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EMG NOVESKE INFIDEL
EMG
NOVESKE
INFIDEL
WITH SO MANY GREAT AR STYLE AEGS
ON THE MARKET IT’S SOMETIMES HARD TO DECIDE
BETWEEN THEM, SO WHEN A MODEL APPEARS THAT TICKS ALL
THE BOXES FOR BEING “UNIQUE” IT’S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE WORTH A
LOOK. THIS MONTH BILL GETS ON THE RANGE WITH THE LATEST NOVESKE-INSPIRED
MODEL FROM EMG!
I
t must have been back in the early
2000’s that Noveske Rifleworks first
appeared on my personal “Airsoft
Radar” as I was in the mood to build a
short AR. I’d been invited to a game with
the remit for creating a close protection
team for an HVT and, as we’d be operating
from vehicles a lot over the course of the
weekend, I wanted something a bit “short
and special”. I looked at various SMG
models but then started looking into “real
world” options, and it was at this point
that I discovered the “Gen 1 Noveske
Diplomat”.
This cracking little SBR was designed
for CP details by an American company
called Noveske Rifleworks, founded by the
late (and sorely missed) John Noveske in
2001. It was a super-compact and highly
modified AR system that featured the
original KX3 “Sound Hog” and it fitted my
requirements perfectly as, in its real form,
it was as compact as an MP5 yet had the
stopping power of the 5.56mm round! I
set about gathering parts but at the same
time, my mate Frank (then at Airsoft GI in
California), was also working on the self-
same project!
After a number of phone calls back and
forth, the project came slowly together and
if memory serves, my original “Diplomat”
was based on a cheap and cheerful ECHO
1 “M4” which was chopped and changed,
the correct rail and KX3 fitted, and made
ready for action. The only problem was
that I really didn’t want to run a battery
box so as to keep everything “slimline”,
but at that point in time there was no
suitable battery (this was pre-LiPo!) that
would fit inside the rail and my tech skills
in those days didn’t run to rear wiring.
After much back and forth with a number
of custom battery-builders I finally ended
up with a one-of-a-kind battery to power
things and the little beast was alive!
Now, this is all somewhat ancient
history and times have moved on. Noveske
Rifleworks has of course now released their
Generation 4 series of rifles,
PDWs, and SBRs that are available
in 300 Blackout or 5.56mm, with barrel
lengths of 7.94 inch, 10.5 inch, and
16 inch and all offered with M-LOK or
Keymod free-floating front ends. Finish
options include Bazooka Green, Sniper
Grey, and Black. Features, depending upon
the particular model, include Geissele
triggers and charging handles, KX3, KX5
and Cherry Bomb muzzle brakes, Norgon
Ambidextrous magazine releases and 60
degree STS selector switches, Q PDW
style stocks, Magpul MBUS Pro Folding
Sights and other top quality features. With
Noveske Gen 4 it’s like someone opened
the best gun part “toybox” ever and said
“Pick what you like!”
CRY INFIDEL!
If you are a gun bunny like me, then
you will already know the Noveske brand
and when it comes to airsoft, you will
“IT WAS A SUPER-COMPACT AND HIGHLY MODIFIED AR SYSTEM THAT FEATURED THE
ORIGINAL KX3 “SOUND HOG” AND IT FITTED MY REQUIREMENTS PERFECTLY AS, IN
ITS REAL FORM, IT WAS AS COMPACT AS AN MP5 YET HAD THE STOPPING POWER OF
THE 5.56MM ROUND!”
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APRIL 2020