Just bought 2 ARs. I'm so sad!!!
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The other night, I watched a guy walk in to a street sign. It was dark and raining, he was wearing shades. He was on his phone, yapping away, then... BANG, head first.
Would you have sympathy for him?
Dude, I laughed hard.
....anyways, where were we?
Would you have sympathy for him?
Dude, I laughed hard.
....anyways, where were we?
I'm so sad! I had a set amount saved for an AR and an optic.
So I bought one of those pretty Magpul Colt LE6920s. I've always said my first AR would be a Colt. Just cause it's a Colt.
So then I saw Wolverines Daniel Defence sale, and it looked very pretty. So I bought a DDM4V7 as well.
Now I can't afford an optic!! That's what we call "poor planning" in the business.
I'm off to cry now. I'll post pics when the show up. Heh.
Charge it on Visa like everybody else. lol
CreamySmooth
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I haven't got either yet... They were ordered Friday. I suspect Wolverine will be rather quick... IRunGuns not so much!!
But it will stagger the awesomeness that is inherent in the AR15.
So no pics for you!!
Yet.
And no... Not Saskatoon. Or the City that Smells like it Sounds!
But it will stagger the awesomeness that is inherent in the AR15.
So no pics for you!!
Yet.
And no... Not Saskatoon. Or the City that Smells like it Sounds!
strider007
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My 2 cents...
CreamySmooth
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OK the Daniel Defence got here. very nice rifle. The fit and finish is superb. I can't wait to stretch its legs. There's an Eotech coming for it, and I already got a Nikon M223 1-4 delivered for the Colt, and along with the Eotech is a set of ARMS #35 Quick detach rail and rings. I must say the Press Check Ventures mags are very tight in the DD. hopefully wears in? I'll maybe try to pics up tomorrow. Night guys.
CreamySmooth
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I found some money for Optics!!
So I was loading these today, cause I was a little bored and it needed to get done....
Anyway, that was just some gratuitous .338 reloading #### to throw in this AR thread.... So anyway, a knock on the door and an AR shows up! And I cheered. I hadn't had an AR delivery in days! And the Daniel Defence was getting lonely in the gun safe without another AR there. It was like getting a dog and it only had cats for friends.... Anyway, the Colt got here, I threw some cheap optics I could afford on them as placeholders.... If you read back you know about my troubles with the unfortunate purchase of 2 AR's and lack of Optics money.... Anyway this is what I got.
And there you have it. A Daniel Defence V7 and a Colt 6920 Magpul, side by side to compare.
The Colt got a Nikon M223 1-4, which I must say is very nice. The glass is much clearer and easier to use, at least for me than the Bushnell AR series or Burris series or anything else in the 400 dollar range. I mounted it on a A.R.M.S. #35 QD mount. If you guys are looking... this mount is fantastic. Fully adjustable, you can put the rings anywhere on it, steel construction, QD levers, different height inserts for the rings and just bloody solid! The only thing I'm not happy about is the BUIS don't fit on the short rail. As I'm not going to war.... I'll get over it.
The Daniel got an EoTech. There's lots of rail on this thing so BUIS will go soon.
Comparisons and notes BEFORE firing. I haven't shot either yet.
This struck me first:
This is the Daniel Defence:
This is the Colt:
They both have the Keyhole mark on both the upper and lower. Does this not mean same factory built both?
Other than that, I noted that the Daniel probably has a bit better finish, with the outer paint job or whatever it is going on a little thicker and blacker. It seems a touch better. Though truthfully I wouldn't knock the Colt. The Daniels print and "Rollmarks" are finished better with consistent depth on the lettering and nicely done laser etching. The Colts rollmark depth is inconsistent and fluctuates. The Daniel has their standard wording on the side, while the Colt simply says "M4 Carbine" with the Colt horse symbol and the Colt Python badging. No Gov/Law Enforcement only wording.
