A bunch of wet sanding and I am at this point.
Next up polishing compound.
That was a little premature. Gotta go back to some finer sandpaper first. I like where this is heading.
Firearms News Retro Edition
Firearms News (Formerly Shotgun News) is releasing their second Retro Edition on July 3rd.
I thought y’all might like to see the cover.
I didn’t contribute but they did mention my web site. Make sure you pick it up when it hits the store shelves.
Backing Out of the Upcoming AR-18S Auction
Just wanted to thank all those that contacted me with well wishes and to buy a few things but I am announcing that I no longer plan to go after this gun. I have learned a lot about this gun including the fact that it is somewhat famous and several people with deep pockets will be pursuing it.
I want to let my readers know first so that they may put their hat in the ring if they so wish.
Here is what I know about the gun in question.
It was sold from Armalite in 1985 as an “S” model and was either a mule or part of the companies collection.
It was became somewhat famous when it appeared in the Small Arms Review article “The Lost Armalites”
The black and white photos make it hard to tell if the upper on the gun is the same as when it was sold in 1998 but I think it is. Is the upper the same as when it was sold in 1985 is the real question. One can never be sure.
While this gun surely belongs in my reference collection I can not justify the expense at this time and I intend to pursue a “Normal” AR-18 as my first machine gun.
Making a run at an AR-18S at Auction
I have decided to make a run at this AR-18S that will be in the up coming Rock Island Auction.
In order to finance that I am having a massive sell off of my collection. I have AR-180 parts, guns, scopes, retro and preban AR’s. Too much to list but I am in the mood to let go of some stuff. That doesn’t happen often so get them while you can.
Email me for details and your wish list.
Wish me luck and I hope I won’t have to compete against any of you for this cool gun.
The AR-180 Police Carbine
I’ve seen references to the AR-180 Police Carbine in the past but to date no pictures have surfaced.
Surfing the web this morning I stumbled across a Japanese web site that appears to show the lower for one such animal.
The lower for a AR-180 Police Carbine is shown along with a Costa Mesa AR-18 on the web site.
It is speculated was that Sterling built 200 of these semi automatic Police Carbines. I believe they where short barreled rifle versions with the same dimensions as the full auto AR-18S. Unfortunately no upper is shown with these pictures. The serial numbers of the Police Carbine start with SS which is unique in the AR-18/AR-180 family.This particular gun is serial number SS 225 which would mean that at least 225 of them were built.
Lets hope pictures of a complete gun surface. We would also welcome the Sniper version with serial numbers starting with SW and the Pistol version with serial numbers starting with SP.
I love the hunt. If anyone has any pics or comments please contribute.
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