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Posted: 2/7/2009 4:28:51 PM EDT
| I have noticed in many of the pics of Ausie and Irish troops using the AUG that they fire it without using the forward Grip. I think I personally prefer grasping the front of the handguard? But then again I dont use forward grips on other guns either? Anyone else have a preference? |
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Well, most the combat you see of the Aussies are them in Afghanistan where they are making their shots at distance at Terry Taliban (as they call them) across a field. The Taliban will hit them when they are out doing their PRT efforts to repair or build some sort of infrastructure and then they'll under their ROE engage and kill them. Only the SASR Aussies can go out an actively hunt Taliban whereas the regular ADF conduct reconstruction efforts and civil affairs efforts and wil only engage if attacked (they are often attacked). Having the VFG lay flat is what you want for distance because your support hand is acting as more of a table for the front of the rifle to rest. When you see the hand near the large AUG trigger guard they're most likely not gripping tight, but using the webbing of their hand between the thumb and index finger to serve as a rest as they take shots. The balance of the AUG allows the support hand to be much closer to the strong side hand.
Gripping the VFG in the vertical down position allows for faster manipulation at close range, but when you do that you're placing downward force on the front of the rifle (however slight) and that's not good for taking shots at distance. Better to pull that VFG flat when you're taking shots at distance or if you dont' want to mess with it or spend the time to do that simply rest the support hand back on the trigger guard. |
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Absolutely. As much as I like the STG, I don't like it enough to have the outline of a barrel branded into my hand  I used to feel that way. Then at an ARf shoot here in VA I accidentally branded myself with a Krink muzzle brake. After a couple days when it stopped burning, I was psyched about it. And then it disappeared. All of that for nothing but a spot on my arm that's a little more pale than the rest! 
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| I personally like and use VFG and bipods on several of my rifles for 3-Gun matches. I have looked at my STG-556 folding front grip and thought about adapting a Grip-pod to use there instead of the original folding grip. I could be done as long as the Grip-pod bipod has the clearance for the STG-556 and 30 round magazine inserted. |
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I've not gotten to play with my AXR yet, but most of my buddies in Ireland seem to prefer the grip up for most things.
My M-4 has a forward hand grip, and I'm really not sure what to make of it. Really it seems to be performing as a sort of a backstop as I cradle the handguard in the supporting hand, with the FHG riding up the wrist to stop slipping. NTM |
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