Anyone here into firearms?

MacCool

The Noveske matched upper/lowers are nice - they are hand-fitted so they are absolutely exact...no slop or play whatsoever. Not that the play between any particular upper and lower has any effect on accuracy or function, but my general preference is for a rifle that doesn't rattle.

When I was looking for a couple of matched uppers/lowers about a year ago, I called Noveske. Shari told me that they were out of stock, but she gave me the names of a couple of their distributors where their most recent production run was headed. I called around to them, found some at JP Ten Sports in Texas and bought them there. Prior to that, I had always bought them from Noveske, but as you note, they are a hot commodity, especially now with their new version lower (as pictured above in ImportConvert's images. Noveske's first couple of runs of those matched uppers/lowers went to building their own rifles, next to their distributors, last to themselves for sale. They are still very hard to find.

ImportConvert

I like Shari. She's a pretty face with some brains. So rare that the "receptionist" is also a brain.

Anyway, my upper/lower are not fitted as Vltor made the MUR/VIS, and Noveske made the lower, but it still fits VERY tight. I can move the two, but there is no rattle.

That being said, the rifles that do slop and rattle are just as accurate as the ones that don't.

I cannot recommend the VIS/MUR enough, if you are planning on suppression. For that matter, I wouldn't own a suppressed AR without a switchblock, and I FIRMLY believe in pinned blocks. The complete Noveske upper is the way to go imo. You won't find a better barrel, and that way you know the threads are concentric before you put your $1400 can on there and pull the trigger knowing that if they are not concentric, you will blow the end-cap out.

BlackZeda

I did find Rainer Arms when searching, but didn't see the matched set option...I am down with that! Well I did the Notify Me thing, so I guess I will see if that will get me anywhere. It is better than the chuckle I get when I talk to a gun store guy.

If I were to go with the VIS or MUR, I would probably just buy a complete rifle, which I think would be more available. The logic being that there is probably more margin in complete rifles. Who knows...

Thanks for the information and I will let you know when I get my hands on a sexy Noveske anytime soon.