Mechanically, this is what I note. The Colt trigger is better of these 2 with the Daniel having a gritty pull. The Colt's charging handle is also smoother. It allows use with the proper 2 finger charge or with this the one finger left side pull. If you use just one finger on the DD it has a tendency to bind instead of sliding easily. Both these issues may work themselves out after firing and use.
Furniture. Both have the Magpul MOE buttstocks. I like them but they are sloppy. They'll get replaced. The Colt has the Magpul grip which I really like. The standard grip on the Daniel is for some people, I don't like it. It's too thin. The front handguard on the Colt is the Magpul MOE and the Daniel has a round tube free floated grip, and has a bit of an advantage in my mind as it has almost unlimited mounting options. It's very well built and solid. The Magpul guard has 9 mount slots for their system, which is good too. The Colt also comes with a Magpul vertical MOE foregrip, and I like it a lot. It's my favorite foregrip and I use it on my KSG and my XCR. The DD needs something on that big tube... but I don't know what. Maybe take off the front 3 accessory rails and run it clean actually. Not sure yet.
I'll update once we get a chance to run the 2 and compare. Might swap the sights back and forth to see what I like, but I'm leaning toward the glass myself.
I'm also leaning toward the Colt a bit more. The overall setup seems to be more what I want, but we'll see.
A quick shout out to Wolverine Supply AND IRunGuns for these 2 magnificent rifles and absolutely spaztastic deals. Wolverine provided the A.R.M.S. mounts and the EoTech. Prophet River was also very prompt and awesome with the M223 scope and lowering the price to compete with other dealers. I live in Sask and I prefer to deal on the Prairies. The people are just better!
Party on guys.
So I was loading these today, cause I was a little bored and it needed to get done....
Anyway, that was just some gratuitous .338 reloading #### to throw in this AR thread.... So anyway, a knock on the door and an AR shows up! And I cheered. I hadn't had an AR delivery in days! And the Daniel Defence was getting lonely in the gun safe without another AR there. It was like getting a dog and it only had cats for friends.... Anyway, the Colt got here, I threw some cheap optics I could afford on them as placeholders.... If you read back you know about my troubles with the unfortunate purchase of 2 AR's and lack of Optics money.... Anyway this is what I got.
And there you have it. A Daniel Defence V7 and a Colt 6920 Magpul, side by side to compare.
The Colt got a Nikon M223 1-4, which I must say is very nice. The glass is much clearer and easier to use, at least for me than the Bushnell AR series or Burris series or anything else in the 400 dollar range. I mounted it on a A.R.M.S. #35 QD mount. If you guys are looking... this mount is fantastic. Fully adjustable, you can put the rings anywhere on it, steel construction, QD levers, different height inserts for the rings and just bloody solid! The only thing I'm not happy about is the BUIS don't fit on the short rail. As I'm not going to war.... I'll get over it.
The Daniel got an EoTech. There's lots of rail on this thing so BUIS will go soon.
Comparisons and notes BEFORE firing. I haven't shot either yet.
This struck me first:
This is the Daniel Defence:
This is the Colt:
They both have the Keyhole mark on both the upper and lower. Does this not mean same factory built both?
Other than that, I noted that the Daniel probably has a bit better finish, with the outer paint job or whatever it is going on a little thicker and blacker. It seems a touch better. Though truthfully I wouldn't knock the Colt. The Daniels print and "Rollmarks" are finished better with consistent depth on the lettering and nicely done laser etching. The Colts rollmark depth is inconsistent and fluctuates. The Daniel has their standard wording on the side, while the Colt simply says "M4 Carbine" with the Colt horse symbol and the Colt Python badging. No Gov/Law Enforcement only wording.
Mechanically, this is what I note. The Colt trigger is better of these 2 with the Daniel having a gritty pull. The Colt's charging handle is also smoother. It allows use with the proper 2 finger charge or with this the one finger left side pull. If you use just one finger on the DD it has a tendency to bind instead of sliding easily. Both these issues may work themselves out after firing and use.
