r/canadaguns • u/ExpandDong- • 22d ago
Feets / Collection / My build Behold my (lost)✨️Garbage✨️
Before people start calling it a piece of shit, yeah i know but i bought it back in the days for 900$ and it served me well before losing it in a boating accident...
I bought spare piston rods just in case considering they aren't expensive and honestly, appart the gas blowing in my hand, i never had issues with it except the bulky square rear end that isn't the prettiest
It shot everything i fed it no issues, maybe i was one of the lucky ones
I wanted to share my build if someone had one and disliked the original design as much as i did, just a little wind of inspiration for other WK180-C owners
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u/DougMacRay617 22d ago
Damn these are uglier then i remember
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u/WeightedDips95 22d ago
The WS MCR and Gen 1 WKs were ugly as sin with the brick like lowers. MCRs could be greatly improved with spectre lowers.
Gen 2 WKs were a huge improvement ergonomically as well with the bolt release. It’s sad that they were banned right when the Gen 3 was coming out. Those actually looked amazing. I think they had an updated piston but I can’t remember
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u/Agent_Smithx2 Combloc best bloc 21d ago
you're correct, the gen 3's have a proper, full length piston (cant remember if two or three piece), along with an adjustable gas block.
Shame that it took them 3 generations to get core issues fixed and design the rifle closer to the original specs
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u/lerch_up_north lost in the praries 22d ago
Lol it'd be a piece of shit if it didn't work and you spent 2k on it, 180's and all their derivatives always need some TLC to run like a sewing machine.
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u/DougMacRay617 22d ago
Weird my MCX could be considered a derivative and all it didn't need any TLC to run
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u/ExpandDong- 22d ago
Thats great! We make do with what we have / had, if i could go back in time and get a Vector and a Tavor i would, but the WK180 was what i could get my hands on at the time
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u/ExpandDong- 22d ago
In a world where cope rifle are now around 2000$ and good one 2500$ before tax, i feel lucky to get one that actually worked without issues, i had a crypto for a bit and boy, did that thing jam every other round
I feel like the AR180 platform, being so mechanical like an AK makes it "reliable"
I put maybe 400$ more in the gun for the brass deflector, brass bushing, pistol grip, forgrip and handguard and mock supressor
Note that it was bought in november of 2024 before the ban and there wasn't many other options
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u/thecoolernameistaken 22d ago
True but the crypto shines if you get it as a receiver. Even at that. Shitty qc but wtv
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u/GodsGiftToWrenching 22d ago
The WK's werent the best thing but with somewhat regular maintenance they would run like a top. I know of a gen 1 and gen 2 that had about 3,000 rounds through them on their factory pistons, that same gen 1 would also shoot 1 moa groups with 69 grain SMK's, so even what kodiak missed out on in terms of piston design, they at least had some decent barrels
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u/WeightedDips95 22d ago
If I had hypothetically ever bought one of these, to replace other rifles I hypothetically bought, I might look back on the experience with longing. Maybe regarding it as decent for what it was, and a good time. Funny how things always get worse.
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u/Gonky69 22d ago
My gas piston came out the receiver. It hit my vest that i was happy to be wearing. Fuck kodiak. Fuck their 180’s and F you for having a working one
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u/ExpandDong- 22d ago
How in the fuck does that happen gawd damn! And i completely understand your point of view, fuck kodiak in general, i will still rock the cool T-shirt they sent me with my order but fuck em for throwing pistons at you lol
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u/lettelsnek 22d ago
every time i see a 180 variant it stirs up a deep yearning for the days of the maccabee slr and atrs modern hunter
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u/16gaugeguy16 21d ago edited 21d ago
I owned a WK 180C rifle. I sold it after about 800 rounds before it was out of warranty. It worked well for me, but I personally knew too many people where the rifle experienced major failures (bolt lugs shearing, pistons disintegrating, bolt carriers cracking, etc).
I just couldn't trust it tbh. It seemed to be a matter of 'when' and not 'if' it broke. But I do still understand the appeal for an affordable rifle. I just felt that even back when we could get them, that there were more reliable options
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u/AdeptArt 21d ago
You were really smart to get the extra piston rods. I heard of a lot of issues with these having their pistons shear off or breaking in half.
Unfortunately (unless you already used them all) too late now to make use of them ;(
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u/squishydonut16 22d ago
Be careful man boats are dangerous and often capsize