The Noveske site says they can only be bought from dealers.
I'll have to contact Rainier or G & R Tactical.
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For the forseeable future, Noveske will send you to a dealer for ordering. Your best bet is Mike @ ROGTAC, Rainier Arms or Grant at G&R. All are great to deal with, but Mike is simply amazing on the customer service front when it comes to hard-to-get Noveske stuff. I just got an NSR upper from him recently.
Contact Mike Ko directly at ROGTAC. He'll be able to give you a better indication of what will be available/what's coming in/and when. Things are obviously crazy right now, but it's always better to talk to someone vs. relying on web/email updates. Mike is absolutely awesome on this front.
This is what you get when you buy a Noveske upper without a muzzle device...a Noveske branded thread protector.
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I am not sure if I understand what you were saying correctly but you can't have an upper receiver w/ a total barrel length of less than 16" in the same house as a lower receiver unless the lower is SBR registered. This is obviously regardless of whether the rifle is "assembled" or not.
I've been I contact with Mike Ko at ROGTAC. So far his customer service has been exceptional. My uppers will be ordered. I also had to decide what length NSR rail. I went with the 13.5 after reviewing the pros and cons. I'm getting the Noveske thread caps and will try to get the BCM comp for my gunsmith to put on later.
Thanks to all who contributed to this thread.