Quote Originally Posted by Firefly View Post
Same....I dunno why either. Doubt I will.

Actually, part of me wishes I had a Howa Type 89. Just because they look weird.
The Type-89 is probably the most AR-18 like AR-18 derivative. Put a 16" barrel on the AR-18, modify the mag well to work with unmodified AR-15 magazines, and the folding stock either swapped with a fixed stock or an aluminum or steel tubular deal with plastic and rubber where it's supposed to interface with human. Oh, and a two-position gas system, one position to function with lower pressure Japanese domestic ammo and the other to function with American/Australian NATO-spec ammo.