Inside The Factory Where Daniel Defense AR-15s Are Made
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- Опубликовано: 7 дек 2021
- Daniel Defense Factory
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I've been using Daniel Defense Rifles for over 15 years now, so it was crazy when I realized that I had never been to the factory since I've done factory tours at other companies in the industry.
They finally invited me out to their facility to not only see where their guns are built, but they also let me shoot a lot of them.
And I mean a lot of them.
This was probably the first time I got tired of shooting but in the best way possible.
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I work for a gun manufacture, and this shit is always fascinating to me. Daniel Defense makes a top notch product, and you can tell the care they put into their products by the condition of their shop floor. Their care about their employees and their brand is reflected in the quality of their products and the pride their employees have in their work. I wish I could claim to own a Daniel Defense.
Which manufacturer do you work for Robert?
@@Shift1dwn5up Proof Research. I too know something about having pride in my work.
@@MTMILITIAMAN7.62 OH absolutely.My buddy got a 300prc barrel from proof research and he's very happy with the quality.Made with 416R stainless wrapped in carbon fiber.Super accurate even under long sessions of fire.Seems to cool down very quickly...Heard nothing but good things about the company. I think that is pretty darn cool you work for them.
They do not give a fuck about thier employees. Just check out their Glass Door reviews.
@@TheMsterblaster They care plenty about their employees. Best employer I've ever worked for. Every company probably has former employees who are disgruntled. The company holds employees to a high standard because we refuse to compromise on quality. There is no getting around that. But if you're willing to do the work, they will take care of you.
The factory tour of Daniel Defense was impressive and that plant was top notch.
🤠👍 yeah buddy!!!
looks the same as others really
As a machinist myself I'll vouch for how incredibly clean that shop is!
@@ciphergalm1174 Exactly.. Imagine extruding aluminum for a few dollars and spending a few more dollars to mill the rail out...
and then you sell it for $500. lol It's so hilarious that people buy it at their crazy prices.
As someone who's company makes AR-15 lowers and handrails in a small job shop it's amazing to see how big and nice one of the industry leaders shop is.
Sweet shop for sure. I wanna say theyre down in Savannah GA. Never have worked in a shop that large.
Who is your company?
@@mattfleming86 ACME Machine.
@@jeremyandmegane8745 noice. Checking you guys out now.
That's what I was thinking. That place looks immaculate.
As an employee for Daniel Defense for almost 4 years now, I can tell you how much I love working for the company and the Daniels. It is a company focused on their people first and foremost. And while I am not an official spokesperson for the company, this video represents what life is like every day at our facility. Marty makes it a point to get to know his staff and is always interested in watching each process as it takes shape. Mr. Noir, while I didn't get the pleasure of meeting you in person during your tour, we are glad you came by and enjoyed the experience you had with us.
Cool 😎
Daniel defense are definitely my favorite rifles.
I love my V11-SLW and my V7.
My BCM’s are a close 2nd.
I just bought one of your rifles and I can say I love the quality and the fact that we can support an American company.
Folks, please do not fall for the Telegram scam. Sadly this is common for big personalities like Colion Noir.
@@RalphG75 Happens all the time
I just bought a Daniel Defense DDM4V7 Striped Upper from MidwayUSA.. I'm trying to decide on what BCG to run in it. Is it true that the Daniel Defense 556 BCG, is made by Microbest? I'm torn between the DD Phosphate BCG, & the Microbest Chrome BCG.
I even work in a factory, and this is absolutely jaw dropping to see inside this one.. So glorious, god bless America..
Having been blue collar all my life I'm very impressed with how CLEAN and well organized that shop is. I also recognize that any and all improvements usually require moving a bunch of stuff around, running new power and air lines, repainting safety stripes on the floor and so forth. It boggles me how many changes that place has to have seen and still looks that good.
Worker pride in the job really shows. No wonder they sell great products.
@Mark Fergerson, the benefit of all the CNC machines is the enclosed work areas. All the chips and coolant are contained in the cabinet.
Cleanliness and order are driven from the top down and executed from the bottom up. Instilling a continuous improvement mindset in your staff combined with an accurate hiring profile of what your needs are based upon soft/hard skill sets. Their Gemba board was not shown. In my experience those boards are never up to date and are more for show.
