If you had to pick a rifle for hard use, that’s you’d trust in a course and with your life. Which of these would you choose. I guess features have to enter into the equation. If you’re spending this much $ on a rifle, might as well get what you like. I’ll be adding the PWS brake to whatever one I decide on.
The SR15E3 is priced pretty well, with tons of features. The trigger is a great plus. Although I’m not crazy about a proprietary bolt, it does seem to function well. I’m a righty so I don’t care for the ambi lever sticking into my right index finger. I will be replacing that. Only has a one year warranty. How heavy is it? I can’t find this info.
The Noveske has the awesome tough and accurate barrel (the CL light barrel, not the stainless). I’d have the PWS brake perm attched (by Noveske). It is nice a light, tough Vltor upper, and the hefty rail with a heat sink. The entire rifle is too pricey. I’d buy the upper and build a lower. Has a lifetime warranty.
I like the SCAR. Light, very accurate. Durable. Pricey, though and forget spare parts. But it has a good factory warranty.
I like the SR-15 a lot. But I probably bet money the SCAR could keep pumping round after round better. They should construct the buttstocks better though. That was one of the few things we were breaking often.
KAC…Its been around for awhile and has a great rep. Some spare parts may be proprietary like the bolt and gas tube but much easier to get than scar parts. All great rifles though. Can’t go wrong with any of them. I just believe the KAC is the greatest expression of ARs and overall the aftermarket world is far more expansive for the AR than the scar.
-Jax
ETA: This may seem contradicting to what I just said but I believe there is no ONE great rifle made specifically just for you. That is what makes the AR family so great. You can make it into EXACTLY what you want and you, at this time, cannot do this with the scar.There are others made by DD, LMT, BCM, etc that you did not factor in. Not to mention building one part by part with the exact components you want. Whatever you do please be patient. Take your time on here and read. Gather as much knowledge as possible before grabbing your credit card. Knowledge before buying will save you much pain, time, and money.
No Colt, LMT, BCM? I own a KAC and a Noveske and they are very nice rifles but for the situation you asked about I would pick my BCM mid length lightweight.
Because I have the most trigger time with it, and more rounds through it than the others. I just returned from a class and put about 1300 rounds through it in 2 days. It is a mess but runs perfectly. It weighs 1/2 lb. less than my KAC and a little more than that for the Noveske. Both of the others are 16" and I prefer the handiness of the 14.7 with permed battle comp. I’m not selling either my KAC or my Noveske. There is no right or wrong answer. It’s just an opinion. FWIW the BCM is on a Noveske lower.
i don’t buy into KAC’s theories… they don’t even HPT.
NRW makes great barrels, but aside from their impeccable finish standards, the rest of the gun isn’t built any better than a number of guns that retail for half as much money
SCARs arent ARs.
since the criteria is “trust my life to” “hard use gun,” i’d go with a vetted Colt as well, if i have to chose a complete gun. runners up would be BCM and LMT
it’s not about cost- i know i brought cost up, but that’s not actually the point. the point is that noveske makes nice barrels, and puts them on a stag platform. batch testing and basically commercial OEM parts.
