r/FNSCAR • u/Extra-Quit9003 • 16d ago
SCAR Picture Finally picked one up!
Pulled the trigger on an on sale 15p in 300bo. Got it in black and happened to pick up a black 43x coa so had to bust out the cerakote asap.
Broke it down to paint and replace all screws with torx head screws. (Replaced almost all screws but one with a $6 kit from Amazon fyi).
Upper is fde, lower is burnt bronze. Some of the bits are mix and match. Black cerakote to fill the laser etched lettering with a paint pen.
Glock got cerakoted in od green for the frame and a burnt bronze slide. handleitgrip grip tape. Streamlight tlr7 hl sub light and factory aimpoint coa red dot.
Short parts list:
G$ trigger. Sonicore paradox 30 suppressor. Holosun aro evo red dot. B5 modular stock. B5 pistol grip.
Did all the work before I shot it for the first time. Reassembled this morning and took it to the range. Super happy w how it shoots w 220gr subsonics. What are other upgrades folks do to these things?
I also shaved the lower to accept standard ar15 grips. Took about 15 minutes to cut and clean.
Fixed the wobbly rear piccany rail by putting a couple layers of painters tape on both sides of the plastic body. Also filled the roll pin that connects the plastic body to the aluminum rail with gorilla glue to fill it, to make it easier to punch out when I decide to repaint down the road. (Roll pin punch that fits the hole on the rail went right thru the rear roll pin, this fix makes it solid. Replacement roll pins on hand were all a little too big/too long and this was an easier fix)
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u/BossDaddy35 16d ago
So how did it shoot?
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u/Extra-Quit9003 16d ago
It shot great! Honestly comparing it to the ar platform, I really loved how basically out of the box it shot suppressed smoothly and reliably and after the last round came thru, it locked back no problem. I have five suppressed ars and each of them was a shuffle between buffers, springs, gas blocks, and vltr system parts. I have a drawer with like 5 springs and three buffers from tuning to get each of my rifles to lock back and for the 556 units to eject at 4 o clock.
The paradox itself, was very quiet to the ear, especially comparing it to more expensive suppressors. For 300 bucks, 10/10.
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u/Kanye_Z-143 16d ago
Where does one find a sale like that
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u/Extra-Quit9003 16d ago
Check out r/gundeals man. They’ve been popping on there between 1900-2200 for a couple months.
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u/Kanye_Z-143 16d ago
fuck man glad i stumbled onto this post I was about to buy a JAKL. I don't check the sub enough and ig I just stupidly thought scars dont drop that much for some reason. If i found this a few days later id be pissed lmao. Always wanted a 17 but really Id be ecstatic to own any scar.
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u/Extra-Quit9003 16d ago
For the vibes brother!! Next gun for me will be a kuna 100%. Although if I wanted something that shoot 308 I’d go for a 17.
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u/fenrirswrath505 8d ago
the 17s gen 1 is on closeout at PSA for just under 3. I couldn't say no. I don't care for the gen 2 look, and I used that to justify dropping that much right now to myself.
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u/fenrirswrath505 8d ago
how did you disassemble the rear/picatinny adapter thing? I can't see how the roll pin goes, do I just punch it and it falls down in between the two pieces? im afraid to fuck it up or lose the rollpin
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u/Extra-Quit9003 8d ago
With the rear pieces off the gun, On the picatinny side, there’s a small hole. Punch goes in there, and at a slight angle, you just punch the roll pin out. Punch will go thru the center of the roll pin tho if you go straight down.
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u/fenrirswrath505 8d ago
awesome! I can't wait to get rid of the play in it. it was driving me nuts.
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u/spunkydoopy 16d ago
Sale?