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- EF88 and ML40AUS components and accessories being subjected to contaminant testing (solvents, camouflage cream, sunscreen, etc.) in a temperature-controlled environment.
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- EF88 rifle being subjected to environmental testing. The weapon is blasted with sand and fine particulate dust and then fired repeatedly. The EF88 has performed exceptionally well in this testing.
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- EF88 with 16” barrel shown with Ase Utra suppressor, Trijicon TA44SR-10 1.5×16 ACOG, and folding foregrip.
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- EF88 (Steyr AUG pattern) magazine loaded with F1A1 ball cartridges.
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- Thales Australia-designed quadrant sight w/ Trijicon RMR mounted.
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- EF88 with 20” barrel, fitted with Trijicon 4×32 BAC ACOG and folding foregrip.
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- Madritsch Weapon Technology ML40AUS 40×46 grenade launcher.
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- Comparison of F88SA2 (left) and EF88 (right) butt plates.
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- EF88 assault rifles in 16” and 20” barrel configurations.
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- Top: EF88 with 16” barrel shown with Ase Utra suppressor, Trijicon TA44SR-10 1.5×16 ACOG, and folding foregrip. Centre: EF88 with 20” barrel, fitted with Trijicon 4×32 BAC ACOG, Madritsch ML40AUS grenade launcher, and Thales Australia-designed quadrant sight with mounted Trijicon RMR. Bottom: F88SA2 (current Australian Defence Force service rifle) with RM Equipment M203PI grenade launcher, Knight’s Armament Company quadrant sight, and standard 1.5x ring sight.
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- Comparison of ML40AUS (top) and M203PI (bottom) grenade launchers. Note significantly better point of balance with new GLA, and unwieldy position of quadrant sight on old GLA.
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- Paul Williams test firing the ML40AUS grenade launcher mounted on a 20” barrel EF88. Note convenient, level placement of quadrant sight and mounted Trijicon RMR to left of ACOG.
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- EF88 with 16” barrel broken down into major component groups. Note hammer pack and retaining pin/rear sling swivel at centre. Ase Utra suppressor and ML40AUS grenade launcher also shown.
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- EF88 with 20” barrel in latest iteration, as seen at Land Warfare Conference 2012, with ML40AUS in matching two-tone colour scheme.
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- Bolt catch release, which will be fitted as standard on EF88 rifles acquired by Defence.
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- The author firing the EF88 out to 600m.
The Rogue Adventurer 
Wouldn’t it be nice if the guys got a rifle they would like and and combat shoot with.