https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyr_AUG
LARPfag here. The StG77 is the only rifle I know, but I can't believe you can ask for more.
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Look through telescope
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Put center of crosshairs over target
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Pull trigger
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See target pop
Muzzle velocity is 970m/s -- no imagination or mental acrobatics required for targets closer than a hundred yards. Aim a palm or so higher for each extra hundred yards. The rifle is mostly made of plastic and absolutely no burden, not even on 30 ml walks. Careful cleaning is a requirement for automatic action, though, especially for and after using blinds.
How does that compare to U.S. army rifles? Or a Kalashnikov? A problem for guerilleros might be that all parts are machine-tooled, so you need special equipment for making spares.
The Marine Corps zeros it's rifles to about 300 yards. But clearly many engagements are closer than that. So, if you're trying to fine tune it for target shooting then there's either math involved or some Kentucky windage that you have to practice.
If it's about self defense then good news, zero it to 3hundo and aim center mass.
Steyr vs M16, having played with both give me the M16 owhll dehy. That Steyr is a maintenance hog (relatively) and the reload mechanism is awkward, even to people who train on them. But, I guess, if a M4gery is too long for you and you really want to pop armor indoors then I guess that's fine.
Nerd.
I've read that most engagements in Afghanistan were 300-500m. In urban settings they also learned to fall back a few blocks as the troops advanced
Very true, and we'll beyond 500, which is why the At has taken to bringing M14s back since they can reach out to 800.
But mostly because in the early days of the war EVERYTHING was up close and personal so the DoD started switching to M4s. Once Hajii learned we were lethal in MOUT stuff they started pulling back.
Now there's the new debate over the next gen rifle and I'll bet good money whatever will choose will be the wrong rifle for the next war...that's that's just me being an optimist
Totally agree. Now that we're equipping grunts with LPVO's and maybe a better cartridge, I wonder if engagements will be pushed in or out. It seems foolhardy for unarmored Chinese or hajis to go close-in with our armored boys, but I dunno. They were fine with charging up mountain sides in Korea- all I can see is a need to carry ALOT of ammo.
Hahah good point. Maybe there is something to that lightweight texting ammo...