Forum:FAL vs. SCAR (re: Stopping Power)

After perusing the Perk entries for Modern Warfare 2, I noticed the caveat about Stopping Power with the SFAL... that is essentially does the same damage (hits per kill) with or without the perk. Is that also then true of the SCAR-H, which is supposed to have the same stats as the FAL (based on the in game stats screen)? I noticed that the entry dfor the SCAR-H does have a lower damage rating in its entry, but it also seemed unconfirmed, as less powerful weapons seemed to have the same damage rating.

Has anyone confirmed this to be true? It would be nice to have a free perk slot.