01-20-2020, 01:13 AM
tdbru Wrote:Here's part of the issue. the mini howa has no feed rails milled into the action. it was designed up front as DBM feed. also an AR mag is too wide to fit up inside the action. it was designed up front as a single stack DBM. so, unfortunately, to get it with a floorplate, or an AR mag feed, the action would need some milling. and that if it's even feasible. i'm not sure how to calculate the geometry on what would be required for internal feed rails and even if there is enough material for such milling. i don't know if there's even enough material to widen out the mag well to fit an AR mag safely. perhaps someone with enough courage to consider the action expendable if milling it ruins it, could pick up this project. even if it turns out well, that's a lot of extra cost and effort. so i am not sure it's worth the continued effort. Howa would have to make some modifications to the action i think. doubt they will. but who knows....
-tdbru
No no no no no no. The last thing a nice smooth action like the howa mini needs is a stupid ar mag hanging out the bottom of it.
Leave the ar15 mags where they go, in a ar15.
The pic posted a few post above shows a hinged floor plate can work. Jyst need a company to invest the time and effort into bring it to market.