Talk:Armalite AR-18

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    Why was my "In Poular Culture" section deleted? This is not a very common firearm, and the first Terminator movie is a prominent usage of the gun. --DOHC Holiday 22:08, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

    I disagree. In the film, it's not a 'featured' weapon. That is, unlike the Walther PPK or S&W model 29 44 Magnum, the AR-18 is used as a generic assault rifle. Gun nuts can spot it, of course, but we can also spot the Thompson SMG under the 'pulse rifles' in Aliens, can't we. The bar has and should be set fairly high for inclusion. You'd have to use the 'man on the street' test. Walk up to a man (or woman) on the street and ask them what kind of gun Dirty Harry carried? Now ask them what kind of gun the Terminator carried. You'll have your answer soon enough. Take this to the pop culture discussion here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history#Popular_culture --Asams10 00:04, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

    An encyclopedia written to 'man on the street' standards isn't going to be very informative. And how is the man on the street ever going to learn what gun the Terminator carried if it isn't part of the article? --DOHC Holiday 07:44, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

    Who cares if the AR-18 is "featured" or not? Personally, I'm sick of people deleting the popular culture sections on firearms pages because popular culture is part of the weapons' appeal to many people. I'm putting the section back.
    And it'll get taken out QUICKLY. Your decision is arbitrary, there is a concensus you weren't a part of, aparently, that fictional trivia in articles is unencyclopedic unless that fiction has an effect on the weapon itself that is culturally significant. Mention it in the movie article but keep it out of the gun article.--Asams10 11:38, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

    Well, I fixed up some grammar. Now that I'm reading it again, there're still some commas and things that need cleaning. I don't want to clutter the history with small edits, but I might just do another.

    Texas William 02:29, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

    When the prase "to prevent fouling" is used, is this a reference to biofouling?--216.45.152.15 23:00, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

    • No. It refers to residue from burnt gunpowder. --D.E. Watters 01:01, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
    Fouling, when applied to firearms, also refers to metalic buildup due to friction, abrasion, and ablation due to the high temperatures and pressures involved in firing the cartridge in addition to gunpowder residue.--Asams10 02:04, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

    So far I've never had biological entities and microorganisms build-up in the gas systems of my rifles... :D Koalorka (talk) 18:56, 1 January 2008 (UTC)