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What Others Say About D&L Sports™, Inc. |
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Dave,
The magazine looks excellent, best follower I have seen. Thank you for the great work. |
| Police Officer |
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Dave,
The magazines work great, no problems. The HK magazines are too damn heavy and we don't like them. You have the most honorable organization I have seen. |
| U.S. Special Forces, Iraq |
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Dave,
Thanks again for the AR-15 magazine. I recently put it to the test, and like expected, it performed flawlessly. |
| Federal Agent |
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Dave,
These magazines are the best.
Thanks, |
| Tactical Shooter |
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Dave,
Thanks for investing the time and effort to make this AR-15 magazine. The weak link in the system just got stronger. Thanks again for an item that could be a life saver. |
| Tactical Shooter |
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Dave,
I received the magazine, it's wonderful to say the least! |
| Tactical Shooter |
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Dave,
The personification of the ultimate carry 45, in both form and function. It is a work of art by a craftsman of distinction. I will treasure it as will my grandson one day. You're the man DL.
Thank You! |
| 1911 Collector |
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Dave,
I get better and easier hits with your 1911 pistol than any pistol I have ever fired, and I have shot many many pistols. I keep wondering why I waited so long to buy a top shelf .45. I absolutely love this pistol. |
| Satisfied Client |
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Dave,
We are working with hand picked special forces groups in Iraq. They and their commander love your MR-30 PG Precision rifle. |
| US Army Veteran |
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Dave,
I got the 45 today and all I can say is wow! You did a great job and I am very pleased, this gun is a work of art. I took it to the range and it performed great. |
| Satisfied Customer |
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Dave,
I shot your D&L 1911 this weekend. The pistol seems to shoot any bullet well, the groupings are very tight, the holes are touching when I do my part. The gun shoots as beautiful as it looks. The trigger is so even and crisp that it has improved my shooting. The slide fit is just right, there are no sharp edges on the gun, the attention to detail and craftsmanship are truly apparent. I was more impressed by the work inside; the sand cuts, recessed slide stop, and ramps polished to a glassy finish. It is an excellent firearm. |
| Defensive/Competition Shooter |
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| Two seasoned soldiers from the Army, including the old man of the All-Guard marksmanship teams, started fast and won the sixth International Tactical Rifleman's Championship on the parched prairie of northeastern Wyoming during August's final weekend. All told, three of the Army Guard's two-man teams finished among the top five teams during the privately-run match that is the only one of its kind in the world because of its realistic and unorthodox events held on 7,000 acres of majestically hard, sun-baked cattle country outside Gillette, Wyo. Members of all teams, including one from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shot high-powered rifles at stationary targets from a moving vehicle and from a boat that they had to row into position. Three cross-country courses that wound up and down canyons for two to three miles tested their endurance. Hundreds of tiny targets, from 50 to 700 yards away, challenged the shooters' combined-arms skills with pistols, carbines and sniper rifles. In the end, Nebraska Master Sgt. Mike Strasburger, 44, and Sgt. 1st Class Ron Harter, 56, were the hardest and most consistent of the lot. They scored 3,531 points to win the championship. They were nicknamed the "centennial team" because their ages total 100 years. Harter is the oldest shooter on the National Guard's two international marksmanship teams. Two considerably younger civilian marksmen from Idaho and California finished second, 50 points behind, after Strasburger and Harter out-shot them during the final event Sunday afternoon. "Experience takes away the ups and downs of competitive shooting," observed Strasburger who reclaimed the international title he won with another partner in 1998. This was the first year that he had teamed up with Harter. "I came back to win this thing. You have to focus on reasonable goals and attain them," added the fulltime rancher who has refused to slow down after his left leg was badly broken in a vehicle accident a year ago June. A pin now runs from his knee to his ankle, Strasburger said. An Army Guard team of Sgt. 1st Class Tim Weber and Staff Sgt. J.R. Treharne finished third with 3,356 points. Maj. Tom Brewer and Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Harrod claimed fourth with 3,280 points. The FBI team, part of the hostage rescure unit, finished sixth with 3,010 points. Bennie Cooley Jr., one of the two civilian shooters who finished second, explained his team lost 300 potential points on one course because his carbine's gas ejection system malfunctioned and they ran out of time with 15 targets to go. But he had nothing but praise for Strasburger and Harter. "They kept their equipment running. That's part of the game," said Cooley. "They deserved to win." Harrod, a Lancaster County deputy sheriff from Nebraska, has recently returned from six months of peacekeeping duty in Macedonia where that country's army is engaged in open conflict with the National Liberation Army. "The impacts of the artillery and tank shells shook our buildings. We could stand on our balcony and see the firefights at night," said Harrod who served for seven months at Camp Able Sentry near Macedonia's capital city of Skopje with the Nebraska Army Guard's 41st Rear Area Operations Control Detachment. His duties as a force protection supervisor at the NATO camp made him keenly aware of the value of the training that Guard soldiers received while competing for international honors in Wyoming. "Everybody likes to win, but the real winning comes in training," Harrod reflected. "This is a learning experience. You're shooting at small targets that are down in a canyon and above you on a ridge. You find yourself saying that maybe I should practice this in case I see it again." Competitors were warned to watch for rattlesnakes. Cross winds in the canyons, mirages near the targets, and the unforgiving heat proved to be the real enemies. Dave Lauck of Gillette, who has been a policeman for 25 years, masterminds the realistic combat competition that is unlike anything that most military people or police officers encounter anywhere in the world. Lauck has steadily developed his Small Arms Training Area into a safe test for small-arms tactics over the past 12 years. There is a steel maze of rooms where they are armed with paintball guns. The object is to locate and rescue a hostage, while dealing with suspects who are experts with their paintball guns. FBI agents, police officers and the Delta Force have trained there. Civilians are also welcome provided they have clean records. French Army Staff Sgt. Jerome Boutry said he paid $1,500 out of his own pocket to compete in August's international match. "This is a proving ground for people from all over the world, so we get to see what works." That's the kind of combat training that soldiers need but frequently do not get, insisted Maj. Tom Brewer, chief of the Army Guard's Marksmanship Training Center, who took 14 teams to this year's championships. "The regulations on our military installations prevent soldiers from getting the realistic training they need for combat," Brewer said. "Our military ranges are all flat. If you are shooting down at extreme angles and you don't know what you're doing, you will miss every time. You have to be able to read the wind in the weeds and the dust." Added Brewer: "The National Guard soldiers who competed here this weekend are better able to go into harm's way than they were a week ago." |
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D&L Sports™
At the 1998 Tactical Marksman Match, organized by Dave Lauck of D&L Sports™, I was privileged to closely examine some of the rifles he has built. Dave has one concept in mind when he builds a rifle, and that concept is "functional." These rifles are built not only to endure harsh field environments but to deliver precision accuracy. |
| Sniper |
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Dave,
Your extreme duty AR-15 magazine answers all of my complaints about Colt and HK magazines. I sent a link to your website to our connection in Washington D.C.
