That’s how I’m taking it. This is the pic from his site showing the package deal when they were using the Sabre receivers. I would assume nothing changed with the new, current production ones (except the receiver source):
Here is how the extras with the package break down, based on the prices on his site for the items bought separately:
30-rd mag: $30
Cleaning kit: $25
Sling: $29
Muzzle cap: $15
I don’t see the case listed on his site, but it is on the Steyr USA site for $49.95.
So basically, you are buying the case and getting the rest for free.
Or, getting $148.95 worth of stuff for $50.
I don’t really need the muzzle cap and would never buy one. I doubt I’ll ever use the sling or cleaning kit, but think they would be neat toys to have to go with it and might possibly have bought them for that reason. What the hell, a spare cleaning kit is never a bad thing to have around.
If I’m getting all of this for the cost of a case I would want anyway, or only $20 more than the mag I’m definitely buying, hey, I’ll take it.
It does make me wonder who is going to spend $1950 on one of these but draw the line at $2000 for the extras. Maybe if they have an AUG and a pile of mags and accessories, but I wonder even then.
I’m not sure of the exact weight, but it is a lot heavier than an AR or even SCAR. It is a characteristic of most bullpup designs (except the DTA platform), and my FS2000 definitely leaves a lot to be desired in this department.
I also ordered one via Pete. I’ve always been fascinated by the AUG (thanks in part to a youth spent watching Miami Vice and Die Hard). Considering that the AUG was banned in the 90s and I missed out on the first Sabre run, I feel like I missed two opportunities to own one, and decided I wasn’t going to miss this one.
Go figure I sold an AUG A3 to buy a SCAR 17… But looking at the CQC I’m really thinking I need to get another.
Great rifles just remember when your doing a reload don’t smack the bottom of your magazine. If you do you’ll more than likely pop a round out. Use the push pull method, like you should be doing anyway, and you will be just fine.
great news,
this is the AUG i wanted when i first gave Pete some cash years ago, before the news of the partnered company and the product that followed…
The new AUGs have much better triggers. The AUGa3 that I T&E’ed had about a 6 lb trigger pull. Older AUG triggers can be radically improved by using a product called the trigger tamer. I use one in my A2 and have been to multiple classes with it without an issue.
You might want to consider buying the AUGA3 made by Sabre–meaning the one made in the US by Sabre before they went out of business. The Sabre Barrel has a compensator, while the newer one that is just being released has a flash hider. The newest one that is just being released has an FN-made barrel with the flashhider. The one with the compensator has one less NY-naughty point.
Agreed. I wouldn’t buy an AUG A3 from anyone else. Pete is THE man for all things AUG.
I am looking forward to buying a few barrels for my Sabre Defense A3 and will likely pick up another A3 once they are rolling out the VLTOR produced receivers.
I don’t think it needs it. It was defintely fine without it. I ran it for the 1000+ rounds for the article with a stock trigger. I checked my article and the trigger pull of the AUGa3 that I tested was about 5.5 lbs.
Most of the semiauto AUGs that I have fired have a heavy trigger in the 9lbs range. But not always. I tried the Trigger Tamer on one older AUG fire control group and felt it was too light with it.
I would say get the gun, see if you like it, then try the Trigger Tamer.
First, if you are using an Aimpoint T-1 you want the HK416 mount for the AUGA3. The Larue lowmount is too low.
Also, some optics with a large footprint like the Eotech may prove to be a problem with scraping your knuckles against the mount while operating the AUG’s charging handle on its left side.
When I mounted the Aimpoint T-1, I made sure to set the Larue mount’s throw lever on the opposite side of receiver from the charging handle and never experienced a problem with scraping my knuckles.
But we tried a Leupold CQT and its mount that had a larger footprint. I’ve encountered this issue with AUG A2s using the rail with optics and mounts that have a large footprint.
The AUGA3 manual advises manipulating the charging handle with your palm up to guard against slicing the knuckles on optics or their mounts. But gripping the charging handle with knuckles up seems more ergonomic and natural and is the way I am accustomed to running my AUG.
Bear in mind that the original AUG’s integral scope was relatively streamlined, so the orientation of the user’s hand when running the charging handle wasn’t an issue.
