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Posted: 3/22/2020 5:41:58 PM EDT
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The answer is never. The Austrians are complacent with the AUG design and rarely make substantial changes because it works and they don't believe there's anything to fix.
The European gun mentality is vastly different than what an American consumer wants. |
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Posted: 3/22/2020 5:57:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The European gun mentality is vastly different than what an American consumer wants. 100% correct. |
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Posted: 3/22/2020 5:59:22 PM EDT
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Quoted: Does any one know if or when Steyr will come out with a 223 wylde barrel with a 1:8 twist? The only way would be to have one made at a considerable cost |
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Posted: 3/22/2020 8:11:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The answer is never. The Austrians are complacent with the AUG design and rarely make substantial changes because it works and they don't believe there's anything to fix. The European gun mentality is vastly different than what an American consumer wants. another answer: there is no point in doing a Wylde chambered AUG |
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Posted: 3/22/2020 8:22:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: another answer: there is no point in doing a Wylde chambered AUG NATO spec chamber, 2 twist rates, and 2 barrel threads, with various lengths, are enough options. Let's just try to get them back to producing quality chrome-lined barrels first.  |
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Posted: 3/23/2020 4:50:03 AM EDT
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As said.. not going to happen..
A friend of mine, huge aug fan, is till waiting for 300blk barrels that were rumored years ago.. |
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Posted: 3/23/2020 11:23:48 AM EDT
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Steyr doesn’t even keep up with production let alone innovation. I like them but by the time they come out with something new it’s years before it’s readily available and at the time it comes out it’s typically missing one item common with the competition to be current. Still like my A1 and. T AUG but wish I could actually find a A2 and it had a optics plate.
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Posted: 3/24/2020 8:11:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As said.. not going to happen.. A friend of mine, huge aug fan, is till waiting for 300blk barrels that were rumored years ago.. Yes.....would love a .300 BO barrel |
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Posted: 3/24/2020 2:27:50 PM EDT
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The 300blk barrels are fielded. Steyr just doesnt care for consumers/civilians.
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Posted: 3/24/2020 2:29:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The 300blk barrels are fielded. Steyr just doesnt care for consumers/civilians. (Or the new NATO stocks with the A3 bolt release)? |
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Posted: 3/24/2020 9:53:32 PM EDT
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Anyone else notice the AUG barrels have disappeared off the Steyr site? Had been waiting for a sale on the 16" barrels...
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Posted: 3/24/2020 10:13:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone else notice the AUG barrels have disappeared off the Steyr site? Had been waiting for a sale on the 16" barrels... Maybe they'll be back for another Black Friday sale. That's when I snagged my last chrome-lined one (24" LMG barrel with bipod) a few years ago. |
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Posted: 3/25/2020 3:01:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Does any LE in the US have them? (Or the new NATO stocks with the A3 bolt release)? I dont have any information for the US. The Austrian police uses some 300blk with the stanag stock with bolt release. |
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Posted: 3/25/2020 9:33:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone else notice the AUG barrels have disappeared off the Steyr site? Had been waiting for a sale on the 16" barrels... What gives? |
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Posted: 3/25/2020 9:50:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone else notice the AUG barrels have disappeared off the Steyr site? Had been waiting for a sale on the 16" barrels... I bought mine several years ago. One of the last ones Pete had. He said at the time he probably wouldn't sell them again as they were slow sellers. [and not cheap even if on sale] |
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Posted: 3/25/2020 10:37:55 AM EDT
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Heck, they don't even chrome line their barrels anymore.
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Posted: 3/25/2020 5:44:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone else notice the AUG barrels have disappeared off the Steyr site? Had been waiting for a sale on the 16" barrels... Maybe they pulled them as they are going to start offering CL'd barrels again? A guy can hope can't he? |
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Posted: 3/25/2020 9:34:35 PM EDT
[#18]
They also pulled the stocks as well, Something new on its way?
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Posted: 3/25/2020 10:34:46 PM EDT
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When did they stop chrome lining?
That seems like a step backwards, but I guess cheaper for them to produce. Glad I have a couple of extra barrels now. |
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Posted: 3/25/2020 10:44:36 PM EDT
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In the past I've noticed that Steyr pulls inventory off their website when they're low on parts to build rifles.
