Comments on: The F88T Austeyr (.22 Training Steyr AUG)

By: M. Wild

M. Wild — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:04:15 +0000

Thank you to whoever found that photo! For half a year now I’ve been looking for one. I found out about it on my F88 Austeyr course with the Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) and was told how they were made originally for us (ADF Cadets) Except something happened and we never saw them, Since then I really wanted to see what it would look like, especially the Mag.
I was told the the Airfield Defence Guards are issued with them, because they can injure someone as much as a 5.56 to a human (bull***t) But if it accidently hits an Aircraft It wont do the same amount of Damage a 5.56 would.

By: j5

j5 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:29:55 +0000

I’m not entirely sure that is the F88T. The 88Ts I trained with as an RAAF cadet and later saw in the RAAF were all converted A1s, with the older Swarkovski sights. That weapon looks to me to be a converted A2, or what we call an F88S.

I’d be suprised to learn that they’d initiated an upgrade program on the old 88Ts.

Either way, the 88T was a great weapon, especially for Cadets and recruits who might never have used a firearm in their lives to train on something as fun as a .22 Steyr.

There is one even more obscure F88 variant that I’d love to see a photo of: the F88 HBAR. When the Australian Defence Force initiated the purchase of the Steyr, or what was to become the F88, they did so on the proviso the weapon system could be converted to suit every role. They ditched the 9mm Aug Para early in favour of the F88C carbine as a tank crew weapon, but somewhere, out there, were Light Machine Gun conversions that were supposed to replace the FN Minimi.

By: AB

AB — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:55:00 +0000

That’s a pretty neat conversion setup. You can get 500 rounds for the same cost as 20 so your savings are right there. Granted, it won’t have the feel and handling as a fully armed weapon, but that training would come later after people are familiarized with the weapons system.

By: jdun1911

jdun1911 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:56:32 +0000

The .22lr is fun to shot and a great round to train with. By far my favorite, caliber.

Conversion kit at first glance to most people aren’t worth the price. In reality they are a great cost saving product.

I have a Ciener kit for my AR15 and it save me a ton of money. I’m able to train at the range without worrying about ammo prices.