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The Firing Line Forums > The Hide > The Art of the Rifle: General Why bullpup rifles failed to make it? User Name Remember Me? Password Forum Rules Firearms Safety Firearms Photos Links Library Lost Password Email Changes Register FAQ Calendar Today's Posts Search Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 >   Thread Tools Search this Thread October 22, 2009, 10:47 PM   #1 mouse07410 Member   Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 48 Why bullpup rifles failed to make it? It seems that several countries toyed with the idea and tried bullpup rifles - and discarded the idea for "normal" rifle design. Germany went with G36, Russia with AKxxx, US with M16 descendants, etc. Why rifles like Steyr AUG, PS90, FN2000 aren't becoming the mainstream in the armies of many more countries? What are their disadvantages compared to traditional rifles like FN FAL, M16, M4...?   October 23, 2009, 02:08 AM   #2 Scorch Senior Member   Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washi

#1 It seems that several countries toyed with the idea and tried bullpup rifles - and discarded the idea for "normal" rifle design. Germany went with G36, Russia with AKxxx, US with M16 descendants, etc. Why rifles like Steyr AUG, PS90, FN2000 aren't becoming the mainstream in the armies of many more countries? What are their disadvantages compared to traditional rifles like FN FAL, M16, M4...? #2 While the short length does present some advantages in urban and close quarters combat settings, the tradeoff is more noise for the shooter, very short sight radius, poor triggers due to…

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