AR180 conversion of WK180C by Motiuk Manufacturing

[Ustauk]

From the Reddit thread:

Sooooo any chance we can get a parts list made for the rest of us monkeys who aren’t blacksmiths? I’d love to do this to mine

Unfortunately, the price is a bit too high to produce in any quantity. I did make a total of 2 rifles though and sold 1 of them. Which I believe the owner just put up for sale.

 

[davide montini]

That was neat...

 

[diegocn]

That folding stock is ###y.

 

[gutinater]

wow nice work

 

[bfiles]

Motiuk does some seriously excellent work. Wish I snagged that 180 when I had the chance

 

[lawn gnome]

+1 for the retro background sound.

 

[GreenBob]

Kool stuff.

 

[Armedsask]

Pretty sure I might have sold someone the parts for one of these.

That folding stock is ###y.

It's a garbage folding mechanism design. Very prone to getting wobbly.

 

[Ceiferiro]

http://imgur.com/a/UT6KxUL

OwO wats dis...I just picked this up off the EE.

 

[Ceiferiro]

Pretty sure I might have sold someone the parts for one of these.


It's a garbage folding mechanism design. Very prone to getting wobbly.

It wobbles alittle but its aesthetic as all hell, also the LOP is just right .

 

[b-wingpilot]

Pretty sure I might have sold someone the parts for one of these.

They went to good use

http://imgur.com/a/UT6KxUL

OwO wats dis...I just picked this up off the EE.

Awesome!!!!!

 

[Ceiferiro]

They went to good use




Awesome!!!!!

I havent had a chance to check the twist of the barrel yet, would you happen to remember the twist rate ?

 

[b-wingpilot]

I havent had a chance to check the twist of the barrel yet, would you happen to remember the twist rate ?

It's a stainless barrel with a 1:8 twist and a .223wylde chamber. Made by IBI so if you burn it out, they now have the print to make you as many replacements as you want haha.

 

[Ceiferiro]

It's a stainless barrel with a 1:8 twist and a .223wylde chamber. Made by IBI so if you burn it out, they now have the print to make you as many replacements as you want haha.

Nice! Thanks for the info.

 

[Cameron SS]

I didn't think the original AR 180 upper was compatible with the WK 180C lower. The mechanism for locking up is rather different, no?

 

[lerch641]

I didn't think the original AR 180 upper was compatible with the WK 180C lower. The mechanism for locking up is rather different, no?

Same lock up for AR18 and 180 as the 180B.

 

[Ceiferiro]

Same lock up for AR18 and 180 as the 180B.

I think he means the mating between the upper and lower

 

[Ustauk]

Brownell's AR-180 reproduction stock that attaches via picatinny to their BRN-180 lowers has yet to materialize. There may be a market for a folding AR-180 reproduction stock that attaches via the AR-15 style buffer tube socket and/or via picatinny adapter. In Canada, said reproduction could be used with the WK180-C, WS-MCR, SBI Light Practical Carbine manual action, and the upcoming NDS 18 SC ; none of them use a spring in the buffer tube, and all could be fired folded. Any idea of the cost of creating such a stock? You might even be able to sell these to States, if its allowed in Covid times.

 

[Cameron SS]

Same lock up for AR18 and 180 as the 180B.

Looking at pictures, the AR 18 seems to be compatible with the AR 180, but the AR 180B does not seem to be compatible. The AR 180B might be compatible with the WK180C, but I can't tell and don't think so.

Might have to find an actual AR 180 and compare with my WK 180C.

 

[Armedsask]

AR180B uses a single pin lower down to lock the recoil spring guide rods in place.

The AR18 has the recoil spring guide rods extend through the rear plate to lock into the reciever. This requires two holes towards the top of the reciever.

The two different recoil spring guide rods can be used in either type of upper, allowing one to drop lowers onto different recievers.