It's gas; I remember getting shot down for suggesting getting the HBAR Steyr for the then-FCA as a Bren replacement years ago & here we are again! I suggested it as a low-cost alternative to the MAG for the pre-integrated Reserve. It would have minimized the training required; given Reservists a support weapon they could have actually used on exercise and, given that any real-world operation they would have carried out would have been an internal security one á la the 70's, been adequate for requirements.
Even if there wasn't a question over the Beta mag's reliability, I always thought that it looked very unwieldy on the Steyr. You'd have to stick with the 42-round magazine, or if you're really walting, get Surefire to come up with a compatible version of their 60-round mag.
Even if there wasn't a question over the Beta mag's reliability, I always thought that it looked very unwieldy on the Steyr. You'd have to stick with the 42-round magazine, or if you're really walting, get Surefire to come up with a compatible version of their 60-round mag.
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