There is a way I found to reload the Steyr AUG that is fast and reliable. Reloads being fast is relative to mag retention, but this technique for reloading is based on experience.
When I worked with an Australian unit, people were cracking jokes about their “little steyr’s” and “I’m so scared” until shit got real and I noticed no one with steyr’s were experiencing malfunctions and doing tap rack drills with bullets over their heads. So hats off to the Steyr, from my negative experiences abroad, though people swear by them, I cannot trust my life with an M4/AR15 and don’t go past target practice with them. The first thing I did with some of my deployment money was purchase a Steyr, between that and the x95, not too much else chambered in 5.56 I’m Willing to trust.
Also love our new EF88 Austeyr issue in the Army. Hopefully hte US gets a great new issue from the Arms contract competition going on right now. Though, the way we unload and load is different in aus army, this might be alright in a pinch situation
Interesting. My M16A4 ran flawlessly in Iraq, even after hitting the ground hard or diving for cover. It ran like a Swiss watch, as they say. But I know everyone has different experiences based on the condition of their weapons, etc. I trust my AR15 completely. But it’s a good quality rifle with good quality magazines, that I regularly maintain. I trust my AUG just as much, if not more.
@@adammathers4879 Unsure how the commenter treated his M4 rifle for it to be such a "jam fest". If he was referring to M4 carbine over the newer & more reliable M4A1 then idk. Another reason why his M4 sucked in comparison to the AUG is that they used to use stanag mags, now they use more reliable PMAGs. You had an M16 which tells me you probably had a STANAG mag also but yours ran smoothly, the commenter probably dont know how to treat an AR-15.
Really like your videos. "Simple. Practice." I also agree on feeling if the bolt cycles or locks back. However I fear that in a stressful situation I might not pay attention. I guess that I should rely on my practice.
If your rifle barely has any recoil to begin with, then yeah it may be hard to miss. But you will get a symptom regardless. If you want to look first, then do so from behind cover instead of in target view.
Love the video. Just sometimes I was confused about the slide. The manual says pull backward, pushed clockwise and then counter clockwise at the rear end. Don't fully get what they do there.
I love the steyr AUG ergonomics it feels like they built the rifle just for me. I wish it ejected out the bottom like the fn p90 it would be my all time favorite bulpup.
Well, at least it's ambidextrous. You can reverse the ejection port so it spits shells out from either side. I wish I had bought this years ago because they've DOUBLED in price over the last year or two.
@@largol33t1👍 you can change the ejection port as you've stated, but you then need to buy the left-hand bolt (or right-hand bolt, depending) for a few hundred dollars (unless you get the Ratworx Hybrid Bolt, which is $125, and uses AR15 parts for replacement items).
Can you do a Spetsnaz reload with the AUG? In other words, you use the new magazine to hit the release button so the old one falls out. When Spetsnaz troops reload an AK, they grab a new magazine, whack the mag release with it while also hitting the back of the old magazine. It flies off and they can insert the new one.
That doesn't work with the AUG reliably since the mags are slick and the mags don't have much oomf to loosen them up. Plus the release is stiff and actually needs to go all the way in
@@doitriteak It is doable, at least on my AUG. I have the Corvus Defensio mag release which sticks out further and is considerably wider. You don't have to push it flush with the stock to release a mag. Also, I've slightly sanded my Magpul mags to make them drop-free (they were tight before sanding). My Steyr waffle mags and my AC-Unity mags drop free with no issue, even when totally empty.
May be cute on video but magazines aren't disposable. You have a team for cover and a pistol for when time is short. Makes little sense to dump mags like that. In my combat experience, the last thing I wanted was to have to scramble for mags I dumped
largol33t1. I also prefer that technique, but it cannot be done with the current design of the AUG. This is because the mag release is too short that you have to push the mag release button beneath the surface to disengage the magazine ( a safety feature to prevent ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF THE MAGAZINE). You can circumvent this problem by using the Corvus Defencio mag release or build up the stock mag release buttom. I use the latter method by adding an extra 7 mm to the height of the stock mag release button and it works. So I use the spine of the new magazine to push on the button to drop the empty magazine and insert the new one.
I hate to bring this up, but I see a lot of issues here. I don’t know if you have any military experience or not, but either way, you are doing a lot of drills at home in relative comfort, with a full night of sleep, no injuries, no fatigue, no mud/sweat on your hands. The way your brain, nervous system and muscles work while you’re at home is completely different from how they work while you are actively being shot at by an enemy who is trying to kill you. Reloading techniques taught by the military take this into account. The Australian military has plenty of combat experience with their AUGs. They are a highly trained, and professional fighting force. I will try to post two videos that show how they run their rifles. czcams.com/video/dRUxOFVP9pI/video.html czcams.com/video/1nU6d6hlbSk/video.html Did you watch both those videos? The Takeaway: 1) Expect the way you handle a reload under live combat stress to be different from how you do so at the range. 2) Don’t try to drop out the empty mag while you have a fresh mag in your hand. Too many things that can go wrong. Do them one at a time.
