Stewart from United States, GA Public Profile

Replaced the flash hider with a SilencerCo ASR muzzle brake, then installed the upper onto a registered SBR lower. I ran several different types of 300 Blackout ammo through it including Winchester, Sig Sauer, Fiocchi, and PPU, and several different bullet weights from 110 grain supers to 220 grain subs. All cycled flawlessly, all locked back on the last shot, no matter whether I was shooting supers or subs, suppressed or unsuppressed. FWIW I was using a carbine spring and carbine buffer. Simply put, I could not be happier with this Daniel Defense 300 Blackout upper. Paired with a SilencerCo Omega 9K suppressor, I think I just found my new favorite firearm.

I installed this in a Molot Vepr AK-74 pattern rifle.

PROS:
- Required no fitting.
- Works great with the stock safety lever.
- The included sleeve for the trigger pin made the installation a breeze.
- Breaks around 3 to 4 pounds on my trigger pull scale.
- Breaks less like a "candy cane" and more like a "carrot", but IMO still feels pretty good.
- Experienced no trigger slap after 120 rounds of testing.
- Definitely an upgrade over the stock FIME Group trigger and the Tapco G2.

CONS:
- Kind of expensive for what it is. The ALG Defense AKT is priced about the same and IMO is the better option. I have that trigger in an Arsenal SAM7SF and love it. Unfortunately it gives me HORRENDOUS trigger slap in the Vepr 74 and is nigh unusable. IMO the ALG Defense AKT is worth trying first.
- It's a 2-stage trigger. All the triggers in all my other AK rifles and shotguns are single-stage, so I'm just not used to a 2-stage trigger in an AK. It's not necessarily bad, it's just different, and it'll take me some time to warm up to it.

FINAL THOUGHTS:
- Overall I'm pretty happy. It's a little expensive for what it is but it's still a pretty good trigger.