I agree. I do like the Fightlite Scr though. Great design . But they are slightly more expensive than a mini 14 with some of the parts proprietary.
The fin grip , mag lock stuff needs to go away . CA doing what CA does.
The SCR cost a bit more than the Mini, but if you consider the costs of mags when you are first getting set up, it starts to even out. I wanted to have 6 mags as soon as I bouught the rifle. I think my mags for the SCR were about $15 each, $90 total, and mags for the Mini are around $40, $240 total. So that’s $150 less on mags, and you can buy even less expensive AR mags for the SCR if you want. And there are some other ways the SCR saves money over a Mini if you want to do things like mount accessories. The SCR has the flat top rail and full M-LOK handguard, while the Mini doesn’t come with any accessory mounting.
I don’t like the fin grips and mag lock systems either, so for me, something like a Mini-14, SCR, Sig MCX Regulator, CMMG BR-4, etc. is the way to go.
I tried the Fightlite SCR, and honestly liked the mini 14’s manual of arms better.
I can understand that. It depends a bit on your style of shooting or the particular shooting activity, though.
Im not familiar with the Flightlite SCR. How’d you like it in terms of shootability, accuracy, etc.?
I am just getting started really testing the accuracy, but it seems pretty good quickly sighting it in at just 25m in prone, unsupported. About 4 MOA between me and the rifle. So the rifle is probably 1 or 2? In the next few weeks, I’m going to take it somewhere I can shoot it out to 200 yards, and then we will see what we are really dealing with. I think for that kind of use, shooting at distance with optics, the SCR will be much better than the Mini.
So, just about any AR-15 5.56 upper will mate to a Fightlite SCR lower. So accuracy is gauge by your uppers quality/spec
However, The Gen 1’s had a pretty horrible trigger, with the Gen 2 you get a better trigger, but nothing like an aftermarket AR-15 trigger. The SCR is almost all proprietary so no go on aftermarket help for lower, etc. not popular enough US wide I guess.
If you like hunting rifles, or mini 14, shotgun stocks then it feels fine. If you are more comfortable with modern arms, pistol grips, ergonomics, etc then you will probably be disappointed.
That’s one of the reasons I picked an SCR over a Mini, the ability to use AR uppers on a lower with a traditional compliant stock. I have the second generation, and the trigger is ok, not great, not terrible. But that trigger is proprietary, so there aren’t any other choices. I’ve heard of people tuning up those triggers, but don’t know anything about how well that works out.
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The mag release is too far forward for strong hand, so you will have to break your grip, or use your weak hand to reach around to hit mag release as it is not Ambi. Definitely slower than a standard AR, and I find the Mini 14 or M1A easier to change mags on with push paddle release
I sold it because I was not a fan of mag changes or manual of arms with the hunting style stock with rear charging handle. Would rather rock a mini 14 tbh. And yes, you can get a side charging upper, but they are all kinda meh
I put an ambi mag release on mine, so I can drop mags from either side. If you do shooting activities where you shoot from standing, and you need to do fast mag changes, it’s probably not the best, but can be workable. You would keep your trigger hand grip, drop the mag with the left hand using the left side ambi release, then grab the new mag with the left hand, insert it, and drop the bolt with the left side bolt release. There’s an extra step in there compared to a featureless AR, but a featureless AR makes it hard to hold the rifle with the rigger hand grip. With a mini, it’s not much different is it, if you wanted to maintain the trigger hand grip? I’ve never tried it. So to me, those are all kind of compromised compared to a non-CA AR.
I do some shooting activities with my mag changes in prone, and a sling on my left arm. So I’m not using my left hand. With the SCR, I break my trigger hand grip, drop the mag using the right-side mag release, grab my mag with my right hand, insert it. And then I drop the bolt by reaching my thumb between the trigger and the magwell to reach the bolt release on the left side. It’s an awkward step, but it’s actually something you can do with an SCR that you cannot do with a traditional AR. And to me, this process is not much more awkward than a mag change in the same position with a mini.
I do agree that using the charging handle with a traditional stock is not great though. I bought an Ambi charging handle with makes it easier, but it’s still not great.
I’m not knocking Fightlite though, they gave us an alternative to neutered AR’s in State; and I knew of a few people who really liked theirs. Take my experience and opinions as a consideration, but ultimately try one out for yourself if interested. My SCR lower was quality built.
I agree that it’s quality built. It’s not for everyone, but I don’t like the “neutered ARs”, as you said!
