Mud Test: Scar 17 "Heavy"

[@G1NZOU]

"Sure you can borrow my gun, you're going to keep it clean right?" "Oh absolutely."

[@jonesy19691]

Famous last words on this channel!

[@luderickwong]

Ah.....can i also borrow your car and 2 bricks? We are doing a youtube video......

[@downhillchris2809]

When the mud test video is well under 10 minutes you know the gun is either going to perform really well, or really REALLY badly.

[@TinkerTailorSoldier1]

Or lots of editing

[@l0mama554]

Personally I wonder why the scar did better than the fal, though both have reciprocating bolts

[@gzitterspiller]

@@l0mama554 Every rifle has a reciprocating bolt lol.

[@oso1165]

@@gzitterspiller you know what he meant. reciprocating charging handle

[@GunsNGames1]

@@oso1165 which the FAL doesn't

[@2selvatico]

...and tomorrow SCAR 17s will cost another $1k thanks to this video.

[@saintniccage2818]

Mortgage money

[@oneillam1990]

@Hallowedpointdtp longer barrel, longer fore end, better trigger, better stock. Worth it. I turned my 17 into a 20 before they came out

[@rememberussliberty1822]

@Hallowedpointdtp yea i just stick with ar15. Ecspecially with all the advancements in the market you can build a rock solid reliable rifle for next to nothing. I refuse to buy an AK because they are way too overpriced imo. $700 for a WASR lol

[@120masterpiece]

They're so expensive I wouldn't even notice an extra grand on the price tag.

[@ramdom_assortment]

@Hallowedpointdtp I rather just but an HK91 clone. 80s and 90s action movies are far better than modern day anyway.

[@reliantncc1864]

"It's quality ammo." Only malfunction in a mud test is the ammo.

[@lightly_salted_iro]

Stop avoiding this Ian. Mud test the Famas

[@arielgarcia5065]

And Steyr Aug

[@NaruSanavai]

Ian: "No!"

[@blackdog5560]

Agreed, dirty up them pups..... then try the new Bren!

[@williamhedrick7983]

Or any of the SG55X rifles

[@hukama6911]

lol

[@mortisCZ]

Was that civilian market mud or milsurp mud? I just want to be sure. :-) Great episode as always.

[@bigfutus]

The mud is calibrated to meet FBI standars.

[@Supectible]

Must be surplus mud from varustreleka.

[@ninjadad3769]

Lmao! That was the best comment iv read so far well done.

[@brunnsee3654]

believe it was secret service mud, but could just be spec ops dirt

[@SvenTviking]

Military test mud will have an exact mix of aggregates, sand and clay.

[@LerrySanders]

That wasnt a fair test. you didnt get the stock muddy.

[@yournamehere9928]

Taylor Hardin they don't need to. there's nothing mechanically important in the stock

[@Porty1119]

The joke ... Your head.

[@Jla11hfta]

Taylor Hardin hahahahaha! Made my day

[@manishbhat8570]

@@yournamehere9928 r/whoosh

[@fredfinks]

Nor the target. Can an unmuddy scar hit a muddy target?

[@josephl2586]

Someone needs to offer up an FS2000 for science

[@BrandonBaumvideo]

the tactical tuna

[@venator5]

You can find a test in youtube. It did well.

[@josephl2586]

venator5 but is it the inrange approved mud formula?

[@venator5]

Joseph Livi Yeah something like that. Take a look in that.

[@rednecksniper4715]

Joseph Livi YES TACTICAL TUNA MUD TEST

[@Osok21]

*Thumbs up for Dixie Wasteworks* Glad to hear they're still supporting the channel. :)

[@Biker_Gremling]

Error 404: Money in wallet not found

[@GreenIris1110]

You briefly had two scars in the slow motion, the Scar heavy and it's mud clone.

[@VulpeRenard]

Ended with a nice desert camo paint scheme.

[@ExUSSailor]

So, you think you can get your hands on an HK416, or, 417 to test? H&K has boasted an awful lot about how mud & water proof they are. I'd really like to see their claims put to the test.

[@hornmonk3zit]

Well it just so happens Karl has a clone of one so they could totally do it.

[@FlymanMS]

I'm pretty sure Germans, being reasonable as they are, never considered two guys from Arizona purposefully covering the rifle with thick wet dirt a possibility.

