Safety & Maintenance Instructions

1.0 DANIEL DEFENSE FIREARMS .........................................................................................2
2.0 PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................................4
3.0 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................5
3.1 CAUTIONS .....................................................................................................................6
3.2 TRIGGER GUARD .........................................................................................................8
3.3 SAFETY SELECTOR LEVER ......................................................................................... 8
3.4 BOLT-LOCKING SAFETY FEATURES........................................................................10
3.5 DISCONNECTOR ........................................................................................................10
3.6 FAIL-SAFE FIRING MECHANISM ..............................................................................10
3.7 SEPARATION OF UPPER AND LOWER RECEIVERS ...............................................10
3.8 GRIP-N-RIP AMBIDEXTROUS CHARGING HANDLE ..............................................11
3.9 DD ADJUSTABLE GAS BLOCK..................................................................................12
4.0 FUNCTION .......................................................................................................................12
4.0.1 DDM4ISR SOUND SUPPRESSOR FUNCTION ..............................................13
4.1 AMMUNITION SELECTION ........................................................................................14
4.1.1 300 AAC BLACKOUT FIREARMS ...................................................................15
4.1.2 DDM4ISR AMMUNITION SELECTION ............................................................ 15
4.2 SIGHTS ........................................................................................................................16
4.2.1 FRONT SIGHT ..................................................................................................16
4.2.2 REAR SIGHT .....................................................................................................16
4.3 SIGHTING-IN/ZEROING THE FIREARM ..................................................................16
4.3.1 CONFIRMING ZERO ........................................................................................18
4.4 TIPS ON AIMING ........................................................................................................18
4.5 FORWARD ASSIST .....................................................................................................19
4.6 ADJUSTABLE BUTTSTOCK ....................................................................................... 19
4.6.1 CHANGING BUTTPAD .....................................................................................20
4.6.2 DDM4 PISTOL ..................................................................................................21
4.7 LOADING .....................................................................................................................21
4.8 UNLOADING ................................................................................................................24
4.9 FIRING .........................................................................................................................25
5.0 MAINTENANCE ...............................................................................................................27
5.1 STRIPPING FOR CLEANING ......................................................................................27
5.2 WHEN TO CLEAN .......................................................................................................28
5.3 HOW TO CLEAN ..........................................................................................................29
5.4 LUBRICATING/PRESERVATION ................................................................................31
5.5 CLEANING THE MAGAZINE .....................................................................................32
5.6 CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR DDM4ISR BARREL AND SUPPRESSOR...............32
5.6.1 BARREL CLEANING PROCEDURE
(CLEANING ROD, BAFFLE REMOVED) ..............33
5.7 STORAGE ....................................................................................................................34
5.8 SERVICING AND REPAIRING ....................................................................................35
6.0 PARTS ILLUSTRATIONS & LISTS ................................................................................. 36
6.1 DDM4 UPPER RECEIVER GROUP PARTS ILLUSTRATION .....................................37
6.2 DDM4 LOWER RECEIVER GROUP PARTS ILLUSTRATION
(CARBINE AND PISTOL) ....38
6.3 DD5 UPPER RECEIVER GROUP PARTS ILLUSTRATION ........................................39
6.4 DD5 LOWER RECEIVER GROUP PARTS ILLUSTRATION .......................................40
6.5 DDM4ISR UPPER RECEIVER GROUP PARTS ILLUSTRATION...............................41
6.6 DDM4 BOLT CARRIER GROUP PARTS ILLUSTRATION .........................................42
6.7 DD5 BOLT CARRIER GROUP PARTS ILLUSTRATION .............................................43
7.0 WARRANTY STATEMENT .............................................................................................. 44
8.0 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL WARNING ............................................................... 44