The SCAR You’re Sleeping On: SCAR 20S Long-Range Performance скачать в хорошем качестве

The SCAR You’re Sleeping On: SCAR 20S Long-Range Performance

Most people think “SCAR” and immediately jump to the 16 or the 17. But quietly sitting in the background is the rifle that SOCOM actually kept buying even when the rest of the program was on the chopping block: the SCAR 20, the Sniper Support Rifle. Back in September, we went to South Carolina with a group of journalists for a closed-door preview of FN’s next generation SCAR family, including the updated SCAR 20S. This is the precision variant of the platform, designed as a true DMR and sniper-support rifle, not just a heavier battle rifle. The original Mk20 SSR was type-classified by SOCOM in 2010, approved for full-rate production in 2011, and fielded to units including Naval Special Warfare and other SOF elements. It was built for sub-MOA accuracy beyond 1,000 yards, with a longer receiver for in-line night vision and thermal devices, a strengthened barrel extension and profile, and a precision trigger and stock system. The new SCAR 20S carries that lineage forward with the same Next Generation upgrades seen on the 16S and 17S, but tailored for precision work. It features a cold hammer forged 20-inch heavy barrel with 5R rifling, a two-stage precision trigger in the 3.5 to 4.5 pound range, a refined adjustable precision stock, and a longer monolithic receiver for clip-on optics. It is available in 6.5 Creedmoor and 7.62 NATO, and is built to deliver DMR and sniper-support performance in a semi-automatic, combat-proven platform. This was also my first time behind a Mk20-type rifle, and on the range we were allowed only two rounds per distance as we worked from 200 yards all the way past 1,200, finishing with a final target at 1,385 yards. Once dope and wind were dialed, the 6.5 Creedmoor version connected at every distance without a miss, showing exactly why the SCAR 20 has always been more than “just a bigger SCAR.” In this video we break down the history, the role of the Mk20 SSR, what makes the 20S different from the 16S and 17S, and why this might be the most serious precision rifle FN has ever offered to the commercial market.