Great products
@@MaxCruise73 although that's true they still develop leaks and throw chips out sometimes. For instance those HAAS machining centers have open ceilings by the turret to accommodate tooling. I run the same machines. That shop is squeaky clean for a machine shop!
@@dartdodge69 I started my apprenticeship running all manual machines. Towards the end of my apprenticeship I programed and ran CNC machines (MAZAK). SO much less clean up time.
You are correct though. The Daniels Defense factory is amazingly clean and shiny.
Same can be said of the Wilson Combat facilities. Several videos are available showing the operations at Wilson. Equally as clean.
It was new in 2017 so it has only had 4 years of use and changes so that contributes a lot to how clean and organized everything is.
My only AR at the moment is a DDM4V7. Super proud owner of it and seems like an upstanding company.
Pretty much top of the line product.
I absolutely love my DDM4V7 and will not buy from any other manufacture.
I went with the ddm4v7p with law tact folder and is a pretty sleek gun
I want one of their uppers
Yeah, a one AR collection. No surprise there! 💲🤑pssssh🤑💲
I am the proud owner of a DD5V1 7.62 and I LOVE IT..! It never fails to get noticed at the Range and a number of other members asked to fire it. Every one walks away impressed. Thank you Mr. Daniel. 👍
I'm really impressed with the safety culture there. That shows that Daniel really cares about his people.
My name is Daniel... I hope someday to own a Daniel defense amongst my growing collection. Colion, you are an amazingly outspoken gun rights activist and you have my utmost respect!
You will brother! 🚀✨🚀✨🚀
technically any rifle you use to defend yourself is a Daniel defense rifle 😂
When all the Daniel's band together and take over the world we will all be running DD's
I’m in the same boat. I bought the shirt but still haven’t forked out the big bucks for one of their rifles
@@maxmyslewski this comment 😂😂😂
Coincidentally - as a “nobody” Daniel Defense generously just squared the hell out of me this evening and I’m absolutely and unquestionably a customer and user for life, estatic.
Scared*
@@MegaBoricuakid they refurbished a beat upper with absolutely no expectation or obligation from to do so. Top tier customer service
Way cool! If they had a factory like that near me, I'd come out of retirement to get a job there just for fun.
Three things I’m proud of:
1) Being one of your FIRST subs
2) Living in GA
3) Owning a few of these awesome weapons!
Awesome video as always, Sir…
As a machinist I can attest they got some good stuff going on there, would love to work in that environment.
I graduate machine tech school I'm June. One day I'll work in firearm technologies
Little bit of everything from Okuma mill/turns down to Haas mills. Them Lista cabinets are nice tho.
It’s so nice to see something that awesome that’s still made in America.
I think most Armalite pattern parts are made in the US, it seems to be almost rare to find parts that are not.
Other rifle types its of course different but US pretty much dominates the Armalite market.
Lol that name
Agreed. I dream of being super wealthy to start up more gun & ammo manufacturing in the USA.
@@Ren3gade now that’s the American Dream.
@@DreamPath323 Yup. And I'd slap them along with other manufacturing businesses in struggling small towns to help revitalize them. It's a shame what our politicians & Wall Street have done by selling out so many jobs to China and other countries, especially manufacturing.
"Companies didn't want me because I'm black...Just kidding" Never change, Colion :)
😂💀💀Love this guy.
Got me.
When he said that, I said what! And then he put a smile on my face by saying just kidding.
😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
My rifle is black!
Colion keep spreading the message of freedom brother!! Your influence on people of color is huge and you help to expand the 2A community with your influence to folks that may have never thought about picking up a gun or had preconceived notions of them. You also help to open up peoples minds to different political viewpoints and the importance of freedom, the 2nd amendment and voting. You do this by highlighting those politicians and groups that seek to rule us rather then govern and work for us. It’s not just Democrats either, there are also plenty of Republicans that are wolves in sheep’s clothing. We have a lot of work to do in America and we can’t stop fighting for our rights, our freedom and the future of this country. The media is abhorrent and out of control in this country and we need people like you to spread truth and use alternative platforms to get the message out. Thank you for all that you do and keep up the fight!!
Great video! Having worked at DD for three months now, I can tell you that this is the best place I've ever worked and Marty Daniel cares for his people like most people care about making money. Our products are also quality tested to a point where employees can't even bring home trash parts... anything that doesn't meet standards is destroyed... can't leave the building.
