Shane45

There is no argument. You make a claim of less proprietary. Im challenging you on your claim. You mention the HK762 and the REPR, two large pattern AR's that top the proprietary list. Maybe the trigger is interchangeable between the two. So you dont want the SCAR because its too proprietary, but you would take the proprietary REPR that has an ABYSMAL record. The first ones had huge mag and feeding issues. They did not do well at all in the IAR trials thus were not selected. A few reviews of some Gen 2's indicate not much has changed. But you would pick it over a battle proven SCAR. OK, good luck with that.

What makes you think Pmags work in all AR10's? JR, your statements make me wonder how well versed you actually are in the large pattern AR platform. How is it a lot less proprietary? Are you under the impression you can toss any AR10 parts together and they will fit? I assure you this is not the case.

Yeah because the AR10 platform is standardised LOL

Do tell! I dont know who he is. If its the dude in the vid, it just happened to be the first random one I found that showed the flat shooting characteristics of the 17

Adds character!

Anyone wants to pick up the Patriot, I'd be happy to help

Minor correction. The Patriot is not mine, it is inventory at the shop, Garden State Shooting Center. Mine is the Kraken which is a switch caliber setup. It can go from short action calibers like 308 to long action calibers like +338 Lapua Magnum. I got the 6.5CM and the 300NM caliber conversions. Here is the Patriot at the shop in 6.5cm. It cant switch between short and long action but you can buy pre fit barrels in short action calibers for it.

Tricky to make permanent.

Probably! I dont know I never do it and I dont stay around those that do!

Thank you! As for seeing it at CR, I doubt it. There is less than a handful of these in the wild.

Yeah but who cares how long it takes to get up. Its like holstering fast, its just for show

Indeed!

After a patient wait, she is here. Cadex Kraken. Caliber kits in 6.5CM and 300NM. Scope is a USO 5-25. Functional Art!

Belly flop, its faster!

The chamber, the reamer, the person doing the machining is all relevant. You can find barrels that are reported to be .223 barrels but if you actually measured the chamber you would find they are 5.56 chambers. Who dunn it? If the machinist cutting the chamber is a little sloppy, you could end up with a "nato" chamber in a .223 barrel. And in a low quality barrel, Im sure you could find the reverse, a short chambered 5.56. So the real safeguard for accuracy is choosing a high quality barrel that someone cared about making. Then choose your chamber accordingly. Then perhaps reload to as closely match the chamber specs as possible.

Nothing I do is based on necessity. If that were the case my diet would be healthy, My big ass 8000lb Deisel truck would be a Subaru Forester, all my near 200 horse power motocycles would have been Vespas....you get the point. But My firearms are my insurance policies I get to play with. Therefore I expect them to far exceed my needs unless some day those needs become realities. With that being said, if you wanted to do some 3 Gun Heavy Metal division, I think the SCAR would be quite a contender.

Well...I confess I really meant at pre insanity prices. But we move the discussion to value vs cost. If you see the value then you can justify the cost

Let me be specific, it depends on what your after. And in my opinion if your after a SCAR17 you want hard core reliability and to run a 308 like an M4. In that realm the SCAR17 really has no contender. 8Lbs, incredibly reliable, extremely controllable. You aren't building just as good for even money(in terms of my criteria).

Exactly how do you home build a SCAR17?

If your going to try and do it that way, get one pre-drilled. But fair warning, I have fixed a ton of home attempts.

Alternate solution. Sell the voucher for whatever you can get for it. Then donate it to a Pro 2a org and tell that to the manager!

But here is the rub. Its coded to him and it sends a clear message that he is still a customer. Its a marketing ploy so you can bet its tracked. If there is a major downturn in marketing, hopefully they are smart enough to connect the dots.

I dont think this is actually the way it works but I could be wrong. I think that money is not really a $10 profit. Its marketing money allocated to drawing you in to buy more and spend more. Think buy one Big Mac, get one free. Its calculated marketing. If you never buy, then its never a profit.

Which will indicate to management that eventually you will still be a customer. Throw that toxic crap away and be done with them!

But not "spending" the money. The store will likely get no credit if ts not actually used. So dont forget to tear it in half.