What was that .22 rifle with a 200+ rd magazine?

[IMtheNRA]

I heard about this rifle recently and I was wondering if someone can post it's history, pictures, and a user review.

 

[dZ]

american 180
http://www.american180.com/

 

[Quartus]

Now THAT'S what I call hi cap!


A creep in Santa Ana, CA, used one to to annoy the local PD for awhile, back 20 years or so. Got him one of them thar trigger cranks, a cordless, drill, a little ingenuity and turned it into a lead spraying machine.

He ran out after a while. No cops hurt, as I recall.

 

[A.Rex]

believe these were already full auto. Shoot it all day for less!

 

[Mike Irwin]

They WERE made in full auto. I've fired one. VERY neat.

They were also originally developed with a propritary .22 round called, I believe, the .22 ILARCO, sort of a shortened .22 WMRF.

 

[Jake 98c/11b]

They were available full or semi. The Croatians make it too, nice fun little toy, hope to look at one while I am here. The Croatian version has a folding wire stock and uses the newer designed plastic mag, I wonder if they have a licensing agreement???

 

[Brian Williams]

they have recently been reintroduced tothe market place do a search for the American 180

 

[IMtheNRA]

I was thinking of ordering one. Can anyone here post a review of the current-production semi-auto gun?

 

[Big Lou]

I've got a couple of video clips of guys shooting full-auto American 180's. However, they're too large to attach, and I can't remember the website I got them from. If I remember, I'll post the links.

 

[Big Lou]

Found the vid's..........courtesy of Gulf Coast Armory. Scroll down and look for the ones with AM180 in the title or description. Man, that looks like fun!!!!

http://www.gulfcoastarmory.com/mgvids.html