Steyr AUG A3 Disassembly and Internals

I asked Dave, who blogs at LetsKillDave and is a reader of TFB, to take photos of the internals of his new civilian Steyr AUG A3 rifle and he was kind enough to oblige.

Steyr Ar Comparison1-300X225-1
16″ barreled AR-15 vs. 16″ AUG. The bullpup length advantage is obvious.

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AR-15 bolt vs. AUG bolt. Very similar design.

I highly recommend reading Dave’s blog post. I learnt a lot about the AUG design that I did not know before.

Thanks Dave.

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Steve Jun 29th 2009 rifles Tags: , , , 5 Comments

5 Responses to “Steyr AUG A3 Disassembly and Internals”

  1. David Welleron 30 Jun 2009 at 12:33 am link comment

    One thing I didn’t call out in the M4/Steyr gun pic — you’ll notice that the LMT’s stock is fully collapsed, hardly a configuration that I would use. Keep that in mind when comparing!

  2. Peteron 30 Jun 2009 at 1:16 pm link comment

    The AUG is a great little gun. I used them for 4 years in the NZ Army. Not the best for shooting at night though. Ours came with the built in factory optics which mitigated its effectiveness to some degree, I envied my Aussie Army counterparts who had the forsight to issue their forces with models to which they could apply their own optics/scopes. The AUG is an awesome and versatile weapon with the right optics… and field stripping is a peice of cake. Not the best configuration for millitary drill though.
    I miss my baby…

  3. Steveon 30 Jun 2009 at 1:21 pm link comment

    The NZ Army is looking at upgrading their AUG and addind a rail on top for optics like the Aussies do. Although bit late for you :(

    http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/27/new-zealand-defense-force-upgrading-steyr-augs/

  4. Peteron 30 Jun 2009 at 4:05 pm link comment

    Yeah – by about 17 years. :-)

  5. Steveon 30 Jun 2009 at 4:06 pm link comment

    heh :)

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