How many of my fellow black rifleaholics are addicted to Noveske N4s? One is too many, and a thousand aren't enough. What say you?
Stay safe,
SRT
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How many of my fellow black rifleaholics are addicted to Noveske N4s? One is too many, and a thousand aren't enough. What say you?
Stay safe,
SRT
Doesn't everyone have two or three? :confused: If not you should.
Noveske's been at the very top of my wantlist for years. I'm waiting for the model I want to get replenished so I can Add To Cart.
I truly do NOT mean to blow your face off here, but an affinity for quality hardware is not an addiction, a disease, or an -ism. Terms like these, while often popular elsewhere, carry a negative connotation that we can probably do without as a community.
I realize that might seem much ado about nothing, but I just don't want to give any more ammunition to the anti-gun lunatic fringe than we have to. I don't own modern autoloaders because I am sick: I own them because it is my right under the law, and I appreciate refined, capable fighting tools in the hands of free men.
Now, does pride in ownership mean something of particular significance to a Noveske customer? Absolutely. What's not to like about premium components, selected by a master riflesmith and assembled under competent hands?
There are any number of excellent choices on the market these days, but I still think most would agree that John's barrels are something special. If you are prone to believe, as I am, that the barrel is the heart of the weapon, then any investment in an N4 is money well spent. Very well spent. I don't own several, but I do value the ones I've got.
AC
I love the N4!:happy:
I have two N4 barreled rifles, two Noveske stainless barreled rifles, and a BCM rifle. I don't know what that makes me, but I have a deep affection for each one of my blasters. ;)
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I have a Light Recce w/VIS and I'm building a Noveske SBR. My N4 is a fine rifle, but I am always perplexed and even a little worried when a firearm is labeled as evoking love and addiction.
Very well said, Sir.
I purchased one for my dad as a gift a few years back, put an Aimpoint Comp M4 on it and called it a day. The barrel will last for the rest of his life (he shoots 300 rds per year, tops).
The Noveske N-4 is one of the finest chrome lined 5.56mm barrels on the market today.
Five. Everyone should have five Noveske N4 barrels.:D
Noveske 16" SS Recon barrel
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Testing was done at 100 yards from a bench rest. A Leupold VARI-X III set at 25X magnification was used for sighting. I obtained three 10-shot groups using one of my standard hand-loads for 77 grain Sierra MatchKings. Those three groups measured as follows:
0.81
0.93
1.01
for an average 10-shot extreme spread of 0.92".
These three groups were over-layed on each other using the RSI Shooting Lab software program to obtain a 30-shot composite group. The mean radius for this composite group measured 0.28. Heres a pic of the best 10-shot group of the 77 grain MatchKings.
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Noveske 16" N4 light Recce
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I performed an accuracy evaluation of my Noveske 16 N4 Light Recce upper following my usual protocol. Testing was performed from a distance of 100 yards. Firing was conducted from a concrete bench with the free-float handguard resting in a Sinclair Bench Rest. The rear stock of the rifle rested in a Protektor bunny-ear bag. Wind conditions were monitored using a Wind Probe. A Leupold VARI-X III set at 25X magnification and adjusted to be parallax free at 100 yards was used for sighting.
Using hand-loaded, match grade ammunition I fired three, 10-shot groups in a row. The extreme spreads of those groups measured:
1.29
1.18
1.31
for a 10-shot average extreme spread of 1.26. I over-layed those three groups on each other using RSI Shooting Lab to form a 30-shot composite group. The mean radius for the composite group was 0.37.
After firing the above three groups, I fired an additional five, 10-shot groups in a row using the same set-up for a total of eight, 10-shot groups. The average extreme spread for all eight groups was 1.2. I over-layed all eight groups on each using RSI Shooting Lab to form an 80-shot composite group. The mean radius for that composite group was 0.39.
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Noveske 14.5 N4 light carbine
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The 14.5 N4 light barrel was tested in the same manner as described above. Three 10-shot groups fired from 100 yards using match grade hand-loads had extreme spreads of:
1.029
1.360
1.275
for a 10-shot group average of 1.22. As above, I over-layed the three 10-shot groups on each other using RSI Shooting lab to form a 30-shot composite group. The mean radius for that composite group was 0.37.
Noveske 20 HBAR
This stainless steel barrel has an HBAR profile, polygonal rifling, a 1:7 twist and the Noveske Match mod 0 chamber.
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Using hand-loaded Sierra 55 grain BlitzKings, as a control load, this barrel turned in a 10-shot group with an extreme spread of 0.726" from the bench-rest at 100 yards.. Thats not too shabby for an AR-15 with a barrel that has a chamber that was developed to fire MK262 Mod 1 on AUTO in hot environments." For the Internet Commandos in our viewing audience, I also fired a 3-shot group at 100 yards. It had an extreme spread of 0.175".
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Additional accuracy testing using the 20 Noveske barreled AR-15 and Nosler 77 grain BTHP at a muzzle velocity of 2800 fps was conducted in the same manner as described previously Three 10-shot groups were obtained from 100 yards. Those groups had extreme spreads of:
0.880
0.857
0.845
for a 10-shot group average of 0.860. These groups were over-layed on each other using RSI Shooting Lab to form a 30-shot composite group which had a mean radius of 0.29.
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Ill be adding the results for a 14.5 Noveske Afghan in the future.
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