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If you were going to go with 5.56, I'd stick with the AR platform rather than a bastardized AK. That M85 pistol in 5.56 just seems to me like a lot of added potential for failure/malfunction. Plus with the AR pistol, if you're looking to get really small, you have the option of adding on the LAW Tactical side folding adapter. And if you decide that want more barrel or a different caliber, it's 10 seconds to swap uppers, and now you have a rifle. With the M85, you're stuck with what you've got.
There are more places in the USA where AR pistols are legal than there are where NFA stuff is legal. I have traveled from one end of the country to the other with my AR pistol, much of that in the air, and never had a single issue. It fits in a Pelican 1510 without dis-assembly. Fold it up and lock the case, and when I get where I'm going, all I have to do is load mags and it's ready to go.
With the pistol, if you decide that you want to sell it later, it's easily transferable just like any other non-NFA item. Not to mention the added paperwork that is required if you are wanting to travel with an NFA item.
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