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Discuss Steyr Drill Query at the New Zealand forum within the The Army Rumour Service website; I have been challenged to explain why, in rifle drill with the AUG Steyr, is ...
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24-08-2011, 04:06 #1Member
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Steyr Drill Query
I have been challenged to explain why, in rifle drill with the AUG Steyr, is it placed cocking handle down on the command "ground arms"?, as opposed to handle up.
I believe it may be something to do with remnants of drill from older weapon systems? Just an idea.
Get to it drill fans!
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24-08-2011, 04:47 #2Senior Member
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keeps the shite out of it and also its natural to pick up and use in a hurry - provided you are right handed.
sa80 laid teh same way its just that the cocker is attached to the blockwhat the world needs is an enema, make that two - just to give it a sense of purpose.
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24-08-2011, 04:54 #3Senior Member
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as an aside I didnt realise the argies went for the aug. is that why the fidf got them as well? so its easier to integrate the forces after they retake the islands.
what the world needs is an enema, make that two - just to give it a sense of purpose.
US electoral democracy is just a structured system of legalised bribery.
a senior Chinese officer has said, “all the great nations in the world own aircraft carriers – they are symbols of a great nation”. That’s why China has just commissioned its first. By the same token, to opt for a “carrier gap” of some years is to abandon your responsibilities.
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24-08-2011, 07:40 #4Senior Member
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The Falklanders had them a long time before the Argies.
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24-08-2011, 07:47 #5Senior Member
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*prods memory into action* With the S*R, the teaching was port upwards (during drill lessons) to avoid crud getting into it when grounding arms on a bitumen parade ground. Port downwards (during wpn lessons) so that the position of the safety could be seen at a glance.
Even when the OC decided to spear a DS' rifle into the ground up to the gas plug.
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25-08-2011, 12:46 #6Senior Member
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The cocking handle is placed downwards so that the white dot on the safety is visible. This is SOP in Australia, so probably the same over the Tasman Sea.
The Australian drill manual does not cover grounding arms with Steyr, probably because the weapon is slung.I fix broke stuff - in 'Stralia
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25-08-2011, 13:17 #7Senior Member
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I smell shite...we teach that when the weapon is laid down the cocking handle, a 'cocker' is a breed of dog, is facing upwards!
Originally Posted by Grumblegrunt
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25-08-2011, 16:22 #8Senior Member
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The Argies seem to have quite a job lot of small arms. FALs still in service with the army, M16s with the marines, small numbers of HK33s, FNCs, SIG 550 series and FARAs (5.56mm version of FAL) also in use, AUG is according to a very quick search on the net (so don't take it as gospel) mainly used by army jungle and mountain commando coys. Originally Posted by Grumblegrunt
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