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EMG NOVESKE INFIDEL
also already know about the licensed NSR
Rail System and KX3 “Hog”, as they’ve
been on the market for years. In 2019
though, APS was set the task by Evike
Manufacturing Group (EMG) to make
the first fully licensed complete “Noveske
AEG”, the “Noveske 13.7” Gen 4 Infidel”.
This fully licensed replica has all the
trademarks from the original Noveske rifle,
which can be clearly seen on the lower
receiver. The receiver setup mimics the real
Gen 4 perfectly in relation to fire selector,
mag release and bolt release which are
all ambidextrous. The fore-end again
replicates the Noveske NSR-13.7 M-Lok
Rail System and is also trademarked, whilst
the ergonomic pistol grip is designed
exclusively for EMG with their own
trademark on it.
When it comes to the receivers
and front end, all metal parts are CNC
creations, with every joint completely
seamless and beautifully finished like the
real firearm. Internally the Gen 4 Infidel
AEG comes with the latest eSilver Edge
SDU 2.0 programmable gearbox made
by APS. Simply by pressing down the
button underneath the gear box you can
switch fire selector modes and no
external programmer or
trigger jiggling are
needed,
smooth, low amperage draw (the gearbox
only pulls 11amps at iro 380 FPS!),
ultra-reliable system with huge upgrade
potential. The newest version of the
Silver Edge gearbox, named eSilver Edge,
takes everything that made the original
great and improves upon it. The newly
developed advanced S.D.U (Super Dynamic
Unit) chipset monitors the amperage draw
from shot to shot and will cut power to
the gearbox if the current spikes too high
and before damage can be done to your
AEG. To improve trigger performance
the, eSilverEdge gearbox features a micro
switch trigger which works together with
the S.D.U. chipset for near instantaneous
trigger response. When combined with a
short-stroked trigger, you can achieve an
incredible semi-auto rate of fire!
Additionally, the gearbox shell itself
has been greatly reinforced to withstand
the stress of up to an M190 spring. Great
thought and detail has gone into this
gearbox to make it more durable, more
efficient and, at the same, time remain
compatible with the great majority of TM
spec upgrade parts. And there’s more, as
the inner barrel is made of Chromium-
Molybdenum (Cr-Mo) Steel Alloy and
through a unique machining and heat
treatment process, the inner barrel
grinding not only gets an incredibly close
tolerance but also increases the lifetime of
the barrel.
how does it fare when you start boogying
that trigger?
First up, let’s look at the power. The
“stock” model I received for testing
chrono’d with massive consistency at 1.34
Joule/381fps using .20g RZR BBs. I jest not
when I say “consistently” as with a ten
BB string I was looking at a deviation of
less than 0.5fps! That’s pretty outstanding
whichever way you look at it!
Next up was to play with the different
selector modes and it proved incredibly
easy to cycle through the modes
by pressing and holding the button
underneath the gearbox, which is easily
accessed from the magwell. You see a red
LED light, hold the button until you see it’s
blinked twice, and then release the button
to accept the changes; you simply repeat
this step to continue through the modes.
Then you just double click the button or
unplug the battery to reset the ECU back
to its factory settings (Mode 1).
• Mode 1 (Default) Safe/Semi/Auto
• Mode 2 Safe/Semi/3-Round Burst
• Mode 3 Safe/2-Round Burst/Auto
• Mode 4 Safe/3-Round Burst/Auto
• Mode 5 Safe/3-Round Burst/9-
Round Burst
While Mode 5 is a bit of a beast, I do
like to retain semi so for me, Mode 2 is the
one to go for. With this set I loaded up the
300BB winder with .25g RZRs and had at
it on the 30m range. That trigger is most
certainly crisp, as just a “tickle” sends BBs
downrange happily. On semi you really can
get shots away super-fast and the three
round burst function works brilliantly! I
couldn’t resist setting it to Mode 5 though
DOWN
AND DIRTY
so it’s
easy to program
anytime and
anywhere!
When APS set out to
develop the Silver Edge
gearbox, they wanted to
bring to market an ultra-
So, externally the Infidel
ticks all my “Noveske
Love” boxes, whilst internally
there’s a LOT of stuff
going on to increase both
performance and longevity.
It’s a totally neat package
that looks awesome, but
“TO IMPROVE TRIGGER PERFORMANCE THE, ESILVEREDGE GEARBOX FEATURES A
MICRO SWITCH TRIGGER WHICH WORKS TOGETHER WITH THE S.D.U. CHIPSET FOR
NEAR INSTANTANEOUS TRIGGER RESPONSE. WHEN COMBINED WITH A SHORT-
STROKED TRIGGER, YOU CAN ACHIEVE AN INCREDIBLE SEMI-AUTO RATE OF FIRE!”
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