Daniel Defense MK18 fully auto

[easystreetguns]

I am waiting for my paperwork to come back on a DDMK18. I have seen numerous videos where the rifles was fully automatic. This may be a crazy question but I am wondering did they come like this because I purchased a slide fire stock with my gun and was that a bad idea.

[m249saw]

The Mk18 is a select fire weapon as issued by the military.

[J8127]

Start reading new friend.

[CrazyFingers]

"easystreetguns"
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I am waiting for my paperwork to come back on a DDMK18. I have seen numerous videos where the rifles was fully automatic. This may be a crazy question but I am wondering did they come like this because I purchased a slide fire stock with my gun and was that a bad idea.

Wow.
Well, if you enjoy dumping $30 in 3 seconds without hitting anything, then the Slidefire was a fantastic idea and you should buy another one.

As to buying a new-production select-fire rifle, I'm guessing that if you have to ask, the answer is "No".

[thopkins22]

The slidefire stock was a bad idea...because it's a novelty. Leave it off of your DD.

Not a single rifle delivered to a civilian non-dealer by Daniel Defense has been fully automatic. What you saw was an upper on a full-auto lower that was made before 1986 and registered with the ATF.

If you have serious cash burning a hole in your pocket then maybe you can move on one yourself. But expect to pay what a moderately priced car costs.

I suggest you read every single sticky in the AR General Discussion and AR Technical Discussion section before you go much further.

Congrats on the MK18 though, great gun.

[Iraq Ninja]

The slidefire stock was a bad idea...because it's a novelty. Leave it off of your DD.

What you saw was an upper on a full-auto lower that was made before 1986 and registered with the ATF.



Or, the owner is a FFL/SOT and they Form 2 a semi lower they converted to full auto.

[JSantoro]

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=70019


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Along the lines of the bolded portion, Slide-Fire stocks are...

....ummm...

....let's call it not regarded particularly well. To the point that "Slide-Fire" and "retarded" share a sentence more often than not. ;)

Might be a good idea to look at the NFA subforum to get a better handle on the rules/laws that impact full-auto, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), suppressors and the like. Lots of Mk18 threads to see, in particular.