Steyr AUG

[Lucky Se7en]

I'm looking forward to my next purchase which I'd like to get a 5.56/.223 for medium to short range shooting & naturally the first thing I started thinking about is some of the lighter AR-15 configurations. The more I look around the more I like the AUG A3 so I was surprised to not find many discussions about it here. It seems like its configuration does a good job minimizing the "top heaviness" of the gun which would theoretically make it more comfortable to shoot standing up & to be honest it's not as expensive as I thought it would be. I have read that the trigger is less than desirable but the only major concern I have about getting this gun is how comfortable it would be for someone with a larger frame shooting it. There doesn't seem to be much adjust-ability for this built into the gun & a height of 6'-6" might be pushing it. Do you guys have any thoughts on this gun?

 

[DocUSMCRetired]

I have fired one. Trigger takes some getting used to. Its a good weapon, just don't expect it to be a tack driver. For what it does, its a great choice.

 

[blfuller]

There are some sear that can be used on the AUG that Rat Worx makes that are supposed to improve the trigger. There is also a trigger pack that replaces the AUG pack. I don't have either so I cannot attest to their working or not.

I'm 6'4" and my AUG fits me fine.

 

[silentheart]

I am 5'9" and not a big person. I can shoot ~1moa from sand bag @100yd all day long. It is hard to set up w sand bag because if the mag is sitting in the back. I put a sheet of AL from soda can on the sear to reduce the trigger pull. Also, you can get trigger tammer to further reduce the trigger pull. I would recommend pete athans. He also have trigger tammer for $50.