Having shot a Noveske Diplomat a week ago: I made a list of reasons NEVER to carry one over a Mk. 18.
1.) MUZZLE BLAST. Holy ****. My sinuses hurt. Using an A2 FH. And that was outside using my SureFire hearing protection. My ears were ringing anyway. I can only imagine shooting that indoors, or in a car. Never.
I don't have a problem with the Levang in the open. Inside, muzzle blast sucks without a can. It does with a 10.5" too.
2.) Ballistics. I'm not chancing my 77 gr. ammo not working the way it's supposed to.
3.) Reliability. Even the Noveske Diplomat had issues, and got really dirty really quick. Not to mention we had to lube it every 300 rounds or so. LMT lower, and BCG.
What? Noveske Unreliable? My Rainier has never balked. Even shoots Wolf
4.) Recoil. Not soft shooting at all, the gun slams around really bad.
I don't find recoil worse than my 10.5". I use a FA BCG and H2 or 9mm buffer
5.) It chipped my damn H2 buffer!
Never had it happen on either of mine. Sorry for the bad luck.
6.) No suppressor warranty. Sorry that's a no-go for me.
7.) Bullets like a rainbow. Good luck going past 200m if.
8.) Buy a real PDW caliber. 6.8x43mm/ or 6x35mm if it was available. I'd invest in an LMT or LWRCi 8'' kit.
That would be a great option if ammo wasn't so expensive. And the 6.8 is still very loud
9.) You're not part of a tank crew or PSD unit. What do you plan on using this for?
Clearing houses, rooms, home defense. It's still a rifle round traveling at 2000 fps and with proper ammunition, does not over penetrate
10.) It sucks to shoot next to a guy using one. A 7.5'' with Ops Inc. suppressor is just as loud as an unsuppressed 10.5''.
I can fire mine suppressed with a SAS .308 can without EP in the open. About as loud as a .22LR. Certainly isn't as loud as an unsuppressed 10.5". If that's the case, you need a better can.
11.) A Glock 17 with 33 round magazines can probably do the same thing within 100m or so. And I'd be willing within 50m the Glock can do it better.
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