Sid Post
12-24-07, 12:46
After reading the IMI vs. Colt thread, I detected a real anti-bullpup feeling from users a lot more skilled then myself with some real world practical application of riles in a combat environments.
In a 9mm subgun, I see no reason for a bullpup conversion from a rifle because they are already compact and generally pretty darn cheap and reliable. However, a real rifle caliber bullpup seems like a good option for a lot of people. You get the compactness of an SBR with a non-SBR length. This gives you more velocity and less muzzle blast too. Parts failure can be dealt with in terms of safety with a good design. Ambidextrous use can be handled with an FN FS-2000 that ejects down through the bottom of the rifle assuming you have the controls you need either in the middle or on both sides. Suppressed use puts the ejection port next to your ear so, that is a negative. However, the Steyr AUG has found acceptable military use and the FN FS-2000 while new seems to be received favorably in general.
Why wouldn't someone want to use a bullpup if they wanted a shorter overall length without getting into the NFA paperwork? My SBR AR-15 has the buffer tube so, it doesn't store that much shorter then a bullpup with a non-NFA barrel length. Maybe I will hold out for an FN SCAR variant but, that is years away at the earliest so, is a Steyr AUG style rifle or an FN FS-2000 the way to go? Is the AR-15 that much more reliable and durable?
Thanks for listening/reading my rambling post trying to understand the pro's and con's of bullpup rifles in a rifle caliber.
In a 9mm subgun, I see no reason for a bullpup conversion from a rifle because they are already compact and generally pretty darn cheap and reliable. However, a real rifle caliber bullpup seems like a good option for a lot of people. You get the compactness of an SBR with a non-SBR length. This gives you more velocity and less muzzle blast too. Parts failure can be dealt with in terms of safety with a good design. Ambidextrous use can be handled with an FN FS-2000 that ejects down through the bottom of the rifle assuming you have the controls you need either in the middle or on both sides. Suppressed use puts the ejection port next to your ear so, that is a negative. However, the Steyr AUG has found acceptable military use and the FN FS-2000 while new seems to be received favorably in general.
Why wouldn't someone want to use a bullpup if they wanted a shorter overall length without getting into the NFA paperwork? My SBR AR-15 has the buffer tube so, it doesn't store that much shorter then a bullpup with a non-NFA barrel length. Maybe I will hold out for an FN SCAR variant but, that is years away at the earliest so, is a Steyr AUG style rifle or an FN FS-2000 the way to go? Is the AR-15 that much more reliable and durable?
Thanks for listening/reading my rambling post trying to understand the pro's and con's of bullpup rifles in a rifle caliber.