I am in the process of adopting a new patrol rifle and have narrowed it down to 2 choices. An HK MR556 or a L.E. SCAR CQC (Semi-auto) A few things to note about this rifle. At this point I am leaning toward the SCAR.
-It will be shot supressed almost all the time with AAC Mini4
-It needs to be really light and compact for use around/from a Crown Vic.
-At this time (and the forseeable future) it will be fed any brass cased ammo our agency can get a hold of.
-I like piston guns, including Markm’s renouned and constant recommendation of LWRC products.
I love my SCAR 17s, literally the only knock on the SCAR platform is the rail/handguard could be longer… Not an issue in a CQC version, not to mention foldable buttstock, I think that makes it vastly superior for your use.
That is a big plus for me. Having that on the ready on a felony stop instead of a damn handgun is a good move for me. Minus a light and IR, I dont need much rail.
Not that the SCAR CQC has really been available to this point, but I would (and do) consider it to be the most desireable member of the SCAR family. If you’re going to look at a piston gun, it might as well be one designed for the system from the ground up, as opposed to yet another AR adaptation – even a very good one, like the HK.
I don’t think the MR556 is meant to be a patrol rifle, full size or otherwise. Heavy profile match barrel cut down to 10.5" doesn’t seem like the best use of the rifle.
Can you buy a real HK416 instead of a MR556 as a LEO or will HK only do agency sales on those? If an MR556 is the only option on that front, I’d vote for the SCAR.
Props, my man. I realize it is really a hard work/payoff sort of thing, but I still hope you manage to go to the flight deck every day feeling pretty blessed.
1.) I think with probably a 90% of the time running this system supressed I would see many benifits with a piston system. Especially on a 10 inch barrel gas to the face would be significantly reduced.
2.) Our Agency will issue Letter Heads for a full-auto purchase, but I do not see a benefit for it and I would want to keep this rifle if I ever left the Agency, so no.
3.) I have good DI guns, (Noveske and a 6920), and many mags.
4.) FNH always had amazing customer service when I was on the civilian side, and now that I’m a donut sucker, It has been even better. And while I do prefer to work on an AR, The SCAR is such an easy weapon to work on and maintain.
The light weight, and folding stock seems like a great advantage when working around cars and stuff. However, I will say that on the SCAR sling points seem to be an afterthought, and I’d recommend using BlueForce Gear UWLs to mount a sling with it.
Also, factory CQC barrels should be available this year.
Also, ambi controls. Gieselle makes a trigger for it. (Instead of getting stuck with HK trigger parts.) And there’s aftermarket charging handles, and stock latches for it now.