All I can say is there’s Gazillions of manufacturers that produce the AR platform. And from a slight distance, it can be a little tricky to determine one brand from the other. But the DD is always easy to spot. You instantly know it’s a Daniel Defense as soon as you see One and that’s for a very good reason! The only thing that I regret about purchasing mine is the fact that i’m actually concerned about scratching them up opposed to my other stuff…lol like some kind of dumb ass poser!!! 🚀✨🚀✨🚀
Just amazing seeing facilities like that in the US doing it right!
I'm so impressed with how they just welcomed you in and treat you with dignity and respect that means a lot to me being a black shooter as well. If I can pony up the change for one of them fancy rifles I'd totally would now!! Thank you for your hard work Colion Noir!!
Colion will Educate AMERICA, and hopefully "THE WORLD" !!!! Thank You AGAIN, Mr. Noir for a great education video AGAIN here 🤗😀
I'm Canadian. Was raised default/liberal anti gunner. Binging every episode of Noir was a HUGE part of my turning pro. Colion is absolutely educating us in the rest of the world.
Super cool to see the inside of DD. I've always wanted to see how the process works and how they make things, especially when I lived down the street from them, but I was never given the opportunity. Thanks for being our eyes and ears this time Colion!
I’m a mechanical engineer with experience in manufacturing, design and Lean. Working for Daniel Defense would be a dream job for a freedom-loving gun nut like me.
Let's not forget that the NFL denied Daniel Defense a commercial during the Super Bowl boycott the NFL.
Colion better not be planning to cross STATE LINES with any of his guns!
🤣🤣🤣
ADA Binger 🤔is that you?
😂😂
Ownership in the vision of the company creates a successful business. It’s starts with Safety, Quality and Productivity along with the Morale. Thanks for the tour.
Yes sir…just purchased my Daniel Defense DDM4V7 yesterday….picking her up in 3 days!!!!!
Love the high quality and made in the USA 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Let Freedom Ring Baby
I got to admit, it was nice to see the exterior shot of the factory and see the huge American Flag again. I remember driving by that every day ony way to my job at the Oracal factory down the street. The video does not do justice to the size of it.
I can attest to that, lived in Statesboro for a couple of years and driving buy it every day you couldn’t help buy admire they’re building from i16
I can attest to the quality of DD. Have only personally handled one that had an issue. The customer sent it back and ended up getting a new rifle that worked flawlessly.
My DDs are still running strong despite many thousands of rounds each.
Bought my first DD rifle a few weeks ago. It’s the DD M4A1 and yeah, it stung the pocketbook a bit but damn, it is a sweet shooter.
Ya the M4A1 is sweet.That or the MK18 will be my next buy but I'd rather have the 14.5 so I can run a regular stock instead of a brace.Ive got the V7 and the V7pro right now. Both have proven reliable,accurate and smooth shooters.
@@Shift1dwn5up Right on!
I bought my first DD last memorial day. MK 18 with a few extra goodies! I agree they are pricey, but no regrets whatsoever!🚀✨🚀✨🚀
Let’s go Brandon
I've taken a tour of CMC Triggers and looked at all they do, and this is unbelievable in comparison.
Beautiful manufacturing. 👍
This is the kind of company we need to support. 🎯
I noticed they required Colion to take all logos off his shirt during the tour. I guess the CEO doesn’t want bad publicity and In a way I don’t blame him
At 9:08 you can see the shirt is actually flipped inside out with the neck logo sticking outwards lol.
Colion you progressed pretty damn well throughout the years! 💪🏾🇺🇸
It is actually possible to do a video featuring a company brand without political undertones whatsoever.
Nah, i just felt like wearing all black that day. My hat said, "I Am The Militia" on it.
I watched this tour, then watched a video of a tour of Bear Creek Arsenal, aka Burrito Creek Arsenal. This is why Daniel Defense gets my money. You get what you pay for. I'd never own a BCA product regardless but, it's the idea. When your shop takes pride in itself enough to be as clean and well oiled as this place. Yeah. I'm supporting them.
Love the passion for designing and building. Thanks for letting us have a peak.
Nice. Been looking to get a Daniel Defense for some time
Worth every penny imo. My DDM4 V7 LW that I've owned for years still shoots amazing and I trust it with my life.
Don't bother wasting your money on anything daniel defense.
