Hello friends,
Im considering steyr aug, one of the A1 M3 nato stocks so I can use my pmags.
I've heard great things about the waffles but I own a lot of pmags so I like the standardized compatibility.
I've heard great things about the accuracy and reliability and I sort of want a bullpup just for fun mainly but I want a "good" one.
Any AUG owners care to weigh in on the rifle? Think I'll be happy with one? And are the NATO stocked AUG as good as waffle mag stock?
I do have a couple and have a NATO stock kit I picked up for cheap when CDNN had them years ago. I've shot it at our local shoot and move rifle match a bunch of times.
1) I prefer the original AUG mag pattern although the Magpul version are very nice.
2) You do give up the rear bolt release with the NATO stock. OTOH, the CH is easy to reach if you're right handed and a big target so that never bothered me all that much.
3) Reliability wise I have had a handful of stoppages that were not user induced. One of the easiest stoppages to cause yourself only applies to the original Steyr pattern mags; If you insert the mag in too hard with the bolt open the top round can pop out of the mag. If you don't have the rifle rolled over for reloading and don't notice the loose round it will cause a stoppage when you drop the bolt.
4) Accuracy wise mine are 2MOA rifles. I say that after having shot multiple 10 shot groups over the years with different barrel lengths and different brands of (not match) ammo. The few times I've tried match ammo I never really got better than 2MOA.
4a) Removing the barrel and replacing it has no effect on POI that I've ever been able to discern.
4b) Swapping to a different barrel will change the POI.
5) The rifle runs much cleaner than a AR. The guts don't really get any powder fouling in them and the working parts don't burn off lube.
6) It's a easy rifle to take care of. It strips into big chunky parts that are easy to knock gross fouling off of so you can lube, reassemble and keep running. It's also easy to detail strip w/o tools if you need to break it down further.
7) Although it offers no adjustability mine fits me.
All in all I've been really happy with mine. I prefer it to the Tavor, but that's because of my own idiosyncrasies.
BSW