POTD: Jagdkommando Soldiers with Steyr AUGs
by
Eric B
Published: May 11th, 2021
Until I saw these pictures, I didn’t really think about it, but if you’re shooting out of a boat a bullpup may be a pretty good idea? The main weight is going closer to the center and that’s probably a good thing to get better stability. As an owner of a bullpup (IWI Tavor), I’m not planning on trying this out anytime soon, but it sounds good in theory. I guess this is how all the boating accidents happen with non-bullpups? This Photo Of The Day comes with pictures from the Austrian Bundesheer. Don’t rock the boat! The bullpups are of course Steyr AUGs.
Caption, machine-translated from German:
On the water, the Jagdkommando soldiers also train procedures with the RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) in order to fulfill orders quickly and effectively in this element too. Shooting from this boat is a particular challenge and needs constant training.
All photos from the Austrian Bundesheer taken by the excellent photographer Nick Rainer.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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Bullpups' have clear advantages in any tight space.
Out of all of those, inflatable boats, where the risk of the barrel not protruding past the inflated chambers when firing, has got to be one where the advantage is the least clear cut.
They're not bad guns, but that mag release is in an unfortunate spot. I have an A3 NATO with a TA01NSN and it's... OK? I don't shoot it that much. Maybe I'll take it to a carbine class. The Tavor SAR is, IMHO, a better overall gun.