1st Look: My New(ish) SCAR Battle Rifle

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1st Look: My New(ish) SCAR Battle Rifle

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In this episode, Ivan delves into the world of battle rifles. He breaks down the component parts of his modified SCAR 20s battle rifle, from Parker Mountain Machine and Kinetic Development Group, to Lingle Industries, Occam Defense, and Imperial Arms Company. Ivan also shares his shooting experience with an upgraded Scar and his future plans for the rifle.
Loadout
FN SCAR 20s
Parker Mountain Machine SCAR 20 Rails
MotoTech Engineering SCARburator
PMM QD Socket
Kinetic Development Group Charging Handle
Lingle Industries SCAR Rear Plate
Lingle Industries Plate Support
PMM SCAR 1913 Back Plate
Occam Defense Hex 2.0 Folding Stock
Lingle Industries SCAR Buffer
Imperial Arms Co. Buffered Bolt Carrier
Imperial Arms Co. SCAR Lower
Die Free Co. Kung-Fu Grip
Ballistic Engineering CORE Trigger
Lingle Industries SCAR Lower
Die Free Co. Kung-Fu Grip
Velocity Trigger
Sierra-Tac Padded Sling
Q LLC Jumbo Shrimp Silencer
0:00 Introduction and Overview of Battle Rifle
1:16 Component Parts of Battle Rifle
2:11 Parker Mountain Machine and Kinetic Development Group Reviews
4:43 Lingal Industries and Mototech Engineering Reviews
7:23 Skow, Akham Defense, and Lincoln Industries Discussion
10:22 Imperial Arms Company Features and Benefits
13:14 Shooting Experience with Upgraded Scar
15:22 Final Thoughts and Future Plans for the Rifle
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@KitBadger 6 ай бұрын

You can find links to everything here : kitbadger.com/1st-look-my-newish-scar-battle-rifle/ And get questions answered here : www.patreon.com/KitBadger

@et9650 6 ай бұрын

Which lower do you prefer?

@nigelgilbert223 6 ай бұрын

4.5k rifle with easily another 4k in gunsmithing and parts to get it working how you want very cool, but an absurdly expensive project

@nameommited 6 ай бұрын

And a bargain bin optic.

@88kar88 6 ай бұрын

It's definitely not cheap! But, Ivan is happy with it, and that is priceless. It is better to spend 8k and love your gun than spend 8k on 4-8 different guns you don't love.

@MrMalicious5 6 ай бұрын

@@nameommited Seriously. I’d take a stock SCAR with an ATACR over this thing

@nigelgilbert223 6 ай бұрын

@@88kar88 oh yeah, for sure, good for Ivan!! I wish I had this setup!

@TasteLikeChicken 5 ай бұрын

@@88kar88 Agree, absolutely, unequivocally.

@KylesCustoms 6 ай бұрын

Here's my very expensive rifle. I only had to replace everything so I could like it.

@CorkScrewDood 6 ай бұрын

Its a pretty polarizing rifle

@JohnZ556 6 ай бұрын

@@CorkScrewDoodAs much as I love SCARs... I have to agree with his sarcasm. This is a poor(or extremely rich??) way to make a BR, and it is too heavy for a BR. SCAR20 IMHO is the best SCAR out of the box, at least as far as parts goes. I find nothing to replace on it, unlike the 17 where I felt the need to upgrade the rail, grip and trigger. I would have absolutely no problem if someone chopped a 308 SCAR 20 barrel to 16'' or 14.5'', running suppressed, and calls it SPR. Or at least start with a SCAR 17 if the end goal is a BR, to keep the weight more reasonable.

@RAWEKAM 6 ай бұрын

To each his own, save the projection for family who act like they care.

@CorkScrewDood 6 ай бұрын

@@RAWEKAM Speaking of projection...

@Tim798Bran 6 ай бұрын

Yup

@Puddin127 4 ай бұрын

There’s ALOT of ppl in these comments talking about $$$. Let the man run his gun the way he wants. You don’t have to do the same thing, this vid is kind of proof of that concept. Run want ya want, change what ya want and carry tf on 😂

@porkchopwarlock 6 ай бұрын

SCARburetor is such a good name

@elijahanderson6736 6 ай бұрын

People mentioning the cost. Obviously he has zero concern on cost. Enjoying the fruits of his labor.

