DevsAdvocate

What are these selling for here in the PRNJ?

I found a source. I need rail nuts as well since I crossed and mangled the threads getting them out too.

Side rail.

Got it out with an EZ out and deep seep machine oil... sigh. So much work! Ordered new screws today.

Hey all, I was working on taking off my SCAR 17 and I stripped one of the hex screws holding the rails on... 1. Any tips on getting small stripped hex screws off? 2. Where can I get replacement hex screw? Most likely FNH, but I dunno how long it'll take to get from them..

The full size is going to replace my Glock 17, the carry is replacing my 19. Eventually, I might get the 45ACP conversion. I don't get to ccw often, but I like to have the ability to do so with the carry model

The carry model (15 round)

RTSP has one in stock right now. I put a deposit on a carry model myself after buying a full size the other day. Their price is pretty competitive.

I'm switching from Glocks to the Sig P320 as we speak. One word of advice TopShot... I would actually buy the Sig P320 carry, then buy a subcompact frame for it. Here's why: 1. You can move from a bigger grip to smaller grip at will... say in the winter time where there is more clothing available to conceal, you can use the 15 round grip, then when its summer, you pair down to the SC grip for 10 rounds 2. With the SC grip, you can still run the carry frame, leveraging a slightly longer barrel 3. The carry model also lets you mount on the 1913 rail... the SC model doesn't have that 4. The .45ACP caliber exchange kit will work with the Carry model... no brainer here I don't CCW often, but from my experience, and what I've read elsewhere, it's not the barrel length which makes a gun difficult to conceal, but the grip... which makes sense since the barrel runs along your body axis while the grip "juts" out. TL;DR: the smart purchase is the carry model overall... you can put a smaller grip on it. Plus .45ACP caliber exchange kit is coming soon for it.

Anyone have one of those M1 Carbine stocks? Do they make the LOP longer than the kiddie stock currently on the 10/22?

Or alternatively, a P320... which is available today, has the same modular capability, etc. Or a VP9...

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/02/daniel-zimmerman/new-from-beretta-apx-striker-fired-modular-pistol/ Looks only a mother could love... yikes! I wonder if it uses M9 magazines though...

Well, OP mentioned his Dad wanted a SCAR 17, those run for what? $2500-3000? So the $2k price requirement is kinda moot.

It's a fundamental aspect to firearms shooting. You should at least know how to aim using irons and how to zero them. But using them predominantly is a thing of the past. RDS and optics are faster and superior. That being said, I keep an AR-15 in stock config and enjoy shooting it irons only. Same with my Garands and 1903.

Ahh, the ol' Mosin. Honestly, if this gun weren't so cheap and widely available, it wouldn't have the allure it does. There are better milsurp rifles out there, just all the good ones (k98, M1, M1903, Enfield) are bought up and in safes across the country. Most of which are probably located an unsmar's place...

Beautiful!

This thread made me want to take my battle rifles out... I dunno about the OP, but the SCAR is definitely not useless in NJ... Out on the range (SCAR with its space boot):

Have you ever tried one? jw.

Agreed. The SCAR is hard to beat. I just wish the forearm were a few inches longer... luckily I have a Branham rail for it...

Honestly, I'm more annoyed at calling the SCAR 17 a piece of junk... where does someone get off doing that? Makes any other argument that follows completely invalid.

I can purposely break my FAL in half with my bare hands if I want to too. Same with any gun. But will a Glock break if you drop it? Throw it from a moving car? A plane? It's been done and the answer is a resounding nope. Plastic is superior because it absorbs energy well while being strong and lightweight. Plus it's cheaper to make and easier to form. My "plastic" SCAR comes with metal iron sights. The only thing that is plastic is the lower and the stock... wait, isn't the furniture of the FAL/G3 made from plastic too? My SCAR is technically more metal than those guns are... OP asked a question that really depends on his willingness to pay the money and do the work. If price isn't a concern, the SCAR is the best option for a 308 Battle Rifle, hands down. It outshoots the others, is lighter, easier to disassemble, and modular to fit any need.

Lunk, that may be true, but remember the G19 is a bit compact as well, meaning you can conceal it if need be. I think for most folks, that's important as only having one handgun means you want one you can do the most with. At a cost of some barrel length, 2 rounds in the magazine, and a shorter grip, it still holds its own to the 17...

- "SCAR feels cheaply made" is subjective. - "it might last when me and you turn to dust" has nothing to do with this. Plastic trumps metal, it's why polymer handguns like the Glock are superior to the 1911 in almost every way except trigger pull. - I googled SCAR vs. FAL, and the general opinion is in favor of the SCAR. Even the FALboys on FAL forum agree. It's not a zero sum game, both are fine weapons, but let's face it: firearms technology has come a long way in 65 years. The SCAR is the penultimate evolution of the battle rifle concept. The G3s, FALs, M1As are stuck in the past. The only folks who cling to them are traditionalists like yourself, who do so out of emotion rather than rationale. People always think the gun community is made of mature men who go by the numbers, but for some folks, the fanaticism for a certain rifle rivals that of a 16 year old for her favorite pop star...

Sooooo, what's your rationale behind calling the SCAR a piece of shit? The logic doesn't flow right... if FNH was the creator of the vaunted FAL, and they took lessons learned from that and applied it to the SCAR, therefor the SCAR is a superior replacement.

No offense, but why hate on range kiddies sporting a SCAR when giving them a pass with a FAL/PTR91/M1A? You can easily play armchair commando with any of those. Also, the FN SCAR is fairly well "proven"... it's not like it was doing nothing in Afghanistan/Iraq/Kenya for the last decade or so...