[ImJustAnotherOkie]

More info at http://world.guns.ru/assault/as70-e.htm

[adm5]

If I had an extra $5000 sitting around, I’d def. own this baby!

SOOOOOOOOOOO SWEET!

[Robe]

[Niteranger68]

Me love long time.

[Seruzawa]

Finally something decent to replace that shytpiece AR?

[Vaquero]

they need to stop with the anemic 5.56 varmit load crap.(the 6.5 and 6.8 in the same size platform makes more sense)

I would take one in 7.62, but I will stick with an M1A1 in that caliber, I like a wood stock.

[smokingfrog]

I want one ... or two ... or three ... or four ....!

It will be interesting to see how they hold up under real world/combat conditions.

Rangers Lead the Way, Sir!

[grobdriver]

Both models can be fitted with a longer and heavier sniper barrel. Thus this ability to quickly change the barrel length enables the SOCOM to equip their troops with the specific weapon they need.

I'd be impressed if ANY quick-change barrel resulted in an rifle accurate enough for long range work.

Maybe they've got the technology down, though - shrug -.

[McGruff]

Back in 2003, SOCOM asked rifle manufacturers to submit proposals, and FN (a Belgian firm) came up with the best ideas. One advantage FN has was its ability to quickly implement requests for design changes. FN’s rapid prototyping shop was often able to turn out a new part in hours...

Not Made in the USA? Oh well, the UAW would probably have killed it if GM would have had the winning design anyways.

[2nd_Amendment_Defender]

I do believe these carbines/rifles were introduced to Special Forces soldiers around January 2008. The design is brilliant as units can specialize their weapons for the job they are doing because most of the parts can be switched out.

[skinkinthegrass]

what are the "drawbacks" of the "Bullpup" design?
...would that make it smaller / robust.

[ichabod1]

The better to kill you with, my dear.

[Bender2]

Re: Thus this ability to quickly change the barrel length enables the SOCOM to equip their troops with the specific weapon they need.

Takes me back to my Stoner 63 days!

That... was one hell of a weapons system!

Eugene Stoner, God bless him, devised the 63 as a revolutionary concept for a weapons platform that would be built around a common receiver and certain interchangeable components and could be transformed into a rifle, carbine or various machine gun configurations by simply fitting the appropriate parts to the basic assembly.

Before the nitpicking starts, yes there were a few quirks with this system... but like all hot gals and kick ass firearms, you need to fiddle around with them to make them work perfectly!

The SEALs did okay with it. Or so Thomas... told me so.

Like my Official Keeper... old Dapper Dan--

I still have my main love... Old Tommy Boy!

If Red Xs above, go to http://world.guns.ru/machine/Stoner63lmg-1.jpg or http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/magnum-pi-selleck-1.jpg

[happinesswithoutpeace]

/mark for later

[TLI]

SOCOM wanted a weapon that did everything the XM-8 did, and a little more.

How about a lot more? Apparently this one has been around a while. Don't know why SOCOM had to go to FN and not American companies. (Magpul/Bushmaster)

[ebiskit]

I was really hoping the HK416 & HK417 would get the gig.

oh well.

[Who is John Galt?]

The 5.56mm SCAR-L weighs 7.7 pounds (empty), while the 7.62mm SCAR-H weighs 8.5 pounds (empty). A 30 round 5.56mm magazine weighs a little under a pound, while a 20 round magazine of 7.62mm ammo weighs a little over a pound. Special sights can weigh a pound or two, so a fully loaded SCAR won't weigh much more than ten pounds.

My Eagle Arms AR carbine weighs 6.8 pounds (empty), almost a full pound lighter than the L, and my IMBEL/DSA FAL carbine comes in at 9.0 pounds (empty), only about a half pound heavier than the H. Funny that they couldn't make 'em lighter...