Excellent to hear keep us posted
WK180 Gen 2 builds
- Thread starter WarWolf
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Excellent to hear keep us posted
Exactly the same as the last ones, nothing has mechnically changed in regards to accuracy
AskMeAboutMyBandcamp
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I’m wondering if anyone knows if any m16 style handguards will fit on these? I saw a picture of a first gen wk that had been built like a c7 clone, but have no idea what forend/handguard he used. I understand the gas block is a bit taller than a standard ar-15, but I would love to make a build like this picture I found on another gun forum
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Remote Six
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You would have to cut/modify the delta ring to clear the piston. You could use a clamp on style gas block to retain the handguard cap. As long as the the handguard clears the gas block and piston after that you should be good to go. I was thinking of doing something similar as I have an m16 m203 handguard kicking around. I would just have to figure out something to put under it.
Ah so the location where the gas tube enters the upper reciever is different on WK vs AR? Also off topic but where would one buy a railed clamp on gas block in canada? They are either too high and meant to be flush with a free float handguard rail or impossible to find..
Blastattack
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Yes. The WK uses a higher position, which is pretty dumb.
Remote Six
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It's a piston driven firearm so it has to sit higher. If you take the handguard off, you'll see that the piston and spring just manages to clear the barrel nut. AR's can get away with it because they are direct impingement and use a much smaller diameter gas tube. I believe someone was working on a DI 180 platform, but I can't recall who it was.
Sylvestre is distributing Jard's J180, which uses a gas tube to impinge a BCG that runs against 180 recoil spring along 180 dual guide rods, but also includes a gas key to use to push against a Stoner-style psudeo piston gas-ringed bolt, with the excess gas exiting out the ejection port in a pair of AR-15 style BCG vents when the bolt and assembly are forward.
SBI in Sherwood park is working on a gas tube fed DI-ish bolt carrier group and bolt that will work best with their Lynx 180 upper and lower, but is supposed to work with the MCR and Gen1 WK. Not sure if it will work with the Gen2 WK, or if they have a version in mind for that.
Agreed. Any machine I purchase, I rebuild to familiarize me self with it, and check for any miss-assembled components. Good habit to get into, especially with firearms.
The YouTube Channel Guns, Gear, Memes has released a Gen 2 fit/finish overview and basic mag test with dummy rounds.
The YouTuber's Gen2 build is a well accessorized one, and worth a look for that alone.
Of most note from the video, apparently there's a wrong way to install the cam pin and bolt in the carrier, in that the unit will slide into the receiver almost to the chamber, but then lock up and take a great deal of finish-marring force to remove.
The presenter also did not like the way
he had to break his grip to use the bolt release. A YouTube commentator noted the bolt release can be flipped 180 degrees and still function fine, and this flipping was more easily accessible in that it configured the release closer to am AR-15's.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2267540-WK180C-Gen2-1st-Overview-and-Mag-Tests
The YouTuber's Gen2 build is a well accessorized one, and worth a look for that alone.
Of most note from the video, apparently there's a wrong way to install the cam pin and bolt in the carrier, in that the unit will slide into the receiver almost to the chamber, but then lock up and take a great deal of finish-marring force to remove.
The presenter also did not like the way
he had to break his grip to use the bolt release. A YouTube commentator noted the bolt release can be flipped 180 degrees and still function fine, and this flipping was more easily accessible in that it configured the release closer to am AR-15's.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2267540-WK180C-Gen2-1st-Overview-and-Mag-Tests
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That commenter was I!
The bolt release flipped is a huge improvement IMO. The way it comes interferes with operation of the safety (at least for me and my ape hands)
Does anyone have any input on what foregrip/handstop would work best with the length of the 180? I have smaller hands so I was considering something like the magpul XTM since I don't want to add too much weight to the front end but also looking at an angled foregrip. Obviously, its going to come down to personal preference but wanted to get some advice before I burn all my ammo money on grips
BCM KAG is the KING of foregrips for rifles with long handguards IMO.
