Launched on the 4th of July is a mini-series from The Firearm Blog, called the Guns of SOCOM and they start with the Daniel Defense MK18... "Guns of SOCOM, Ep. 1: In this Fourth of July TFBTV special, James introduces viewers to a new TFBTV mini-series, the Guns of SOCOM, which will discuss various firearms that have some relationship to Special Operations Command in the United States.

This episode features the Daniel Defense Mk18, which is the closest COTS ('commercial off the shelf') Mk18 clone. It features a 10.5 in. barrel and the DD RIS II, which is the same handguard/quad rail that Daniel Defense supplies to SOCOM. And while the DD is almost identical to the 'real deal' contract Mk18, there are actually a few features that exceed military specifications like cerakoting and cold hammer forged barrels."

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