If I were investing in a comfortable model, I’d choose Daniel Defense. It pretty much echoes what I have concluded during this entire review: that Daniel Defense DDM4V7 P is, indeed, the superior pistol. While the DDM4V7 P got nothing but praises, the IC DI Pistol got a less than stellar review. However, reading both of these reviews gave me another perspective. He even went as far as claiming he would have given the pistol a six, which is a good sign. Thanks to the ambidextrous safety selector feature of the DDM4V7 P, more left-handed people like Kevin can enjoy shooting as much as right-handed people have for decades.Įric Hung of Pew Pew Tactical, on the other hand, rates the ambidextrous lower of the LWRC IC DI Pistol five out of five in the ergonomic category. Being left-handed can be quite a disadvantage when it comes to shooting. Kevin Creighton, in a post on Shooting Illustrated, has nothing but praises for the Daniel Defense DDM4V7 P. Being right-handed myself, I could not even imagine what left-handed shooters must feel. As of this writing, the DFM4V7 P is 2,000$ while the IC DI Pistol costs 1,582$.įor these reviews, I will focus more on the ambidextrous side of the reviews. I find DDM4V7 P a much more comfortable grip with a groove for my fingers. The grip is vertical for DDM4V7, meanwhile, the IC DI Pistol has more of an angled grip. When it comes to grip, the pistol grip on DDM4V7 P gets a little wider at the top while the IC DI Pistol has a stock rubber grip. Both are built for right and left-handed people, which is a bonus in itself. It is a Sulfuric Acid Anodize, which makes the metal less prone to corrosion and it can also be dyed black. I liked the idea, even more, when the same post stated that anodizing is environmentally friendly since it does not use heavy metals nor produce toxic waste.Īlso, the post lists Type III as the third of three types of anodizing. In a blog by Cy Manufacturing, anodizing is defined as the process wherein the oxide layer on the surface of metal parts is increased. I like chrome-lined barrels better.īoth the lower and upper receivers are made with CNC Machined of 7075-T6 Aluminum with Type III Hard Coat Anodized. No lining gives way to more accurate aims, but you would have to replace your barrel more often than you would with a chrome-lined barrel. It is cold-hammer-forged with a 1:7 Twist.Ĭhrome lining in barrels can be an advantage or disadvantage depending on who you talk to. The barrel is a chrome-lined, Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel. It has an anti-gas feature that redirects gas away.

It is compatible with a wide range of sound suppressors and may be used by both right and left-handed people. The DDM4V7 P has a 10.3-inch barrel and the MFR 9.0 rail. I will review the DDM4V7 P from Daniel Defense.

However, FNC guns aren’t in production long enough to tell how they are worn down by rounds, so that can be seen as a disadvantage.įounder Marty Daniel started Daniel Defense from a humble office in Savannah, Georgia, in the year 2002. Some of the benefits, Merkeley continues, include increased barrel life, corrosion resistance, and velocity, plus a uniform color. It is meant to harden the surface without necessarily hardening the core. This process involves the heat treatment of a metal gun part to create two layers namely iron nitrate and nitrogen diffusion. The barrel is cold-hammer-forged.Īccording to Smokey Merkeley, in an article written in the Idaho State Journal, Ni-Corr treatment is just one of the many variations of the Liquid Salt Bath Ferritic Nitrocarburizing Non-Cyanide Bath, also known as FNC. The barrel and gas lock are both NiCorr-treated. It is also designed with LWRC’s innovative keyless bolt, which helps a lot with the reduction of cost for the maintenance of the bolt carrier group. The IC DI Pistol has a 10.5-inch barrel and weighs 6.6 pounds. LWRC International LLC, previously known as Land Warfare Resources Corporation, was established in Cambridge, Maryland, in the year 1999. For this review, I will focus on the LWRC IC DI Pistol. I will try to be as informative as I can with this review and hopefully help someone pick between these two gun giants. Direct impingement parts are much more accessible, however, they need a while to cool down, unlike gas pistons. Both guns are using direct impingement technologies.įor the uninitiated, Stag Arms blog has a good discussion on its blog about direct impingement as compared to gas pistons. It is not surprising that they are almost often pitted against each other when it comes to specs and price. Both have their time-tested history in the gun manufacturing business. When it comes to AR-15 rifles, two big names come to mind: LWRC and Daniel Defense.

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