Buying a SCAR

[jtjcheng]

I have this big dilemma between buying a CA or a VFC SCAR.

I wonder if any SCAR users could kindly provide some inputs to which one you would recommend.

I personally think that their performance are relatively the same probably, but what about the exterior build?

For upgrade wise, do VFC guns have better internals than CA guns?

After hearing your advices, I will make my purchase soon, probably this week.

Welcome myself joining the SCAR club...HA.

Thank you very much for your advices. I would really highly appreciate them.

[Danke]

I'd vote VFC but also suggest you sign up on the Arnies Airsoft forums as there is more talk about this there. I think there are maybe 4-5 VFC SCARs here and I haven't seen talk about a CA one in my searches.

[jtjcheng]

This is true that I haven't found any good review on CA SCAR either. However, I will keep trying and if any SCAR users can kindly provide any insight, it would be really helpful.

I agree with you that VFC is probably better. I think that I will need to search much further to find more consistent opinions on both guns.

[Danke]

Lots of CA SCARs on Arnies, plus Star and others.

[Aquamarine]

But I heard the vfc scar has plastic internals.... Yikes

[AngelusNex]

VFC plastic internals... >.> isn't VFC supposed to be one of those G&P level companies??

[Lakonian]

Originally Posted by Sepulcrum

VFC plastic internals... >.> isn't VFC supposed to be one of those G&P level companies??

He's probably thinking of STAR. They've used plastic mechboxes in many of their guns, and ran them reliably.

VFC uses metal, AFAIK. I don't think they'd make a proprietary mechy for any of their guns..

[Danke]

VFC has a "plastic" hopup. You guys have "plastic" lenses in your goggles that don't run away and hide when a projectile sniffs around them.

The clear chamber lets you check the setting of the hop and verify it hasn't moved. People who know a lot more than me have commented the chamber isn't an issue but for some it could be weird and scary.

[romeo sierra]

vfc all the way!

[Cassius]

I have a VFC FNH Mk16 Mod0 SCAR Light Generation III.

It is an amazing AEG.

This thing comes in a hard plastic case with a CQC and STD barrel. You can field strip it just like the real one. There are no visible wires when you fold the stock and it takes no tool to place the battery in the stock. The mechbox is made of metal. It has a poly piston with ported piston head and 7mm bushings.

It also comes with full trademarks, 95% color matching and a torx screw driver with a hopup adjustment tool. The lower receiver is made of glass filled polymer. It feels soft yet very very solid. The upper receiver is CNCed anodized aluminium. It also has a bolt-catch function. The crush washer also has a rubber washer so your flash hider sits perfectly tight.

I was undecided between this one and a CA but the CA is something like 300$ less, has no bolt-catch, not matching colors, no torx screw, no full trademarks, no 7mm bushings, no poly piston and ported head, no CQC barrel, no plastic hard case, visible wires in the stock and it takes a tool to insert the battery.

I bought the VFC and would never get the CA.

Here's my thread about it:
http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=51540

[COBRA-CC]

Originally Posted by romeo sierra

vfc all the way!

Yup VFC is the way to go

VFC SCAR water test

[Aquamarine]

Ahh, it might have been the STAR version that I was thinking of. My mistake, I retract my whole 'plastic internals' comment.

[Danke]

The biggest risk I'd pin on buying a VFC, and most likely the others is spare parts availability. I'm on the hunt for another hopup chamber so if I want to swap in the short barrel (not on the field though) it's not a total swearing session. It's like having an Italian motorcycle or J-Spec car, you're not finding parts at the corner 7-11.

[Cassius]

Just swapped mine after the last game when I got home. It's not that much of a hassle afterall. I didn't break anything and it still shoots just fine.

[SHaKaL]

Originally Posted by Cassius

takes a tool to insert the battery.

There's an easy fix for that... a 1 minute fix. Swapping batteries take less than 10 seconds now.

Anyway... the VFC scar is a chairsofter gun... Bling Bling