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	Bullpup - Gunpedia
		Bullpup is a firearm configuration in which the action (or mechanism) and magazine are located behind the trigger.
		Bullpups began to become mainstream military weapons in the late 1970s with the introduction of the Steyr AUG and FAMAS in Austria and France, respectively (the AUG later became the standard issue military rifle for several other countries).
		Further, muzzle blast is actually less in a bullpup rifle than in a conventional rifle of equal overall length Template:Fact and, just as with the bayonet's range, increasing the barrel length is a simple fix, if the problem is deemed serious enough.
	guns.wikia.com /wiki/Bullpup (626 words)

	BullpupGuns - Things to know about bullpup guns
		Still others involve criticizing the bullpup design for not meeting requirements that the bullpup weapon was never designed to meet in the first place; you don't pare an apple with a chain saw, and you don't cut down trees with a paring knife.
		In some bullpup designs, the problem is dealt with by having the gun eject the rounds out of the bottom of the gun, or out of the front of the gun, as in the Kel-Tec.
		It is certainly true that the center of gravity of a bullpup gun is quite a bit further toward the rear than other designs, because the weight of the receiver, trigger group, and ammunition is all concentrated in the stock.
	www.freshwaterseas.com /bullpups/thingstoknow.htm (1219 words)

	STEYR AUG EDITORIAL
		Bullpup suggests a dog, and the turbulent field of military small arms certainly doesn't need any more of those.
		Certainly bullpups - those odd looking, space-age, smoke-poles that seem to have all the conventional parts in unconventional places - are not the perfect combat weapons for all occasions, but they have their military applications.
		By definition, a bullpup's barrel group is moved well back into the stock and action and magazine are placed behind the trigger assembly.
	www.remtek.com /arms/steyr/aug/edit/augsof.htm (4551 words)

	Singapore is rearing SAR-21 bullpup rifle for home and export requirement - Jane's Land Forces News
		Bullpup rifles have the advantage of minimizing a rifle's overall length by moving the receiver to the rear and integrating it and the buttstock into a single unit.
		The bullpup configuration is especially advantageous in close combat situations or when soldiers are mounted in vehicles where the design allows for convenient ingress/egress from vehicles and more effective tactical operations.
		The disadvantages of the bullpup design include the fact that the receiver is next to the shooter's face, which causes discomfort in the event of a ruptured cartridge or magazine explosion.
	www.janes.com /defence/land_forces/news/idr/idr000531_2_n.shtml (2319 words)

	The AnarchAngel: Why bullpups are a persistently bad idea
		If a bullpup has a catastrophic failure, instead of the explosion being six or 8 inches in front of your eyes, its right at your eyesocket, or touching your cheekbone or ear.
		Bullpups are naturally balanced in a non-instinctive way; the balance point on most bullpups is in between your hand and your shoulder when mounted.
		The only good thing about a bullpup is the short overall length in relation to their barrel length; and that is not advantage enough to outweigh the disadvantages for most missions.
	anarchangel.blogspot.com /2005/03/why-bullpups-are-persistently-bad-idea.html (2496 words)

	AGM-12 Bullpup - Military Aircraft
		The ASM-N-7 Bullpup was first deployed overseas in April 1959 when VA-212, equipped with FJ-4B Furies, sailed from Alameda on board Lexington to join the Seventh Fleet in the western Pacific.
		The AGM-12C Bullpup B was a larger follow-on version of the original Bullpup air-to-surface radio-guided missile.
		The Bullpup B entered USAF service in 1965, and was carried by F-4 and F-105 fighters during the Vietnam war.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/missile/agm-12.htm (374 words)

	FAMAS
		To accommodate the bullpup configuration, the trigger mechanism and pistol grip have been mounted to the lower handguard, forward of the magazine well.
		Being a bullpup, the FA MAS can be modified to fire from either shoulder.
		Ejection patterns, which are either to the right or left in direction, varied from 10 to 20 feet from the rifle with a high trajectory for the empty cases.
	www.remtek.com /arms/famas/index.htm (1518 words)

	Bullpup - Halopedia - Halo Wiki with Halo 3 Walkthroughs, Weapons, and more!
		The term bullpup describes the configuration of several types of weapons, such as Assault Rifles, Battle Rifles or some sub-machine guns.
		Unfortunately, because casings typically eject from one side, users who are left-handed and use a weapon configured for right-handed firing may be hit in the face by hot bullet cases, risking facial damage.
		Bullpup weapons also tend to be unbalanced and back-heavy because of the magazine placement, have awkward reloading, and the muzzle blast is closer to the user's face, which could affect their accuracy or blind them, which of course, is dangerous.
	halo.wikia.com /wiki/Bullpup (332 words)