Thank you, |
| Lead Firearms Instructor |
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Dave,
Thanks for the magazine, it looks awesome. No tilt in the follower at all!
Thanks again, |
| Tactical Shooter |
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Dave,
Shot my D&L carbine today. Man this thing shoots sweet with the D&L muzzle brake on it. Your new AR-15 magazine is fine. I fired regular, fired bursts, and fired as fast as I could fire: no malfunctions.
Thanks again, |
| Contract Security Operator |
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| Dave, I received my D&L professional model 1911 pistol. It is absolutely beautiful. Thank you very much for making my day. |
| Competition Shooter |
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Dave,
Just a note regarding the compact 1911 I received from you some time ago. I have had no malfunctions with any type of ammo used, and the pistol shoots better than I can hold. You are putting out such reliable and durable products you may be putting yourself out of business. Just kidding.
Thanks again, |
| Police Detective |
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Hi Dave,
I received the D&L carbine and got to shoot on Sunday. Ho, Ho, Ho, I love it. I did not have access to the ammo you recommended, but was still able to hold all shots in a 2" bullseye at 300 yards with off the shelf ammo. It was a good start. This is my fourth gun from you and I have never been dissappointed. Keep up the fantastic work. The D&L AR-15 is an unusually robust rifle system that incorporates a number of features designed to solve real world problems faced by the armed professional. While the marketplace is saturated with AR-15 style firearms, the features of the D&L carbine are both noteworthy and compelling. D&L's forward mounted rear iron sight is available for instant use if your electronic sight dies. This CQB iron sight system is compatible with handgun training, making the carbine "as fast as a handgun, accurate as a carbine." I fired 924 rounds during my evaluation of this CQB iron sight and developed a real comfort zone with the D&L iron sight system. Furthermore, I never experienced a single malfunction with the carbine. The reliability was due in part to Dave Lauck's extreme duty AR-15 magazines. By the end of this test and evaluation the D&L magazine had been used to fire more than 9000 rounds of ammo without cleaning, and without malfunction. My late friend and designer of the M-16, Gene Stoner, told me the M-16 magazine was designed for a service life of 30 loadings. D&L's extreme duty magazine exhibited neither visible wear nor malfunction after 300 loadings. While not inexpensive, the D&L AR-15/M-16 magazine is cost effective. They increase weapon reliability, thereby improving mission effectiveness and operator survival. Even those on limited budgets will like this magazine when life cycle costs are considered. Risk managers will like this magazine because its enhanced reliability reduces liability concerns. The D&L AR-15 handguard really appeals to me. It's handy and it's tough, tough, tough. It's free floating and mechanically locks to the receiver so it won't loosen even when the receiver gets very hot. Competitors using D&L carbines placed 1st and 2nd in an ITRC shooting course requiring shooters to fire approximately 1100 rounds in about 40 minutes. This was in part due to the D&L handguard design being able to remain functional while other handguard designs failed. Dave Lauck's engineering on the D&L carbine is outstanding. Despite the robust construction, the rifle was light and balanced beautifully. Accuracy testing was conducted with three different loads. The CQB carbine from D&L delivered sniper rifle accuracy when fitted with a 3-9x rifle scope. Accuracy was 1/3 to 1/2 MOA. Accuracy comparison of CQB carbines with premium ammunition resulted in the following group sizes at 100 yards. Colt 1.64" Bushmaster 1.20" D&L 0.29" Here's the bottom line: D&L's CQB carbine is remarkably robust, lightweight, and handy. It is sniper rifle accurate with appropriate ammunition. D&L's extreme duty AR-15 magazines are tough and reliable with an exceptional service life. Dave Lauck has hit a home run with his signature AR-15 style carbines and extreme duty magazines. I give them two enthusiastic thumbs up. |
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| DLSATA training is by far the best firearms course I have had the pleasure of attending. Excellent in all areas. |
| US Army Spec-Ops |
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