@Citizendefenseindustry 5 ай бұрын

Very cool but also very out of touch with the average viewers

@ThatGuy-sc5rx 6 ай бұрын

FN FAL and the SCAR H are my dream rifles. G3 is another one id love to have.

@andrewgates8158 6 ай бұрын

Sig 540

@bradborgelt60 6 ай бұрын

I m washing dishes and cleaning out horse stall to save up for ED209!!!

@AndrewTPewPew 6 ай бұрын

Agreed it’s a lot to do on a $3-4k rifle but then again, for what he’s looking to achieve, what other platform would offer the same thing. If you take cost out (which when it comes to your MAIN go to war gun) I totally get it

@Clockwork0nions 6 ай бұрын

SR25 lol. SIG 716i or even the SPEAR, and most likely the JAKL 308/6.5 that’s coming from PSA. Limitless options that don’t involve dropping thousands more on a rifle you already paid 4k for.

@JADC1111 5 ай бұрын

Literally any quality AR10 variant

@Ztram2 6 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the full review. I've never seen a SCAR 20s look like this before. Definitely has a unique look!

@big-k-7.62. 6 ай бұрын

I've wanted to build a scar with a metal lower for a long time. Only way I'd own one. Wicked video. I've never seen someone so into scars.

@JohnZ556 6 ай бұрын

I think that's too much modifications. At this point you more or less have a FrankenSCAR. But hey, keep rocking if you love it.😂 But I still have to say: Too much receiver and barrel for a BR, especially a 16'' 6.5CM doesn't make much sense over 308. I would just start with a SCAR 17 and make it 14.5'' or 13'', change it to MREX Mk2 rail. So it still will be ~8lb. As far as controls I would just do BCM KAG, PMM bad lever, grip, and sling points while I'm at it. (maybe G trigger) I don't know if I was just lucky, but both NRCH 17 and 20 I've used ejects 3-4oclock out the box with M80. Even suppressed on 2nd gas position. The stock on them are also pretty good I have no reason to pay that much to change them. Especially considering you have to reinforce the rear screw holes if you change to other stocks and/or have it overgassed. FN designed the 17 to be as light, accurate and reliable as possible. Therefore it's pretty normal to encounter more issues when you mess with it. SCAR 20 is just a DMR version of it, while it delivers more accuracy for faster and more shots... It's not any more resilient to tinkering over the 17.

@TasteLikeChicken 5 ай бұрын

Absolute, unequivocally cool. That should be in the Museum of Modern Art. And that smile at 15:25, says it all.

@kscarter1825 6 ай бұрын

Very cool rifle but, man, so much work and $ (beyond the already crazy MSRP). Props to you for going all in

@russellnewmexico1 6 ай бұрын

Looks like a solidly improved scar

@jonathanschadenfreude9603 6 ай бұрын

hi kit from vermont! Nice to see ya still pluggin away!

@Glandash 6 ай бұрын

That thing looks kick ass. It looks very near-future dystopia.

@joesephkingston1621 6 ай бұрын

Interesting to see all the new aftermarket support. When I got my 17 the Geissele was new and there were only 2 insanely expensive lowers that converted to the SR 25 pattern. I ended up finding a couple dozen original Belgian mags for like $22 each so the conversion didn’t make sense anymore.

@Cyber_Productions1998 6 ай бұрын

Can easily spend $5000 to try to build a scar 17 from the ground up using imperial arms receiver and mostly fn oem parts, an aftermarket trigger module with geissele trigger the rest oem. Pretty crazy you may as well buy a brand new Scar the buy a after market lower, Geissele trigger and might still have some money left if 5k was your budget to build one. Just take your factory scar apart and build it again, haha.

@andyprairiedog4829 6 ай бұрын

The thoughtful planning that you put into this amazing performer...very nice build. I have a bone stock SCAR -17s, hoping Imperial Arms has 17 internal parts to prevent mine from killing itself...even though I rarely shoot it. First though, may be a Geissle trigger. People complaining about the costs and money you put into your build may have never seen how much quality stuff you have and show us. For me, I may never own that cool stuff and that's why youtube is the place for me to see others show and tell the items I dream about. Thanks again, Ivan.

