Cowboybebop
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I've become interested in bullpups recently. Through my research I have found that many consider the AUG to be just as good if not better than the new TAVOR SAR rifle. This got me thinking - was the AUG so far ahead of its time that even the Israelis couldn't meaningfully improve on the design?
I've examined and compared both rifles - and the only objective advantages I can come up with for the TAVOR is that it comes with BUIS from the factory, has a slightly shorter OAL, and has steel fire control parts (which may not even be an advantage).
If the TAVOR is indeed not any better than the AUG, why did the IDF pour the money into R&D to design a completely new rifle, when the patents for the AUG had already expired?
I've examined and compared both rifles - and the only objective advantages I can come up with for the TAVOR is that it comes with BUIS from the factory, has a slightly shorter OAL, and has steel fire control parts (which may not even be an advantage).
If the TAVOR is indeed not any better than the AUG, why did the IDF pour the money into R&D to design a completely new rifle, when the patents for the AUG had already expired?