More details/range report to come
noveske lower, 7.5 diplomat barrel, krink, vltor vis/gas block/sling plate/stock/surefire m900, aimpoint.
Nice! 
I’ll be building the same upper next month - only difference is that I’ll be going with a 551 Eo-Tech.
That’s hot.
Thanks fellas…i’ll have more details to talk about it after i get to the range…with a decent camera
More pics, range report: fun as hell!
Derek-
Look closely at mine:
Damn one number apart, did you plan that 
I got # 79 with a 7.5" upper as well
Derek – is that the Gun Gallery in JAX?
if so does Neil still have the FDE DD RISII?
yeah thats the gg - but I am not sure if neil still has that part. I have been out of town on business…
knowing the shop and time of year, smart money says no…
Derek, look great man. You keep getting some of the nicest toys I have seen.
Damn that’s a mean looking AR.
thanks fellas, its truly an enjoyment to shoot it.
I recall a thread on AR15.com where MSTN (IIRC) posted sub-MOA groups from 100 yards. What has been your experience? I’m debating between going with a super-shortie like this AND a 16"-18" upper, or going for something a little longer like a Crusader 12.5".
I believe it. I don’t have the $$$$ to shoot the amount of MK262 that Wes does :p, next time though I’ll actually take the time to shoot some match ammo through it at 100 and post the results. But here are some pictures to illustrate its potential,no where near sub-moa, bu considering what I was doing, i think it can be dragged out of it.
At 50 yards, straight screwing around, some standing up, some with the elbow on the bench rapid fire:
At 100 yards, straight screwing around, same as above:
All with basic 55grain American Eagle ammo, and an aimpoint sighted in for 45 feet.
Who said 7.5 are worthless? [flame]
We couldn’t take pictures of this, but there was a man hole cover 300meters out that we could consistently “ding” shot after shot, just by keeping the red-dot on top of the man hole cover…very easily done.
Had a chance to put this upper on a full auto lower. It initially burped, it was real dirty from the previous rounds I put through it. I put some more oil on the carrier, and she found her groove. We put 3 x 30round mags back to back through the upper without a problem. It was a real show stopper
We had an anniversary shoot today, a make shift shoot-house. The 7.5 shined
I forgot my sling today:mad: , but transitioning to my pistol with the 7.5 in the other was never a problem 
Some different shots I have forgotten to post:
I think you may have sold me on the 7.5". Great rifle!
My next deployment, 3-5 months after I get back from this one, is probably going to be conducting NCB/VBSS (Non Compliant Boarding / Visit Board Search and Seizure). I’m thinking about getting a 7.5 Diplomat upper with VIS for that, since it is a CQB only mission set. I’ll still have my 10.5 and MK-12 with me to choose from on that deployment.
Could you please let me know as much as you can about the Diplomat.
Does it run reliably with other comps than the pig?
How does it run suppressed?
No shit reliability with 55gr, 62gr green tip, and 77gr, MK262mod1?
How does it group 5 rds at 50 and 100, from the bench?
I need reliable information if I am going to take this into harms way, not just internet posts from the unknown. I’m not worried about terminal performance at CQB ranges. My unit is currently on deployment, and the only two guys in my platoon that go out with anything longer than 10.5inch MK-18s are the snipers. (Mine has the new DD MK-18 FF rails, and a Noveske barrel. Yes I’m “cheating to defeat the enemy”, HAIL to JOHN). It is mission specific and my unit is doing urban and suburban DA. It does and is doing the job every day, or should I say night. The 77gr ammo helps, and my rifle shoots sub MOA. It may not be “optimal” but the 10.5s are no shit doing the job. Not theory, range, or third hand, but doing it right now…tonight.
I love, love, love, my 10.5 Noveske light barrel on the Daniel defense new contract MK-18 rail. I can run the KAC NT-4 and its reliable. I’m also using the LMT-enhanced bolt, a JP FA Tactical bolt carrier and a Gasbuster. The gun is sub MOA, has velocities rivaling a traditional 16", is light, and super reliable. I would be hard pressed to run anything longer for what our mission set is. If I was in open mountains in Afghanistan, I would likely be running a MK-12.
We get to take as much crap as can fit in an ISU-90 CONEX. That’s why if I do this NCB/VBSS platoon deployment I was thinking about bringing a Diplomat also. I would still bring my 10.5, and the MK-12 for other missions, but I would like something tiny, like PDW size but in 5.56, in a foreign crappy smuggling ship or little drug or pirate boat with very narrow hallways, equipment and crap bolted to the walls making them even narrower. If I brought it, the Diplomat would be for VBSS CQB only missions. Any other mission, which could entail exterior fighting at greater than 100m I would bring something else, of course.
Hope all of you are doing great. Other than missing my little ones, I’m having a good time. If I choose to do this I may not have the full time to research it myself, first hand, like I would normally. I have 4 months left on this deployment and probably after that, 3-5 months before my next one.
I would appreciate as much FIRST HANDinfo as you can give me about the Diplomat. Guys, please, no time for hearsay or second/third hand info.
sweet.
A 10.5" barrel that can match a 16" barrel for velocity? :eek:
-B
Have yall seen this lil guy?
It’s an 8.5" noveske barrel.