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Thread: Noveske owners, Afghan or light barreled upper?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hitman1012 View Post
    Molon hit it on the head. They way I think about it is it depends on what you want the rifle and how you are going to set it up. I mean using a red dot on a rifle with a great stainless barrel seems like a waste. What I mean is, you will never really tell the difference using that optic between a Noveske stainless barrel and the N4. Now, if you are gonna use a 1-4 or more optic you will see a difference in the accuracy and maybe justify the stainless. Not saying you can not shoot accurately with a red dot, just do not think you will be squeezing every bit of accuracy potential with it plus it is really not what it is intended for. Anyway that is the way I think about it. Other folks may have different ideas. Hope that helps. Oh, and yes the stainless barrels are a bit heavier feeling.
    This is on the money. The Noveske Recon barrel is quite accurate, but the profile and configuration of the Recon upper (using the VLTOR MUR) I think better lends itself to a magnified optic for use in a precision role. For the ranges typically available to me (I'm often limited to a 50 yard range), I found the Recon to be more than I required and that I was paying an unnecessary weight penalty for my needs. Were I planning to shoot out past 300M with a magnified optic and a bipod, the Recon would be my first choice. Using the Recon with a red dot didn't add up, and I moved to the Noveske/VTAC rifle.

    Just to add some numbers to the discussion...

    2lb 3oz 16" Recon barrel w/GB

    1lb 13oz 16" Light Recce barrel w/GB

    1lb 3oz 11" SWS/Noveske rail (includes 5oz SWS barrel nut)

    12.6 oz VTAC Extreme 13" rail (includes 1.5oz Troy barrel nut)

    Hence my comments that if weight is a consideration, there is a noticeable difference between the chrome lined and stainless Noveske barrels (6 oz difference for the 16" barrels), as well as a noticeable difference between the various rails that Noveske offers.
    Last edited by JSGlock34; 05-08-10 at 10:31.

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    so the way I am reading this is that the 14.5" Afghan is going to around 5 - 6 ounces heavier than the light version? I would opt for the Afghan because of the midlength gas system as well as the switchblock for my M4-2K. It is hard to decide these things looking at a computer screen?????

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    Noveske Afghan

    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle1* View Post
    14.5" Afghan is going to around 5 - 6 ounces heavier than the light version? I would opt for the Afghan because of the mid-length gas system. . .
    Here is a picture of my Noveske Afghan Rifle 14.5" stainless steel barrel with a pinned Vortex Flash Hider.

    The weight is approx. 9.2 Lbs as shown with a Leupold FX 2.5X20 mm scope, mounted with an American Defense Recon 1" scope mount, TROY front and rear BUIS, Milspec MagPul CTR, Voltr receiver extension, Colt Carbine Buffer/ Spring, DD QD end-plate, Tango Down Stubby VFG, Tango-Down Battle grip, MagPul trigger Guard, and mil-spec FCG.

    The weight of rifle with a loaded 30 RD P-Mag with 25 rounds of Hornandy 55gr TAP rounds is approx. 10.4 LBS.

    *Note: The weights are approx. from using a general weight scale. I don't have access to a postal type scale.


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