FN confirms SCAR 17S for 2010
The semi-automatic FN SCAR 17S, which chambers 7.62x51mm NATO, was supposed to be on sale this year, but FN-USA have announced that it won't go on sale until 2010 ...
Released for 2010 is the highly anticipated SCAR 17S now available for civilian purchase. Chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO (308 Win.) and slightly heavier than the SCAR 16S, this unique carbine offers long-range accuracy, exceptional reliability and match winning versatility.
Both SCARs have fully ambidextrous operating controls, a free floating, cold hammer-forged Mil-SPEC barrel with hard-chromed bore; a receiver-integrated MIL-STD 1913 optical rail plus three accessory rails for mounting scopes, electronic sights, lights, or lasers. The side-folding polymer stock is fully adjustable for comb height and has six settings for length of pull. The SCAR also features a tactically advantageous reciprocating charging handle for quick ammo and magazine failure response.
Its hard to get too excited over traditional rifle design advances like the Scar given its competition the Robinson arms XCR and Magpul ACR. Although you must admit the SCAR name sounds kind of cool.
Will it actually be 7.62×51mm NATO or will it be .308 Winchester? More importantly what will the informational stamping say?
The stamping (as I understand) affects weather or not you’re allowed to export it from the US under the current administration.
Which is of particular interest to us Canadians because Fabrique Nationale de Herstal doesn’t have a Canadian distributor and thus we have to export them via exporting FFLs.
This issues has posed a problem in getting the 7.62×39mm Robinson Armament XCR out of the US.
Of course anyone wanting one to be non-restricted would require the FFL to swap in the long barrel from the FNH catalog before shipping, which I understand is only available in 7.61×51mm.
Perhaps they will make some in Belgium… yeah that’s it.
How, I don’t think they will be .308.
I wonder how long before FN announces a “limited edition” black SCAR-H. Gets tiresome after a while. I wanted one of these but I have a limit to how much I want to be taken for by the manufacturers for what is a relatively cheaply made mass production gun.
Does anyone know why there is a silly little chunk of plastic on the end of the 308 mag? I don’t see the purpose.
Id take my M-14 over a FN pice of junk anyday. The FAL is FNs only tru successful 7.62 rifle.
FN should just get over themselves and just call the rifle its true name. The SCAR SPECIAL FORCES RIFLE!
Why did FN delay the release? One reason is that they might have a backlog and the other is marketing…. FN used the SCAR rifles to force dealers to buy packages of their guns. This year, to get allocation for 3 SCAR rifles, you had to buy a PS-90, FS-2000, 2 FNAR’s, 1 or 2 Five Sevens, 2 shotguns, and a number of FMP9’s, 40’s, and 45’s if my memory serves me right….. Either way, in order to have the option to buy the SCARS, you had to buy $8k to $10k in other guns.
The market has fallen off for just about all kinds of guns, including the SCAR’s which are barely selling for over cost on certain places like GunBroker. FN stopped production of the model of free guns that the dealers were supposed to get as part of a package and offered a different model. They knew they had a commitment and stopped production anyway forcing dealers to take a different model (regardless if they wanted it or not).
FN will release the SCAR .308 at SHOT Show this year as a way to force dealers to buy their crap that is dead weight. Most smart dealers won’t buy into it because they know the market is dead and FN guns aren’t holding their value at all – a lot like the Five Seven models are being sold right at dealer cost on GunBroker.
The reality is that the .308 will be even more overpriced than the .223 version and the dealers that buy the packages will get stuck with a lot work to move the poor selling guns just to make a few bucks on the SCAR .308 models…
Sadly, the best thing to happen to FN this year is the shooter at Ft. Hood used a Five Seven and FN got a hell of a lot of free publicity. Even with all that publicity, it didn’t bring the value of the gun up above dealer cost…
Am I bitter towards FN, yep. Just like Sig Sauer – they care about making a buck off their dealers and once they get paid, they could care less about you as a dealer.
“Id take my M-14 over a FN pice of junk anyday. The FAL is FNs only tru successful 7.62 rifle.”
Yeah im sure FN makes pieces of junk since FN manufactures 70% of the US military’s small arms…
the SCAR 17S is a brand new rifle…comparing its success to the “right arm of freedom” is a little early to say the least.
My contention stands: the SCAR series of rifles are BA. Go FN!
The SCAR has problems with heating I doubt you ever even handeled one so theH id think you fallen for comercial hype.
“The SCAR has problems with heating I doubt you ever even handeled one so theH id think you fallen for comercial hype.”
Funny thing, i have never heard of the supposed problems that the SCAR has from my brother in 75th Ranger Bat (you want to talk about a prick when it comes to firearms…). I think you just don’t like how the SCAR looks lance…every post about the SCAR you bash FN. You don’t even know what you are talking about. There’s a reason why FN is among the top sellers of small arms in the world…it lives up to John Browning’s legacy. Please name a better firearms company….I dare you!
Destroyer I work for the DHS anwhich can be parts of the DOO ive fired more wepons that you can dream of. Ive talked to people they have problems with this plastic gun.
Colt Remington/Bsuhmaster, Ruger, H&K and IZMASH