I got what I paid for with DD, I got garbage! The quad rail I bought for one of my AR-10 builds years ago was a DD quad rail. Well I noticed the sights where always out of adjustment left and right sometimes completely missing the target. Well the rail was either not heat treated or the metal used was crap because it was bending left and right with the slightest bump. When I got ahold of DD for a replacement I was told they don't make that rail any longer and could only offer me a hardware kit. I thought the response was garbage just like the product I purchased. If that product was no longer made probably due to design flaws why did they not offer me a new different rail... I would give my money to Anderson before I ever give another dime to this trash company. Their product is no better than any other manufacturing company out there. However I can say it is worse... They do have their fan boi's for sure
Check out Aero Precision they stick by their product. Their guns run flawlessly and the price is half what you pay for DD trash.
@@Abyssdiver You sound mad that you didn’t get your money back lmao, have you tried not being p00r sir?
@@idontgotagun9867 K-WEER little soi boi IDo GoTLotaGuns
@@Abyssdiver You’re a full grown ass adult acting like a little girl now lmao, that’s sad
My dad operated a stamping and die plant for 37 years. I can actually remember all of the sounds and smells of doing factory tours with him and the employees. This is guy reminds me a lot of him. Jack of all trades knows a little bit about everything in the operation but doesn't claim to know every single thing. Awesome video colion!
Very cool being able to see this and how clean an organized they are 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Daniel Defense is an excellent company!! Thanks for visiting it, colion!!!
Ur joking the owner is anti gun
@@DrSkrungle You didn't even understand my point!!! I said they make awsome firearms!!! IDC if the owner is anti gun idiot or not!!! I like their firearms NOT them!!!
@@DrSkrungle no he’s not. He retracted any and all support for any gun legislation and deemed all gun control unconstitutional back in 2018. The statement is there if you look it up.
Love DD rifles really cool to see their factory thats an awesome thing to build protecting the 2a and awesome company to work for
Marty Daniel is an inspiration to every American. You too Mr. N! Thanks for the video
Throughout my career I have visited hundreds of manufacturing facilities around the world. Without access to their processes, simply based on this video it appears that DD is without a doubt Best-in-Class! As a proud owner of three DD rifles, I also know that their Customer Service is an amazing team. Great video Colion, by the way, your “guns” 💪🏾 seems to be getting bigger. Keep it up.
I'm a factory worker for an automotive parts supplier, I know I'd have more job satisfaction working for Daniel's defense.
Yeah.. Less labor to do huh. Imagine extruding aluminum for a few dollars and spending a few more dollars to mill the rail out...
and then you sell it for $500. lol It's so hilarious that people buy it at their prices
Can't afford a Daniel Defense AR but that was an impressive tour
Don't bother wasting your money on anything daniel defense.
I got what I paid for with DD, I got garbage! The quad rail I bought for one of my AR-10 builds years ago was a DD quad rail. Well I noticed the sights where always out of adjustment left and right sometimes completely missing the target. Well the rail was either not heat treated or the metal used was crap because it was bending left and right with the slightest bump. When I got ahold of DD for a replacement I was told they don't make that rail any longer and could only offer me a hardware kit. I thought the response was garbage just like the product I purchased. If that product was no longer made probably due to design flaws why did they not offer me a new different rail... I would give my money to Anderson before I ever give another dime to this trash company. Their product is no better than any other manufacturing company out there. However I can say it is worse... They do have their fan boi's for sure
Check out Aero Precision they stick by their product. Their guns run flawlessly and the price is half what you pay for DD trash.
@@Abyssdiver thanks for the advice. I own a Radical Firearms ar 15 and use a sig Sauer Romeo 5 red dot on it and it is fun to shoot. I hear a lot a out DD rifles... never shot one but again the owners swear by them. But at the end of the day I do the same with mine.
@@gorditogproulx2712 They all do the same thing put holes in targets. It is a matter of cost vs what you really get. For me Aero Precision checks all the boxes and would never deny warranty.
@@Abyssdiver absofreakinlutely brother
@@Abyssdiver I have a DD and it shoots flawless and have zero issues with it. There's a reason why DD owners actually like their purchase. I don't know what you're talking about as DD being garbage lol. You didn't even own a DD rifle, just a quad rail that's no longer in use. That doesn't count as owning a DD lol
Im QC in a medical device machine shop & WOW the Daniel defense shop is amazing!
