{"id":10257,"date":"2011-06-22T22:09:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T04:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=10257"},"modified":"2018-03-15T23:46:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T05:46:05","slug":"drtv-weekly-a-day-daniel-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/drtv-weekly-a-day-daniel-defense\/10257\/","title":{"rendered":"DRTV Weekly: A Day @ Daniel Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10261\" title=\"drtvweekly062211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/drtvweekly062211-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/drtvweekly062211-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/drtvweekly062211.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Last week, I was down in Savannah to spend some time with Daniel Defense including a trip to the shooting range.The first thing I want to say is I love, absolutely love, the Ambush 6.8 SPC rifle! We were shooting the 16-inch version with it&#8217;s free-floating barrel in a modular rail system and it&#8217;s totally cool shotgun-inspired hand grip on steel at about 40-50 yards, and it was sweet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/ps\/player\/pds\/E2arxiOMXt&amp;Affiliate=Down+Range+TV&amp;pid=OLHqLgsy3drAPaWTj2Ydnvs00jTa5suR\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/ps\/player\/pds\/E2arxiOMXt&amp;Affiliate=Down+Range+TV&amp;pid=OLHqLgsy3drAPaWTj2Ydnvs00jTa5suR\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>All the Ambush rifles are fitted with Geissele 2-stage triggers, essentially 2 1\/2 pounds on the first stage, 2 pounds on the second. It is a world-class trigger and made running the 6.8 a breeze. We had a Leupold scope on the test gun, but DD Sales guy Joe Marler both agree that with a red dot the gun becomes just about an ideal hog\/brush rifle. The Ambush clocks in at 6pounds without optics and with a Magpul MOE&#8230;not a lot of fat to be trimmed off. BTW, the barrel is threaded but does not come with a flash-hider; only a cap.<\/p>\n<p>We also shot one of the Larry Vickers&#8217; spec&#8217;ed Daniel Defense carbines with an Aimpoint Mini on that great DD mount. What can you say? This is pretty much the definition of a top-of-the-line AR, and it shoots like it. Of course, I couldn&#8217;t resist the 10.3-incher with the Gemtech suppressor!<\/p>\n<p>We spent a good bit of time in the factory, especially on the barrel line. DD barrels are cold hammer forged, essentially a steel &#8220;torpedo&#8221; &#8212; what the steel billet looks like &#8212; that has been drilled and then mirror-honed has a carbide mandrel inserted, then the hammers shape the barrel around the mandrel, including the chamber, lands and grooves. It is very impressive, and the barrels speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/danieldefense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Defense<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ambushfirearms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ambush Firearms<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I was down in Savannah to spend some time with Daniel Defense including a trip to the shooting range.The first thing I want to say is I love, absolutely love, the Ambush 6.8 SPC rifle! 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