The American-180 is a rare .22LR submachine gun developed in the 1960s which fires .22LR from a wind-up pan magazine. It originated with the Casull Model 290 that also used a flat pan magazine. Only 80 Casull M290s were built. The American-180 is an improved version of the Casull design. Today, [Read More…]
Hello and welcome to a special edition of The Rimfire Report! As you can expect from the title of this article it will be on the American 180, specifically hands-on experience with the American 180 at TFB Gun Fest 2021. While at Gun Fest, Blue Force Gear Director of [Read More…]
(Author’s Note: Firearms, not politics remains in effect. Coverage of historical usage of a firearm or weapons system should not be construed as an endorsement of either combatant party) I’ve been familiar with the American 180 as a range toy [Read More…]
SilencerCo posted up this photo of an American-180 on their Instagram page. For those not familiar with the American-180, it is a .22LR machine gun that feeds from a large capacity pan magazine. The magazine came in different capacities, 165, 220, or 275 rounds. E&L [Read More…]
So far in the Modern PDW Calibers series we’ve talked about small caliber, high velocity PDW rounds like the 5.7mm FN and 4.6mm HK, and we’ve tackled larger, punchier calibers like the 10mm Norma Auto and the 7.5mm FK. However, we still have not tackled the [Read More…]
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