	Bullpup
		Development of the Bullpup was initiated by the U.S. Navy in 1953, when an operational requirement was issued for a short-range air-to-ground guided missile.
		Of course, this simple manual guidance principle also had severe drawbacks, the main one being that the aircraft, the missile, and the target essentially had to remain in a straight line during guidance, making the aircraft vulnerable to ground fire (and thereby somewhat negating one of the original reasons for using missiles instead of bombs).
		The GAM-79 White Lance missile was gradually merged into ongoing Bullpup development, and the result was a missile, which was essentially the same as the U.S. Navy's ASM-N-7a Bullpup A, with the exception of the improved guidance system.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/bullpup.htm (1153 words)

	CIA'S Bullpup: an odd AKM variant \| Guns Magazine \| Find Articles at BNET
		The Bullpup sports the same 16-1/4" barrel as does a standard issue AK or AKM, delivers the same velocities and seems to be inherently accurate.
		The heart and soul of the Bullpup is its AKM or "Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovannia" receiver.
		In the case of the CIA Bullpup, the trigger is approximately 12" forward of the sear.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_6_54/ai_n25381207 (862 words)

	Bullpup Design
		Refusing to throw in the cleaning rag, the British have ignored American obstinacies on the issue and recently adopted the Enfield Individual Weapon (IW) and Light Support Weapon (LSW).
		Even southpaws who can't manage the switch can be equipped with bullpups modified to accommodate them.
		From the peculiar muzzle brake to the rubbery butt plate, it is obvious that efficiency and human engineering were priority parameters in development of this particular bullpup.
	www.steyr-aug.com /article.htm (4552 words)

	Kel-Tec RFB 7.62mm bullpup rifle \| The Firearm Blog
		The Kel-Tec RFB High Efficiency Rifle (Rifle, Forward-ejection, Bullpup) is a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle with a tilting breechblock locking mechanism, manufactured by Kel-Tec Industries of Florida.
		To avoid the sloppy trigger pull typical of bullpup style firearms, the RFB utilizes a floating linkage bar between the sear and the hammer, allowing the sear to remain above the trigger.
		I just think forward ejection is not the final answer to th bullpup ejection problem Downward ejection is the answer, as in the FN P90.
	www.thefirearmblog.com /blog/2008/02/09/kel-tec-rfb-762mm-bullpup-rifle (1051 words)

	Bullpup StockMini 14/30Part #STKBUL02
		The MUZZELITE bullpup stock has an overall length of 26-1/2".
		The MUZZELITE bullpup stock will convert a long rifle into a compact weapon system in just a matter of minutes!
		The stock itself has fixed sights which are adjustable for windage and elevation.
	www.centerfiresystems.com /bullpupstockmini1430partstkbul02.aspx (108 words)

	DC ENGINEERING BULLPUP
		The next thing I notice about the DC Engineering bullpup is that they integrate several of their very own superior aftermarket parts into the mix in very intelligent ways.
		If you are a proud owner of a DC Eng Bullpup, please write and fill me in on what you think of it.
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	www.simonov.net /bullpup_dc.htm (559 words)

	TsKIB-SOO A91 & A91-M Bullpup Assault Rifle
		A-91 Russian Bullpup Assault Rifle Prototype in 7,62x39mm caliber,as made in mid-1990.
		While the A-91 retains the basic gas-operated, rotating bolt action and a trigger unit design from 9A-91, it features a bullpup polymer housing, with an integral 40 mm single-shot grenade launcher mounted under the barrel.
		The earliest prototypes of the A-91 bullpup were fitted with the grenade launcher above the barrel, and with a front vertical foregrip; current models are fitted with the underbarrel launcher, which also serves as a forearm.
	www.securityarms.com /20010315/galleryfiles/2900/2912.htm (0 words)

	Bullpup
		Bullpup refers to a rifle configuration that increases the barrel length relative to the overall weapon length.
		In the bullpup configuration the magazine is instead located behind the trigger, which allows the entire mechanism to be moved rearward, reducing the length of the weapon some 20%.
		The trigger mechanism of some bullpup weapons uses a flexible rod or similar system, which has the disadvantage of a heavy and sluggish trigger pull, but the SAR-21 uses a stiff sliding plate.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/bu/bullpup.html (260 words)

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		But in general, you are correct that bullpup rifles do have a problem in being able to be quickly shifted from a soldier's right to left shoulder during combat situations (say, for firing around left hand corners).
		Unlike most other bullpup rifles, the SAR-21 cannot be converted to eject cartridges from the left, and thus cannot be fired from the left at all.
		The primary advantage of a bullpup is that its the size of a carbine, which makes it good for CQB, whilst the barrel is as long as a normal rifle, giving it a long accurate range for outdoor work, and making it more accurate for mid range (100-300m) than a carbine.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/1-2229.aspx (2663 words)

