Daniel defense vs colt canada
- Thread starter John Deer
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Quality wise, the DD is a top notch product. That said, the CC IUR is a proprietary upper from a world renowned manufacturer whose primary clientele are military and police, including a multitude of SF units. There is no guarantee that CC will continue to bother with civilian sales. If it were me, I'd opt for the IUR now and pick up the DD later. DD will most certainly not stop selling to civilians and should be available for the foreseeable future. The Colt will almost certainly hold its resale value much better than the DD as well.
r34skyline
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Depends on what you want to do with it. My IUR fits its designated use perfectly. Things I should point out about it, it is heavy, and it is front heavy. And the rail configuration you see is what you get. Honestly if you want a more precision based system I have no hesitation recommending an IUR top(please don't waste your time with a high standard bcg). If you want a lighter carbine for 3gun or just something you will put a red dot a lightweight daniel defense will do just fine for less money and less weight.
You are in Richmond Hill? We can meet at my local range in Stouffville and you can try shooting both if you would like. I have a CC lower with IUR upper that I just finished putting together, and a DDM4 V7 that I have been shooting regularly for a couple of years. Running a few mags through both should help you make a more informed decision. Always happy to help another CGN'r.
I see there is a superlong posting about iron sight.
The simple version is that if you go out and buy a set of BUIS off the shelf, the closer the front site is, the fatter the front sight post appears and the more it takes up space. It is difficult to put down accurate shots when the front sight post is fatter than the target. That is why carbine (with the front site about 8" away) was straightly a close combat weapon) until someone put the first gen Aimpoint on it, and then the M4 became a viable 500m weapon once ACOG became a general issued item.
The major advantage ( for sports shooting) of the longer handguard is that it allows you to grab the rifle as far out as possible. Think about this, you hold a sledge hammer with the support hand as far out as possible at the beginning of the swing so you can use less power to move the hammer hand. It will use more energy with less control to move the sledge hammer with the support hand close to your holding hand. It simply give your faster first shot from ready, better recoil control and better control in moving from target to target.
On the otherhand, if you are loading up your rifle with laser and illuminator, depending on the setup and the weight of your kits, you may need to use a vertical grip and a dual switch. In that case 9" is probably all you need. 12" is just a waste of space because you don't really want to put all the weight any further out.
The simple version is that if you go out and buy a set of BUIS off the shelf, the closer the front site is, the fatter the front sight post appears and the more it takes up space. It is difficult to put down accurate shots when the front sight post is fatter than the target. That is why carbine (with the front site about 8" away) was straightly a close combat weapon) until someone put the first gen Aimpoint on it, and then the M4 became a viable 500m weapon once ACOG became a general issued item.
The major advantage ( for sports shooting) of the longer handguard is that it allows you to grab the rifle as far out as possible. Think about this, you hold a sledge hammer with the support hand as far out as possible at the beginning of the swing so you can use less power to move the hammer hand. It will use more energy with less control to move the sledge hammer with the support hand close to your holding hand. It simply give your faster first shot from ready, better recoil control and better control in moving from target to target.
On the otherhand, if you are loading up your rifle with laser and illuminator, depending on the setup and the weight of your kits, you may need to use a vertical grip and a dual switch. In that case 9" is probably all you need. 12" is just a waste of space because you don't really want to put all the weight any further out.
