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Steyr AUG
Model: Steyr AUGThe Armee Universal Gewehr (Universal Army Rifle) was a revolutionary design at the time of its creation in 1977: it was a bullpup (placing the receiver behind the trigger group), making it much shorter than contemporary rifles while maintaining a long barrel for accuracy, had a large level of polymer and alloy components to make it extremely light, included a telescopic sight as standard, and can have parts swapped to turn it into a short-barreled carbine, support weapon, or 9mm submachine gun. A number of armies, most prominently Austria (who refer to it as the StG 77) and Australia (who call it the F88), have adopted it. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have also taken a liking to it.
Among the variants are the AUG A2, with a new charging handle and a detachable scope with a Picatinny rail under it, the A3 with the scope replaced with a Picatinny rail along the top of the receiver, the A3 SA USA semi-auto variant of the A3 available for civilian sale in the United States, the AUG 9mm that feeds from the same magazines as the Steyr MPi 69 submachine gun, the HBAR and LMG variants with heavy barrels and bipods for work as a light machine gun, the AUG SA civilian variant banned from importation into the US in 1989, and the USR semi-auto variant designed to comply with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. There are various other civilian variants, mostly with Picatinny rail systems in place of the scope.
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| Cartridge: | 5.56x45mm NATO .223 Remington 9x19mm Parabellum (AUG 9mm) |
| Action: | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Muzzle Velocity: | Standard rifle: 970m/s (3,182ft/s) |
| Effective Range: | 300metres (325 yd) |
| Feed System: | Detachable box magazine. 30, 42, 100 drum |
| Sights: | Swarovski 1.5x telescopic sight. Back-up irons. |
Where to find
Unfortunately the many AUG models available on the civilian market are fairly difficult to find (like many civilian bullpup rifles) and command high prices of $2000 or higher.
Complexity
The AUG was designed first and foremost for military work, and the polymer/alloy construction are a perfect example of the design; in tests the AUG was run over by a truck and the only damage was the glass in the scope breaking. The AUG in all forms can take a good beating. Even better, a few parts can be swapped to make the rifle left-handed. Uniquely the AUG features a two-stage trigger: pulling lightly produces semi-auto fire, while pulling all the way back produces full auto bursts.
Controls
- Safety: Cross-bolt located above the handgrip. Push right to left for FIRE, left to right for SAFE.
- Magazine release: Located behind the magazine well.
- Charging handle: Located on the left side of the upper receiver.
Loading
Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety from left to right to activate it.
- Take a loaded magazine and slide it into the magazine well until it clicks.
- Pull the charging handle all the way back and let it snap forward.
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Condition Three. Chamber empty, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety from left to right to activate it.
- Take a loaded magazine and slide it into the magazine well until it clicks.
Unloading
How to unload the firearm and make safe. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety from left to right to activate it.
- Push the magazine release and remove the magazine.
- Pull the charging handle back with your hand under the magazine well to catch the falling cartridge and examine the chamber for any ammunition. Release the charging handle.
- Deactivate the safety.
- Pull the trigger.
Field Stripping
How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Unload the weapon as described above.
- Pull the charging handle back and push it up to lock it back.
- While holding the forward grip, push the barrel locking latch down with your thumb and rotate the barrel clockwise to disengage it. Pull the barrel off.
- Push the charging handle down and let it slide forward. While pushing the receiver back, push the housing latch all the way to the right and remove the receiver and bolt assembly to the rear. Slide the bolt assembly out of the receiver.
- Press the dimple on the buttplate in while pushing the rear sling swivel to the right so that it rests against the side of the stock. Remove the buttplate by lifting it off the stock.
- Press in on the tab at the rear of the hammer group in the stock and pull the rear sling swivel out of the stock. Pull the hammer group out to the rear.
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