I met the DD guys at IV8888 range day. I really liked their 7.62x51 bolt gun. Nice guys and great guns!
What an amazing company and really great products.
Don't bother wasting your money on anything daniel defense.
I got what I paid for with DD, I got garbage! The quad rail I bought for one of my AR-10 builds years ago was a DD quad rail. Well I noticed the sights where always out of adjustment left and right sometimes completely missing the target. Well the rail was either not heat treated or the metal used was crap because it was bending left and right with the slightest bump. When I got ahold of DD for a replacement I was told they don't make that rail any longer and could only offer me a hardware kit. I thought the response was garbage just like the product I purchased. If that product was no longer made probably due to design flaws why did they not offer me a new different rail... I would give my money to Anderson before I ever give another dime to this trash company. Their product is no better than any other manufacturing company out there. However I can say it is worse... They do have their fan boi's for sure
Check out Aero Precision they stick by their product. Their guns run flawlessly and the price is half what you pay for DD trash...
They are supposedly anti 2nd Amendment
@@outboundflight4455 anti consumer
@@Abyssdiver what do you mean
@@outboundflight4455 Read my first comment
I work for a company in Dton, Oh that manufacturers surgical instrumentation and orthopedic implants for several world wide orthopedic companies. We have a wide variety of very impressive and advanced array of cnc equipment along with the support from an engineering department thats just as impressive.
When Colion first walked into the manufacturing dept at DD, I myself was blown away! Why wasn't this video of the tour at least a half hour longer? I would've loved to have delve in to the process of everything they got going on there. But, I do get that DD didn't want to show for the sake of sharing mfg processes with competitors. Still would've been intriguing to see everything.
That gunmetal Grey ddm4v7 pro with red radian parts was my grail rifle for a long time. Was finally able to get one a few months back. Still love it after about 2000 rounds.
Looks like a A1 facility! A beautiful American made product! You can eat off those floors! I don’t own any of there products but would be proud too!
Daniel Defense & Marty Daniel, you guys will always have my support NO MATTER WHAT! Thank you guys for producing quality product & making it possible for me to bear
It's ironic that more of these rifles probably saved lives by home defense than taken by murderers who are gonna murder anyway regardless the tool they use.
This is awesome. I'm glad they are sharing this with you and your audience.
Ask Hi Point for a tour. I’m not being funny either, I legit love their management and how light hearted and funny they are.
I'm surprise Colion didn't have much to say to Marty besides "yeah" "really" "ok" " that's crazy". Lol.
Remember when everything you bought was the quality of a Daniel Defense product, because it was made in the USA? And with with the declining value of the dollar, 40 years ago it was a fraction of the what the garbage we have available to us cost today.
No, because it probably wasn't. Almost all AR parts are still made in the US. Modern machining has insane tolerances at affordable prices thanks to CNC automation compared to when Stoner designed the rifle (remember he was also using plastic handguards).
Example: For $5k I can get a decent used CNC that can do large steel parts. If I insist on new machine and something smaller for my apartment well I can still for the same low $5k get a 5 axis desktop cnc (it could do lowers, frames, bolts, but more impressively turbochargers and turbo impellers since those can't be done with 3 axis or lathes). Due to the insane tooling cost reduction everyone can get an entire CNC if they wished, its no longer expensive or requiring skilled machinists to crank out parts. That simply didn't exist to this scale long ago, and because of this extreme drop in cost and lower skill necessary they are getting better quality than before, not to mention better and more consistent alloys.
Want a better example? One of my relatives took shrapnel when his M16 blew up in Nam, but to be fair military weapons only mean "made by the lowest bidder" and they don't even require sub MOA accuracy, even 3 MOA was "good enough" back then. Even the most budget options now (like complete uppers with M16 bolts) at $200 total are guaranteed sub-MOA groups.
I’ve been in various machinery type factory’s with my dad this is by far the most sophisticated and impressive factory I’ve seen
Love the factory tour, very clean! Glad to see everything is made in house in the USA! The rails are worth the price of admission such a cool process to see something made from an extrusion and machined into a beautiful piece of firearm utility!
Nice factory, but anytime going onto a shop floor like this everybody should have hearing and eye protection on. Safety first.
Yeah, lol if they are needing to yell they are needing earplugs. I like the "safety first!" yelling it loudly without wearing ear pro...