Furniture. Both have the Magpul MOE buttstocks. I like them but they are sloppy. They'll get replaced. The Colt has the Magpul grip which I really like. The standard grip on the Daniel is for some people, I don't like it. It's too thin. The front handguard on the Colt is the Magpul MOE and the Daniel has a round tube free floated grip, and has a bit of an advantage in my mind as it has almost unlimited mounting options. It's very well built and solid. The Magpul guard has 9 mount slots for their system, which is good too. The Colt also comes with a Magpul vertical MOE foregrip, and I like it a lot. It's my favorite foregrip and I use it on my KSG and my XCR. The DD needs something on that big tube... but I don't know what. Maybe take off the front 3 accessory rails and run it clean actually. Not sure yet.
I'll update once we get a chance to run the 2 and compare. Might swap the sights back and forth to see what I like, but I'm leaning toward the glass myself.
I'm also leaning toward the Colt a bit more. The overall setup seems to be more what I want, but we'll see.
A quick shout out to Wolverine Supply AND IRunGuns for these 2 magnificent rifles and absolutely spaztastic deals. Wolverine provided the A.R.M.S. mounts and the EoTech. Prophet River was also very prompt and awesome with the M223 scope and lowering the price to compete with other dealers. I live in Sask and I prefer to deal on the Prairies. The people are just better!
Party on guys.
I think you'll like the DD, at least I did Picked up a DDM4V7 2 weeks ago and it is a really nice gun. I've been working on a load for it and so far the best has been a 69 gr bthp (sierra) with 3031 or Varget. Been shooting it at 100 yds with pretty good results. Once I find a good load, I'll be trying it at 200. I'm using a Bushnell Elite 6-24 scope on it for now (all I had in the drawer) and it works OK. I'm always torn on AR optics, I start thinking I should get a nice 1-4 or 1-5 as, well they do look cool on an AR. Then I look thru any scope at the 4X setting and I can barely see a target at 100 yds so I go back to something with more mag. I have hopes that the DD will work well out to 300 yds with the right load, hope I'm not being too optimistic, but so far it shoots well.
I got to hold it before buying (always nice) and was really impressed at both how light it felt and how solid it felt. My LAR mags work flawlessly, haven't tried any pmags yet. Only think I've done (other than the scope) is to take off the side rails - I think they look a little cheesy and I'm not likely to be mounting lights, cameras, gps devices or any other tacticool stuff on those side rails. Looks much cleaner to me.
Enjoy!
Picked up a DDM4V7 2 weeks ago and it is a really nice gun. I've been working on a load for it and so far the best has been a 69 gr bthp (sierra) with 3031 or Varget. Been shooting it at 100 yds with pretty good results. Once I find a good load, I'll be trying it at 200. I'm using a Bushnell Elite 6-24 scope on it for now (all I had in the drawer) and it works OK. I'm always torn on AR optics, I start thinking I should get a nice 1-4 or 1-5 as, well they do look cool on an AR. Then I look thru any scope at the 4X setting and I can barely see a target at 100 yds so I go back to something with more mag. I have hopes that the DD will work well out to 300 yds with the right load, hope I'm not being too optimistic, but so far it shoots well.I got to hold it before buying (always nice) and was really impressed at both how light it felt and how solid it felt. My LAR mags work flawlessly, haven't tried any pmags yet. Only think I've done (other than the scope) is to take off the side rails - I think they look a little cheesy and I'm not likely to be mounting lights, cameras, gps devices or any other tacticool stuff on those side rails. Looks much cleaner to me.
Enjoy!
What the H E Double hockey sticks guys!! I thought I'd get some sympathy and support from those in a similar tuff predicament! Where's the love???
In other news I'm so excited I also almost pee myself several times a day while I wait for them to arrive. Does anyone else have this issue??
Prostrate condition.
Have it looked into (so to speak).
Little late to the thread - but congrats on the purchases!
What the H E Double hockey sticks guys!! I thought I'd get some sympathy and support from those in a similar tuff predicament! Where's the love???
In other news I'm so excited I also almost pee myself several times a day while I wait for them to arrive. Does anyone else have this issue??
It's probably a ######l infection.
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