@Semi-J 6 ай бұрын

SCAR17S DMR will save the trouble and little lighter in overall weight. I agree on short barrel 6.5CM. I’m surprise to see that light weight cut BCG, I was think about that too. I switch between the UGG and SSR if overall weight is a concern. The wobble on the SSR stock can be easy fix by filling the gap with electric tape. The jet screw is loose fit from factory easy unscrew, a smaller jet screw correct the issue if not suppress. Perhaps put on a scope take her all the way to 1000 yards. Great video

@laurencem4186 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@laurencem4186 2 ай бұрын

I would like to see an update on your 6.5 Creedmoor. I own an older version of the SCAR 17s with a Handle Defense Lower. I'm considering converting it to a 6.5 Creedmoor and using a non-reciprocating handle.

@KitBadger 2 ай бұрын

There is a update coming in a bit. Waiting for a competition or class to ring it out a little more. So far I'm loving it.

@glasscannon1815 6 ай бұрын

Lots of upgrades i really check out. The adjustable gas is really whats going to save your gun from killing itself. SCAR is only known to beat itself to death due to suppressing and FNS abysmal "adjustable" gas port. That one for the rear stock also seems like a must if you are changing the rear stock.

@iornlint 6 ай бұрын

The look on your face at the end tells it all, this thing turned out great. Very impressive shooting steel out to 400 as well, you clearly had a vision and achieved it.

@alonsosalinasnajera776 6 ай бұрын

shooting steel out to 400 really isnt impressive with a large frame rifle like this...

@poip202 6 ай бұрын

@alonsosalinasnajera776 yeah I've shot out to 400yds with my 10.3 AR lol

@irafowlerjr.7492 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic, really like, thanks

@Whitehawkvisionfilms 6 ай бұрын

You are my effing hero! I had delusions of doing this and thought I'd never see it and you did it! Very cool!

@Dragon-yw4xw 3 ай бұрын

Sir, you are the Master of color matching.

@boygonewhoopdataZZ 6 ай бұрын

I love the lingle Lower, it's reminiscent to my Bren. If only they would make it for the ar15s I would buy one in a heart beat.

@gordo608 6 ай бұрын

It's cool that there is so much aftermarket support to fix all of the issues, but it also highlights how ridiculous it is that the SCAR has so many issues at that purchase price. But tinkering is half the fun right?

@fiftyshadesoffde 6 ай бұрын

I like what you did with it! Looks great!

@RunzWithScalpel 6 ай бұрын

nice, very nice rifle.

@bradborgelt60 6 ай бұрын

The moment I saw this rifle I had a flash back of the Purtorican day parade and the girl that made my mother never speak to me until her death. We made a viking with a Fro.

@af22raptor23503 6 ай бұрын

Bravo-Zulu, on the Outstanding Presentation of your Very Cool Setup! How long has it taken you to get your SCAR 17 to this point where it is a more Shooter friendly weapon that does not want to kill the user? I am glad that the aftermarket finally started to give the SCAR 17 the support that it had DESPERATLY NEEDED! I have seen two SCAR 17 bolts BLOW OUT the Rear of the Upper Receiver. I always thought that a weapon like the SCAR should have Tighter End Plate and that has been one of the many things that has kept me from seriously looking at buying one because I like to shoot my firearms but NOT DESTROY them in the Process of a range session but it looks like you have found the magic mixture of elements to create a solid SCAR 17 that is not going to Blow it self up after 3k rounds thru it. It is funny how many of the companies that you mention have also released Upgraded Parts for other Problematic Weapon like the CZ Bren 2ms to make them more reliable and user friendly when it comes to magazines and trigger packs.

@88kar88 6 ай бұрын

That's a sweet rifle!

@cwbeeson6044 4 ай бұрын

I hope the PWS UXR will replace my custom Scar 17 i love it but hate it at the same time !

@johnA012 5 ай бұрын

SCAR - nudge.. nudge

@beachdrugpanda 6 ай бұрын

At least you're willing to try different stuff. I'll buy a gun and unless it's going to improve the life of the gun I won't change anything. I add like normal stuff but internally and functionally won't change a thing. I will just figure it out.

@gmbb315 6 ай бұрын

That Midwest stock leaves imprinted bruises after some hardcore range days. Some rubber and hockey tape on the end fixed that and made a ghetto cheek riser lol

@broncota2210 6 ай бұрын

VERY COOL. Thanks

@justinpace8366 5 ай бұрын

My friend owns the company that makes the handguard inserts. Anyone wondering it’s creature grip company

@taylorh5287 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video . What did you have the barrel length cut to?

@easygoingramen3866 6 ай бұрын

What are those mlock rail covers on the front they look pretty cool

@almostontimehero5415 6 ай бұрын

PWS UXR is basically this. Or you could have gone with a XCR.

