Hank -
that is good and well, and back at ya. Hole might be a wonderful guy. His collection may be wonderful also. That is all superfluous and irrelevant. It doesn't change the fact that NO ONE (including Hole) has addressed the issue of the STG556 being a product improved version of the AUG other than to poo poo anything to the positive about the rifle or me as an individual. Again, if you don't like the message, don't shoot the messenger.
I may not be a member of the "boy's club" on this forum and have no desire to be. I also could care less about a perceived pecking order of a who's who on this forum, but I do know what I know. I did the leg work. I did the comparisons. I have owned and shot both extensively. So, for the umpteenth time, has anyone else done the same? If not, then I suggest someone do so and report back their findings after many thousands of rounds and many hours of time.
Otherwise it is just allot of hot vapor from disputatious individuals.
Next thing we will try is to make a distinction inbetween facts and myths. Take as an example the delivery of Steyr HS50's by Iran to Iraqi insurgents, that was a myth, there were no facts to undermine the statements so Central Command had to officialy deny the claims, no Steyrs were ever found in Iraq and no one was ever "in deep ****" over a delivery of HS 50's to Iran. Another myth is that Steyr-Mannlicher was recently sold or that they stopped the production of the AUG.
People who base their "expertise" on such myths loose their credibility.
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But still we are horribly impressed by your awesomeness.
A polished turd is still a turd...just my $.03 (adjusting for inflation).
{with appologies to my Euro frineds as I do understand your affinty for the weapon I was just never impressed with it as a system ....forgive me Hole}
oh and Mohica; you need to chill a bit buds. If you want folks to listen you might try a softer aproach.
Haaa, that was original. Thanks "bud" for the advice, not only from you but the others that are so concerned with my "approach" but as of yet, not have stepped up to the plate with a sensible response to the question or any information gleaned by their own investment of time and money to present an honest opinion based in something more than etherworld BS.
All I get is inane rhetoric as they dodge the subject and question that I will ask again for the umpteeth umpteenth time. Has anyone that has been critical, sarcastic, grandiloquent, nonsensical, etc. in their opinion of the STG556 have any hands on experience in examining the rifle by itself and against an AUG? Has anyone done any shooting comparisons? Any type of anything that approaches something outside of internet fueled BS and unwarranted bias?
C'mon hole, you seem to have been elevated to expert status here. Have you ever even seen an STG556 in person? Put your money where you rmouth is. Back it up. Give us YOUR hands on experience. I am all ears. You can particpate too Canuck, seeing you are the Johnny come lately and didn't offer anything of merit either.
It is unfathomable to me that I come here in good faith with an honest assessment of what I consider to be a product improved weapons platform, based on hands on experience, and all you get is a bunch of schoolyard attacks by disingenuous folks that seem intent on flexing their muscle from behind a keyboard apparently for no other reason than to impress their "buds". I don't get it.
My experiance comes from hands on in a war zone. What I offered was my opinion that the Aug was not a great platform to begin with and "polishing it" serves little purpose.
As for the Johnny come lately you'll have to forgive me as I've been preparing to redeploy to said war zone again.
Cheers.
mohica,
May I suggest some light reading for you? How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Seriously.
I finger fucked an AUG a few times and only consider myself qualified to know Mohica is an asshole
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BTW I agree Audie, Diet Pepsi is the shit!