I'd wonder if the gas settings were wrong, but the SCAR's regulator is pretty damn simple, and even setting it at 10 o'clock shouldn't give that result.
So bizarre. That's the opposite of how I'd describe the recoil of the SCAR. To me it's always been a longer, more movement oriented form of recoil, due to the mass of the carrier being so far forward. You'll know you're shooting .308, but it's better than the other options.
Worst recoiling would be a Blackrain AR-10, followed by the PTR 91 (and the 3 roller delayed guns I've fired all recoil about the same) or FAL with the gas port opened up.
--British veteran of the Ukraine War, discussing the FN SCAR H.It's f*****g great, putting holes in people, all the time, and it just puts 'em down mate, they drop like sacks of s**t when they go down with this.
Last edited by JediGuy; 05-12-24 at 06:15.
Last edited by HKGuns; 05-12-24 at 07:11.
That seems to be outdated, unless you can find anything more recent than 2022.
This article talks about them not buying more, but it's right at two years old; May 11, 2022. However, in December of last year, it was announced they were buying 70,000 more.
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com...le67631587.ece
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/n...-sig716-rifles
Likely they had internal politics that got canned when they realized getting AKs from Russia was getting harder, and it was simply easier to actually make/buy ammo that wasn't craptastic.
Yeah, 12 o'clock is correct. Mine is pretty early too; bought it in early 2011. I would have assumed the difference would boil down to preferences or even Belgian vs US made. Guess not. Be curious to get the rifles side by side and see if there is a difference or if it's all perception.
--British veteran of the Ukraine War, discussing the FN SCAR H.It's f*****g great, putting holes in people, all the time, and it just puts 'em down mate, they drop like sacks of s**t when they go down with this.
The problems the Indians had with their 308's showed up after they starting using India produced crap ammo, I think it might have been steel cased, the rifles ran fine with the Western sourced ammo.
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I have two fairly lightweight lightweight .308 AR setups:
First is the POF Revolution DI. This feels just like an AR-15, because it pretty much is. AR-15 BCG, AR-15 sized receivers. With the adjustable Riflespeed gas block, it's a great suppressor host, even with the gassy Omega can.
Next is the S&W M&P10. The original lightweight ambi AR10, it's not as light and compact as the POF, so mine is more of a DMR, with 1-6 LPVO and integrated bipod handguard. Mine is equipped with an SLR adjustable gas block, but it's not quickly adjustable like the Riflespeed, so the rifle is not the best suppressor host. For that reason, I use the short and less gassy Sandman K.
Last edited by masakari; 05-13-24 at 10:38.
Correct on use of indigenous (crap) 7.62 ammo causing the first group of 70,000 rifles to choke and the second batch getting embargoed.
The Indians usually specify offset production in their contracts (a portion of parts and assembly to be accomplished in India). Waiting on the Russians to set up or expand Indian AK production came to a complete stop after the start of the Ukraine invasion.
Mumbai pretty much canceled the Russian deal, lifted embargo, and executed the second SIG buy. They're probably still shooting crap indigenous 7.62.
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