Daniel Defense
Daniel Defense is a family-owned and privately held firearms manufacturer located in Black Creek, Georgia. Founded in 2001 by Executive Chairman Marty Daniel, the company started from Marty’s vision to create custom rifle accessories for his personal rifle. An avid sportsman and supporter of the 2nd Amendment, Marty Daniel committed himself to producing a product that would be unmatched in quality and precision. Just 18 years later, Marty Daniel’s concept has evolved into one of the most recognizable brands in the firearms world, manufacturing the world’s finest AR-15 rifles, rail systems, and accessories for civilian, law enforcement, and military customers. Today with a combined 300,000 sq. feet of manufacturing space, Daniel Defense has maintained a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.www.danieldefense.com
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Sep 17, 2026
Mark WaltersHOST
Bud's Gun Shop is one.
Mark WaltersHOST
The Daniel Defense, the Carr Firearms Group Studios, right? Well, they're now going through, and if we want to keep those videos up on our page, we are likely going to have to go in and edit any reference to that whatsoever based on the new terms, uh, the change of the terms of service over at YouTube, because it's not starting today.
Mark WaltersHOST
It's starting today.
Mark WaltersHOST
Oh, and by the way, anything else that you have as well.
Mark WaltersHOST
Of course, it's all being brought to you by the National Rifle Association.
Mark WaltersHOST
Greg, I got a really cool Daniel Defense shirt on today.
GregHOST
All right.
Mark WaltersHOST
Yeah.
Andy HoosierGUEST
I've been sipping on an energy drink doing my thing, trying to stay awake as well.
Mark WaltersHOST
Well, I have a cup of Blackout Coffee in a Daniel Defense mug, and I've said this before, I'm right-handed.
Mark WaltersHOST
You can't tell it's a Daniel Defense mug if you're watching, 'cause you gotta turn it around, and I've of- I've often wondered, I'm gonna have to ask Travis over there.
Mark WaltersHOST
Can you get mugs that have Daniel Defense on the other side?
Andy HoosierGUEST
[laughs] There you go.
Mark WaltersHOST
Because if I try to pick it up left-handed, I'm gonna drop it and spill it or something stupid like that.
Michael Rainey Jr.HOST
Yeah.
Gail BeanGUEST
And then my AR is a Daniel Defense.
Michael Rainey Jr.HOST
Ooh.
Gail BeanGUEST
Yeah.
PhilipHOST
... and now it's just, yeah, anyway.
KyleHOST
Yeah, I think we were talking about Daniel Defense, like Mark 18s-
PhilipHOST
Pro- probably
KyleHOST
... and how they were like super popular.
Mark WaltersHOST
Post-1986 machine guns have generally been limited to government agencies and qualified licensees under tightly controlled circumstance.
Mark WaltersHOST
If you, if you've ever fired one, I have, going down to Daniel Defense and firing the Mark 5s, unbelievable fun, and of course, you can do that on various ranges around the country that are licensed to have them.
Mark WaltersHOST
Berger pled guilty to possessing a machine gun and an unregistered suppressor while he reserved the right to appeal the rejection of his Second Amendment challenge or argument.
Mark WaltersHOST
So this was not a lawsuit brought by a, how do I say this, a broad coalition of us, ordinary f- ordinary firearms owners challenging a state ban before anybody was ever prosecuted.
JayHOST
Topic one, Sound Signature Review 6236, the Front of Rifle Systems Mark 12 Mod 4 Reflex Silencer.
JayHOST
And this silencer was tested on the 14.5-inch M4A1R3 from Daniel Defense.
JayHOST
Once again, cloners might be very happy because they really like reflex silencers, or maybe they won't be because this isn't a Mark 12, but we'll talk about that later.
JayHOST
And again, this is a modern adaptation of reflex suppression for the Mark 12 platform.
JayHOST
So the bottom line, knowing this bit of history now, what are the consequences of us having done these tests on 14 and a half inch mid instead of an 18 inch Mark 12? Like what are the consequences of that decision that we made three years ago that we stuck with? Well, Direct comparison with other silencers you've seen on the F-14-5 is one consequence, right? One consequence is you've got a bunch of direct comparisons now.
JayHOST
Another consequence is that it's likely that the performance, at least at the shooter's ear, is conservative on the 14.5-inch system, right? Right.
JayHOST
Like, it's likely, like, due to the gas system of the Daniel Defense M4, it's likely that the shooter's ear suppression ratings you saw from these reflex silencers will go up on the Mark 12 rifle.
JayHOST
It is likely those shooter's ear suppression ratings will go up.
ChadHOST
So I have those, you know, bounce back around and everything else.
ChadHOST
Well, I happen to get a, we talked about was it two years ago yeah it was in 24. it was before shot show 24. uh we talked about the daniel defense h9 which was the hudson h9 that they bought they bought the ip the intellectual property they got this gun and they went oh wow this is a turd we have to rebuild this
RichHOST
how can we make this our own
ChadHOST
Oh my goodness.
ChadHOST
We have to completely redo this gun.
ChadHOST
So they, Daniel defense, they bought all the IP, they bought everything up and then they went, we have to fix this to make it work better.
ChadHOST
And they came through and they retooled it and fixed it.
ChadHOST
And they spent like a year and a half fixing.
Sean HeronHOST
Last week, we did the most overrated gun brand and looks like 41 people went in and rated after the fact.
Sean HeronHOST
Uh, Daniel defense was rated as a, which is the highest, uh, highest ranked by the listeners of the overrated gun brand, six hour H and K Springfield armory, Colt FN and Glock all tied at a B.
Sean HeronHOST
So basically everyone was just kind of feeling middle of the road as far as the listeners who filled it out after the fact.
Sean HeronHOST
So thank you to everyone who went.
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Sean HeronHOST
Like they didn't know how to do CAD and shit.
Sean HeronHOST
So they like, they did it the way they wanted to.
Sean HeronHOST
And like, it had the biggest of aspirations, uh, they ended up going out of business uh not long after they tried they struggled they pushed as much as they possibly could and then finally they shut it all down and basically sold the intellectual property the intellectual property later was bought by daniel defense who sat on it for several years and tried to re-engineer the gun from scratch When Daniel Defense released their version of the H9, it also flopped really hard.
Sean HeronHOST
There was a ton of issues with the gun.
Mark WaltersHOST
I should be able to buy one.
Mark WaltersHOST
I mean, I love when I go down to Daniel Defense and I get out on the range down there and shoot the full autos.
Mark WaltersHOST
The first question I have is, can I take this home? Why can't I have this? Then I get real and I think, you know how much ammo I'm going to go through if I have one of those things because they are really fun to shoot.
Mark WaltersHOST
They're not that practical, I will be honest with you, but they are fun to shoot.
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