That's saying "I don't have Japanese gear, so I won't buy a Japanese rifle", which doesn't have anything to do with nationality, unlike "I'm not Japanese, so I won't buy a Japanese rifle".
Which, oddly, never seems to go like "I'm ________and it's a German/French/Belgian/British/<insert other foreign country> gun so ___________".
I wish the rest of the foregrip were metal, then I'd use those on my TM '89.
Here's what little wear and tear my Type 89 has. Mainly the bipod, receiver, and (unpictured) selector lever.
I can't decide whether or not to artificially weather it.
There aren't any "left hand versions" of the AUG--they're all the same. All you do is remove the bolt, pull the extractor from the bolt head, put it back in on the other side of the bolt head, put the bolt back in, swap the port covers, and voila.
So I guess those of us without a regular game photographer are SOL then? Hardly fair.
EDIT: You could do what i do and ask one of the Marshalls to take a few pics with a cheap Digi-cam. 9 times out of 10 they don't mind. Problem sorted
You fogot Kobe beef!
In the United States, it is illegal to sell an imitation firearm without an orange tip. It is legal for the end user to remove that orange tip.
Just like those "do not remove" tags on furniture.
Hmm, I'm considering doing some worn looks on my Type 89. The real ones look like they've been through hell and back. The flash hiders are practically chromed.
In the real AUG world, it is called a 16" barrel. Incorrect my *albartroth*.
Try talking to some real AUG owners--handling a real one would help you learn about the finer details, like trademarks, too.
.....and the correct term for "flash excluder" in the AUG manual (http://www.steyr-aug.com/AUG32-45.JPG) is "muzzle flash hider".