NEW FN SCAR | FN FIREARMS | SHOT Show 2026

This expert review highlights the FN SCAR's revolutionary design, focusing on its intuitive operation, exceptional accuracy, and robust build quality. The video emphasizes the significant improvements brought by the non-reciprocating charging handle, which enhances reliability and reduces shooter error. The SCAR is presented as a top-tier rifle suitable for various applications, from home defense to competitive shooting and hunting, due to its complete modularity and operator-focused features.

This video showcases the FN SCAR rifle's key attributes: toughness, ruggedness, accuracy, and adaptability. It demonstrates rapid deployment from a backpack and effective engagement of a steel target, emphasizing the firearm's reliable performance and innovative design. The SCAR is presented as a superior option that redefines expectations in modern firearms.

FN America's 'Every SCAR Tells a Story' video highlights the SCAR platform's unique design and performance. Experts like Tim Kennedy and Benjamin Voss discuss its reliability, soft shooting characteristics, and low maintenance requirements, attributed to its short-stroke gas piston system and internal recoil spring. The video also showcases features like the non-reciprocating charging handle and adjustable folding stock, emphasizing the SCAR's versatility and user-friendliness for various applications, from tactical engagements to long-range precision.

This video from Yee Yee Life tests the ballistic resistance of common shovels against various calibers, from .22 LR to .50 BMG. The results demonstrate that even basic shovels can offer surprising protection, with multiple rounds failing to penetrate the first shovel. The test concludes with a .50 BMG round being stopped by the eighth shovel, indicating significant defensive potential for this everyday tool.

This guide details the installation of accessories on an FN SCAR 17S, including a foregrip and optics. It emphasizes the use of quality components like the Primary Arms PLx scope and KDG mount, and highlights the importance of proper torquing with a Wheeler FAT Wrench. The build showcases a custom 'Choco Chip' camouflage pattern.

This expert-level entry details the FN SCAR 17S, a 7.62x51mm rifle developed for US Special Operations Command. It covers the rifle's history, technical specifications, operational features like its non-reciprocating charging handle and adjustable gas system, and common accessories. The entry also touches upon its reliability, historical adoption challenges, and FN's unique warranty policy regarding suppressors.

This video features a former Navy SEAL, Jeff Gonzales, providing expert feedback on a home defense AR-15 build. He critiques the rifle's accessories, particularly the sling, and emphasizes the importance of reliable optics and the benefits of a suppressor for indoor use. The discussion highlights practical considerations for effective home defense firearms.

The Beretta ARX-160, showcased at SHOT Show 2011, is a modular, piston-driven rifle featuring ambidextrous controls and tool-less disassembly. Its design emphasizes adaptability with multiple sling points, interchangeable magazine releases, and a quick-change barrel system. While currently limited to military/defense use, future law enforcement and civilian variants are planned.

Fostech unveiled a 20-round .50 BMG drum magazine for Barrett M107 and 82A1 rifles, constructed from billet machined aluminum. They also introduced the Fostech Rader, a lightweight .308 rifle featuring a proprietary magnesium aluminum alloy and ambidextrous controls. The drum mag is priced at $1599 with a Q3/Q4 availability, while the Rader rifle is expected around $3000 with a Q4 release.

Testing a Remington 158gr SJHP .357 Magnum load from a 16-inch Rossi M92 reveals impressive performance, achieving 1709.6 fps. The round exhibited significant fragmentation and penetration of 20.1 inches in ballistic gel, behaving more like a rifle cartridge due to its velocity. This challenges typical handgun round terminal ballistics expectations.