So who here owns, has owned an Armalite AR-18?

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Posted: 4/16/2014 3:36:03 AM EDT

payment has been sent, and now I wait...

What are your opinions on the rifle?

Posted: 4/17/2014 5:54:06 PM EDT

[#1]

What no one?

Posted: 4/17/2014 7:19:03 PM EDT

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Never have, but I think they're cool.

. Post your pics and impressions. In a year.

Posted: 4/18/2014 7:05:07 AM EDT

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. Post your pics and impressions. In a year.

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it on a Out of state form 3. so I am thinking 16 months?

Posted: 4/18/2014 7:31:14 AM EDT

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Was it the one on gunbroker recently? Post pics!

Posted: 4/18/2014 12:11:40 PM EDT

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Mate had a UK Sterling made one when they were still legal here

He raved about it & preferred it to the AR15 design

I'd not have any concerns about owning one (IF they were still UK legal...!!)

Posted: 4/18/2014 2:52:03 PM EDT

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Start looking for spare parts now. Spares are scarce and expensive. Bolt catches and hammers are the most prone to breakage. The stock hinge isn't a stronge point either. Regardless of these few parts, the widowmaker is an awesome gun. There was a converted AR180 at the last 2 Knob Creek shoots priced at $9k from a dealer in Ohio..

Posted: 4/18/2014 5:13:38 PM EDT

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not off broker, I did get it at an auction though.

photos posted in OP

Posted: 4/18/2014 5:14:41 PM EDT

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Mate had a UK Sterling made one when they were still legal here

He raved about it & preferred it to the AR15 design

I'd not have any concerns about owning one (IF they were still UK legal...!!)

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ok, was his' full auto or semi?

Posted: 4/18/2014 5:14:54 PM EDT

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Mate had a UK Sterling made one when they were still legal here

He raved about it & preferred it to the AR15 design

I'd not have any concerns about owning one (IF they were still UK legal...!!)

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ok, was his' full auto or semi?

Posted: 4/18/2014 5:17:05 PM EDT

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Start looking for spare parts now. Spares are scarce and expensive. Bolt catches and hammers are the most prone to breakage. The stock hinge isn't a stronge point either. Regardless of these few parts, the widowmaker is an awesome gun. There was a converted AR180 at the last 2 Knob Creek shoots priced at $9k from a dealer in Ohio..

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Prone to breakage, have you seen any break?

I have heard the hinge is a weekpoint.

thanks

Posted: 4/18/2014 5:18:01 PM EDT

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Never owned one, no technically informed opinions, just stopped to say

That is one awesome looking specimen.

Posted: 4/18/2014 7:15:08 PM EDT

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Prone to breakage, have you seen any break?

I have heard the hinge is a weekpoint.

thanks

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Start looking for spare parts now. Spares are scarce and expensive. Bolt catches and hammers are the most prone to breakage. The stock hinge isn't a stronge point either. Regardless of these few parts, the widowmaker is an awesome gun. There was a converted AR180 at the last 2 Knob Creek shoots priced at $9k from a dealer in Ohio..

Prone to breakage, have you seen any break?

I have heard the hinge is a weekpoint.

thanks

Yes, both a hammer and a bolt lock. They don't break while firing though, they meet their doom while the gun is broken down. Make sure you never pull the trigger and drop that hammer while the gun is taken apart.

Posted: 4/18/2014 7:19:24 PM EDT

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Oh, and the AR18 is a C&R gun so if you have your FFL03 it can be sent directly to you. Might save you a few months of waiting.

Posted: 4/18/2014 7:38:35 PM EDT

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Nope, but I had a 180B which was nice. An AR-18 would be cooler.

Posted: 4/19/2014 5:42:39 AM EDT

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POst in the AR-10/ar-180 subsection. IIRC, there were 2 or 3 owners that had actual full auto and a bunch of ar-180 owners that can at least point you to the right supplier for parts. I had an old costa mesa semi auto back int he day which i loved dearly to death. Being a broke college student at the time, I couldn't afford to keep her so I had to sell her. Dealer had a pre sample full auto, and mentioned it was a smooth shooter but parts were either hit or miss. That was in 2001, I can only imagine parts are only more hit or miss. I'd post up on subguns and sturmgewehr to see if you can get more feedback and guidance.
Best of luck, I still miss that solid folding stock that would beat the living daylights out of anyone.
Oh and numrich has some random parts left in case you need any.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/Armalite-33128/AR18-34714.htm?page=3

Posted: 4/20/2014 7:47:41 AM EDT

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POst in the AR-10/ar-180 subsection. IIRC, there were 2 or 3 owners that had actual full auto and a bunch of ar-180 owners that can at least point you to the right supplier for parts. I had an old costa mesa semi auto back int he day which i loved dearly to death. Being a broke college student at the time, I couldn't afford to keep her so I had to sell her. Dealer had a pre sample full auto, and mentioned it was a smooth shooter but parts were either hit or miss. That was in 2001, I can only imagine parts are only more hit or miss. I'd post up on subguns and sturmgewehr to see if you can get more feedback and guidance.

Best of luck, I still miss that solid folding stock that would beat the living daylights out of anyone.

Oh and numrich has some random parts left in case you need any.

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/Armalite-33128/AR18-34714.htm?page=3

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Thanks I look over there too.

I did have my C&R Lic till 4/4/14 but I did not renew b/c I am deployed right now.

Posted: 4/20/2014 6:25:54 PM EDT

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Forgot to add stormwerkz makes a couple accessories including a pic rail for optics for the ar180. It should fit the ar18 flat top but ask him to make sure.

Posted: 4/21/2014 5:55:09 AM EDT

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i looked heavily into getting one a few years back when i still had money. in my research i came across someone that did short "conversions" as well - think krink-sized AR-18.

they were fucking sweet!

as far as parts go, you can still pick up an entire spare gun for a reasonable price. i don't know what is different between the semi and select fire guns though, so you may have a few parts that are tough to get. still, in a jamb, any competent machine shop should be able to duplicate the old part that needs replacing out of a spare semi par, i would think.

Posted: 4/21/2014 8:22:21 AM EDT

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i looked heavily into getting one a few years back when i still had money. in my research i came across someone that did short "conversions" as well - think krink-sized AR-18.

they were fucking sweet!

as far as parts go, you can still pick up an entire spare gun for a reasonable price. i don't know what is different between the semi and select fire guns though, so you may have a few parts that are tough to get. still, in a jamb, any competent machine shop should be able to duplicate the old part that needs replacing out of a spare semi par, i would think.

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The guy doing the conversions was probably Pete Fleis out of St Louis. He's still the go to guy for these guns.

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