I'm interested in knowing a little more about the man behind the company.  I had no idea the guy was only 36 years old.  He's a pretty young guy to have accomplished so much in the AR world.  I have a 16" N4 light upper and my buddy has a 14.5" N4 light upper with a perm attached AAC FS.  Both are good shooting uppers. I wished I would have also purchased a 14.5" upper like my buddy, but I can't do anything about that now.  

So, can anyone shed some light on his background?  Thank you.

I tried to read his Wiki when I saw how young he was as well. Nothing to be found.

Here's a cool little video about the Noveske shop:

Shop video

He sure seems to be freaking knowledgeable about steels and stuff.  I'm just wondering what he did before he started Noveske??

I would like to know as well.  Great man

This is vague and could be completely wrong, but I thought that I had read (a long time ago) that he started out working for some big name in the industry (a bbl. maker, maybe?) before going out on his own.


ETA:  It's a safe bet that both Cold and Stickman know how he got his start.

I have a book that came in the box with an upper somewhere.
Had His history in the back page.

It said I think that He worked for Lajilla or Krierger.
I think He might also have been .Mil too.

Looking for it now.

I think he worked at PacNor.

http://noveskerifleworks.com/impdf/catalog.pdf


Page 3.

It all started on my parent’s wedding night
when all the planets were aligned and magical doves
came flying out from under the bed. Nine months
later, massive earthquakes and horrendous volcanic
eruptions split the world into seven continents and
I was born.
My Father, John Noveske Sr., raised my brother and
I to honor God, to understand fundamental American
principles, and to use and respect firearms. As
children, we had access to firearms at all times. Our
dad trusted us, and we never let him down. At age
13, I was issued a rack grade M1 Garand with 88 rds
per week from the DCM and began shooting High
Power Rifle matches. This was my only sport growing
up, and a private one. I soon realized I probably was
not going to be an Astronaut, and decided the best
place for me was in the Army.
After the Army, I thought hard about what to do
for a living, and figured making rifles was the
best thing for me. A seemingly intangible dream
was quickly realized when Chris Dichter, owner
of PAC-NOR Barreling in Brookings, Oregon,
hired me and I began making rifle barrels.
The passion went into overdrive. I had a great
time there and learned a lifetime of information. In
the spring of 2001, I moved back to Grants Pass,
Oregon, started my business in my Dad’s garage,
fixed up our 80 year old house, married Lorina at a
shotgun wedding, and she had our first baby shortly
thereafter.
Things have been a whirlwind since then and much
has changed, but the vision is the same. We are proud
to have a part in these historic times making rifles and
components for American Citizens, Law Enforcement,
and Military.
Thanks to all for your support over the years. Please
enjoy our first catalog, and be sure to contact us
with any questions you may have.
Thanks, John Noveske

Thank you for posting this.

Thanks, CROWDLG.

Very cool. Thanks.

Nice.

Yeah, thanks. Cool info.

I also was surprised when I saw he was only 35..

John sure picked up a lot of know how from his stint at Pac-Nor and put it to good use.

Sure looks like he was living the dream.

Tragic that he is gone. Gotta admire a guy that goes from nobody to having quite an enterprise going.

Thanks for posting that. 36 is too young, he had a lot of road left untraveled.

I like the video. Thanks for posting.

This is very sad.  As a man his age with a son and a wife I can't imagine this event's impact on them.  Prayers to his family.

Very cool video

+1

Insightful video.

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