u really need to change on the SCAR that can't be changed, there are tons of custom SCAR parts on the market now? Triggers, stocks, rails, every lower small part u can change on an AR u can change on a SCAR, Lower receivers to accept standard mags are available. You could upgrade almost every part on the scar (except the BCG, which isn't necessary) and still cost less than the KAC.
