AR-180B Shorty Project Update

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Posted: 9/19/2015 5:08:23 PM EDT

Still playing with the shorty when I have time and I decided to ditch the VZ-58 stock and put on an original 180B butt stock.

I love it. Handles well and I hope to get a range report soon.

Weighs in at about 6.5 lbs.

New article with more details here

Posted: 9/19/2015 5:20:20 PM EDT

[#1]

looks amazing

Posted: 9/19/2015 5:24:31 PM EDT

[#2]

Sexy as hell

Posted: 9/19/2015 5:41:58 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/19/2015 5:59:04 PM EDT

[#4]

Looks great rix! I have to admit I do still kinda prefer the vz58 stock!

Posted: 9/19/2015 9:19:24 PM EDT

[#5]

Rick the change over to the AR-180B stock makes it look like the "original" shorty which is my favorite.

Posted: 9/19/2015 10:18:30 PM EDT

[#6]

Looks excellent with that stock !

Posted: 9/20/2015 12:33:12 AM EDT

[#7]

I'll uh . . . be in my bunk . . .

Posted: 9/20/2015 12:29:54 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/20/2015 2:35:39 PM EDT

[#9]

You guys are killing me with these AR180's. That shorty is the cat's meow. Always been my favorite carbine.

Posted: 9/20/2015 2:55:25 PM EDT

[#10]

Beautiful! Well done.

Posted: 9/21/2015 6:12:39 AM EDT

[#11]

that is so cool

Posted: 9/27/2015 7:36:48 PM EDT

[#12]

I finally did something about the hand guards and I was surprised that it went so well.

I made a new outside retainer today. All by eye on my manual mill.

I kept putting it off thinking I could only do it on a CNC machine.

Now to get some range time.

Posted: 9/27/2015 7:41:32 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/27/2015 8:00:48 PM EDT

[#14]

Sweeeeet!

Posted: 9/27/2015 8:06:40 PM EDT

[#15]

Damn Rick, that little Shorty really looks amazing !

I hope it shoots as well as it looks.

Posted: 9/27/2015 8:14:30 PM EDT

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That got me moist...

Posted: 9/28/2015 11:47:34 AM EDT

[#17]

Your WECSOG diploma is in the mail.

Posted: 9/28/2015 5:49:42 PM EDT

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You can just send it along with my next NDS-18S.

You did remember to send it out for anodizing, right?

Posted: 9/28/2015 9:48:53 PM EDT

[#19]

Awesome work.

Posted: 10/1/2015 11:03:03 AM EDT

[#20]

Wecsog level : Expert Grade A (- points for no dremel work)

That's why I come to this forum.

Posted: 10/3/2015 9:20:42 PM EDT

[#21]

A little before and after

Posted: 10/4/2015 6:55:25 AM EDT

[#22]

Rick, are you going to make that second AR-180B another AR-180S ?

That would be Cool, having a matched set.

Posted: 10/5/2015 10:20:24 PM EDT

[#23]

So... pretty...

Posted: 10/7/2015 7:42:25 AM EDT

[#24]

Well done. You made the handguard cap by hand? You have skill.
You really need an AR180 original lower with folding stock to finish the build.

Posted: 10/7/2015 3:42:38 PM EDT

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Your WECSOG diploma is in the mail.

You can just send it along with my next NDS-18S.

You did remember to send it out for anodizing, right?

#77 will go out with the next batch. Probably late this month or early Nov.

Posted: 10/7/2015 8:58:39 PM EDT

[#26]

I'm calling dibs on #777 as well.

Yes, I am patient.

Posted: 10/19/2015 11:41:50 AM EDT

[#27]

I came across a stripped 180B upper some time back and I am using this upper to correct some of the mistakes I made with my first build.

I came across a cheap HBAR barrel and I knew then that I had to build another SBR upper.

I stripped the extension and screwed it into my upper and made sure headspace was going to be ok. Then stripped the front sight base and cut it off behind the gas port with my porta band.

Put it in the steady rest and faced it then used the live center and started the profile. I wanted to emulate what I thought Armalite would have done if they made a 180B pistol/SBR.

Here it is between my first SBR upper and a full size AR-180B

And the main reason for the changes. I came across an original AR-18S lower hand guard and discovered that my reverse engineered from pictures barrel was too short.

Still needs some stuff to finish it up but I hope to make some more progress next week when I get back to town.

Posted: 10/19/2015 2:43:05 PM EDT

[#28]

Wow - nice. I try not to click on this thread because it just makes me pant heavily and drool

One of the very first things I am planning once we depart CA (counting down the years/hours...>3 years ) will be to enroll in a machining class and buy a lathe/mill. One benefit to owning a house in So Cal is watching it appraise in value far,far beyond what we will need to relocate. My better half has her requirements in a new place and I have mine...starting with a real sized shop and not the 10x20 shed I now have.

Posted: 10/19/2015 4:37:51 PM EDT

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That brings to mind a question I've been thinking about lately, can those in California own AR-180B's?

Could they build a gun on a NDS-18S lower?

Could you build an upper from scratch using square tubing?

Ok that was more than one question. ??

Posted: 10/19/2015 4:59:24 PM EDT

[#30]

Could be built on NDS receiver. However, would need a bullet button, barrel would need to be 16 inches (no SBR's), and overall length would need to be 30 inches is shortest configuration.

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