Friends of NRA has chosen the Daniel Defense V7 as its 2017 Gun of the Year for their 25th anniversary, marking the first time an AR-15-style rifle has earned the prestigious honor.
The AR-15, commonly referred to as “America’s Rifle,” is the most popular rifle in the United States, with an estimated 5 million AR’s owned by American sportsmen, competitive shooters, hunters, law enforcement professionals and hobbyists – and increasingly, everyday Americans.
“I’m very glad that [Friends of NRA] chose this product to be Gun of the Year because it finally states that [the AR-15] is a mainstream product, a product everyone should have, and a product everyone should learn to shoot,” said Marty Daniel, Founder and CEO of Daniel Defense.
The Georgia-based company, founded by Daniel in 2002, began when he realized the immense growing popularity of the “black rifle,” and saw an opportunity to become a leader in the field. He turned the happenstance of selling a few extra rifle parts he had manufactured into America’s fastest-growing AR manufacturer, building a reputation of reliable, cutting-edge sporting rifles to meet a massively growing demand in the U.S. firearms market.