[Janno05]

Hey all, I need some advice on my next AR purchase. I am currently deciding between the following: Larue Predatar, LMT MRP CQB, and a Noveske Recce basic.

Rifle will be used for home defense, range fun and possible three gun matches in the future. I am leaning toward the LMT due to the ease of barrel swaps if I decide to try a 300 blackout setup, but I have never seen any of these rifles in person. I don't plan on hanging a bunch of stuff on the rails, just a light and optics. Which one would you go for?

 

[samuse]

I'd stick with 5.56 and get the Noveske.

Cheaper, better, easier to find ammo.

I Just like Noveske's stuff. Order it with a VLTOR A5, drop in a Geissele trigger and your optic of choice and you have one helluva gun. But you can do that to any AR.

If you get serious about three-gun, you'll likely wind up with a dedicated gun anyway. By then, you'll know exactly what you want.

 

[WoodenPlank]

I'd go with the Larue first, then Noveske, then the LMT. I believe the quick change barrels on the LMT require a proprietary barrel, but I can't remember for sure.

 

[TedG]

I have never handled a Larue or LMT, but I have owned an N4. The Noveske is tight rifle with a very nice fit and finish. It is a quality product.

 

[battlin bulldog]

I'd go with the Larue first, then Noveske, then the LMT. I believe the quick change barrels on the LMT require a proprietary barrel, but I can't remember for sure.

You are correct about the barrel being proprietary. To the OP. you need to decide if you want a stainless barrel or a chrome barrel. Both have great advantages. All 3 are excelent choices. I would lean larue if your looking to get all the accuracy you can out of your rifle. noveske or LMT if you want something you can beat up and still perform great. I just bought a Noveske RECCE and I love it so yes I am biased:tongueout:

 

[WoodenPlank]

You are correct about the barrel being proprietary. To the OP. you need to decide if you want a stainless barrel or a chrome barrel. Both have great advantages. All 3 are excelent choices. I would lean larue if your looking to get all the accuracy you can out of your rifle. noveske or LMT if you want something you can beat up and still perform great. I just bought a Noveske RECCE and I love it so yes I am biased:tongueout:

you can beat a LaRue pretty hard, and it'll still run.

 

[battlin bulldog]

you can beat a LaRue pretty hard, and it'll still run.

larue is certainly a top tier company. But as a general rule of thumb a chrome barrel will handle abuse better than stainless. Thats not to say a larue stainless barrel wont hold up. I came very close to getting a larue this last purchase and will most likely get one the next time around. I need to make more money for this game :supergrin:

 

[svtpwnz]

Really, they are all fantastic rifles and I was in the same boat you are in. I have been stuck between the Larue OBR, LMT, SR-15 e3. I settled on a Noveske shorty 10.5" 5.56 with switchblock. My FFL had one come in for a customer and he let me fondle it and that was all it took. The rifle is simply a work of art and fit and finish is top notch. It will be my next rifle with an Acog TA31-RMR.

 

[12131]

Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche...take your pick.

 

[WoodenPlank]

Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche...take your pick.

You forgot Aston Martin.... :whistling:

 

[SOLIDSNAK3]

i strongly dislike larue's wait time for their ar's. good things come to those that wait, but at 1400+, i better have it in my hand the next day. next week at most. sure sounds like a good rifle, but i've never handled one so i can speak from experience.

i handled a noveske rifle for the first time on friday. tightest gun i have ever handled. no movement between upper and lower. handled 2 lwrc's that were on display next to it and the upper and lower movement was horrible. at 2k, i imagine the lwrc to be just as tight as the noveske. all three guns were in the same price range. 2000

i own a lmt mws 308. not an ar, but the fit and finish is fantastic. (it better be, it was a 2k gun) i expect the lmt ar's in 556 to be of equal build quality.

 

[Javelin]

You forgot Aston Martin.... :whistling:

Would that be KAC? :tongueout:

 

[TSAX]

Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche...take your pick.

You forgot Aston Martin.... :whistling:

Its better than a McDonalds vs Burger King vs Wendys vs Jack In The Box.

All 3 are great and have great reputations tough call, Ive heard of all being great but only handled a LaRue and it was outstanding.








:50cal:

 

[AK_Stick]

I'd take the Noveske first, Larue a close second, and LMT a distant third.


Nothing wrong with any of them, and the LMT is in no way a bad rifle, I just prefer the other two after my dealings with Mark Larue, and John Noveske, I enjoy a company where the boss answers the phones, questions, and takes the time to write his end users.

 

[Javelin]

I'd take the Noveske first, Larue a close second, and LMT a distant third.


Nothing wrong with any of them, and the LMT is in no way a bad rifle, I just prefer the other two after my dealings with Mark Larue, and John Noveske, I enjoy a company where the boss answers the phones, questions, and takes the time to write his end users.

:agree:

Noveske is by far my favorite primo build AR. I really enjoy their accuracy and in 100 years their barrels will still probably be legendary.

 

[GSSF17]

This is definitely one of those "awesome vs. awesome vs. awesome" situations. I agree with Noveske first, only because I think the attention to their craft is unparalelled in both the product and their service.

As far as LMT and LaRue, I'd try LMT second and LaRue third, only because of a so-so experience I had with LaRue in 2009. They fixed it quickly and professionally, but the mess up was not something I expected when I was dropping 2k.

 

[GThirtyTwo]

Noveske > Larue > LMT

 

[MrMurphy]

I'd get a Stealth before a PredatAR (it's made for hunting), and LaRue before Noveske, personal preference due to background.

Nothing wrong with Noveske or LMT, just how it is.

And AK, Mark does answer the phone, just not as much as he used to. Never know though, sometimes he surprises people. As to wait time, the wait has been down to "today" and up to "three months from now"...pretty much entirely down to how many people order all at once. You can only produce and test so many per day. If you just crank them out without conducting QC checks, test-firing and accuracy testing.....well hell, you can just call them DPMS.

If i'm throwing that much money down, i can wait a few days to ensure it's right.

 

[WoodenPlank]

I'd get a Stealth before a PredatAR (it's made for hunting), and LaRue before Noveske, personal preference due to background.

Nothing wrong with Noveske or LMT, just how it is.

And AK, Mark does answer the phone, just not as much as he used to. Never know though, sometimes he surprises people. As to wait time, the wait has been down to "today" and up to "three months from now"...pretty much entirely down to how many people order all at once. You can only produce and test so many per day. If you just crank them out without conducting QC checks, test-firing and accuracy testing.....well hell, you can just call them DPMS.

If i'm throwing that much money down, i can wait a few days to ensure it's right.

Abso-freakin-lutely. LT does everything possible to get it right the first time, and the definitely stick buy their guarantees.

I'd get the PredatAR over a Stealth upper, though, solely because the gap in the top rail drives me nuts.

 

[MrMurphy]

If that was all, i'd get an OBR-5.56, not the PredatAR unless it was a dedicated hunting gun.

The OBR will tolerate more rapid fire than the Pred will from all I know.