Gang of Four - "Armalite Rifle"

[gmerkt]

I'm way behind a pop culture stuff. Just the other day, I watched the 2004 remake of, "Manchurian Candidate." In the intro to the movie, imagine my surprise to hear the Gang of Four song, "Armalite Rifle." The lyrics of which discuss it's use in Northern Ireland. Which is just a detail. I was interested to note that there would be a song at any level on the subject.

Re. the movie. I much preferred the original with Frank Sinatra.

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[Knobgoblin]

Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest ,warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

 

[gmerkt]

Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest ,warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

My opinion, in the original version Laurence Harvey was perfectly cast in that role.

 

[Aero Denezol]

reference to the AR-18?

 

[jbett98]

How did the IRA acquire so many AR18s? Is it possible they built them themselves?

Answer (1 of 11): The IRA's main gun runner in the United States was George Harrison, an IRA veteran, resident in New York since 1938. Harrison bought guns for the IRA from a Corsican arms dealer named George de Meo. The Armalite AR-18 – obtained by the IRA from the United States in the early 19...

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[Nick Burkhardt]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ja5_gJ3nmc

 

[orygun]

Brownells is re-popping that rifle.
It's one that I think is pretty cool.

 

[Aero Denezol]

Brownells is re-popping that rifle.
It's one that I think is pretty cool.

They don't offer the original furniture set (like Brandon has in the video). Unfortunately it comes with some ugly quad rail. Or at least I couldn't find a retro model.

PTR did the same thing w/ the PTR-63. Slapped some ugly rail on instead of the signature handguards.

 

[jbett98]

I was gifted a Sterling made AR-180 and it's been a very reliable shooter.
I really like the way the original scope mount is spring loaded and designed to wedge itself forward and tighter to the rifle when shooting.
The original 40 rd mags are scarce and very expensive, so years ago when I found some NOS in wrapper, I bought all the guy had.

 

[gmerkt]

reference to the AR-18?

NOT a reference to the AR-7.

Did you know - Armalite even made a shotgun, the AR-17. I've only seen a couple of them. Weird, anodized aluminum color like lawn chairs. Brown plastic stock (after all, it's Armalite).

The AR-180 was a hot ticket with I got out of the army in 1972. The few that I saw were made in Japan by Howa, had folding stocks.

 

[Tony617]

NOT a reference to the AR-7.

Did you know - Armalite even made a shotgun, the AR-17. I've only seen a couple of them. Weird, anodized aluminum color like lawn chairs. Brown plastic stock (after all, it's Armalite).

The AR-180 was a hot ticket with I got out of the army in 1972. The few that I saw were made in Japan by Howa, had folding stocks.

Armalite AR 17 Golden Gun Shotgun

 

[orygun]

I was gifted a Sterling made AR-180 and it's been a very reliable shooter.
I really like the way the original scope mount is spring loaded and designed to wedge itself forward and tighter to the rifle when shooting.
The original 40 rd mags are scarce and very expensive, so years ago when I found some NOS in wrapper, I bought all the guy had.

I'd never even heard of the thing until you let me shoot yours.

Thank you for that.

 

[jbett98]

The one drawback of the AR-180 is the flimsy folding stock hinge.
You have to be really careful when you swing it back and forth.
I just leave it locked in place like a standard AR-15 stock.