
Originally Posted by
BlueOvalFan
Wes--You originaly had a few Centurion barrels, which are pretty close to spec to the Noveske. Can you share why you decided on the Noveske in-lieu of the CA your had.
I had one Centurion barrel, and decided I did not like the configuration of the upper; I was totally satisfied with the barrel itself. It had a DD Lite 9.0 and a Vltor VST folding front sight/gas block pinned on. The VST was 100% a great product, but I decided that those types of gas blocks are really obsolete now (more complicated than needs be); I decided that instead I wanted a low-profile gas block covered by a long handguard, for simplicity and versatility, and I got the DD M4 RAS II for the new build instead of a DD Lit 12.0 because the RAS II has the removable bottom rail, and a better radial shape. Since the VST was pinned on to the Centurion barrel, I did not want to remove it and then have another GB pinned on- no way to match the holes. For my new build I would have used another new Centurion midlength midweight, no question, but they are not available now, and no new batches have been announced, so I went with the Noveske. The Noveske also gets a plus because it has a tapered profile under the handguard, while the Centurion is a straight untapered profile.

Gone, like a dozen other configurations before....I am hunting for Perfection.
Last edited by wild_wild_wes; 10-16-10 at 13:19.
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