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Steyr AUG vs IWI Tavor TAR-21: how to tell them apart

Two military rifles that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

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Steyr AUG

Rifle, Austria. In service since 1978

What gives it away

Bullpup with a one-piece green or black polymer stock, a folding vertical foregrip, an optic built into the carry handle and a translucent magazine.

Used by

Austria, Australia, Ireland, Oman, Ecuador and others

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IWI Tavor TAR-21

Rifle, Israel. In service since 2001

What gives it away

Bullpup with the magazine behind the pistol grip and a long one-piece body whose trigger guard covers the whole front of the grip.

Used by

Israel, India, Ukraine, Brazil, Colombia and others

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