![]() Other operators are seen with EOTech XPS holographic sights. Atop the flattop receiver is what looks like an Aimpoint Micro T2 red dot optic mounted on a Scalarworks Leap mount. The laser pointer/illuminator system on the forward upper handguard rail is the 元Harris AN/PEQ-15 Advanced Target Pointer Illuminator Aiming Laser (ATPIAL). ![]() The lower is finished off with a Magpul SL-K Carbine Stock and Lancer Systems clear 30-round magazines, some of which are blue Train-Safe types designed for Simunitions and similar non-lethal simulated training ammunition, are loaded into the mag wells.Īttached to the end of the Noveske stainless steel barrel is a Dead Air Silencer's Sandman. The latter of which is a common feature that more easily accommodates users wearing gloves. Regardless, the lower receivers appear to be set up with ambidextrous bolt assists/releases and flared/enhanced trigger guards. It's also possible that the SEAL armorers attached the Noveske upper to their own custom-tuned, fully built-out lowers, which would include a custom trigger and fire control group. Regardless, there is no reason why a billet upper and forged lower cannot be combined. ![]() They could still be from Noveske, but they do not make up the common matching billet upper-lower receiver sets we see on the commercial market. It appears that these weapons do not feature Noveske's billet design, but instead feature a more traditional forged receiver. Where things diverge a bit is the lower receiver. These deals came through various different offices within the service, including the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in Indiana, which has crafted various specialized small arms for Naval Special Warfare Command over the years.Ĭropped images showing the rifles in question during the recent exercise off the Virginia coast: Between 20, the US Navy awarded multiple contracts to Noveske worth a combined total of nearly $4.9 million, according to records available through the Federal Procurement Database System. Noveske has a reputation that borders on mythic in the firearms community and it isn't a surprise that SEAL Team Six's notoriously capable armorers would reach out to them to satisfy some of the team's needs. military and AR-15/M4/M16 pattern rifles.įrom what we can tell via the imagery taken by aviation photographer Raven Harris, the rifle uppers are from the highly respected AR-15 manufacturer Noveske located in Grants Pass, Oregon. So, we did some research, and here is what we found out-they are indeed unique, at least when it comes to the U.S. It didn't take long for our mailbox to fill up with inquires as to what rifles the SEALs, who are reportedly from SEAL Team Six, a unit that has an unparalleled small arms armory, were carrying on their training mission aboard the highly modified MH-6 Little Birds and MH-60 Black Hawks. Lord Stefano - 10 | 10.Yesterday we published some incredible shots of Navy SEALs and SWCCs operating with the Army's Night Stalkers off the coast near Dam Neck, Virginia.
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