[@Krieger22FS]

First we'd need to find someone who takes their MR223 or MR308 to 2/3 gun matches instead of stuffing it in a climate controlled room in between showing off at the local range.

[@ExUSSailor]

I would, *IF* I could afford one.

[@jessedale4287]

Anon Nymous I'd also love the see the HK USP or MK 23 get put under the mud

[@dantecifelli4550]

Would love to see how the cz-75 with it's reversed rails would do.

[@CCW1911]

Exposed hammer guns are going to have a problem if the mud happens to get between the hammer and the slide, starting with the hammer back in cocked and locked that is pretty likely, starting with the hammer down probably not.

[@TylerHulan]

Dee-Bee Kooper mac said it was an issue when he did the beretta 92 though.

[@nutz4gunz457]

I didn’t think it was possible to love my SCAR 17 any more than I already did but you guys made it happen. Hands down the best .308 battle rifle period, end of story.

[@kabalder]

..Although make sure you never take your composite plastic parts to invade somewhere cold, or that require firing your gun a lot far away from the replacement parts supply tent.

[@SalimKhan-ps4kt]

@@kabalder They have been getting used in Ukraine just fine in the cold with no problems.

[@kabalder]

@@SalimKhan-ps4kt 🤡🤡🤡

[@LoreliaDeMildiane]

That was one of the rifles I really wanted to see mud-tested :-D really happy it turned out so well!

[@justinmorgan4568]

Huh... I was not expecting it to run so damn well. 😮 That's impressive!

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Could it be I'm fallin' in love?

[@ShawarmaFarmer]

I never thought I'd find slo motion footage of a gun covered in mud appealing... but that's now changed.

[@chasecross6063]

Suddenly you discover a fetish you never knew you had. ;)

[@PrvtParts13]

Please stop making me want guns I can’t afford

[@d.o.p.echart9483]

Nah your doing it wrong you are supposed to buy gun's you cant afford then sell your sperm/organs/dignity to pay off the debt later.

[@Cooee89]

And with one six minute video, SCAR 17s, like the many books Ian has promoted on Forgotten Weapons, became a highly sought after and impossible to find collectible.

[@johnthomas4920]

Holy crap. That was an amazing performance from that rifle

[@jonathanhill8691]

haha .308 mud splatter, that was pretty awesome!. who was expecting that result? now that's a well put together rifle.

[@axelthegreat9]

I love watching the slow-mo. The gun moves and all the mud catches up.

[@Aaron_Jensen]

I've been waiting awhile to see this beauty slathered in slop. Time to sit back and watch some failures. Post mud test thoughts: Well damn, I already love Scars, but I honestly didn't expect it to get a malfunction free Pass. Now I'm even more eager to finally get the money saved up to purchase one.

[@123nicefellow123]

That was an AWESOME performance and I am not only referring to the Scar! - Great effort Ian and Karl!

[@SgtStinger]

I'd be interested in a FN FNC mud test. Pretty interesting gun, and I'd definitely like to see it go through the gauntlet. Especially since a version of it is my country's standard assault rifle (I'm from Sweden).

[@tuck234]

Be cool, but most of those got ban from import in the US. I would love to own one, but all that is left is the NFA machine gun models (ATF's definition of select fire rifles) that cost about as much as a new off the line BMW M5 with the sport trim package with the other paperwork to get it approved by ATF. And the semi-auto models are unfortunately even more rare...

[@segwolfxviii2919]

SgtStinger yes!!!

[@christopherhendren117]

I love the SCAR 17, I've had one for a couple years now. I'm surprised that I have not seen this. I'm glad to see that she passed *the* mud test.

[@281cu6]

So SCAR and AR > AK in mud test.

[@FlymanMS]

But not in overall reliability.

[@QuickStrikes84]

This IS part of overall reliability. InB4 AK's never malfunction when clean, while scars and AR's can't run without using the mud as lube.

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

Depends on the gun mate. There are high quality Ar15s that will keep putting rounds downrange reliably for thousands of rounds. And there are many AKMs that will fail after just a few thousand. It all depends on who builds them.

[@segwolfxviii2919]

FlymanMS lol ok? Wtf are you talking about????

[@MisterGreenGuy]

"but it was not real russian ak built by russian, using super classified russian steel in mother russia! Of course it not good!" ~muh reliable 47 shill

[@InugamiTheHound]

wow this Scar did a amazing job!! Seeing it fire even after getting muddy is awesome.