As stated above, the Nato mag version is currently right side ejection only, with no left side port molded into the stock. There are rumors of a left hand Nato version in the future, but it's only rumor right now. I don't believe Steyr sells the standard stocked waffle mag gun (non Nato) in left-hand configuration right out of the box. I believe they all come set up solely in right hand configuration. You then can purchase a left hand bolt from Steyr, or a left hand hybrid bolt from Ratworx (at half the cost, and it uses easily found, inexpensive AR15 parts), which you can slip in place after you move the ejection port cover from one side to the other.
Never heard of that either. If you’re losing mags you got more problems than open top pouches. That iconic velcro sound of, I’m doing something other than looking down my gun, is why I don’t like closed top pouches. I still find it hard to believe even with innovations like 10 speed from BFG or Esstac retention, that there are still people stuck in the 1970s. I went to a Vietnam airsoft event, wore an authentic Chicom and BAR belt, and even tho I enjoyed the experience, missed every minute the convenience and ease of open top mag pouches.
@@doitriteak Obviously in a traditional gun fight over 50 feet, it’s not gonna matter. In a CQB or close quarters environment, speed is always going to be an advantage, and I’m not going to fumble around with a bullshit flap, because I’m scared of losing a mag
When I worked with an Australian unit, people were cracking jokes about their “little steyr’s” and “I’m so scared” until shit got real and I noticed no one with steyr’s were experiencing malfunctions and doing tap rack drills with bullets over their heads. So hats off to the Steyr, from my negative experiences abroad, though people swear by them, I cannot trust my life with an M4/AR15 and don’t go past target practice with them. The first thing I did with some of my deployment money was purchase a Steyr, between that and the x95, not too much else chambered in 5.56 I’m
Willing to trust.
We have similar experience. Get the word out bud lol
Also love our new EF88 Austeyr issue in the Army. Hopefully hte US gets a great new issue from the Arms contract competition going on right now.
Though, the way we unload and load is different in aus army, this might be alright in a pinch situation
@@sir_kishi How did you get trained on how to do it?
Interesting. My M16A4 ran flawlessly in Iraq, even after hitting the ground hard or diving for cover. It ran like a Swiss watch, as they say. But I know everyone has different experiences based on the condition of their weapons, etc. I trust my AR15 completely. But it’s a good quality rifle with good quality magazines, that I regularly maintain. I trust my AUG just as much, if not more.
@@adammathers4879 Unsure how the commenter treated his M4 rifle for it to be such a "jam fest". If he was referring to M4 carbine over the newer & more reliable M4A1 then idk. Another reason why his M4 sucked in comparison to the AUG is that they used to use stanag mags, now they use more reliable PMAGs.
You had an M16 which tells me you probably had a STANAG mag also but yours ran smoothly, the commenter probably dont know how to treat an AR-15.
Keep pointing the gun at the camera. It makes me feel alive!
What is the bullet gonna get you through the lens? Dork
@law1831 depends what kinda gun it is
That was a badass demonstration!
Thank you for the tutorial. You have made my decision for a home defense weapon simpler.
Awesome video of one of my favorites!
Really like your videos. "Simple. Practice." I also agree on feeling if the bolt cycles or locks back. However I fear that in a stressful situation I might not pay attention. I guess that I should rely on my practice.
If your rifle barely has any recoil to begin with, then yeah it may be hard to miss. But you will get a symptom regardless. If you want to look first, then do so from behind cover instead of in target view.
i had the pleasure to use the Original STG 77 A1 during my time in the Austrian Army! Good Rifle!
2:33, that plasticky “RAK” sound remembered me of playing the original Black Ops 😂
Didn’t know that AUG’s really sound like that when swapping mags.
I mean it is plastic so yea
Thanks for help.👍
Nice video!!🤘🤘
Thinking of joining AUS army, so im looking to see any way to practice with a simple lego model im going to make
Love the video. Just sometimes I was confused about the slide. The manual says pull backward, pushed clockwise and then counter clockwise at the rear end. Don't fully get what they do there.
I love the steyr AUG ergonomics it feels like they built the rifle just for me. I wish it ejected out the bottom like the fn p90 it would be my all time favorite bulpup.
Well, at least it's ambidextrous. You can reverse the ejection port so it spits shells out from either side. I wish I had bought this years ago because they've DOUBLED in price over the last year or two.
@@largol33t1👍 you can change the ejection port as you've stated, but you then need to buy the left-hand bolt (or right-hand bolt, depending) for a few hundred dollars (unless you get the Ratworx Hybrid Bolt, which is $125, and uses AR15 parts for replacement items).
The aug has a non reciprocating charging handle so I dont believe it will lock back when the mags empty.
