A Couple of AUGs...

[u/Possible_Thing_9385]

Two new arrivals today, courtesy of the April 2026 Switzer's Auction. I was bidding on the Green "Armee Universal Gewehr" (AUG), but by the time that the live auction rolled around, the Black version was still comparatively low-priced at just $1200. So I bid on both during the final minute and managed to win them for $1200 (Black) and $1300 (Green), plus the buyer's premium ($180 and $200). The condition of both rifles is 90% (+) with just a few small scratches in the Receiver paint of the Black version.

The polymer colour aside, both AUG rifles were identical when I received them. I added the Bayonet Lug and Australian Spare Magazine Pouch to the Green version and a Corvus Defensio Ejection Port Protector and Empty Casing Deflector to both rifles. This piece of hardware not only deflects empty casings away from Left-handed firers without need for a Left-hand Bolt, it also protects the rim of the Polymer Ejection Port. If the Gas system is set to adverse, the rifle will cycle too fast, resulting in empty casings f ailing to eject and instead cutting into the polymer at the front of the Ejection Port. The Corvus Defensio Ejection Port Protector and Empty Casing Deflector does an excellent job in both regards. Note that both rifles are fitted with the longer 5/42-round LMG Magazines rather than the 30-round version.

Provided that the fixed Length of Pull works for you, the AUG features excellent ergonomics across the board. Even the rather odd placement of the Magazine Catch behind the Magazine itself works quite well once you get used to the Thumb placement. The genuine AUG features a p;rogressive Trigger in lieu of a Selector Switch, where a short pull results in semi-automatic fire and a longer pull results in automatic fire. The AUG Trigger is often panned as a result of the rifle's polymer Trigger Components, however I personally find the AUG Trigger pull to be quite tolerable with a particularly crisp, clean break.

So anyhow, here they are, after a couple of months wait for the Registration Transfer...

[u/Stock-Lobster-303]

I like the look and the idea of the Steyr AUG. But they seem a little frustrating to field strip/clean because everything is just kinda shoved into the stock; "last thought" style

[u/Possible_Thing_9385 → u/Stock-Lobster-303]

Actually, you are a little off-base with your perception of the AUG. In fact, it is one of the easiest and most intuitive rifles there is to field-strip and reassemble. Whoever designed the AUG deserved an award of some type for the ease with which the various components come apart and go back together. The quick-change Barrel assembly is the first and one of the very few truly quick-change systems out there where initial zero is maintained regardless of how many times the Barrel is removed and replaced. The quick-removal Barrel makes cleaning and routine maintenance a much easier task. The short-stroke piston system keeps all fouling forward in the abbreviated Gas Tube/Gas Block attached to the Barrel assembly, so that the remainder of the rifle (including the main action) remains remarkably clean during firing. I have included a picture of the AUG broken down into its major components. Stripping took less than a minute!