billet aluminum and finished in either black hard coat type III anodizing or NIB Battleworn finish, this tactical rifle comes with extraordinary custom detail and outstanding quality. The rifle can be assembled in less than 60 seconds without the use of any tools. Chambered in 5.56mm and 300BLK, the Aptus is Latin for “ready.” The patented internal recoil system eliminates the standard buffer tube/spring associated with most AR style rifles, allowing it to be fired with stock folded. That said, the DRD worked perfectly, was accurate, and is a very well made gun.The Aptus evolved from the popular Paratus rifle and features the same patented internal recoil technology and quick take down rifle technology. In that case, this rifle might be a good option. I would rather pay the extra $200 Tax and get a Short Barrel 10.5″ AR-15, if I needed an AR that would fit snugly in a small case, but there are definitely people who want to avoid all the NFA nonsense. I am just a home enthusiast, collector and vlogger. This firearm designed for some very specific Law Enforcement and Special Operations use-cases. While DRD is a relatively new company, the people behind it have extensive experience providing weapons to the special forces market. Well, at an MSRP of $2,091 I would say no for me personally. So it shoots well and has an interesting gimmick, but is it worth it?
It has been a while since I have shot an AR pattern rifle with an optic for accuracy testing. I grabbed up some nice Hornady stuff and shot four 5 shot groups with it in the usual TFB fashion:Īnd I was impressed as hell. Patrick gave it a go as well and gave it his nod of approval (the highest praise the man is capable of delivering): I put several mags worth of M193 ball and a few boxes of miscellaneous steel cased ammo through the gun to test its reliability and it worked fine with no malfunctions to note. How does this little guy shoot? Well I put on my serious gloves and got to shooting. Here you can see part of the retention mechanism: The takedown system is neat and relies on an interesting barrel nut in addition to a pin on the hand guard that is further retained by a lever:Īssembly is easy and it all comes together to make a handsome rifle: Of course on top you have your 5.56 assembly and some additional mags: The case is nice and there is a cutout for your rifle’s optic:Īnd below the lower receiver group is a 300 Blackout barrel assembly: You can replace the pistol foam insert with our 2nd barrel foam insert, which allows you to carry another caliber barrel with more magazines.”
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The most compact rifle/pistol transport brief case size unit, allows you to carry a 16″ carbine, 4 carbine magazines, suppressor (NFA item), Trijicon size scope, full size pistol with 12 full size pistol magazines. HARDCASE: Custom cut high density foam with pistol foam insertĬDR15 is a patented quick take down semi-auto rifle, chambered in 5.56 Nato or 300AAC.
OPERATION: Direct Gas operated, Semi-Automatic OPTIC MOUNTING RAIL: DRD Tactical Patented QD 13″ Rail, MIL-STD 1913, Uses Magpul L-4 Rail Panels MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 2-30 Round Magpul Pmag RECEIVERS: Lower/Upper machined from US sourced 7075 T-6511 Billet AluminumīARREL: Hammer forged, chrome lined, 1/7 twist, parkerized finish, mid-length gas