Scar

[Tom_Swift]

The SCAR can not be exported as per State Department regs.

[rivetc78]

What Regulation?

They are simply not allowing commercial export.

[pbr streetgang]

So every hood monkey in American Ghettos can have an AK but I'm not allowed to stimulate their economy by bringing guns out of their country to my ranch?

Wait till the UN ratifies the North American small arms treaty. Then feathers will fly.

whats a hood monkey?

[USTransplant]

i believe, (and i could be wrong) that being personal property, the state department has nothing to say about taking my possessions with me as i leave the country. i am not exporting the gun permanently, and will be returning with it when i come back.

i could not legally sell it to a Canadian anyway, as far as i know, only another US citizen whoe's state allows person to person sales, or an FFL.

but then this is a good question, even if it is a moot point at the moment.

.ps...

if you used the word "hood monkey" in the wrong place here in the states, you would be in for a world of smack down!

[USTransplant]

one other thing about the SCAR 17:

mags are hard to come by right now.
and the shortest mag commercially made for it is 10 rnds. not that this has anything to do with the FRT delay,
but if they made it restricted, there are no commercial options for mags.

i bought several chopped and blocked-to-five-round, long range pMags. I modified them to fit the SCAR mag-well, making it hunting legal in most US states.
but being that folks have to go to a bit of trouble making their own five round mags, that could be an issue if they were leaning toward classifying it as restricted.

personally, i vote for non-restricted!
i mean, the HK SL8 and SIG 55x are apparently non-restricted, so why shouldn't the scar, they are all classified as "sporting rifles' by their manufacturers.

any way just a thought on the original subject of the thread.

[sewktbk]

one other thing about the SCAR 17:

mags are hard to come by right now.
and the shortest mag commercially made for it is 10 rnds. not that this has anything to do with the FRT delay,
but if they made it restricted, there are no commercial options for mags.

i bought several chopped and blocked-to-five-round, long range pMags. I modified them to fit the SCAR mag-well, making it hunting legal in most US states.
but being that folks have to go to a bit of trouble making their own five round mags, that could be an issue if they were leaning toward classifying it as restricted.

personally, i vote for non-restricted!
i mean, the HK SL8 and SIG 55x are apparently non-restricted, so why shouldn't the scar, they are all classified as "sporting rifles' by their manufacturers.

any way just a thought on the original subject of the thread.

hi UStransplant,
the SIG 55xs are actually prohibited.
Its the Swiss Arms that are non-restricted (with the right barrel length).

And unfortunately, your vote (and mine) doesn't count for much

[USTransplant]

the SIG 55xs are actually prohibited.
Its the Swiss Arms that are non-restricted (with the right barrel length).

thanks for that clarification.
physically, what is the difference between the rifles?
are they the same rifle just different brands?

(in places iv'e looked ive always seen it like this:
Swiss Arms 55x (SIG 55x))

[md519]

I'll trade someone a completely kitted out LMT Mk18 Mod0 (see EE) and a Fabarm Martial Pro Forces for their SCAR spot.

[mugenman]

so does anyone have any educated predictions regarding the release of the SCAR? Other than the release of the RFI documentation, is there any concerted effort/plan/strategy to facilitate the classification process?

[mugenman]

I guess I'll take the deafening silence as a 'no'.