I purchased my WK-180C from a local shop last Saturday (7/6/2019, put down a deposit with them in February). Has a serial number higher than the recall for the bolt so hopefully that won't be a problem.
I've only done the barrel break in at this point, with a couple more groups for fun. Roughly 70 rounds. A mix of Federal .223, Federal XM193, Federal XM855, and PPU M193. No issues so far, the scuffing from shell casings has started already but my 3d printed shell deflector is now here so I'll try that out the next time.
Important Notes:
-Bolt has the screw type charging handle. Great!
-Play between upper and lower is very minimal, could be eliminated with an O-ring as others have mentioned but I don't care to.
-Hand guard screws are in so tight I started bending my hex-head tool and decided to stop trying to remove them, not a huge deal as I was able to take the gas piston out for cleaning without removing the hand guard.
-Gas tube screw was in very tight, but I was able to get it out with some leverage. The spring does not come out with the piston without taking the hand guard off. I'm sure you can finesse it out. I had to use a small hex-head tool to help guide the spring and rod back in when re-assembling.
-Trigger feels fine, I'm new to firearms and have minimal experience firing an SKS, henry lever action .22, winchester 94 30-30, and an Enfield .303. Doesn't bother me at all.
-Safety is easy to use, sometimes I flick it on the right side with my index finger, sometimes I use my thumb on the left side.
-Not sure on the brand of stock I received, but it's lovely.
-Came with one CProducts Defense 5/30 round magazine. Fits loose compared to my CProducts Defense Lar-15 pistol mags. But both types worked fine for my testing.
-Magazine shoots out quite nicely under spring tension when the release is pressed.
-No problems with over-insertion, I don't slam my magazines in. I guide them in and then push firmly. When it clicks in I stop and give it a yank to ensure it doesn't fall out.
-It did not come with a warranty card, just a sticker. The plastic folder thing inside the box looks unopened and I've left it that way as proof there was no warranty card in there. The shop said they will take care of the warranty so long as I keep my receipt from them.
I didn't know a lot about the AR-180 platform before, other than this was my way to get an inexpensive non-restricted ar-like platform that I can take out and shoot cans with, or take to the range, or bring to the gunsmith whenever I want, that hopefully wont be banned anytime soon.
The more I learn the more appreciative I am of this rifle. The AR-18 was designed to be a cheaper, easier to manufacture rifle. Less developed allied countries could do most of the manufacturing domestically due to minimal machining cuts required (for eg. the bolt rides the rods containing the recoil springs, eliminating the need for slots to be machined in the receiver). For whatever reason, be it pride or coincidence, it wasn't widely adopted. Simply because it is less popular, it was never banned or restricted by name here in Canada. And thanks to Wolverine and Kodiak we have a modernized and quite frankly superior version of the AR-180 available here.
It's a unicorn gun.
If you have your restricted you sure can get a superior AR. As an individual gun it isn't the greatest. But as a whole this is exactly what Canada needed in my opinion.
Personally I feel I own a superior firearm to an AR-15. In theory, as a platform, it should be just as reliable if not more-so than an AR-15 of comparable quality (due to piston operation and not gas impingement alone, though this is said to negatively affect accuracy minimally so there is a tradeoff). It'll run cooler due to the piston. Wolverine-Kodiak has made it accept as many AR parts as possible so the market availability isn't as much of an issue as an older AR-180(B). It's easy to takedown and clean. It accepts any optic or rail attachment you could want. And it's truly Canadian.
Glad to be a part of the process, the rifle is continually improving as the serial numbers go up. For me the wait was worth it.