Steyr AUG

Rifle Steyr
Steyr AUG by Steyr

Photo: MoserB — Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Technical Specifications

Type Bullpup assault rifle · Carbine · Squad automatic weapon (HBAR) · Submachine gun (AUG 9mm, AUG 40)
Country of origin Austria
Manufacturer Steyr Arms · Thales Australia, Lithgow Facility · SME Ordnance · Dasan Machineries
Designer Horst Wesp · Karl Wagner · Karl Möser
Produced 1977–present
In service 1978–present
Wars See Conflicts
Used by See Users
Variants See Variants
Weight 3.6 kg (20 in barrel) · 3.3 kg (16.4 in barrel) · 3.2 kg (15 in barrel) · 4.9 kg (HBAR) · 2.97 kg (AUG 9mm)
Length 790 mm (20 in barrel) · 725 mm (16.4 in barrel) · 690 mm (15 in barrel) · 900 mm (HBAR) · 665 mm (AUG 9mm)
Barrel length 508 mm (AUG) · 417 mm (AUG) · 382 mm (AUG) · 621 mm (HBAR) · 325 mm (AUG 9mm) · 350 mm (AUG 9mm) · 365 mm (AUG 9mm) · 420 mm (AUG 9mm)
Cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO · 7.62×39mm · 9×19mm Parabellum · .40 S&W
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Feed * 5.56×45mm NATO: 30- and 42-round proprietary detachable box magazines * 9×19mm Parabellum: 25- and 32-round detachable MPi 69 box magazines * .40 S&W: Glock magazines
Muzzle velocity 970 m/s (20 in barrel)
Rate of fire 680–750 rounds/min (AUG, HBAR)
Range 300 m
Maximum range 2700 m

Data from Steyr AUG (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — MoserB.

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