Dynamic Arms Research DAR-15
Published: March 12th, 2013
Dynamic Arms Research is a high-end German manufacturer of AR-15 rifles. DAR manufacture their own uppers, lowers, rails and muzzle brakes. They use Lothar Walther barrels and Magpul stocks and magazines. They are chambered in .223 Rem., .300 Whisper and 6.8mm SPC. The rifles sell for around €3000 (nearly $3,900 at todays exchange rate). These photos were taken at IWA ’13.
Many thanks to Eric ( 3Gun.se) for the photos.
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Apart from the optic I can't make the sum of the parts add up to more than $1500 on that red one. Maybe $3k for the black one if it was a high end can.
Hello,
I am from Germany and have a lot of experience with AR15 systems! The DAR products are the highest quality available on the market! Every part is not just a copy of AR15 parts, it is new developed! They also use new ways to build the parts, e.g. the upper receiver! The price is high, but worth for what you get - best german engineering! You can have a Volkswagen or a Porsche - it is your decision what you want ;-)