@us3rnam3ch3cks0ut 6 ай бұрын

The click of the hinge closing on that stock was like a hammer on anvil

@bryanupton9872 6 ай бұрын

That thing looks incredibly soft shooting

@DKsupreme69420 6 ай бұрын

This is probably among the coolest scars in existence, but shooting from the hip I’m guessing you spent another $2k to make a $4.5k rifle do what you want. At that point I’d be looking for a knights 6.5 but to each their own I suppose.

@rorygallagher1026 6 ай бұрын

Closer 4k in extra stuff I'd guess.

@NOLES-kl4ft 6 ай бұрын

Very unique rifle

@curtisbailey7534 6 ай бұрын

Imagine spending all that money on the rifle, then have to spend the same amount to get it to run without dying. Should have just bought an actual KAC SR25 for that money. At least that thing would run no questions and weigh half as much.

@alexc6582 3 ай бұрын

He built it the way he liked it, not to get it to "work right" There's a difference

@thomassymonds6308 6 ай бұрын

sweet build!

@heinrichfuhrmeister1244 6 ай бұрын

Scar16 is my favorite scar. I have a lot of rounds in my scar16. 16s dont kill themselves with use. It takes regular m4 mags. However my scar20 and 17 are also fine without all the upgrades. Scar17 is a dmr and 20 is a csass style gun. If you use them like that instead of battle rifle, they will be fine. That buffer pad is mainly for not killing optics. I also dont see why sr25 mags are desirable in a scar. Scar mags are not expensive and they are reliable. Sr25 kac metal mags are expensive. Sure you can get pmags but they are not metal

@digitalpunk5365 6 ай бұрын

Dude I put the same stock on my scar….it changed everything for me.

@rezkali01 6 ай бұрын

nice set up.what brand/model the jacket you're wearing, thanks

@rorygallagher1026 6 ай бұрын

The whole upper receiver is extruded aluminum, a weaker metallurgy than forging. You should have someone mill you an upper and just not have anything FN, reassemble the gun and sell it lol.

@managerialinitiatives 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@andrewpeterson549 27 күн бұрын

It is the best there is .

@MagicPrepper 6 ай бұрын

Optics holding up well?

@Gaviid 6 ай бұрын

6.5 sneedmore

@emac4925 6 ай бұрын

Thing looks fukn sweet shorter barrel full rail fuck yeah makes me want to buy one and configure it like that. Got the regular scar h

@I_Finger_Triggers 6 ай бұрын

I just want someone to make a fully ambi lower for the scar.

@SlimeSquare 6 ай бұрын

Hey Devil, nice rig! Hey so word on the internets is the MD-25 has unacceptable passive aiming performance. Any confirmation on that?

@RandomVegasGuy-vp9zu 6 ай бұрын

Cool, well thought out build. Some pretty solid logic and reasoning!

@colbywood7667 6 ай бұрын

Qd slings are a flat range thing, if you get mud in it your done

@stevecline8666 6 ай бұрын

Love the build!

@k9gustoff 6 ай бұрын

When do we get those FDE DFCO grips?

@colsanders19 6 ай бұрын

Have you had good luck with the 6.5 and the 25 round pmags? I feel like I remember someone mentioning they were problematic with 6.5 but can't find anyone mentioning it specifically

@beck4218 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a Sightmark prism on a $5K SCAR 20.

@sethperry1323 6 ай бұрын

So I have a stupid question... instead of buying a scar an replacing a bunch of stuff could u just get these parts an do one yourself?

@MisplacedCHEE 5 ай бұрын

Who makes the Mlok plugs? Can't find any details on them.

@jkellyid 6 ай бұрын

the scar makes so little sense to me. I mean its cool AF, but on the engineering/fabrication side. Its a middle grade extruded aluminum upper and won't compare favorably in durability tests to 7076T6 MARS-H uppers for similar price point. Its not fully ambi, and maybe I'm autistic but for prone shooting its a huge quality of life improvement. Sick barrel, I guess that is one of the reasons to go this way, FN is a top tier barrel maker. The weight of the gun is also very good. But the warranty is trash. I appreciate this video, cause I think these are interesting guns. But I've often been confused how they have perpetuated themselves in the way that they have relative to other stuff out there.

@Rhetorical346 6 ай бұрын

The fact that you use a $200 optic on $6k+ worth of gun says a lot about Primary arms. I'm a big fan of their prism optics.