[@antitankgunguy3192]

I've got a Galil ACE in .308 and am curious to see how it compares to the SCAR H. Are you guys interested in trying out such a thing?

[@AGS363]

In a past Q & A video they mentioned that they would like to test one. Hopefully they will see this comment and take your offer.

[@airtechie]

I would like to see the Galil ACE as well

[@sea2813]

It'd be a good gun to test because of the reciprocating dust cover

[@jacobmorenzoni2469]

Do it urself m8

[@neilpieterse9614]

The Galil got stuck after 3 rounds, watched the video just now

[@LeFeuauxpoudres]

Wow, that sound when you shoot it, very nice!

[@leatherface967]

Damn I would never put my honey Belgian waffle 17 in that much mud

[@jenshoffmann2881]

but now you know you COULD ;-)

[@Dixielinemuzik]

Safe queer.. I mean queen?

[@williamflowers9435]

It’s not theirs. I bet you’d have no problem putting your rich friends’ guns thru it.

[@pcb8639]

Loved the slow motion mud firing.

[@Siencyns1989]

I'm legitimately impressed that the SCAR didn't just pass the mud test, but passed probably the grossest mud test you guys have ever done.

[@hankhammer869]

Best damn mud test I've seen so far. Makes me want to pick up a scar.

[@Qsaws_]

To stay on the FN brand i'd love to see the FNS2000 next

[@elpatrico2562]

There is a dirt test on YT already.

[@tastychunks]

Wish granted

[@Qsaws_]

@@tastychunks Yes i saw that haha. And it did as well as i expected,

[@Shawn_the_Protogen]

People can talk trash all they want about the SCAR-17, I still love it.

[@H_412]

Ahh another glorious mud test!

[@1AbominAble1]

That was a very respectable and impressive showing for the SCAR-H

[@jeffrey25m]

I'd love to see an MP5 mud test, i assume it will do very well.

[@yawenclaudio5756]

Pleaaaaaaaase do one

[@Luthtar]

Voornaamb g The G3 actually did all right and the CETME-L did great, so I can only assume the MP5 would do the same.

[@yawenclaudio5756]

Luthtar but you never know till you try it! Hahahaha (I think the same way though)

[@grumples1517]

I would love to see a Galil mud test. I am a huge fan of these tests. keep up the good work and thank you for the great content.

[@DanTheMailman330]

"I used to have this really cool friend that would loan me his scar heavy..."

[@PARAN0IDxGERBIL]

Nothing more beautiful than machinery working properly under extreme conditions

[@Hostilenemy]

A mud covered Karl is all I need in a rainy day.

[@freeholdtacticalmed]

Awesome reliability! I fired the SCAR light and wasn’t overly impressed. I never got the chance to “field test” it properly. I need to revisit!

[@christopherzarcone1363]

Can’t wait for a Howell automatic rifle test

[@Tripp426]

The desert landscape makes each shot sound incredible! I also learned that even ammo as high quality as Hirtenberger can still have a dud round.

[@andrewrobinson4019]

Ian: “Next you fire from prone while I pour mud on you.”

[@PokemonHaloFan]

Just came from the HK416 mud test and was not expecting the SCAR to run so well. I really like the SCAR platform and I'm glad to see that it runs so well in mud.

[@colinfaherty661]

And people say the scar is unreliable

[@357magdad]

The slow motion mud was cool!

[@CampinSteve]

something something ak, something something mother Russia

[@brianng9765]

Something something AK failed, something something Romanian AK failed, something something Valmet high end AK failed, something something communist

[@brianng9765]

And something something old m16 flawlessly succeeded

[@tobyalder42]

It wasn’t flawless, at last it failed as well

[@Gerbs1913]

One of my favorite modern rifles. The sleek look and the fact it fires a full size rifle cartridge like the 308, basically makes it a modern M14. And the fact it did fine with this mud test shows why the military actually uses it somewhat.

[@Gerbs1913]

@Somarik Green One of the main complaints about the SCAR H is the recoil on full auto, so close to the M14. Not far behind the FAL in that aspect though, but I suppose it is preference.

[@mackgriffin7397]

This mud test does not matter at all. The question that should be asked is .................... Does it take glock mags?

[@daftpunk672]

The glock mags are inserted into the pistol grip

[@austinfowler3313]

There's something so satisfying about a mud covered shell flying through the air

[@stgdz]

obviously the 45 luger needs to be mud tested so it can be compared to the 9mm and see if the cartridge makes a difference. For science of course

[@ethanjones741]

Got to say that's quite impressive, wouldn't have expected that result.

