Thread: The Steyr Aug... the sexiest of 'em all

Ok... I might be a little biased in favour of this weopen
since it is the new chosen replacement for the G-3A3
for the Pakistani military... but still you wont find too many
critics of this rifle. Although there are some critics of the
bullpup design.

The only major complaint I have with this rifle is that in
CQB it requires you to expose a larger part of your body
while turning corners. But it kinda makes up for that because
it provides better maneuverability.

This rifle performs a multi-role function, in that it
and can be converted from your basic assault rifle, to a carbine, to a
decent sniper platform to an all out MG with a tripod, with the use of different barrels which can be fitted quickly and easilly. Not only that, it can be easily converted into a 9mm platform. with a few adjustments.

And if that isn't enough... it looks sexy as a fox!


Steyr AUG A1 in standard rifle configuration (military green colour)


Steyr AUG with M203 40mm grenade launcher


Steyr AUG A1 Carbine (police black colour)


Steyr AUG A2 with in Carbine configuration (shorter barrel) and with Picatinny-type rail installed instead of standard telescope sight


Comparison of various AUG barrels, from top to bottom: LMG/heavy barrel with bipod; standard rifle barrel; carbine barrel; SMG barrel

Caliber: 5.56mm NATO (.223rem)
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 805 mm (with standard 508 mm barrel)
Barrel length: 508 mm (also 350 mm SMG, 407 mm Carbine or 621 mm LMG heavy barrel)

Range: Light Support Weapon: 1500 feet (457.2 meters), Assault Rifle: 333 feet (400 meters), Carbine: 1200 feet (366 meters), Commando: 984 feet (300 meters), and 9 mm: 328 feet (100 meters).

Weight: 3.8 kg unloaded (with standard 508 mm barrel)
Magazines: 30 or 42 rounds box magazines
Rate of Fire: Approx. 700 rounds/min
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic / Fully automatic
Muzzle Velocity: 3054 feet per second.
Trigger-pull: 9 lbs.



The standard sighting equipment of the Steyr AUG rifle is the 1.5X telescope sight, with aiming reticle made as a circle. This circle is so dimensioned so its visible inner diameter is equal to the visible height of the standing man at 300 meters range.

For the marksmen there is a Special Receiver with a weaver scope rail instead of the carrying handle/scope. This way you can use your high power scope for those longer shots or better yet night vision scopes.




The AUG uses a short piston stroke, gas operated action, with the gas piston mounted inside the compact gas block, which is fixed to the barrel. The gas cylinder is offset to the right from the barrel. Gas piston has its own return spring, contained inside the gas block. The gas system features a three positions gas regulator, which allows for two open positions (for normal and fouled conditions) and one closed position (for launching the rifle grenades). The gas block also contains a barrel fix / release lock and a front grip hinge. Each barrel has eight lugs, that lock into the steel insert in the receiver, and there's four basic barrel patterns for the AUG: standard rifle barrel is 508 mm (~20 in) long. "Compact" or "Submachine gun" barrel is 350 mm (13.8 in) long, "Carbine" barrel is 407 mm (16 in) long, and the heavy / LMG (light machine gun) barrel is 621 mm (24.4 in) long. On each rifle barrels can be exchanged in the matter of seconds. Each barrel is fitted with the flash hider, and the heavy 621 mm barrel also is fitted with lightweight folding bipods. There's no bayonet lug on Austrian service rifles, but it can be installed if required.





-With 9mm Conversion Kit-

Any AUG may be conversed into SMG and back within 10 minutes by the owner. Resulted SMG is a simple blowback operated, and could be equipped with silencer.



Simplicity eh?
This is one chick without much baggage.


Conversion kit: new barrel, bolt assembly and magazine adapter






No selection lever needs to be manipulated to control semi or full-auto fire. The selection lever is integrated with the trigger. The trigger has a two stage pull that travels on a horizontal axis only, the trigger-pull weights come in at a crisp 9 pounds. The first stage is a single shot with the second stage being the full-auto. The Irish Army have an 'automatic lockout' on the trigger of their version of the A.U.G. The rifle will fire single shots unless the lockout is disengaged. The see-thru magazine allows for a quick ammo check. There is a cleaning kit in the stock of each AUG, just below the trigger pack.