
Originally Posted by
rob_s
Noveske N4 14.5" midl-length N4. Heavier weight than a "pencil barrel" to keep the muzzle down, 14.5" mid-length is widely reported to have the least amount of pressure.
Battlecomp 1.5. Battlecomp is clearly the new hotness in muzzle devices, and many here will attest to it's ability to reduce muzzle climb.
Vltor A5 stock system. Another part that, if you read through the threads, is reported to reduce muzzle climb, or at least felt recoil.
Geiselle SD 3G trigger. Appears to be pretty widely regarded as a "fast" trigger, and IIRC it was designed to be such.
Eotech XPS. The Eotech fans all seem to use "I'm faster with it" as one reason they like it.
12.0 (at least) Brazillian handguard. Brand immaterial, but one of the reasons we hear for longer tubes is "driving the gun", so while not a speed issue on an individual target, should come into play on multiples.
Noveske FFL lower. The flared magwell seems to get billed as an aid in speed reloads.
Magpul BAD lever. While having largely fallen out of favor, at one time at least it was billed as being faster on emergency reloads.
Shouldn't be anything wrong with this setup. Looks pretty "high speed" to me.
Now I'm not really what you would call a serious competitor that travels to all the competitions I can find. I do shoot a local carbine match Hootiewho puts on at a local range every month.
I enjoy the competition against the other guys and the timer very much but, for me it is more about getting trigger time and practice in different scenarios that I otherwise would not have an opportunity to enjoy.
It pushes me and my carbines abilities to the limit. Every time.
Hootiewho does a terrific job at this. Never see the same stage setup twice, month to month.
Usually shoot in the top ten out of 65-70 shooters if 4-5 pros don't show up.
This is my setup and it works well for me. It is not what most would consider a serious high speed competition carbine. It is my training/competition carbine and what I will grab in a SD/HD situation. Works well for me.
Daniel Defense 14.5" midlength
AAC 51T Brakeout Comp
10" Centurion Rail
BCM FA BCG
BCM Mod 4 Charging Handle
LMT Lower with Std Milspec Receiver Extension, H-Buffer and Springco Blue Spring.
Currently has a ACT Trigger installed. Not in pic
Aimpoint M4s in a Bobro mount

No longer have the BAD Lever in the pic. I did find that it increased my reload speed. However, it would not work on one of my lowers......so, I'll have them on none.
I can't say that I recognize or notice recoil in a 5.56 any longer as long as the recoil impulse is into a good shoulder purchase. What I do notice is the muzzle climb. Especially on multiple targets.
For comparison, I own a BCM 14.5" midlength MOE with the A2X bird cage, and the difference between these two carbines is like night and day as far as muzzle climb, and hence speed on multiples goes. I attribute it mostly to the AAC brake and the overall weight of the rifle.
The AAC brake/comp does a terrific job.....but it is loud as hell.
Last edited by Scoby; 04-24-12 at 15:31.
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