	Bullpups In Civies
		In recent years, though, several new bullpup designs have appeared, and two of the most interesting are from FNH USA, the U.S. subsidiary of famed armsmaker Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium.
		I have always been fascinated with bullpup designs, but few, if any, made allowances for my “condition.” With the exception of the operating rod/charging handle that is located on the left side of the gun—generally requiring operation with a lefty’s shooting hand—practically every control of the FS2000 is ambidextrous.
		As with all bullpups, the bolt and firing mechanism are in the stock, right next to the shooter’s face.
	www.nrapublications.org /TAR/Bullpups.asp (2687 words)

	Bullpup - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The EM2 was adopted by the United Kingdom in 1951 as the world's first (limited) service bullpup rifle; the nation had been considering the idea of a bullpup service rifle since 1944.
		Bullpups began to become mainstream military weapons in the late 1970's with the introduction of the AUG and FAMAS in Austria and France, respectively (the AUG later became the standard issue military rifle for several other countries).
		This means that a conventional bullpup design must be fired from only one side of the body, or the casings will hit the operator in the face.
	www.recipeland.com:8080 /facts/Bullpup (579 words)

	Bullpup disadvantages - THR (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bullpups have the action by the firer's head, which some find uncomfortable, and short-barrelled versions have the muzzle quite close to the firer, which means that muzzle blast can be more of a problem.
		Traditional rifles can only match a bullpup's short length by using stocks which can be folded alongside the barrel, or sometimes over the top of it, giving the choice between a long weapon or a short one which can't be fired accurately.
		The fact that Badger Arms cites the fact that the bullpup design is not "intuitive" leads me to believe that lack of familiarity with the design is as much a part of the bullpup's lack of acceptance as is any genuine disadvantage.
	www.thehighroad.org /showthread.php?t=74105 (2584 words)

	What Happened to Bullpup Designs - Military Photos
		The Russians have a bullpup version of their SVD (SVDU), and there is a 50 cal sniper rifle they ahve that is a bullpup as well (ONV-98 or something).
		The Groza (OTs-14) and the TKB-0239 and the A-91 are also bullpup designs used by various Russian units, and their design was rooted in the problem of adding an underbarrel grenade launcher to a normal rifle.
		The thing about bullpups is that they keep barrel length in a shorter rifle frame by pushing it into the stock.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=2676 (1330 words)

	Bullpup - Wikipedia Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas berbahasa Indonesia
		Bullpup mulai menjadi senjata militer utama pada tahun 1970-an, dengan diperkenalkannya Steyr AUG di Austria dan FAMAS di Perancis.
		Versi sipil dari bullpup militer cukup populer, dan sejumlah senapan bullpup khusus olah raga sudah ada yang dijual, seperti Bushmaster M17S dan Walther G22.
		Selain itu dijual juga perangkat modifikasi yang merubah senapan konvensional populer seperti AK-47 dan Ruger 10/22 menjadi konfigurasi bullpup.
	id.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bullpup (320 words)

	Modern Firearms - Steyr Stg.77 AUG assault rifle
		Bullpup configuration: The Steyr AUG is not a first military bullpup ever devised.
		Plastic firearm housing: Another Soviet experimental bullpup design, Korobov TKB-022, had the plastic housing as early as in 1962, and the FAMAS rifle, again, has this same feature at the same time as AUG did.
		Telescope sight as a standard: The British EM-2 bullpup rifle of late 1940s, as well as the experimental Canadian FN FAL prototypes of early 1950s, also featured a low-magnification telescope sights as their prime sighting equipment.
	world.guns.ru /assault/as20-e.htm (1760 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The concept was first used in bolt action rifles such as the Thorneycroft carbine of 1901, and is known to have been applied to semi-automatic firearms in 1918 (6.5 mm French Faucon-Meunier semi-automatic rifle developed by Lt. Col.
		The choice of bullpup design was a necessity to keep the accuracy up while keeping overall length down.
		Bullpups began to become mainstream military weapons in the late 1970s with the introduction of the Steyr AUG and FAMAS in Austria and France, respectively (the AUG later became the standard issue military rifle for several other countries).
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=bullpup (626 words)

	Bullpup (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In a normal rifle, the barrel lies at the very front of the gun, with the firearm action (or mechanism) behind that, and finally the stock at the extreme rear.
		The trigger is best located directly under the mechanism, which "forces" the magazine to be placed in front of it to be out of the way.
		Mechanisms typically ejects casings to the side, this means that the typical bullpup design must be fired from only one side of the body, or the casings will hit the operator in the face.
	www.websign.sk /bu/Bullpup.html (260 words)

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