@g0ddamnitjeremy 6 ай бұрын

The SCAR 420😂

@aaronfarnsworth7653 6 ай бұрын

That would be the Elon Musk edition. But they'd have to add an X, so SCAR 420X or X420.

@BlkHorse212 6 ай бұрын

It’s your money and rifle, do whatever you want. But damn…with all that after market, it’s like you turned a scar into a scar clone

@daveflash1758 Ай бұрын

Does the buffered bolt carrier work ????

@johnsheppard7175 6 ай бұрын

The SCAR-17/20 is such a bad gun, that you basically have to replace the entire thing with after market parts to keep it from beating itself to death. The only reason people still buy them, is because of Call of Duty (I want a SCAR-17 so bad).

@blackhawkninjabeast 6 ай бұрын

Only if you run it suppressed and if that's the case the only thing you need is a kns discarder

@darklyripley6138 6 ай бұрын

I used a MK17 Mod 0(Scar-H with a shorter barrel) in Afghanistan, and it worked fine. There are some issues that FN should have fixed though. A longer rail. I never was bothered by the reciprocating charging handle, but they probably should have changed that too. The new MK2 Scars don’t have the reciprocating handle. The Scar has it’s place. It’s a great gun. But it’s niche. Which is why I swapped it out for something else fairly quickly.

@max_vano 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely sweet! I could never buy a SCAR because of all its shortcomings. The stock trigger alone was enough to turn me off for the asking price. Would you have a do you know how $$$ much you have in the gun, gun included w/o optic? Also do you know of an aftermarket company, perhaps one that is listed that sells some of the parts to make an easier turnkey gun? I have spent thousands making guns into the way I want them and for once, it would be so cool to find one, specifically in .308 or 6.5 that hit the mark out of the box. As an example, I invested quite a bit in my Bren 2 to make the way I wanted and it's awesome, but when I look back at how much I spent, ouch! I live in Meridian if you are ever down here and want to shoot it. Take care, Godspeed brother!

@johnadams673 6 ай бұрын

Wait, why did you make this in 6.5 in a battle rifle config? 6.5 doesn't really outshine 308 until you get past 6

@daveflash1758 3 ай бұрын

Is the iac buffered bolt carrier worth it??

@corruptbanjo27 6 ай бұрын

So for the same price, could of got a Geissele MRGG which is probably lighter even with its longer barrel.

@Whitehawkvisionfilms 6 ай бұрын

did i miss it... you chose what barrel length?

@gmd5911 3 ай бұрын

Seems like a scar 17 dmr is what you looking for

@stevenlacoste574 6 ай бұрын

I love the scar, to be clear. However, the fact that I would as well have to change out the same amount of stuff to get it to be the rifle I want, really tells me that FN does not care about making a good rifle and just want profits. They had 20 years to take hints from the aftermarket and all they did was make a reciprocating charging handle and a longer barrel👎👎👎👎👎 (remind anyone of HK, no??? Thats because you suck, and they hate you) it pisses me off. Thats why I just got the Sig Spear Lt. I did a pro and con sheet and it was a simple decision. I might change the butt stock but thats it. And I hate it because I’m still probably going to get the scar😂

@kjpw147 6 ай бұрын

Seems like you made a psa jakle in 6.5 ?

@blaqkpanda 6 ай бұрын

did you get the barrel cut to 16"?

@mwsr2521 6 ай бұрын

Holy Shit....I think this is the first video on the internet on a "battle rifle" that's not configured as a night fighting DMR. Very nice set up, Thats basically how I run my SR25.

@AlabamaVeteran 6 ай бұрын

That's a really cool build, but it appears as if you have almost completely rebuilt the rifle. A $4,200.00 rifle that needs an estimated $2,000.00 upgrades to be configured to the users end needs, I question, what does the the original investment get you or lack there of that you need to completely rebuild it.

@deadfred1653 6 ай бұрын

bro, this is a $8000 rifle with all those mods. Good for you putting all the effort into modding it, but holy shit, is the platform really worth it at that point?

@zanearmstrong6776 6 ай бұрын

Could have just gotten a MWS and been done

@beaulamotte3862 5 ай бұрын

Rich people

@brazzy1467 14 күн бұрын

I'll try the new jakle 308 or 6.5 creed before I blow money on a three to four thousand dollar platform that I have to send off to a company to fix what is wrong.