Noveske N4 Basic Light- Carbine or Midlength?

[Ace4]

Not a comparison, but a question. I ordered a Noveske N4 Basic Light Carbine upper that I thought was a mid length, but upon opening, it's a carbine. Every site I see this upper on (and obviously the one i purchased from) its advertised as mid length gas with mid length handguard. I haven't had a reply from the vendor yet on my 2 tries, and noveske said I have to I through the vendor. I don't plan on returning it, as I think the specs are all the same other than the gas, but what gives? How does that happen? Did i get an old one from the back of the warehouse? The sku on my order matches the sku on my box." I now have a brand new centurion mid length cutout rail that needs a new home.

[newyork]

The N4 Basic light and light Lo Pros used to all be carbine length. You must have been sold an old one without being told.

[pingdork]

The N4 Basic light and light Lo Pros used to all be carbine length. You must have been sold an old one without being told.

Ahh that explains it. I coulda swore I thought Noveske only has midlengths.

[Ace4]

That's what I was thinking...how long ago did they switch to midlength carbines? I bought this less than a month ago from a noveske distributor. Seems weird that it would pop up in April of this year. I imagine the consensus would be to just run it and be happy with it, but I am one of those guys that likes getting the product that I paid for, too... So I dont have a lot of money to go get another, i want simple, quality durable rifles wihout spending big money, that i dont have to worry about, which i think i have in a bcm and a noveske, but I don't like being mislead either... It makes me feel like what else isn't as advertised.

[AKDoug]

My first google search found that Delta3 tactical lists it as a carbine gas. The Recce version is listed as middy. DSG does not. Frankly, if it's listed wrong on their website they should have zero issues taking care of you.

[pingdork]

I'd return it. Probably nothing wrong with it, but it's not what was described, and you paid for the rail already. Only thing that'd make me consider keeping it is if I had no other rifles and needed a rifle NOW. These days noveske uppers are scarce.

[Ace4]

Thanks for the insight, I am gonna return it and get what i ordered. I can't sell the rail for what I got it for(just to order the carbine version), so it's turning into a hassle to free up funds. If I sell it who knows when that upper will come available... It took me 5 months to score my noveske lower without spending $300-400 (rainier arms ftw!) but livin in Cali the sooner I receive my parts the better lol

[trinydex]

they don't make carbine length anymore huh?

i had been looking for one in hopes that i could build an m4 clone but with noveske goods.

[Ace4]

I don't know if they don't make it anymore, or if I got a dinosaur... But I ended up keeping it. The vendor was gonna swap it out for me, but couldn't give a eta on when the mid would be in. It isn't that big a deal to me to not have it at all... I am just gonna return the centurion rail for a carbine one and all is good. Plus I got a gen 1 chainsaw for a good price so I should have a simple build for about what it should go for anyways.

[jstalford]

What vendor was it? I'll take a carbine length one :).

[RyanB]

There's at least one vendor that orders carbine gas barrels from Noveske still.

[Col_Crocs]

^uhhh... Care to say who?? Kinda leaving the carbine crowd hanging here. :happy: