• TheOakTree@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      I’m assuming you only got to fire it semi-auto. I’ve heard the two round burst on non-civilian models is extremely uncanny feeling.

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    2 months ago

    So from a mechanics standpoint what are the pros/cons of a bullpup design? off the top of my head I’m guessing more barrel length but less space for any kind of recoil supression?

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      2 months ago

      Pros: Longer barrel in the same overall size, or a shorter total length for the same barrel. A longer barrel means more exit velocity, while a shorter weapon means more agility in small spaces (indoors, for example).

      Cons: the ejection port is close to the shooter’s face, making ambidextrous weapons nearly impossible. The chamber is also closer, making it more dangerous in the (relatively rare) case of a catastrophic failure.

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        2 months ago

        the ejection port is close to the shooter’s face, making ambidextrous weapons nearly impossible

        Keltec RDB

        Keltec RFB

        Springfield Hellion

        DesertTech WLVRN

        … I probably missed some, but there are many bullpup rifles that are swappable between left sided and right sided ejection ports, and swappable mag release, charging handle, bolt catch, safety selectors… or have some other solution to this problem.

        Not exactly nearly impossible.

        I would add in as a detriment of bullpups… that their internals are generally more complex, and properly identifying the cause of a failure to fire, and fixing it, while under stress, is often more difficult, and general maintenance tends toward being more time consuming as well.

        Also: generally notorious for requiring a lot more foot lbs of force to pull the trigger, and that trigger pull is ‘crunchier’.