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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:22:39 PM EDT
So I've been wondering about this.
American's love of the Steyr AUG is evident in sales. Why do so many choose the AUG over the AR? I can certainly answer this question for myself, but I cannot speak for others. For me, it's a simple matter of the superior reliability and parts durability, especially in adverse conditions over an AR. The AR is designed to have parts that are easily replaceable. The AUG is designed so that parts simply do not break. They can last significantly higher round counts than the AR before parts start breaking. You can shoot an AUG over the course of your lifetime without needing to replace anything. What about you? It's it because you know the AUG is simply a cooler/superior platform? Soon enough, will the AUG be the new "America's rifle?" 
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:24:12 PM EDT
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lol
Put up some sales numbers. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:25:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: So I've been wondering about this. American's love of the Steyr AUG is evident in sales. Why do so many choose the AUG over the AR? I can certainly answer this question for myself, but I cannot speak for others. For me, it's a simple matter of the superior reliability and parts durability, especially in adverse conditions over an AR. The AR is designed to have parts that are easily replaceable. The AUG is designed so that parts simply do not break. They can last significantly higher round counts than the AR before parts start breaking. You can shoot an AUG over the course of your lifetime without needing to replace anything. What about you? Soon enough, will the AUG be the new "America's rifle?"  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:25:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:25:27 PM EDT
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You can't die hard with an AR15
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:25:43 PM EDT
[#5]
I think the question you want to ask is "Why do YOU prefer the AUG over the AR15".
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:25:58 PM EDT
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Rarity. Something diff.
AR15 is COMMON, norm, THE norm. People want something familiar but different. 556 cart., same mags (sometimes) just a different gun. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:26:29 PM EDT
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I dont know a single person that has one in reality
It would be the bullpup Id buy. I mean if I were going to buy a bullpup |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:26:36 PM EDT
[#8]
AUG.COM
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:26:38 PM EDT
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Quoted: So I've been wondering about this. American's love of the Steyr AUG is evident in sales. Why do so many choose the AUG over the AR? I can certainly answer this question for myself, but I cannot speak for others. For me, it's a simple matter of the superior reliability and parts durability, especially in adverse conditions over an AR. The AR is designed to have parts that are easily replaceable. The AUG is designed so that parts simply do not break. They can last significantly higher round counts than the AR before parts start breaking. You can shoot an AUG over the course of your lifetime without needing to replace anything. What about you? Soon enough, will the AUG be the new "America's rifle?" I don't know what you have been drinking and/or smoking but it must be laced with some strong shit. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:26:52 PM EDT
[#10]
OP is taking 4/20 seriously.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:27:53 PM EDT
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The only AUGs that I know of are owned by people on this forum. Not a single person I know IRL owns an AUG, they’re all ARs.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:28:05 PM EDT
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What are you smoking, OP?
"Evident in sales." Oh, so Steyr is selling millions of AUGs a year? And there are over 10,000,000 AUGs in private hands in this country?  And, please, regale us with tales of that fabulous trigger. My kids' Nerf guns have better triggers. The AUG isn't a bad rifle per se, but it's certainly nowhere near as popular as the AR platform. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:28:16 PM EDT
[#13]
Fucking arfcom hiccuping. Doubletap.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:28:24 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I think the question you want to ask is "Why do YOU prefer the AUG over the AR15". |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:29:07 PM EDT
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I dont like the AUG. I’ve shot em in all formats, too.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:29:08 PM EDT
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I actually do like the Steyr AUG and if I wasn't already invested in the AR15 or had to start over entirely, I would probably go with the AUG.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:29:24 PM EDT
[#17]
OP do you smell toast right now? When you smile is one side droopier?
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:30:08 PM EDT
[#18]
Seems like a few of you are taking the (obvious) bait...
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:31:01 PM EDT
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I’d like to own an AUG. I own a PS90, and it’s fun. Might as well get an AUG also.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:31:13 PM EDT
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Short and handy. Proven design with ~50 years of service. Great reliability/durability. Ergonomics are surprisingly nice, about equal to the AR15, yet strangely retro-feeling with the crossbolt safety. It’s also great when wearing thick, heavy gloves, like mittens or ski gloves. Try using an AR wearing those, lol.
Inexpensive, yet highly durable/reliable magazines. Magpul’s polymer in Aug dimensions makes for a bombproof mag, and magazines are half of the equation when it comes to reliability. Trigger’s perfectly serviceable, people whine too much after being spoiled by the AR15’s match trigger. Mounting a sling is a bit more limited, but not awful. Light options are worse. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:32:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:32:28 PM EDT
[#22]
Cost alone puts out of the running for most.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:32:55 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I dont know a single person that has one in reality It would be the bullpup Id buy. I mean if I were going to buy a bullpup 
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:33:01 PM EDT
[#24]
I like all guns that uses STANAG magazines.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:33:27 PM EDT
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I own an AUG A1 -more AR15s than I can count but I do own an AUG
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:33:42 PM EDT
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I want one because of Soldier Of Fortune during my teen years in the 80's. The AR15 is a superior weapon.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:34:13 PM EDT
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Your starting point is that AUG sales exceed AR-15 sales? That's a weak opening statement if you want to debate.
The NSSF estimates, based on reported sales from retailers, that there are 20 million AR-15s in the US. I doubt Steyr has sold more than a million semiautomatic AUGs in all their starts and stops in the US market. Probably a lot less. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:34:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fucking arfcom hiccuping. Doubletap. I bet the renowned durability of AUG.com wouldn't allow this to happen
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:35:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like all guns that uses STANAG magazines. Like it or not, the AUG mag may be the best mag on planet Earth. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:35:54 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Your starting point is that AUG sales exceed AR-15 sales? That's a weak opening statement if you want to debate. The NSSF estimates, based on reported sales from retailers, that there are 20 million AR-15s in the US. I doubt Steyr has sold more than a million semiautomatic AUGs in all their starts and stops in the US market. Probably a lot less. I thought it was closer to 30 million |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:35:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like it or not, the AUG mag may be the best mag on planet Earth. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I like all guns that uses STANAG magazines. Like it or not, the AUG mag may be the best mag on planet Earth.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:36:30 PM EDT
[#32]
So, what broke on your AUG?
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:36:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:37:19 PM EDT
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After braces, they'll be coming for bullpups like the aug. All you bullpup guys who are staying silent, thinking you can hide in the shadows- you better get in your reps ears about braces. You're just the next "loophole" to close. I'm sure a very conveniently timed mass shooting via bullpup will occur, as the braced pistol showed up from the tranny the day before the pistol brace rule vote, and the Vegas shooting right before the hpa was supposed to be voted on.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:37:41 PM EDT
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Op, get some help.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:37:49 PM EDT
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We do?
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:38:40 PM EDT
[#37]
You titled your thread with a falsehood and now expect a real conversation about it.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:38:45 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: OP is taking 4/20 seriously. Thank you for reminding me. 
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:40:23 PM EDT
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I've seen an AUG exactly once in my lifetime.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:41:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I dont know a single person that has one in reality It would be the bullpup Id buy. I mean if I were going to buy a bullpup Half my coworkers own an AR, several were sold to them by me. I don't know anyone with an AUG. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:41:12 PM EDT
[#41]
I love the AUG, but not more than the AR15.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:41:27 PM EDT
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Is this a test thread of some kind?
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:41:42 PM EDT
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Some dudes like to chop off their dicks and call themselves women, too.
Those dudes are almost as wrong as people who prefer AUGs over AR's. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:41:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Your starting point is that AUG sales exceed AR-15 sales? That's a weak opening statement if you want to debate. The NSSF estimates, based on reported sales from retailers, that there are 20 million AR-15s in the US. I doubt Steyr has sold more than a million semiautomatic AUGs in all their starts and stops in the US market. Probably a lot less. Steyr USA sells every AUG they make. They should consider building another factory. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:42:06 PM EDT
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Crack. Say no to it.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:42:28 PM EDT
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I know a guy who bought one in the 80s and installed a left handed bolt because he is a cross eye dominant rifle shooter.
I had a USR with a NATO stock in late 90s/early 00s, but sold it to buy ARs. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:43:19 PM EDT
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OP needs a sponsor for AA
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:44:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Some dudes like to chop off their dicks and call themselves women, too. Those dudes are almost as wrong as people who prefer AUGs over AR's. The AUG is a superior rifle, in regards to reliability in adverse conditions alone. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:44:38 PM EDT
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Being generous, I think the OP hasn't made clear that, when he says "...evident in sales...", that he must be thinking of absolute sales of the AUG, rather than relative sales of the AUG compared to ARs.
In response, I would point out that an AUG sale isn't necessarily exclusionary, and thus isn't representative of a preference. Instead, it's likely that part of the answer is that some folks already own their fill of ARs, and want some other kinds, too, either for novelty, collectability, handling, etc. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:44:46 PM EDT
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It’s totally irrational, but bullpup rifles just sound like fun.
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