The Steyr AUG is an Austrian bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge, designed in the 1960s by Steyr-Daimler-Puch, and now manufactured by Steyr Arms GmbH & Co KG
Steyr AUG with a loaded 30-round proprietary magazine
Steyr AUGs with tan and black finish. Note the different type of Picatinny rail upper receivers
Steyr AUG's telescopic sight. Note the backup iron sights on top of the scope
Steyr AUG A1 with a 40 mm AG36 grenade launcher
A bullpup firearm is one with its firing grip located in front of the breech of the weapon, instead of behind it. This creates a weapon with a shorter overall length for a given barrel length, and one
Steyr AUG
…The Steyr AUG (German: Armee-Universal-Gewehr, lit. 'army universal rifle') is an Austrian bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge, designed in the 1960s by Steyr-Daimler-Puch, and now manufactured by Steyr Arms…
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The SVDS, a conventionally configured rifle using the same action
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EM-2, an experimental British assault rifle from the 1950s.