Originally Posted by
Tx_Aggie
After spending some time shooting a friend's DD 14.5 SLW I wouldn't hesitate to buy one if I were in the market for that style of AR. They are nice, solid, well build guns and his was softer shooting than I expected. No issues making hits @ 280 on an 66% IPSC with his Vortex UH-1.
The DD rail probably has the edge in durability over the BCM, and is constructed in a way that you can swap it for another in their same line (so for instance go from key-mod to either m-lok or quad rail) with minimal effort, since they all share the same barrel nut and mounting hardware. All of the BCM aluminum rails I've messed with have required a heat gun for installation and removal.
The pinned gasblock on the DD is also a nice touch, and that flash hider is definitely less blasty than a BCM comp, if that's important to you. You can also probably order the BCM with an A2X instead of a comp, but the price might not be the same as buying something off the shelf.
Personally, I ended up with a Triarc 14.5 middy upper with a Surefire Warcomp, but would've probably just bought a DD if I'd been able to play with my buddy's rifle earlier.
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