SCAR 17s owners... ammo survey

[HKRick]

Scars seem to love 168gr. I like the American Eagle OTM M1A 168gr the best but I haven't shot FGMM. For me PMC 147gr, and Prvi (don't recall gr) and Hornady 150gr SST all shot fairly similar. The only one that consistently out preformed the others were the heavier 168gr AE (Federal).

[Nelly105]

I will most likely be getting the Shooting Sight trigger once he starts restocking it. Was learning towards the surplus Prvi, but the 168 gr PPU I am familiar with is only $2 more per 20. Beyond that, might try some of the remanufactured Hornady A-Max stuff from Freedom Munitions. People seem to have great results with A-Max.

Most people who have tried both triggers prefer the geisselle. Just food for thought.

[fmunk]

Most people who have tried both triggers prefer the geisselle. Just food for thought.

Not from what I've read. Some who have tried both like the Shooting Sight. The Geissele is also $70 more, a non-starter. It might be a great trigger, but I'm not spending that much.

[dtrump]

Not from what I've read. Some who have tried both like the Shooting Sight. The Geissele is also $170 more, a non-starter. It might be a great trigger, but I'm not spending that much.

170 more? Geissele is 325, shooting sight is 250. I was gonna get the shooting sight but went with geissele as it was in stock. Ordered from primary arms because their shipping is always fast. True to their rep they shipped next day but USPS never scanned my package intk their system and its been 6 days. Hoping its not lost in limbo somewhere.

[fmunk]

The 1 was a typo. I have a Shooting Sight trigger in my 556R and I'm happy with it. Not going to spend over $300 on a trigger. Period. Just paid for a full rifle, need to leave some for ammo.

[dtrump]

The 1 was a typo. I have a Shooting Sight trigger in my 556R and I'm happy with it. Not going to spend over $300 on a trigger. Period. Just paid for a full rifle, need to leave some for ammo.

Yep i totally hear you on that. I did just about everything else first. but when my tax return came i started watching and reading reviews and figured what the heck im goimg for it. My trigger isnt horrible, just heavy, so going from 8 lbs to about 3.5 is worth it to me. It will really clean up my distance shooting without a doubt.

[bishop2queen's6]

Accuracy or reliability? From what I've seen with my buddies Scar 17, he has 5000 rds down the pipe and I haven't seen or heard about any function issues with any of the factory ammo he exclusively runs. A majority was AE150gr BT

[fmunk]

Yep i totally hear you on that. I did just about everything else first. but when my tax return came i started watching and reading reviews and figured what the heck im goimg for it. My trigger isnt horrible, just heavy, so going from 8 lbs to about 3.5 is worth it to me. It will really clean up my distance shooting without a doubt.

Yah I'm not a trigger snob. So I think even the $250 Timney would be good enough for me. I'd rather depend on improving my skills to make better shots than to rely on hardware.

The factory Sig 556R trigger is horridly bad. Shooting Sight's trigger was a night/day difference. It may not be as glamorous as the Geissele brand, after all SS is just a guy trying to start up a business, but it shouldn't be written off. Take a look at what people have been saying about his Tavor triggers for example.

Good things can come from small players.

[Nelly105]

I can guarantee you that you will notice the difference, even at 100 yes. I was amazed how much better I was shooting once I swapped out the factory trigger.

[onelonehorseman]

FGMM 168gr, can yield sub moa if the stars line up right and you do your part. But that's to be expected.

Yup . . this

[onelonehorseman]

Yah I'm not a trigger snob. So I think even the $250 Timney would be good enough for me. I'd rather depend on improving my skills to make better shots than to rely on hardware.

The factory Sig 556R trigger is horridly bad. Shooting Sight's trigger was a night/day difference. It may not be as glamorous as the Geissele brand, after all SS is just a guy trying to start up a business, but it shouldn't be written off. Take a look at what people have been saying about his Tavor triggers for example.

Good things can come from small players.

I put the Shooting Sight trigger on my SCAR 17 and absolutely love it. It is very similar to the Geissele trigger but is also adjustable, though I liked it just the way it came out of the package.

[dtrump]

Yah I'm not a trigger snob. So I think even the $250 Timney would be good enough for me. I'd rather depend on improving my skills to make better shots than to rely on hardware.

The factory Sig 556R trigger is horridly bad. Shooting Sight's trigger was a night/day difference. It may not be as glamorous as the Geissele brand, after all SS is just a guy trying to start up a business, but it shouldn't be written off. Take a look at what people have been saying about his Tavor triggers for example.

Good things can come from small players.

Botach has super scars for 295$. I just installed my geissele today. It is an insane difference. lets just say nobody is handling this rifle that doesnt have great trigger control. If my stock scar trigger was around 8 pounds, this thing feels like 1 pound although i know its more. its my first 2 stage and a reallllly dig it. Maybe my 16 will get a shooting sight.

[fmunk]

Botach... shudder.

[HKRick]

I can't imagine a better trigger than my Geissele for the Scar.