Two types of literature exist on the American 180: marketing literature, and write-ups/articles. Marketing literature will be reproduced at this site. Write-ups and articles will be listed for your information in locating, some will be reproduced at this site.

The following marketing literature exists on the American 180.

• Retail Price List - Circa July 1980

• American 180 M-1 Announcement - Circa July 1980

• Retail Price List - Circa January 1983

• Dealer Price List - Circa January 1983

• American 180: Another First

• The American 180 M-2 Rifle - Limited Editions

• American 180 - The Legend Grows

• ILARCO - The 180 Weapon System

The following writeups/articles exists on the American 180.

• Firepower, "Return of the 180 SMG", March 1988, page 20.

• Gun World, "American 180", October 1983, page 32.

• Machine Gun News, "Re-Emerges as the 180", October 1988, page 5.

• Machine Gun News, "Functioning Problems, Raffica", August 1989, page 30.

• Machine Gun News, "Parts, What's New", April 1990, page 32.

• Machine Gun News, "Large Capacity Drum Magazines, What's New", February 1992, page 10.

• Machine Gun News, "Reliability, Raffica", October 1992, page 6.

• Machine Gun News, "Shooting History, Raffica", November 1992, page 8.

• Machine Gun News, "Drum Loader, What's New", October 1993, page 50.

• Machine Gun News, "The American 180 History", December 1995, page 18.

• Small Arms Review, "Cheap Thrills 22 Rimfire Machine Guns", March 1998, page 32.

• Small Arms Review, Raffica, September 1998, page 11.

• S.W.A.T, "ILARCO'S 180", November 1988, page 48.

• Soldier of Fortune, "SWAT Evaluation Test Of The American 180 System", Spring 1977, page 40.

• Soldier of Fortune, "A 2nd Evaluation Of The 180", Spring 1977, page 42.

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