Snow Wolf AUG Civilian Bullpup AEG

The AUG is one of the most iconic rifles of the 20th century, both in popular culture and in military service. The AUG has made its mark in service with the Australian and New Zealand armed forces in its licence-built iteration, the F88 Austeyr, and also served with distinction in the Austrian and Irish militaries. The AUG's almost space-age style and unconventional look helped it take centre stage in Die Hard (1988) as the primary weapon of Karl, a classic German bad guy, where the AUG's ability to be disassembled in seconds was showcased and captured the imagination of a whole generation of firearms enthusiasts, and Airsofters!

The Snow Wolf Railed AUG is a unique take on the classic "civilian" railed AUG, with some modern features to go with the futuristic looks of this mould-breaking 1970s bullpup design. This AUG variant sports an amply sized RIS Picatinny top rail, to which a whole host of sights and optics can be easily mounted This variant also sports the classic spring-loaded flip-down forward grip for additional steadiness when aiming in the field.

The front of the AUG comes with a muzzle break flash hider, which, in the real world is used to minimize recoil. Of course, this Airsoft replica has no such concerns, but it's certainly nice for RIFs to be just that - realistic. If the flash hider is not to your liking you can always swap it out for the muzzle device of your choice, such as a suppressor or tracer unit using the 14mm CCW thread.

Over on the right side of the handguard, we can see a cutout for the dummy gas block of the AUG. On the real world rifle this part controls the gas flow to the operating system and allows the AUG to be tuned for normal or adverse conditions. This part doesn't function in Airsoft terms but is rightly included to keep this AUG replica looking faithful to the real deal.

The AUG was such a forward-thinking rifle that was way ahead of its time and its easy to see why. Like the real thing, it has a hot swap barrel system. This means you can quickly remove the outer barrel either for maintenance or to swap between barrel lengths. To remove the outer barrel you will need to lock the charging handle back and up into its "safety notch" and push and hold the catch found on the left side of the receiver, between the handguard and the trigger guard. With the barrel removal catch held down, the barrel can be rotated by just a few degrees clockwise with the barrel facing away, and you can pull the entire outer barrel and handguard out. The external section of the outer barrel is constructed from alloy, and the section inside the receiver is constructed from polymer with a realistic phosphate style colouration.

The upper receiver of the rifle is constructed from alloy for a realistic feel, weight and balance. This receiver differs from the standard AUG receiver as it includes a mounting hole on the right side for a 20mm Picatinny rail which is pre-installed but can be removed if you want a more retro look, or if you already have enough rails and you want to save a bit of weight!

Over on the left side of the upper, we can see the charging handle of the AUG. This handle is constructed from high-density polymer and connects to an aluminium rod inside the receiver which actuates the mock bolt to reveal the rotary HOP-up adjuster inside the ejection port. The charging handle can be locked by pulling it to its rearmost point of travel and rotating it upwards into its "safety notch", which will hold the mock bolt back whilst you adjust your HOP-up. The adjustable HOP-up lets you tune the AUG for different ammunition weights and provides an extended range by applying backspin to each BB.

The HOP-up adjuster can be accessed from either side of the AEG thanks to its ambidextrous ejection port design. Out of the box the left side ejection port is covered with a rubber cap, but this can be removed and placed on the right side, or left off the AEG entirely so you can more easily adjust the HOP-up setting on the fly mid skirmish.

The controls of the AUG are a little different to most conventional rifles but well designed nonetheless and functional from either side, so lefties fear not! The safety catch is a push-through design located just above the pistol grip, and when the safety protrudes on the right side the rifle is on safe and the trigger is locked. Pushing the safety through so it protrudes on the left will release the trigger lock. This AUG opts for the two stage trigger design, meaning you only have to set the button from safe to live, then pulling the trigger slightly will result in a single shot and a full pull on the trigger will make the BBs rain. This means that you can quickly switch you firing style up depending on the situation without worrying about constantly flicking the switch back and forth.

The grip and stock of the AUG are integrated into one piece as a part of its space-age design, known as the "chassis" of the rifle. This piece is constructed from high-density reinforced polymer with a high quality textured feel. This modernisation of the AUG includes raised textured panels on either side of the grip and on the butt stock itself to assist in wet weather use.

With a widened "grip length," the AUG's trigger guard is largely responsible for its recognisable silhouette and allows fast access to the trigger even if you use thick winter gloves when skirmishing. This trigger guard can also do double duty as an angled foregrip for use in compressed stances in CQB situations.

The magazine release of the AUG can be found on the bottom of the stock, just behind the magazine well, and is centrally positioned to allow for both left and right-handed use. Way ahead of its time, this mag release was one of the first modern bullpup rifles to enter the market and the AUG nailed it on the first go. Unlike the Tavor, there is no chance that you will accidentally hit the mag release and dump your magazine, and unlike the L85 you don't have to be purebred right-handed to operate it efficiently.

The battery compartment of the AUG is located inside the stock, and can be accessed by simply pulling the rubber butt plate off. Inside you will find a mini-Tamiya battery connector, and a decently sized battery compartment which can comfortably house either stick or nun-chuck style LiPo batteries. For the R904 we recommend a 7.4V 1300mAh LiPo battery in either crane or Stick configuration.

The long inner barrel of this compact AEG lends itself to superb performance, and the rotary style AUG HOP-up unit is known to be one of the best out there and formed the basis for the rotary unit found in more recent M4/AR15 AEG releases.

So if you've been fancying dipping your toes into bullpup territory, but aren't keen on the original integrated scope and would prefer a rail to customise yourself, here is the rifle for you. The AUG has all the bullpup advantages, including short overall length with a long barrel, exceptional handling and balance, and the ability to fit into smaller gun bags and cases than equivalent conventional rifles, and avoids the drawbacks with its addition of a monolithic top rail and smaller angled rail on the right hand side for some serious customisation.

Features

• Full metal barrel
• 20cm, 20mm top RIS rail 
• 14mm CCW Threaded outer barrel
• Sling point at the rear
• Ambidextrous magazine release
• Ambidextrous "push through" safety catch
• Two-stage trigger
• Version 3 AUG gearbox - Compatible with version 3 AUG gearbox upgrades
• Rotary HOP-up Unit - Very stable design, accessible from either side
• 350rnd High Capacity magazine included
• 540mm 6.08mm inner barrel in an M4 length rifle - Nearly 30% extra barrel length!
• Compatible with AUG AEG spare parts, magazines and upgrades

Package Includes

• Snow Wolf AUG Civilian Bullpup AEG
• 350rnd High Cap Magazine