Lock, Stock & Barrel: Daniel Defense DDM4 V9 LW

posted on September 19, 2014
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If you are looking for a rifle manufacturer that makes all its own parts—lock, stock and barrel—your search ends with Daniel Defense. Associate Editor Joe Kurtenbach has been inside the factory to see it with his own eyes. Watch the video below as he walks through the features of the DDM4 V9 LW.

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