Photo Of The Day, today we go to Mindelo, Cape Verde, as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment Pacific train together with their Portuguese and Spanish colleagues. Above and below you can see Steyr AUG rifles used during a boarding practice [Read More…]
The Cove is an Australian Army blog that covers everything related to soldiering. In a recent series of posts, author Solomon Birch took an in-depth look into the previously issued EF88 bullpup rifle. Mr. Birch used the M4 rifle as a comparative baseline. The EF88 [Read More…]
We travel to the Mountains of Austria in these Photos Of The Day here at TFB. We see soon-to-be Ranger Soldiers doinig mountain combat traning at the Hochfilzen Training Center, where they learn to master their infantry weapons according to the terrain. Above, in the [Read More…]
The “Edelweiss Raid 2019” is an international, military special competition for mountain fighters from 12 nations. The competition teams come from Austria, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the USA. [Read More…]
The Austrian Army’s Military Police are to be issued a new version of the Bundesheer’s standard issue rifle, the StG 77. The new StG 77A1 MP will be issued to the Bundesheer’s military patrol and military police (Militärstreife) units. The official [Read More…]
The new Oberland Arms mounting adapter allows you to attach the new Tilo3 thermal imaging device from Andres Industries to the Elcan Specter 1/4x. This turns the the Tilo device into a thermal imaging adapter. TILO stands for “Thermal Imaging Light Optic”. [Read More…]
Today’s series of photos are a bit odd. You can see the melee training for the guards of the Maria Theresien Kaserne in Vienna, Austria. This is part of a self-defense training. They seem quite confident that their Steyr AUGs, including the optics, will withstand [Read More…]
AUGtober is here and Steyr Arms USA have 24″ barrels with the folding bipod for the Steyr AUG. These are only available in limited quantity. You can select the fore grip color in either Black, Green or Mud. Even white is available in the rare case you should own a [Read More…]
Non-mainstream firearms like the Steyr AUG normally have a little aftermarket support. The development of new products with a small potential customer base is not always justified or results in an overly expensive product. Nevertheless, even if there is a very small [Read More…]
The top picture shows what the Austrian Army calls the “Überschweres Maschinengewehr M2“, or üsMG M2 for short. This is a Browning Machine Gun, in caliber .50 BMG, M2. Below: The rain pours down, but a little rain never stopped the Maschinengewehr 74 from [Read More…]
I know Clawgear from Switzerland (and Austria actually) only for their clothes as I have a few shirts and shorts from them with very good quality. I was rather surprised as I realized they also make accessories for firearms, and they seem rather good at it. They have [Read More…]
I had the opportunity to examine the brand new Steyr-Mannlicher RS556. This firearm is one of the contenders to become the next service rifle for Germany in 2019, and possibly many other countries. It took me a while, but I realize I am probably one of the few that have [Read More…]
The Donau is the second largest river in Europe and the “highway” for many shipping companies. Several hundreds of thousands of tourists go on cruising trips, for instance on so called longboats that can carry over 250 people including crew. One of the 134 [Read More…]
It’s time to celebrate – the Steyr AUG has been in service in Austria since 1978. The Steyr AUG (short for Army Universal Gun) is an Austrian firearm, made by Steyr Mannlicher. In the Bundesheer (Austrian Armed Forces) it is referred to as the StG77. I guess [Read More…]
The ultimate kit for a prepper? Steyr Arms Inc. showed a prototype at SHOT Show of a Steyr AUG Survival Kit. The rifle, in high visibility orange, comes in a Pelican case and includes two 30 round mags, two 42 round mags, a serrated survival knife, a flare gun, a [Read More…]
The AUG, short for “Armee-Universal-Gewehr” (universal army rifle), was designed in 1977 and was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77 (Sturmgewehr 77) in 1978. Time flies and to honor the 40:th Anniversary, Steyr Arms Inc. are releasing the STG77 for [Read More…]
Just before the New Year, TFB reported about the rumor that Steyr and Rheinmetall were partnering to offer a new modular assault rifle. There is now an official Press Release from Rheinmetall to fill in some of the details that were unknown and unconfirmed. There is [Read More…]
This is a Guest Post by my friend Dickson Ly. Earlier I posted a photo of him and the rare Steyr ACR. Well Dickson was there taking a tour of the Steyr Arms Factory in Austria. Austria is a country where many people have the stereotype image of people dressed up [Read More…]
Is this a picture from the new Kingsman: The Golden Circle, sequal to Kingsman: The Secret Service? Nah, its just my friend Dickson Ly on a factory tour of Steyr in Austria. What is most intriguing is what he is holding in his hands. It is a rare Steyr ACR. It was [Read More…]
TFB very recently reported about the California Legal CQR stock for AR15s. There was a hint that another “all other states” version of this stock, plus a front grip, was around the corner. Expecting to have to wait for a month or two for this to be released, [Read More…]
We reported previously on the New Zealand Defence Force’s purchase of new LMT-made infantry rifles, but beyond a brief promo video released after the selection was announced, we haven’t yet seen an in-depth look at the rifles, which are based on the recently [Read More…]
The Steyr AUG (Armee Universal Gewehr) is a fantastic bullpup known the world over for its reliability and distinctive look. The rifle really does have some great features, and in this video we take it apart to try and show what makes this gun so unique. Transcript … – Hey guys, [Read More…]
Channel 7 news, in Australia, did a report on Lithgow Arms’ F90, the weapon that replaced the Aug Steyr for the Military. It must be quite a thrill to shoot one of these since Australian Citizens can’t own semi automatic rifles. The F90 looks remarkably like [Read More…]
The Steyr AUG is one of, if not the world’s most successful bullpup, albeit even today the AUG certainly looks quite strange to the uninitiated. While the bullpup configuration was by no means a new idea, it certainly went mainstream in the West with the AUG. But how does this Austrian [Read More…]
Styer has announced that the M1 variant of the AUG A3 bullpup will be available and shipping to dealers. The AUG A3 M1 will be available in three different configurations including low-rail, high-rail and integrated optic with rail. For more information, check out the [Read More…]
Steyr is celebrating their 150th anniversary, having first established 1864 in Austria. They have also recently moved into a new facility. Thirdly, they are offering a new AUG A3 receiver design, currently titled the “M1”. This version is already sold [Read More…]
The Steyr AUG has been around for quite a while. It was designed in the 1970’s, an era where terrific advances in special effects and movie making technology led to some of the most spectacularly corny science fiction movies of all time. Consequently the AUG looks [Read More…]
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