FN Scar For Sale (S<\/b>pecial Operations Forces\u00a0C<\/b>ombat\u00a0A<\/b>ssault\u00a0R<\/b>ifle<\/a>)[8]<\/sup>\u00a0is a family<\/a> of\u00a0gas-operated\u00a0(short-stroke gas piston<\/a>)[9]<\/sup> automatic<\/a> rifles\u00a0developed<\/a> by\u00a0Belgian\u00a0manufacturer <\/a>FN Scar For Sale Herstal\u00a0<\/a>(FN) in 2004.[10]<\/sup>\u00a0It is constructed<\/a> with modularity for the\u00a0United States<\/a> Special Operations<\/a> Command\u00a0(SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition.[11]<\/sup>\u00a0This family of rifles consist of two main types. The SCAR-L, for “light”, is chambered in\u00a05.56\u00d745mm NATO\u00a0and the SCAR-H, for “heavy”, is chambered in\u00a07.62\u00d751mm NATO. Both are available in\u00a0Close Quarters Combat<\/i>\u00a0(CQC<\/i>),\u00a0Standard<\/i>\u00a0(STD<\/i>), and\u00a0Long Barrel<\/i>\u00a0(LB<\/i>) variants.<\/span><\/p>\n In early 2004,\u00a0United States Special Operations<\/a> Command\u00a0(USSOCOM) issued a solicitation for a family of Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifles, the so-called SCAR, designed around two different calibers<\/a> but featuring high commonality of parts and identical ergonomics. The SCAR system completed low rate initial production testing in June 2007.[12]<\/sup>\u00a0After some delays, the first rifles began to be issued to operational units in April 2009, and a battalion of the U.S.\u00a075th Ranger Regiment\u00a0was the first large unit deployed into combat with 600 of the rifles in 2009.[2]<\/sup>\u00a0The U.S. Special Operations Command later cancelled their purchase of the SCAR-L and planned to remove the rifle from their inventory by 2013. However, they will continue to purchase the SCAR-H version, and also plan to purchase 5.56\u00a0mm conversion kits for the SCAR-H, allowing it to substitute for the SCAR-L.[13] FN Scar For Sale<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FN Scar For Sale FN Scar For Sale (Special Operations Forces\u00a0Combat\u00a0Assault\u00a0Rifle)[8]\u00a0is a family of\u00a0gas-operated\u00a0(short-stroke gas piston)[9] automatic rifles\u00a0developed by\u00a0Belgian\u00a0manufacturer FN Scar For Sale Herstal\u00a0(FN) in 2004.[10]\u00a0It is constructed with modularity for the\u00a0United States Special Operations Command\u00a0(SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition.[11]\u00a0This family of rifles consist of two main types. The SCAR-L, for […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_joinchat":[]},"product_cat":[163],"product_tag":[75,174,74,76],"yoast_head":"\nFN Scar<\/span><\/h2>\n