Rifles That Changed Modern Warfare: Steyr AUG
Featured in many modern action movies as being used by villains and their henchmen, this rifle is awesome.
The first combat rifle with a futuristic look, the Steyr AUG A1(AUG meaning Armee-Universal-Gewehr or "universal army rifle") is an ambidextrous (meaning you can use with either left or right hands), selective-fire Austrian assault rifle, submachine gun, or light machine gun designed in the early 1970s by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG. It uses the 5.56mm NATO cartridge as ammunition.
The assault rifle is made of fiberglass reinforced polymer. Because of this, the gun is really lightweight, weighing only around 7 pounds. The gun is capable of firing 680 to 750 rounds per minute and because of this it features an interchangeable barrel and replacement barrels of various lengths for various combat situations. The gun is a bullpup design, which means that the magazine is located on the butt of the gun behind the trigger. It also has a collapsible bipod mount so you can prop the gun up and shoot one handed, like a machine gun.
Although it may appear weird at first glance, the Steyr AUG’s design allows it to be disassembled in only seconds.
It was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77 (Sturmgewehr 77) in 1978, where it replaced the 7.62mm StG 58 automatic rifle (a licence-built FN FAL). In production since 1978, it is the standard small arm of the Austrian armed forces and their national police units. The rifle and its variants have also been adopted by the armed forces of Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Pakistan, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Sources:
https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/6/23/steyr-auga3-m1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyr_AUG
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Awesome assault weapon. Incredible capabilities. Deadly and exquisite. Having
one makes you ready for anything.
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Also, the top of the scope is at eyebrow height, and changing eye relief even slightly will wreck your grouping, so if your cheek is too far forward on the first squeeze, you're going to have to take four hits you know are coming, without flinching in anticipation. Good times.
Good points to consider!
Good memories, you make me remember when I was in the Canadian Army. Thanks for sharing.
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Bullpup has always been my favorite makeup. Hands down. With the tech getting much more efficient, the downsides and problems of bullpup designs are lessening. But those with shorter arms may still need to find ways to adjust
Good comment.
I have only come to learn about the AUG through video games and it looks exactly the same in real life. ;)
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Aug is a Beautiful piece of machinery! would love to fire one one day
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPSRussia