I went to a different indoors range (from the one I did the ACR vs SCAR16S) to do some minor drills with the X95 and the AUG. The AUG A3M1 may be new to me but I've owned an AUG-SA since 1986 or 1987. So I'm as familiar with the Steyr's manual of arms as much as any M16 type. Advantage AUG...or is it?
I didn't do anything too wild. Mozambique drills, double tap drills. Rapid fire drills and slow fire drills. The slow fire drills were done from what I'd call a rice paddy squat position - squatting down like you take a crap in the woods except with weak knee forward and elbows rested on each knees. Maximum distance at this indoors range is 50-yards.
The AUG had less felt recoil and less muzzle movement. Yet the groupings show that the X95 out did the AUG most of the time. I didn't have a timer but I doubt that my split times between the two bullpups would have mattered in real life combat. Maybe the AUG would enjoy a hundredth of a second less but I think that the time differences were negligible.
As would the choices in the optics. Clarity in low light was fine for both guns. Once again, I was too busy focusing on the targets to detect any real advantage in wider field of view with the MRO over the Micro.
The AUG's trigger pull was heavier but crisper and has more positive reset. X95 trigger is lighter but mushier with vague reset. I like the Tavor SAR's heavier trigger pull better since it does have cleaner reset. The bolt release on the X95 is more convenient for me than the AUG's newly added bolt release - the original AUG did not have a bolt release, you simply have to pull back the cocking handle to release the bolt upon reloading a new magazine. I still use that technique instead of using the AUG A3 M1's bolt release.
I still like the balance of the AUG more. One hand handling is simply better than the X95. Otherwise I'd chalk it up to familiarity of the gun design in the Steyr.
However the X95 convinced me that it's no slouch in the practical accuracy department
If I were to have to choose between the AUG, the Tavor SAR or the Tavor X95, I'd probably have to go with the Steyr. I really like the adjustable gas system on the AUG. Not to mention that with the Steyr I can stay with the original good mag instead of the M16 mag, although one can choose the optional Steyr stock that takes M16 mags too. Why would anybody purposely choose to use an M16 mag is beyond me but that's for another discussion.
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I didn't do anything too wild. Mozambique drills, double tap drills. Rapid fire drills and slow fire drills. The slow fire drills were done from what I'd call a rice paddy squat position - squatting down like you take a crap in the woods except with weak knee forward and elbows rested on each knees. Maximum distance at this indoors range is 50-yards.
The AUG had less felt recoil and less muzzle movement. Yet the groupings show that the X95 out did the AUG most of the time. I didn't have a timer but I doubt that my split times between the two bullpups would have mattered in real life combat. Maybe the AUG would enjoy a hundredth of a second less but I think that the time differences were negligible.
As would the choices in the optics. Clarity in low light was fine for both guns. Once again, I was too busy focusing on the targets to detect any real advantage in wider field of view with the MRO over the Micro.
The AUG's trigger pull was heavier but crisper and has more positive reset. X95 trigger is lighter but mushier with vague reset. I like the Tavor SAR's heavier trigger pull better since it does have cleaner reset. The bolt release on the X95 is more convenient for me than the AUG's newly added bolt release - the original AUG did not have a bolt release, you simply have to pull back the cocking handle to release the bolt upon reloading a new magazine. I still use that technique instead of using the AUG A3 M1's bolt release.
I still like the balance of the AUG more. One hand handling is simply better than the X95. Otherwise I'd chalk it up to familiarity of the gun design in the Steyr.
However the X95 convinced me that it's no slouch in the practical accuracy department
If I were to have to choose between the AUG, the Tavor SAR or the Tavor X95, I'd probably have to go with the Steyr. I really like the adjustable gas system on the AUG. Not to mention that with the Steyr I can stay with the original good mag instead of the M16 mag, although one can choose the optional Steyr stock that takes M16 mags too. Why would anybody purposely choose to use an M16 mag is beyond me but that's for another discussion.
LOL!)
