Why‘s that Al-X? While I personally have no problems with traditionally designed rifles, I‘d think that a bullpup would offer many benefits over a traditional rifle. Ideally, balance and size would be gained, but with an efficient design, room for extra‘s (sights, launchers, lights, etc...) would still be accomodated. I don‘t have any personal experience with a bullpup rifle, but I‘d like to evaluate a few. The FAMAS seems to be a well rounded rifle.
Reason I posted this, the US OICW although a prototype, utilizes a bullpup grenade launcher in it‘s design. I‘m just assuming that at some point, bullpup designs will become more common as they do offer many advantages.
One mans traditions are anothers dreams and yet another‘s history.
Take submachine guns for example. We‘ve seen many varieties around the world, and yet the "traditional" standard is for a magazine in front of the pistol grip. Material and design advances have offered new models such as those offered by Calico and FN. Opinions differ, but it‘s still out there. Why then is H&K the standard?
Thoughts?