Bravo Company vs Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56
Compared on builder picks, today's prices and specs.
Our pick: the builders' favorite
Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7 Carbine Upper
Builders pick it 7 to 1 over the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO.
$1,099.99at Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore, in stock
Why the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7 wins
Builders pick the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7 7 to 1 over the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO. It is in 1.5% of GunPartPicker builds that have an upper receiver, against 0.2% for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO. It costs $325 more today ($1,099.99 against $775.35), so the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO is the value pick if price comes first.
3 stores we track have the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7 in stock. Builders paid a median $1,099.99 for it when they added it, against $775.35 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO. On paper they differ on length (11.5 against 12.5). It is most often built with the EOTECH 3x30.5mm X 21.6mm and the Geissele Automatics SSA-E X.
Key differences
- Builder picks: 13% for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, 87% for the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7
- Lowest price in stock: $775.35 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, $1,099.99 for the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7
- Stores with it in stock: 2 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, 3 for the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7
- Median paid by builders: $775.35 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, $1,099.99 for the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7
- Length: 12.5 for the Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO, 11.5 for the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7
About the brands
- BCM makes mil-spec AR uppers, barrels and bolt carriers, and it test fires every complete upper and bolt carrier group before it ships. More on Bravo Company
- Daniel Defense makes cold hammer forged barrels, SOCOM rails and complete AR rifles, with nearly every step done in house in Georgia. More on Daniel Defense
In real builds
Builders pick the Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7 6.8 to 1.
- Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:787%
- Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO13%
- Slot share
- 0.2%
- Median paid
- $775.35
- Most built
- Slot share
- 1.5%
- Median paid
- $1099.99
How we count ⌄
Shares come from GunPartPicker's build data: real parts lists people put together while planning a purchase, not sales. Slot share is the share of builds with a upper receiver that chose this one. Median paid is the price shown when builders picked it, not today's price; the table below has today's prices.
Side by side
| Spec |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest in stock | $775.35Bravo Company USA | $1,099.99Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore |
| Stores in stock | 2 | 3 |
| Assembly | Complete | Complete |
| Platform | AR-15 | AR-15 |
| Gas System Length | Carbine | Carbine |
| Caliber | 5.56 NATO | 5.56 NATO |
| Length | 12.5 | 11.5 |
| Actions |
Today's best prices and 90 day price history
Every store we track for each part, cheapest in stock first. Prices are checked through the day.
Price history, last 90 days
- Bravo Company Manufacturing 5.56 NATO: $775.35 on every day in our 90 day record.
- Daniel Defense 11.5" 5.56 NATO 1:7: lowest $1099.99 on Sep 15, highest $1281.00 on Aug 18 over the last 90 days.