Steyr AUG A4 (ADI Austeyr F88 A4)
Matt recently comment on this post about the Australian AUG A4 (ADI Austeyr F88 A4):
To clear up “125″ issues and confusion the A3 varient is to be upgraded to allow the firing of GLA and underslung shot gun attachment with the trigger finger. There is much speculation on INF 2012 weapon systems and the steyr will look marketly different. What is concrete is that what changes happen to the weapons system the it must have the same range or better and must not be any heavier than current weight with modifications. There is a photo around of an ugly australian modified A3, this is not the new rifle and was a test bed system and was a demo only. The ADF rumour mill is leaning more to the AUG A4 design as now Australia owns the rights of all world wide styer production and also pattened designs from Austria.
I had not idea that the A4 existed. I did some Googling and found some photos in a brochure from ADI, the Australian arms and ammunition manufacturer. They may be the “test” A4 that Matt mentioned in Matt’s comment.
I think it’s a pretty ugly design. It looks like someone attacked an AUG with a hacksaw, screwdriver and a few picatinny rails. Especially in contrast to the AUG A3 (from steyr-arms.at):
Where is the grenade launcher trigger?
I would be surprised if the Australians upgrade their A1/A2 AUGs to use the M203 when the M320 will go into production later this year (according to Wikipedia).
M4 with M320
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It’s really ugly compared with the Tavor.
Mrs. DoubleTapper would upset if I brought one into he kitchen!
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Two things: one, the steyr AUG is one of my least favourite gunsand two, where to F*** is the trigger on the genade launcher.STOOPID lolol
you stooopid f*** for reasons of patent they cant show it
the steyr is also one of the fastest weapons to correct a stopage
to those of u who think u know about the steyr - trust me u have no fXXXXXg idea!! i am intimate with the f88 austeyr and have trained many in it’s use as i have the M4 and it’s family members. this is SO different from the austrian version and makes the piece of crap called the M4 look like and perform like shite. kitted up with a rail, good sight, gla and a gen4+ NAD it is an exceptional weapon. I have fired thousands of rounds through these and have found them much more reliable than any of the m16/ ar / m2/m4 varients. The only exception to this would be the new HK varieties - these have real possibilities with their improved gas systems. In short, if it shoots when u want, hits what u want, and is easy to look after and maintain, then you have a good weapon. unfortunatley the M4 just does not add up.15 years ago it may have, but not today!