Their inventory comes in from Austria on a boat and any number of things could hold up products reaching Alabama. I'd guess that they're putting together as many AUGs as possible due to high demand at this time and needed to keep product for guns, not online sales. |
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Posted: 3/26/2020 4:53:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When did they stop chrome lining? That seems like a step backwards, but I guess cheaper for them to produce. Glad I have a couple of extra barrels now. Late 2018 , they stopped when they switched from FN to unfinished Austrian blanks. They couldn’t get the plating right so they nitrided them instead and charged more for each bbl. |
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Posted: 3/26/2020 5:57:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Late 2018 , they stopped when they switched from FN to unfinished Austrian blanks. They couldn’t get the plating right so they nitrided them instead and charged more for each bbl. I think around that same time (Oct 2018) they sold some 1/7 CL barrels. I wonder if they made them then or if they were leftovers from the first run of 1/7s a while back. |
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Posted: 3/26/2020 6:27:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wonder if they made them then or if they were leftovers from the first run of 1/7s a while back. First run was marked with a 7, while the second run was unmarked. |
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Posted: 3/26/2020 8:36:20 PM EDT
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How about a CL barrel I bought around 2015-16, 16'' Has ''Made in the USA, 5.56x45/.223.'' on it and a mark by the splines. C9 or something like that, kind of faint and not real legible.
ETA, I think there is a 1202 stamped on it also. |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 1:30:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Supposedly there were only 2 production runs of the 1/7 CL barrels. (Both metric.) First run was marked with a 7, while the second run was unmarked. Ah yep, that's right. I have some from both runs and still have the hangtags on the latest because they're not marked. If I took the tags off they'd get mixed in with 1/9 barrels. |
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Posted: 3/27/2020 11:51:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ah yep, that's right. I have some from both runs and still have the hangtags on the latest because they're not marked. If I took the tags off they'd get mixed in with 1/9 barrels. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Supposedly there were only 2 production runs of the 1/7 CL barrels. (Both metric.) First run was marked with a 7, while the second run was unmarked. Ah yep, that's right. I have some from both runs and still have the hangtags on the latest because they're not marked. If I took the tags off they'd get mixed in with 1/9 barrels. I suggest you verify twist rate on the “unmarked” 1/7 barrels. I purchased one and after checking twist rate found it was actually 1/9. |
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Posted: 3/28/2020 12:02:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I suggest you verify twist rate on the “unmarked” 1/7 barrels. I purchased one and after checking twist rate found it was actually 1/9. Did yours have a white hangtag attached to the FH marked "1/7"? I'll still check anyways. How tight does the rod need to be to get an accurate reading? |
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Posted: 3/28/2020 12:27:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How tight does the rod need to be to get an accurate reading? Just need regular (1-piece preferably) cleaning rod and jag/loop set up tight enough that the patch will firmly engage the rifling. It's fine if the rod can rotate/unscrew at first... You just set it up for 9" of free travel, mark top dead center, and either push or pull it so the pieces are tight (not unscrewing due to movement, but trying to get tighter while bottomed-out.) Allow your fingers to rotate with the rod, and after 7 or 9 inches you'll get a full revolution and your mark will be TDC again. Whatever distance that revolution took on the rod is your twist rate. |
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Posted: 4/12/2020 11:09:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Supposedly there were only 2 production runs of the 1/7 CL barrels. (Both metric.) First run was marked with a 7, while the second run was unmarked. What length were those barrels? I have some extra barrels(20" & 24")I bought from Pete a long time ago, it seems. I'd like to know what I have. |
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Posted: 4/12/2020 11:23:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What length were those barrels? I have some extra barrels(20" & 24")I bought from Pete a long time ago, it seems. Quote HistoryQuoted: What length were those barrels? I have some extra barrels(20" & 24")I bought from Pete a long time ago, it seems. First run:  Attached FileQuoted: The second run of FN AUG barrels in 1/7 came from FN with a hangtag marked as 1/7. Yes, a hangtag. Depending on who you purchased your 1/7 barrel from, it may or may not have that hangtag. Steyr and/or FN messed up (in my opinion) by not marking the barrels as 1/7. |
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Posted: 4/12/2020 11:41:14 AM EDT
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Brand new AK barrels from FB Radom and Cugir have been imported to the US in recent years, not sure why Steyr cant figure this out.
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Posted: 4/12/2020 11:50:26 AM EDT
[#32]
Thanks KitBuilder.
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Posted: 4/12/2020 12:04:44 PM EDT
[#33]
You're welcome.
Quote HistoryChrome-lined on left (note the large chrome ring.) Polished nitride (which Steyr calls Mannox finish) on right. |
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Posted: 4/14/2020 1:44:28 PM EDT
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have any of you that have both chrome lined and nitrided barrels shot them against each other to see if there is an accuracy (really precision) difference?
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