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SHot my SCAR 17S FDE for the first time - range report
12/3/2011 6:21:09 PM
I've had a chance to zero in my newly acquired 17S.
Conditions - rainy, humidity 100%, 44 degrees Fahrenheit
McMiller shooting range Eagle, WI
Oldest brother shooting the 17S first time:
He is freaking out how light the .308Win recoil is! heh heh
100 yards, plain target, run of the mill Winchester white box 147 grain FMJ
My worst....Grrrrrrrr...I'll get better I swear.
My best:
this is with regular run of the mill ammo.
It was raining a lot and not the most ideal time to zero in a scope. I'm pretty glad how well I shot this new to me rifle.
:D
I did not have any time to get better ammo. Next time!
Wow its an eye opener how light weight and recoil-wise this .308Win firearm has. I am able to compare this side by side with M1A, HK91 and 700P.
Ecstatic with this firearm!
Conditions - rainy, humidity 100%, 44 degrees Fahrenheit
McMiller shooting range Eagle, WI
Oldest brother shooting the 17S first time:
He is freaking out how light the .308Win recoil is! heh heh
100 yards, plain target, run of the mill Winchester white box 147 grain FMJ
My worst....Grrrrrrrr...I'll get better I swear.
My best:
this is with regular run of the mill ammo.
It was raining a lot and not the most ideal time to zero in a scope. I'm pretty glad how well I shot this new to me rifle.
:D
I did not have any time to get better ammo. Next time!
Wow its an eye opener how light weight and recoil-wise this .308Win firearm has. I am able to compare this side by side with M1A, HK91 and 700P.
Ecstatic with this firearm!
12/3/2011 6:28:21 PM
Nice, thanks for the range report. I have given some thought to flipping my SR for one.
12/3/2011 8:09:54 PM
I've got wood.... 
12/3/2011 8:31:36 PM
Nice shooting, that special FDE paint is the secret to your groupings....too bad the black ones don't shoot as well 
!
!12/3/2011 10:09:23 PM
Real nice groups in that rain. That rifle is real nice to shoot.
NO, NO, NO get both. Thats what I got. You can mod the lower of the SCAR 17 to use the same mags as the SR-25. Then you only need pack one type mag.
Originally Posted By 02Overlander:
Nice, thanks for the range report. I have given some thought to flipping my SR for one.
Nice, thanks for the range report. I have given some thought to flipping my SR for one.
NO, NO, NO get both. Thats what I got. You can mod the lower of the SCAR 17 to use the same mags as the SR-25. Then you only need pack one type mag.
12/3/2011 10:24:13 PM
Do I spy a Fastpack EDC?
12/3/2011 10:29:06 PM
Originally Posted By Generand:
Nice shooting, that special FDE paint is the secret to your groupings....too bad the black ones don't shoot as well !
Nice shooting, that special FDE paint is the secret to your groupings....too bad the black ones don't shoot as well
!that is why I am using my black one as spare parts for my FDE just incase
12/4/2011 8:41:26 AM
Originally Posted By coldair:
that is why I am using my black one as spare parts for my FDE just incase
Originally Posted By Generand:
Nice shooting, that special FDE paint is the secret to your groupings....too bad the black ones don't shoot as well !
Nice shooting, that special FDE paint is the secret to your groupings....too bad the black ones don't shoot as well
!that is why I am using my black one as spare parts for my FDE just incase
What a great idea! That's what they should do with those inaccurate black rifles...sell 'em for parts since they "ain't any good to shoot with"
..stupd 1 MOA groups with iron sights...what were they thinking when they made these black 17s?12/4/2011 1:20:58 PM
Originally Posted By Generand:
What a great idea! That's what they should do with those inaccurate black rifles...sell 'em for parts since they "ain't any good to shoot with" ..stupd 1 MOA groups with iron sights...what were they thinking when they made these black 17s?
Originally Posted By coldair:
that is why I am using my black one as spare parts for my FDE just incase
Originally Posted By Generand:
Nice shooting, that special FDE paint is the secret to your groupings....too bad the black ones don't shoot as well !
Nice shooting, that special FDE paint is the secret to your groupings....too bad the black ones don't shoot as well
!that is why I am using my black one as spare parts for my FDE just incase
What a great idea! That's what they should do with those inaccurate black rifles...sell 'em for parts since they "ain't any good to shoot with"
..stupd 1 MOA groups with iron sights...what were they thinking when they made these black 17s?Parts kits for 4-$500 and as a bonus they send the silly old receiver with it. Think they could sell a few?
12/4/2011 5:46:45 PM
Isn't the recoil crazy light for a .308? I was so amazed the first time I shot it.
Great looking rifle!
Great looking rifle!
12/11/2011 4:55:45 PM
Nice! Which optic is that?
12/12/2011 12:49:56 PM
looks like a leupold something or other.
12/12/2011 12:54:29 PM
Originally Posted By Strider47:
Nice! Which optic is that?
Nice! Which optic is that?
Illuminated Mark 4 3.5x10x40mm with M3 or M2 knobs.
Love the M3 or M2 knobs. 1/2 MOA or 1 MOA knobs eliminate a lot of clicks!
-David
12/15/2011 8:41:57 AM
SCAR is a nice rifle, but I remain unimpressed with the so-called "QD" torx bolt-retained bbl system. Steyr & Beretta got it right with their truly QD AUG & ARX-160 bbls. While I know most don't swap bbl's much, if it has the feature I would like to able to use it w/o concern about problems, & there have been reports of the steel bolts stripping the threads on the aluminum HG retaining tabs, among other things. I know it works, but a true, tool-less & robust method would've been better in the long run, IMO.
I like pretty much everything else about it, though.
I like pretty much everything else about it, though.
12/15/2011 11:12:12 AM
there have been reports of the steel bolts stripping the threads on the aluminum HG retaining tabs,
While I haven't read those specific reports, I would hazard a guess that they didn't torque the screws to factory specs and may have overtightened the scews resulting in the stripped threads.
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