The AR-18 entered the initial design phase in 1963 and was produced from 1969 to 1985, with 1,171 total specimens built. Aahh, the oh-so-controversial AR-15, the semiauto-only civilian market ...

That design was of the AR-18 select-fire carbine. The AR-18 was designed in the early 1960s, at which time the select-fire version of the AR-15 began its career as the M-16. The use of the M-16 by ...

Many people think that’s all Sterling made, but they also offered a 357 Magnum revolver and a .223 assault rifle (AR-18). Both being bought-in designs that were made at the plant. I have had the ...