The original concept behind this review was to wait until we had rounds through it before we made much in the way of comments. As it turns out, we are a little delayed, so we will start with an overview, and will document the firing and use of the weapon at a later date. We understand that an overview is not the same thing as an actual hand on review, so lets consider this a first chapter.


The Daniel Defense carbine was talked about for well over a year before it was released. I can remember talking with the DD team closer to two years ago about a carbine, and from that point, the goal was to make an AR15 that would stand out from the rest, and be a new standard within the AR15 community.

Most persons reading this are familiar with the Daniel Defense military rail projects, both with the US Military, and the British MOD. These contracts show an ability to create a top shelf project, not just in design, but establish it in execution and follow through. It takes more than simply wishful thinking to build a carbine, and to keep QC at necessary levels.