Noveske-14.5 Afghan 5.56
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sithinside
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Yup, pretty much doesn't get any better than Noveske.
i personally think that Noveske rifles are the best of the DI AR15's...I would probably have given the honours to KAC, but I'm not a big fan of any AR with a proprietary bolt.
I have owned pretty much all of the top tier AR's, and the Noveske's have alway been my favorite.
I have owned pretty much all of the top tier AR's, and the Noveske's have alway been my favorite.
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Amazingkg3
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Couldn't agree more. I've had both Knights and a Noveske. Though the KAC was feather light, and grouped like a boss, the Noveske was insanely well built. Mine is custom made by Armtac, but uses the 14.5 middy Noveske. Also had a 12.5 Noveske that was tight.
Noveske Afgan barrel is a stainless barrel rifled at Pac Nor's facility on using Noveske tooling
Here is a good interview with Noveske that explains all this
http://ww .defensereview.com/noveske-rifleworks-n4-light-recce-carbine-john-noveske-interview-part-one/
Noveske is one of the best stainless barrels you can get . At first the barrels look pricy but when you consider they come with Vltor gas block ( in some cases gas tube because they use the goofy intermediate....longer than mid length ) gas system ) than is pinned on barrel its actually not that bad
His upper is typically Vltor Mur or VIS uppers
IMO - if you want a higher end AR then buy anything you can get your hands on , like a SR15 or Noveske N4 or stainless upper
You can't compare a Noveske stainless barrel upper to a KAC SR15
The apples to apples comparison would be a Noveske N4 upper. The N4 uses a CHF lightweight barrel made by FN using a M249 machine gun blank
The KAC SR15 uses a Diemaco / Colt Canada CHF barrel
Don't worry about the SR15 "E3" being proprietary bolt. Once you play with both ( I posted pics sometime back ) , the benifits of the SR15 design far outweights the fact that its proprietary
In addition, you can use a standard bolt and carrier assembly in a SR15 in an emergency according to KAC . I couldnt care less that the SR15 replacment bolt is more expensive. Consider this, even if you change the bolt @ 20K rounds, you would have spent over $8K in ammunition ! Another couple hundred for a KAC bolt seems inconsequential
Both the SR15 and Noveske N4s are lighter than a upper built on a Noveske stainless. A half lb doesn't seem much on paper until you use it. The SR15 and N4 points like a dream
Here is a good interview with Noveske that explains all this
http://ww .defensereview.com/noveske-rifleworks-n4-light-recce-carbine-john-noveske-interview-part-one/
Noveske is one of the best stainless barrels you can get . At first the barrels look pricy but when you consider they come with Vltor gas block ( in some cases gas tube because they use the goofy intermediate....longer than mid length ) gas system ) than is pinned on barrel its actually not that bad
His upper is typically Vltor Mur or VIS uppers
IMO - if you want a higher end AR then buy anything you can get your hands on , like a SR15 or Noveske N4 or stainless upper
You can't compare a Noveske stainless barrel upper to a KAC SR15
The apples to apples comparison would be a Noveske N4 upper. The N4 uses a CHF lightweight barrel made by FN using a M249 machine gun blank
The KAC SR15 uses a Diemaco / Colt Canada CHF barrel
Don't worry about the SR15 "E3" being proprietary bolt. Once you play with both ( I posted pics sometime back ) , the benifits of the SR15 design far outweights the fact that its proprietary
In addition, you can use a standard bolt and carrier assembly in a SR15 in an emergency according to KAC . I couldnt care less that the SR15 replacment bolt is more expensive. Consider this, even if you change the bolt @ 20K rounds, you would have spent over $8K in ammunition ! Another couple hundred for a KAC bolt seems inconsequential
Both the SR15 and Noveske N4s are lighter than a upper built on a Noveske stainless. A half lb doesn't seem much on paper until you use it. The SR15 and N4 points like a dream
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OP,
If your the kind of individual of who practices " buy once, cry once" then Noveske, Knights is your thing, . I have a N4 Basic middy, and no regrets. I am now in the stage where a person wants more quality less quantity . get an Excellent one rather than 2 0r 3 in a soso thing. If its good for Clint Smith, is must be good for me, LOL, good luck
If your the kind of individual of who practices " buy once, cry once" then Noveske, Knights is your thing, . I have a N4 Basic middy, and no regrets. I am now in the stage where a person wants more quality less quantity . get an Excellent one rather than 2 0r 3 in a soso thing. If its good for Clint Smith, is must be good for me, LOL, good luck
If I could only have one AR, it would be a Noveske Afghan. Second would be a KAC SR15 - 16". I've owned Noveske's of almost every barrel length. My favorite are the 11.5", 12.5" and 14.5" for normal shooting. The 16" stainless starts to get a little nose heavy, and is pretty much SPR/DMR length. Pretty much any SS noveske barrel, save the 7.5", will give you MOA or better with match ammo, and a magnified optic. I'd try and buy a Noveske built gun, but in the absence of that, the barrel alone, is enough.
