The ArmaLite AR-18 is a gas-operated rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. The AR-18 was designed at ArmaLite in California by Arthur Miller, Eugene Stoner, George Sullivan, and Charles Dorchester in 1963 as an alternative to the Colt AR-15 design, a variant of which had just been selected by the U.S. military as the M16.

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Jun 1, 2015 · The AR-18 was for the most part a scaled down AR-16. The rifle was designed by Art Miller, George Sullivan and Charlie Dorchester starting in 1963. The AR-10 and AR-15 made use of aircraft grade aluminum forgings while the AR-18 made use of stamped steel.

Sep 1, 2021 · Developed off the 7.62 NATO AR-16, the ArmaLite AR-18 was an inventive 5.56 NATO assault rifle much like the firm's famous AR-15, and though over shadowed, its short-stroke gas piston system...

Jan 9, 2013 · The AR-18K resembles the Colt CAR-15 Commando and the later Colt M4 Carbine. It featured a shorter barrel, a shorter more rectangular handguard with forward pistol grip and a cone shaped flash suppressor instead of the multi-pronged style flash suppressor.

Jun 30, 2014 · When the rifle debuted in 1964, it was a pretty neat offering—shorter than the AR-15, with an 18-inch barrel instead of the 20-inch AR-15. It also had a clever side-folding stock that made vehicle transport much easier than carrying a full-sized rifle.

Original AR-18 assault rifle, made by the Sterling Armaments of UK. The "reincarnated" AR-180B of recent manufacture. Semi-automatic onlyand with plastic lower receiver with integral pistol grip. Schematic view of the AR-18 (from the original Armalite patent, issued in 1968)

Aug 9, 2018 · You could say that the AR-18/180 is the more-or-less budget version of an AR-15/M16, which still used expensive forgings in its critical operation components. The AR-18/180 replaced most of...

Oct 14, 2021 · Understanding the history and development of the AR18 requires taking a step back. The ArmaLite Company only opened its doors in the post-World War II era. It was a new player in the American gun industry that had been dominated by such companies as Colt, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, and Remington.

Mar 17, 2016 · Sterling even made a more compact model, the AR-18K, which had a forward vertical grip. They pitched the gun to the UK Ministry of Defense unsuccessfully for years.