What do you want in an AR15?
So many people have that itch to constantly modify their firearms, and there is nothing wrong with that, but the one thing that I have constantly seen happen on firing ranges, especially Carbine courses, is people simplifying their firearms and accessories. The different between a 7lb Carbine and a 10lb Carbine is considerable and you really feel it at the end of the day. Even the best shot will have trouble keeping up the consistency under stress and physical stress will always occur at some point in the field. If you think about it like this, if you had to use a firearm in your home and hold it in a ready position, a double stack 45acp is going to be hard to kept upright on a threat for very long. People with experience in using firearms always trend towards simplicity.
The trend towards simplicity actually occurred almost 50yrs ago when the Army adopted the M16 and replace the M14. That was the first major transition towards simplicity and a lighter firearm. The AR15 complete upper receivers that we sell have very diverse applications. Some are for designated marksmen applications with longer and usually heavier barrels and then some are for Patrol vehicles and are as short and light as possible. Right now the Daniel Defense uppers that we sell win the lightest AR15 contest but it’s been too early for us to claim they are as tough as some of the others.