Thoughts on 14.5" upper

[philmonty]

Hi all

I bought a couple of Noveske Lowers just before the election, and I want to build one of them into a short duty gun. From what I understand I can get a 14.5" barrel as long as it has a pinned compensator/flash hider that extends the length to 16" overall.

I want to use the longest Troy alpha rail possible, and I assume 13.5" is going to fit.

Anyone have any suggestions on barrel/upper and component selection? I would probably prefer to get an assembled upper, but can't see anything I like.

Phil

[starsnuffer]

[evidens83]

BCM has quite a few options.

[m16]

I don't think Troy makes a 13.5" Alpha rail unless it's something new.

I bought a barebones LMT 14.5" M4 upper from Bravo Company and had a Vortex pinned to the barrel.

It's a great upper, considering I got it for $450 on sale a while ago.

I ended up chopping off the front sight and shaving it down to fit under the Troy 13" Alpha, here's a pic:



I can consistently hit a silhouette at 300 yards with green tip, which is accurate enough for me.

[ruddogg]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=649787

I just built this a couple weeks ago, I know you're looking for a 14.5"