@@xPRODIGYxGAMER That is what I was referring to was the guy shouting at Noir about safety while not wearing safety equipment, lol!
Obviously I know depending on the sound level, but you could clearly tell it was way beyond that, I hear you loud and clear (well mostly just from my right ear, and only sort of over the loud constant ringing...), but I get yah.
This was an underwhelming factory tour.
I’m sure there’s a bunch of stuff in there they can’t show (processes mainly).
The first AR I built was using one of their 18" CHF barrels. Many builds since and that one is still my favorite. Top notch products by a top notch company.
I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Marty Daniel at NRA Indy in 2019. I found him to be very friendly and personable.
His company, Daniel Defense designs and builds Top Shelf firearms. I own a DDM4A1, a MK18 and a Delta 5. They all live up
to their reputation of being quality firearms made in America. I do need to tour the factory though!!
It's odd that they didn't require eye protection walking through the facility.
Idk man, I don't think there's that big a risk of shrapnel flying around there.
@@r.k.1355 if you ever worked in a machine shop you know anything can happen lol unless they weren't running anything, which i highly doubt
The 2nd amendment could have no better advocate than Colion Noir. Been watching you for years and appreciate all your efforts our rights are like muscles if they aren't excersized they go away 💪
That was an awesome plant. Such a difference when the company cares about safety and worker health. Seen some really...different kind of outlets in Asia, and this is such a breath of fresh air.
It's awesome how much props Mr. Daniel gives his employees. He does not appear to be selfish and gives the credit where it's due.
A true leader.
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You wish ... I beat you boiiii
@@AlexGarcia-xh2dy theirs was 3 min ago, yours was 2
@@20tigerpaw20 My first comment wasn't.
Pray for Texas
I have been in the tool and die trade for 40 years, and that is the cleanest shop i have ever seen.
Not only is the factory impressive, that's the cleanest one I have ever seen! Usually there is tons of shavings on the floor and all cluttered up of raw materials.
I can’t explain how much I love my v7. DD has a good mission statement and make an amazing product.
I bought a Daniel Defense DD5 V1 several years ago. I had a misfeed on the very first round, but that was the last and only malfunction of any kind. It’s a consistent 1 MOA shooter in my hands, but would be much more accurate for someone who actually knew what they were doing. It wasn’t cheap, but I’d purchase it again.
I’m with you! My first civilian AR was a DD also. I LOVE their brand. CMMG has my heart too but DD will always be my go to for a log gun. Thanks for the tour!
It's good sign when a manufacturer actually gets joy from the process of making things.
Proud owner of a DDM4 PDW 300 Blackout and absolutely love it. Thanks for posting this video. What an impressive operation.
For a person that does CNC for a living this was actually pretty interesting. CNC is basically the computer version of the mill turning that was on that board. Dope tour.
cnc can also be a lathe or a drill and we even had an older cnc saw at my old job.
@@koopspook and CNC surface grinders.. CNC routers.. CNC 3D printers.. CNC Laser engravers; You can stick a DRO on anything that moves.
Ddm4v7 is my go to . Light weight and reliable . Changed out the saftey to radian 45 and its money. Also extended mag release by magpul other then that out of the box gun is perfect. Wish they came with iron sights tho
That's awesome taking the tour of the plant and very impressive , super clean looking. I live in the same neighborhood as Charlie Daniels and his family and remember a visit to his ranch by Marty and his wife . Charlie and Hazel where both big fans of D/D rifles and the magizine covered the story. Charlie lived near me not far from Old Hickory Lake before purchasing the ranch, I was a teenager setting on the porch one Saturday morning and Charlie drove by and waved in his Chevy 4x4 and came back and pulled in like he knew me for years , he was that way with folks, I went to school with Charlie JR as well and sad to say our city lost Charlie not long ago , a true patriot and townsmen, Wish his family a great and blessed Holidays 🎄🙏⭐.
Haas and okuma machines. A dream team.
Colion Noir ~ You are the reason why I own a Daniel Defense DDM4v1. Your DD vids from 8 yrs ago made me a believer. Awesome Video
I go to warehouses left & right to fix machinery, it’s extremely rare to see a warehouse that organized & clean. Extremely impressive
How do you like your job? I just got a job doing the same thing, I start soon.
