Originally Posted by
Hmac
I emailed Noveske, they responded promptly and reassured me that all Noveske uppers are designed to work with rifle stocked lowers including the A5.
So, I just installed a standard A5 in my Noveske Light Recce...straightforward RE install as expected. The Hammerhead wrench is a great tool - broke that Noveske 2-point staking no problem and I was interested to see that the staking dimples lined back up on the notches on re-tightening the castle nut. I guess I shouldn't be surprised at that, but I was. I'm a little inhibited about going out to shoot it since bow season is open, gonna wait until I can get to the range.
As expected from a longer RE, a standard VLTOR iMod on the A5 doesn't close all the way to the endplate, which is no big deal since I never shoot it with that short a length of pull anyway. Like all the VLTOR receiver extensions, the A5 extension has numbers on the top that indicate stock position through the little window on top of the iMod. Silly little thing, I suppose, but I like that.