Steyr AUG and TAVOR Comparison

[MechAg94]

On barrels: I thought the Tavor was supposed to have a long barreled version, but I have never seen it.

I got the 18" barrel by choice. I know the bayonet lug isn't very useful, but I like it. The overall length doesn't change that much and I get a little better velocity with standard ammo. It is still short and handy compared to my AR's.

I was disappointed that they canceled the 5.45 conversion kit. I was hoping to get that. If they sell a separte rifle, I am not sure it would be worth buying another one.

 

[ifit]

I'd rather see one offered in 7.62x39 than the 5.45x39....the current tavor in 5.56 I'd prefer over the 5.45

 

[tark]

Never held a Tavor. In the late 80s I was given a chance to shoot an AUG at the range. If I remember correctly its carry handle was a 1 1/2 power scope with a small circle which was supposed to cover a man, head to toe, at 100 yards. That little circle made lining up and centering a 12" black on a bullseye target verrrrrry easy!

I shot three shots, all touching , dead center in the X ring at 100 yards. It was (is) the tightest three shot group I have ever fired with any military rifle. Knowing full well that I couldn't ever do it again, I declined to shoot any further, trying to act coolio, like I did that every morning as a warm up to SERIOUS shooting! LOL

To state that I was impressed with AUGs is the understatement of the century.

 

[MechAg94]

I have the M21 tritium site that they make for the Tavor. Mine has an X reticle. If you shoot NRA 100 yard targets, the X fits right over the black circle. Works pretty good with that rifle.

 

[briansmithwins]

I have never had any rifle of any type that maintained a clean chamber. However, I recently acquired an LWRC piston AR upper so I will see how that works.

Also, it isn't a matter of if it gets dirty, but if it keeps working despite being dirty.

I was mentioning the fouling because it's more of annoyance than anything. I suspect that even if you never cleaned the powder fouling out of the receiver or off the bolt carrier the rifle would keep running until the barrel was shot out.

BSW