How do you like the optic on that
Can you do a Spetsnaz reload with the AUG? In other words, you use the new magazine to hit the release button so the old one falls out. When Spetsnaz troops reload an AK, they grab a new magazine, whack the mag release with it while also hitting the back of the old magazine. It flies off and they can insert the new one.
That doesn't work with the AUG reliably since the mags are slick and the mags don't have much oomf to loosen them up. Plus the release is stiff and actually needs to go all the way in
@@doitriteak It is doable, at least on my AUG. I have the Corvus Defensio mag release which sticks out further and is considerably wider. You don't have to push it flush with the stock to release a mag. Also, I've slightly sanded my Magpul mags to make them drop-free (they were tight before sanding). My Steyr waffle mags and my AC-Unity mags drop free with no issue, even when totally empty.
May be cute on video but magazines aren't disposable. You have a team for cover and a pistol for when time is short. Makes little sense to dump mags like that. In my combat experience, the last thing I wanted was to have to scramble for mags I dumped
largol33t1. I also prefer that technique, but it cannot be done with the current design of the AUG. This is because the mag release is too short that you have to push the mag release button beneath the surface to disengage the magazine ( a safety feature to prevent ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF THE MAGAZINE). You can circumvent this problem by using the Corvus Defencio mag release or build up the stock mag release buttom. I use the latter method by adding an extra 7 mm to the height of the stock mag release button and it works. So I use the spine of the new magazine to push on the button to drop the empty magazine and insert the new one.
I hate to bring this up, but I see a lot of issues here. I don’t know if you have any military experience or not, but either way, you are doing a lot of drills at home in relative comfort, with a full night of sleep, no injuries, no fatigue, no mud/sweat on your hands. The way your brain, nervous system and muscles work while you’re at home is completely different from how they work while you are actively being shot at by an enemy who is trying to kill you. Reloading techniques taught by the military take this into account.
The Australian military has plenty of combat experience with their AUGs. They are a highly trained, and professional fighting force. I will try to post two videos that show how they run their rifles.
czcams.com/video/dRUxOFVP9pI/video.html
czcams.com/video/1nU6d6hlbSk/video.html
Did you watch both those videos?
The Takeaway:
1) Expect the way you handle a reload under live combat stress to be different from how you do so at the range.
2) Don’t try to drop out the empty mag while you have a fresh mag in your hand. Too many things that can go wrong. Do them one at a time.
does steyr aug comes with the option for left hand users also?
Yes
Miki So Only the standard AUG, NATO stock version does not.
As stated above, the Nato mag version is currently right side ejection only, with no left side port molded into the stock. There are rumors of a left hand Nato version in the future, but it's only rumor right now. I don't believe Steyr sells the standard stocked waffle mag gun (non Nato) in left-hand configuration right out of the box. I believe they all come set up solely in right hand configuration. You then can purchase a left hand bolt from Steyr, or a left hand hybrid bolt from Ratworx (at half the cost, and it uses easily found, inexpensive AR15 parts), which you can slip in place after you move the ejection port cover from one side to the other.
do the aug mags fit in alice mag pouches?
They fit perfectly
Wouldn’t the bolt going home after dropping the mag be an issue with the weapon and not the magazine? Also, do you have a chaw in your mouth?
Chaw, yes. Mag is the problem because it is supposed to push the bolt stop up high enough so it takes deliberately pushing the bolt release.
Chill. You’re much to serious
Good work
What rig do you have on?
Its an Arktis rig that they might not even sell anymore.
A shity one haha
what webbing is that?
Arktis k173
@@doitriteak where on earth did you find one of those gems?
So you're against open top mag pouches? I haven't heard of anyone losing their mags.
Thats only part of the issue. And 99 percent off people can't even sprint or won't with their weapons. That is how you leave mags
@@doitriteak I'll have to try it out.
Never heard of that either. If you’re losing mags you got more problems than open top pouches. That iconic velcro sound of, I’m doing something other than looking down my gun, is why I don’t like closed top pouches. I still find it hard to believe even with innovations like 10 speed from BFG or Esstac retention, that there are still people stuck in the 1970s. I went to a Vietnam airsoft event, wore an authentic Chicom and BAR belt, and even tho I enjoyed the experience, missed every minute the convenience and ease of open top mag pouches.
How is the sound of velcro going to be an issue in a gunfight? Sounds like too much airsoft time has skewed your understanding of how loud gunfire is
@@doitriteak Obviously in a traditional gun fight over 50 feet, it’s not gonna matter. In a CQB or close quarters environment, speed is always going to be an advantage, and I’m not going to fumble around with a bullshit flap, because I’m scared of losing a mag
Just press R
I love that Steyr aug. it's made in australia
Austria
Austria originally, but some Australian variants(F88, F90) are made by Lithgow.
They are/were made in Austria, Australia (Thales, Lithgow), and also Malaysia (SME Ordnace).