CODE 03-062-989

NAME – Howa Type 89 Rifle

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Japan

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1989

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 91.6 cm (36.1 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 42 cm (16.54 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Grooves, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 17.8 cm (1 turn in 7 in)

LOAD – Full metal jacket with steel core penetrator

BULLET DIAMETER – 5.69 mm (0.224 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 4.02 g (62 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 920 m/s (3018 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1700 j (1254 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.5 kg (7 lb 11.5 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.99 kg (8 lb 12.8 oz) Loaded with 30 round magazine and 30 rounds M855

TYPE OF MOUNT – Removable folding bipod

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Square post, Adjustable for zero, Rear sight, Aperture, adjustable for elevation and windage

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 300 m (328 yards)

OPERATION – Gas

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi, Full Automatic, and 3-round controlled burst

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semiautomatic, 100 rpm Full Automatic or 3-round burst

CYCLIC ROF – 750 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 20 or 30 round removable box magazine, Double Column, Double feed, slightly modified STANAG 4179 (M16-style) magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.091 kg (3.21 oz) 20-round aluminum, 0.117 kg (4.13 oz) 30-round aluminum

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.34 kg (12 oz) 20 round aluminum with 20 rounds M855, 0.49 kg (1 lb 1.3 oz) 30 round aluminum with 30 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six-30 round magazines (180 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.94 kg (6 lb 7.7 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Howa Machinery Ltd, Shinkawacho, Nagoya, Japan

STATUS – Out of production

SERVICE – Japanese Self Defense Force