[@petesheppard1709]

Seeing the rifle move under the mud in the slo-mo was cool! Good for the SCAR! Still way out of my price range, though. :/

[@desroin]

Yeah it almost looked like the mud stayed where it was and the rifle moved back underneath it ^^

[@petesheppard1709]

That's exactly what happened for a fraction of a second

[@TokyoYankee]

That is the beautiful sound of Freedom there. That is the epitome of a battle rifle

[@josstinwhitman7512]

The Americans finally have a weapon for the trenches of ww1

[@ricojes]

One could argue a DI AR15 being an earlier contender.

[@joeturner2532]

Color me impressed, I was expecting the SCAR to be all hype, but it seems to be a all around solid rifle.

[@THR33SIXX3MPYR]

DIS GON BE GUD

[@victorrumyantsev3718]

Very impressive. Better than I thought. Like this gun!

[@paint_thinner]

Gives an m4 a run for it money in this case.

[@dantecifelli4550]

they did an AR-15

[@paint_thinner]

I know.

[@dantem4119]

BIG MAC im sure the 5.56 scar would have preformed just as well.

[@UnforgivingDemon]

Moon Meme You do realize the AR passed the mud test as well right?

[@ThZuao]

Not only they did an AR-15, they did an authentic 1960's Colt SP1. The same gun American GIs took to Vietnam as the M16A1, sans the autosear that made it full auto.

[@sxleong]

Wow! She did AMAZING! I was questioning its price and wellington boot-stock at first, but now im convinced the scar is worth the money.

[@nmr6316]

So when's the hk mr762a1 mud test?

[@01ZombieMoses10]

Man...that report even sounds good on camera. On a separate note, man that weapon is one tough mother.

[@buddymurphy4117]

@inrange, you can borrow my SCAR 16S if you like.

[@LeFeuauxpoudres]

I love the sound of that gun!

[@MaxB00M]

Any chance you're gonna do one with the g36 ?

[@MrLM002]

Verfügenichtüberdienötigekreativität Good luck finding one in the US to do a mud test on. The closest thing I can think of is a HK SL8

[@scottwatrous]

The SL8 is, mechanically, close enough to the G36 that it would make a viable stand in. The only thing I'd make sure of is that it has the vented foregrip to ensure some muck gets on the gas piston which is exposed in there. Also, I had a SL8 fully converted to G36 spec by cutting the receiver and grafting on the end of a demilled G36, and I was far from the only one; so there are probably a number of those to choose from, tho good luck getting any of them to agree to the pointless mud test. (Wish I hadn't sold mine for college money. I'd have potentially been crazy enough to offer as long as I could be there to watch)

[@gleisbauer25]

Ashley Weeks the SL8 isn’t the only civilian variant of the G36. I shot a newer model looking like a G36c, but I don’t recall it’s exact Name. But except for fully auto it was the same (outside, I didn’t see the internals).

[@segwolfxviii2919]

Verfügenichtüberdienötigekreativität how

[@sgtcortez19]

"I'll just eat more mud." Gun Jesus : "YES."

[@americanfootball8694]

Review the gorka please

[@photonicemitter9227]

Isis like it. They have nice review too

[@norfangl3480]

SCAR hated the mud test so much it decided to no u Ian and Karl and mud test them.

[@harvestn9841]

You did that with a borrowed gun? Either that guy was really nice or you're really mean.

[@stardust_2339]

Harvest N I am sure the owner wants to know too what his investment is capable of. Then again, FOR SCIENCE!

[@PassiveDestroyer]

I'm pretty sure they asked if they could do a mud test.

[@harvestn9841]

Which would mean "that guy was really nice"

[@twirlipofthemists3201]

The owner will never find out.

[@con6lex]

A big THANK YOU 🙏 to whoever loaned that rifle to InRange for the match AND the mud test. Above and beyond the call of duty, For Science. Now you will have a gun personally cleaned my K&I. Now argue about what cleaner to use.

[@OlrikMeister]

omg that mag drop was so smooth looking

[@lukaszpokoju]

Can we conclude the G36 series of rifle performs as good ?As it features the same type of bolt with a similar ejection port ?

