Daniel Defense builds the DD5 V4-CC as a California-compliant version of its 6.5 Creedmoor semi-automatic, which means a Bullet Button magazine release and a 10-round magazine in the box. The barrel is 18 inches with a 1:8 twist and a threaded muzzle, weight is 8.3 pounds, overall length 35.5 inches and capacity 10+1. The safety selector is ambidextrous, and the finish is Blue/Black over Daniel Defense furniture.

The full-length top rail and M-LOK handguard carry a scope and whatever else you want to mount, and 6.5 Creedmoor pairs reach with light recoil. A South Carolina buyer gets the compliant configuration exactly as built. As a deer rifle it is legal in every zone, since the state allows any legal firearm: Game Zone 3 private land opens August 15, the Pee Dee's Game Zone 4 on September 1 and the Upstate on October 11, with every deer logged in SC Game Check by midnight.

Key features

• 6.5 Creedmoor semi-automatic, 18-inch 1:8 barrel
• 10+1 capacity, one 10-round magazine
• Bullet Button magazine release
• Ambidextrous safety selector
• M-LOK handguard, full-length top rail

This rifle ships to the licensed South Carolina dealer you choose; after your NICS check clears, you take it home the same visit.