Novske N4/RA 14.5"

**Korgs130** · 10-18-13, 11:59

Here's my recently competed Noveske carbine:

Upper

- Noveske 14.5" Midl-lenght Upper
-- Noveske N4 14.5" Cold Hammer Forged 5.56mm Barrel
-- Forged Vltor MUR upper receiver
--13.5" NSR
(Refinished Cerekote Foliage Green on upper & rail *by Noveske)
- Rainier Arms Raptor Ambidextrous Charging Handle
- Troy/Noveske FDE BUS (front and rear)
- Magpul MVG
- Noveske NSR QD Sockets
- Noveske NSR FDE Rail covers
- Noveske NSR Scout Mount
- Surefire M300B Mini Scout Light Tan
- Surefire SR07 Remote Switch
- SWFA SS 1-4x Optic, T-post Reticle, Capped
- LaRue 1.93" SPR Mount

Lower

- Rainer Arms Lower Receiver
(Refinished Foliage Green Cerekote by Rainer Arms)
- Geissele SSA 2 Stage Trigger
- Troy Ambi Mag Release
- BAD ASS Ambi Safety Selector
-- Hybrid Lever Left side
-- Short Lever Right side
- BCM Gunfighter Mod 1 Grip
- Magpul SRT Stock
- Noveske QD Swivel Endplate
- VTAC MK2 Sling (note shown)

This is my second AR and its primary purpose is to serve as a back up to my BCM Training/HD carbine with a secondary role for varmint hunting. *When I started doing research for this build I came across this interview with John Noveske on his barrels and the N4 Light Recce really piqued my interest. http://www.defensereview.com/noveske...iew-part-one/. Accurate but lighter that a SS barrel, the N4 seemed perfect for my purposes. When they released of the NSR, that kind of sealed the deal for me on a Noveske upper. In order to minimize any training issues, the lower is set up identically to my BCM lower. I'm a southpaw, so I added ambidextrous controls where I could (Raptor, BAD ASS, Troy Mag Release, SR07). *

I really like the NSR. The small diameter of the rail really fits my hands well. I shoot without gloves and so far I haven’t had any issues with heat build up, although I haven’t done any mag dumps. KeyMod system pretty awesome and plan on upgrading my BCM to a similar KeyMod rail sometime in the not too distant future.

I really like the Aimpoint Micro on my BCM, but I wanted to tryout and learn how to use a mil dot scope. As a complete novice when it comes to magnified optics, I did a lot of research and ended up decided on a SWFA FFP 1-4x with the T-post. While it’s significantly heavier than a Micro, it’s still pretty quick on 1x. For me the modified German #4 reticle is easy pick up with the illumination off and, when needed, the illumination is daylight bright. I really enjoy the flexibility of the 1-4x. I went with the LaRue 1.93" SPR Mount to accommodate a more heads up shooting position.

Overall the build took me just under 10 months to complete.. So far I only have 300 rds through it. After sighting in the irons and the SWFA, most of that was shooting a few close range drills. Shooting prone (no bipod), I was able to get around 1.5-2 MOA at 100 yards. with PMC XM193. As I’m sure you can guess, I am extremely pleased with the entire set up.

**Onyx Z** · 10-18-13, 13:59

The color combo looks pretty damn good, I like it!

**skijunkie55** · 10-18-13, 14:07

Great looking rifle and great choice of parts!
How much do you want for it??

Out of curiousity, what other magnified optics did you look into?

**firerocketjump** · 10-18-13, 14:45

Love the color combination. How do you like the bcm gunfighter grip? I wanted to switch my magpul moe to it but was worried about the color matching

**wyld3man** · 10-18-13, 23:57

Nice rifle, good choice on reticle, mil dots are the way to go.

**wyld3man** · 10-19-13, 00:02

here is a good learning tool for mil dot reticles

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/131691/

**RHINOWSO** · 10-19-13, 07:40

That's a solid build, well done.

**sawman556** · 10-19-13, 21:50

Nice stick!!!

**Korgs130** · 10-20-13, 11:57

Originally Posted by skijunkie55

Out of curiousity, what other magnified optics did you look into?

Pretty much everything. Vortex, Trijicon, Leupold, US Optics, Burris, Nightforce. Before doing a whole lot of research, I was planning on going with a Trijicon AccuPoint 1-4x. Which is a nice scope that was more than adequate for what I need. After reading just about every variable optic review on the m4c, I though it would be fun to learn how to use a mil dot scope. I ultimately narrowed it down to the SWFA 1-4x and 1-6x. SWFA had a good deal on the 1-4x off on their Sample List, so that decided it for me.