Steyr AUG Question
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Moparlover
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i think most were classed 12/5
Moparlover
CGN frequent flyer
sorry, my mistake. i assumed them to be 12/5
Beautiful rifles, given the age of the design. I remember green (grey-green) and black ones being available. The cost was high even by todays standards, the last one I saw was $2900, but for that it was non-restricted and came with 2 genuine 20 round mags.
Not quite accurate.
The specific AUG that was grandfathered was the AUG-SA.
I bought mine in 1991 from the Firing Line in Edmonton for $2200. In perspective, this was somewhat prior to the robbery resulting in the murder of a popular staff member there.
It was equipped with the fixed 1x ring reticule sight without center dot, 3x30rnd magazines, 2x42rnd magazines, a left handed bolt and cleaning kit. At the time of purchase, it was non-restricted, and could be transported and used as openly as any non-restricted firearm today.
Memories of the good old days sometimes brings a tear to my eye. Anyway, according to my documentation, the AUG-SA was imported to Canada by Ruko.
Klunk has his facts absolutely right regarding it being a very small class.
I found out that the actual numbers in private ownership in Canada were less than 50 prior to its consignment sale for roughly $2200 at MilArm in Edmonton; circa 2001.
When Darnell Bass' armed car robbery in Calgary was being investigated, several factors initially led investigators to my home.
- The firearm was examined by EPS and later returned; removing both it and me as suspects from the case.
- In the balance of things, they were quite polite throughout considering all things.
It was, in my opinion, another testament to the Edmonton Police Service's professional bearing while following logical seeming but far reaching leads. It IS nonetheless a chilling example of how registration of rare property can easily make you the suspect of a crime investigation.
In the aftermath an investigator confirmed that very small numbers (less than 50) and ties to the Airborne led them to my doorstep.
No confirmation was ever made in regards to whether the AUG used during the robbery was registered or not. A buddy of mine that served in 3-Cdo ran into Darnell in Calgary last year, but its not a typical goal to bring up negative bulls**t over coffee with a casual acquaintance that properly belongs in a guy's past.
My .02c on part of the history of the AUG-SA in Canada.
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To be clear, this is not why it was prohibited.
It was already prohibited grandfathered status prior to that date, and therefore registered in the new CFC database.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=9d8432f8-830a-43c4-8e15-ec8751e1f361&k=99917
Before the grandfathering, its existence was a single entry in the sales log book at The Firing Line
No. It was prohibited under Bill C-68 before the events in question. It was introduced in 1995 IIRC. That also puts timelines as the same year I was out of the military.
You can hopefully get a historical context as the bill being introduced just shortly after the Rwanda events.
Had it not been listed in a registry, they would likely never have been executing a warrant at my door, and I'd be at least one more bizarre tale short.
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It was one of those guns that was placed there because "it looked scary".
IMHO its pretty ugly looking, but I read it is supposed to have good ergonomics and is a nice rifle in terms of functionality and accuracy.
IMHO its pretty ugly looking, but I read it is supposed to have good ergonomics and is a nice rifle in terms of functionality and accuracy.
The gun itself was accurate enough, but the maintaining consistent point of aim with the optic itself was difficult due to the reticle's lack of a center dot.
I talked to a friend in Austria who served in the Military there. His opinion was that all civil export models produced in Austria were required by law to not offer the military pattern reticle with a center dot. Apparently, due to the conditions placed on it after WWII.
If I recall correctly, the circle covered a man's head at 25m, and his upper torso at 100m, and his full height at 300m.
Later models offered an M1913 Picatinny rail. I tried to import one in because I desperately wanted to replace the for-sh*t built in 1.5x sights with a quality optic on an otherwise fine platform. Needless to say, the receiver comprised the registered component and thus could not be imported.
All in, it isn't the most practical firearm I have ever used. But it was certainly an interesting safe-queen from many other perspectives.
I talked to a friend in Austria who served in the Military there. His opinion was that all civil export models produced in Austria were required by law to not offer the military pattern reticle with a center dot. Apparently, due to the conditions placed on it after WWII.
If I recall correctly, the circle covered a man's head at 25m, and his upper torso at 100m, and his full height at 300m.
Later models offered an M1913 Picatinny rail. I tried to import one in because I desperately wanted to replace the for-sh*t built in 1.5x sights with a quality optic on an otherwise fine platform. Needless to say, the receiver comprised the registered component and thus could not be imported.
All in, it isn't the most practical firearm I have ever used. But it was certainly an interesting safe-queen from many other perspectives.
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