[@yawenclaudio5756]

Łukasz pokoju Don't think so, it doesn't look as sealed as the FN SCAR

[@Howjadoo22]

Conclude? No. But you could probably assume. Can't state definitively.

[@yawenclaudio5756]

For sure, you never know till you try it but if you look closely at that family of guns, it doesn't look promising

[@DerLoladin]

Not conclusively but the assumption is solid. The G36 is rather sealed the same way as the Scar and there is not really many ways that mud can get into the areas where it matters. The short-stroke piston will just blow the rest out of the areas where it can actually get in.

[@Porty1119]

Agreed, but it may well be sealed enough to continue functioning when muddy.

[@polsha115]

I love how you break out the gorka for the mud, and you go home to hang it up because it was still clean

[@ReZel80657]

How about you wear a glass face sheld like MAC do when you do mud tests?

[@InrangeTv]

Nah.

[@forestalfrank1074]

Karl likes to be dirty.

[@dandee5042]

I don't know how well that would work for a rifle test. Seems more conducive to a pistol test

[@rdgipson]

Karl ain't no sissy...

[@ostiariusalpha]

+Gun Nut MAC isn't afraid of mud either, but he is afraid of his wife.

[@aries_9130]

Wow. Really impressive. Thanks for the video, guys!

[@ADRay1999]

Well the Scar and the AR are better guns over the AK47

[@kingofhogwarts9499]

sure, no suprises there with the AK-47 being a design from 1947

[@stardust_2339]

The AK platform still holds up pretty well.

[@rageagainstthehygiene2357]

That's not what this test says... It just means they're better at handling mud. Karl is religious about pointing this out. The AK is good at being maintained for a long period with just rocks and oily shoelaces. The AR is super functional but requires more maintenance and access to parts replacement. Both good at their own thing.

[@minutenreis]

always look in which circumstances which one is better ...

[@Hollo0w]

Depends on a situation

[@SpecOp1987]

Epic gun! Passed the lengenday mudtest!

[@dannybrown4817]

Omg this gun was so popular in fortnite they made it real??? cant belive

[@RyoLeo]

Danny Brown I know right must have use a really good RND tream to make such realistic gun product

[@nemdenemam9753]

Good Guy FN!

[@colsoncustoms8994]

gud tr0ll

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

XD OMG this comment is so funny

[@dudesalotofstuff]

Glad to see the MIL-Spec Karl Kasarda perform so admirably as the SCAR 17 put him through the mud test

[@ragnarok5056]

Awsom, his was cool to see, shows the really cool and rugged build on these rifles, propper

[@knutdergroe9757]

Wow, Surprised..... Really enjoying the mud test videos.

[@marthaduncan5533]

Thank y'all for these videos..

[@darkninjacorporation]

That scar had a beefy sound to it, even through the microphone

[@BillMcGirr]

I was surprised... I didn’t think this gun would run that well. I was completely wrong. Well done FN... Cool video.

[@Kingwolf_555]

The SCAR-H now has the Official InRange Stamp of Hubris. Good job, FN.

[@smittie1911]

Been waiting for a long time to see this. Glad I invested money properly!

[@chitoryu12]

I got to fire a real select-fire SCAR-H in Vegas two months ago and it was absolutely incredible. I've never encountered a more controllable .308 in full auto, especially for that weight and size.

[@StrangerOman]

I knew this is gonna be a mud teste. ;) I guessed this is gonna pass and it did. Good stuff. Thanks for showing again a good designed and sealed system will work great with mud.

[@piciu256]

I wanted you to test this gun for quite a while, I'm not disappointed :)

[@Dsdcain]

The slow motion mud was really cool looking at around 3:40 ish. I backed it up and watched it again. :) Actually all the slow motion with thick mud is cool.

[@moneyx3232]

so freaking reliable

[@nstauf]

This vid was unbelievably painful to watch. Glad it was your gun not mine. Good to see it passed with flying colors. I expected as much. Thanks for the content!

[@hoeruokamix]

From what Chris Bartocci said about the SCAR17, the service life problems have mostly been when fired on full auto.

[@BlackRedEliteStormE4]

Man that rifle is amazing it's beautiful

[@Jesses001]

I have jammed the SCAR many times...with my hand getting in the way of the charging handle. I have never once had it jam because it was dirty, or dusty, or any other such reason. The only jams I have ever had was because it snacked the hell out of my thumb and my hand took too much out of the bolt travel for it to work.