@@MrCrumb34 I’m a road tech, 20/10 love it. The pay is amazing, benefits are really good. Getting to take the vehicle home & never using my cars is a plus
It is nice to hear for what the owner said about have the right people to do the work and how he treats them. He have the right mind for how he is running the company. Also it is interesting to see how some parts looked like before and after. Thanks
Being a truck driver for a metals and steel company I've seen a lot of shops I mean a lot. Most are shit holes some are decent but few look as nice ,organized,and clean as DD. does.I do own a DDm4v7 pro which I haven't shot yet. I deliver steel to a place that makes barrel nuts for bravo and used to deliver the aluminum extrusions to AGI that was machined in to rails.
My wife and I took a DD plant tour a few years ago. It was awesome to see their process.
Thank you sir for all that you do! I recently purchased my first AR and because of your relationship with Daniel Defense I chose the DDM4 V7. Keep on being awesome! I'll be watching!
Watched a video tour of Kel-Tec factory and the difference is night and day, both the facilities and the products. Not knocking Kel-Tec, I have several, but this facility just speaks quality.
Nice tour. I'm glad they supported you in your early YT days. I highly recommend buying a DD if can. I wanted one for years and finally bought a ddm4v7. Amazing rifle and great customer service! Worth the price. Now i have my eyes on one chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor.
What a CLEAN factory! Years ago I did a tour of the Beretta factory and it was old and dirty... like and old time gas station garage. Nothing was clean, brightly painted, or well organized.
My son and I traded freedom sticks and the one he gave ME was a DDM4 V7 LW. I obviously got the better deal because the freedom stick I gave HIM was nowhere NEAR the QUALITY of stick that he gave ME! I looked up a review of DD on RUclips and found one that thrashed and tried to murder the freedom stick I have and it truly IMPRESSED me! One of the things the test included was dropping it from a helicopter and then putting freedom SEEDS in it right away and it WORKED!! I LOVE DD quality freedom sticks!! I owned 2 until I lost them in a boating accident! 😉 I want to say, also, that the factory (I’ve been in quite a few) has got to be the CLEANEST, most ORGANIZED plant I’ve ever seen! It made me really want to WORK for Daniel Defense!
Thank you, Colion, for the field trip and all your videos!
Wish i knew you were in my neck of the woods(Savannah)....we could have done lunch and hit the range! Keep up the great work you do for us 2A supporters!
Peter works magic with the videos. Another gem. 🇺🇸
That was the cleanest machining facility I've ever seen.
Thanks for all you do and the reviews you give. I have spent a lot of time the last few years purpose assembling guns with peices and parts from first Anderson and now Aero precision. But in reality I salivate everytime I see any Daniel Defence rifle, and see how well it operates.
I will own one someday, I have increased my collection more by volume than by quality. I am at the point that quality is meaning way more than quantity.
Don't bother wasting your money on anything daniel defense.
I got what I paid for with DD, I got garbage! The quad rail I bought for one of my AR-10 builds years ago was a DD quad rail. Well I noticed the sights where always out of adjustment left and right sometimes completely missing the target. Well the rail was either not heat treated or the metal used was crap because it was bending left and right with the slightest bump. When I got ahold of DD for a replacement I was told they don't make that rail any longer and could only offer me a hardware kit. I thought the response was garbage just like the product I purchased. If that product was no longer made probably due to design flaws why did they not offer me a new different rail... I would give my money to Anderson before I ever give another dime to this trash company. Their product is no better than any other manufacturing company out there. However I can say it is worse... They do have their fan boi's for sure
Check out Aero Precision they stick by their product. Their guns run flawlessly and the price is half what you pay for DD trash...
It's amazing how clean the production area is, considering all the aluminum dust, chips and shavings. That in itself says top notch manufacture !
Always look forward to your content, you're doing a great job, don't change who you are. Thanks for giving us a tour of Daniel Defense.
You know a company is on point when you could eat off of the machine shop floor. I am a machinist, and I am thoroughly impressed. And he is right on the money, it's amazing what a shop can do when you have a team of great people dedicated to their craft and product.
Being from South Georgia (Camden) I pass that place on I-16 every month or so while driving to Atlanta for my business I often thought about asking for a tour. Thanks Colion!
Colion I almost sh-t myself at the start if this video. The part you said not alot of people would give you help because "I'm Black." You kill me brother! Good to see some Americans still have a sense of humor !
I so much appreciate his leadership style!