Bullpups Are Futuristic: Difference between revisions

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Why bullpups are seen as futuristic is unclear. Perhaps it is that they are often made with sleekly angled (so that it will not snag on a soldier's gear) plastic or that many of them have integral optics and less prominent iron sights (a tie in with [[Sighted Guns Are Low Tech]]). The prominent ventilation holes, necessary for the barrel to cool effectively, might also play a role. The Mini-14 in aftermarket bullpup kits is an exceptionally prominent example in live-action works due to it keeping the Mini-14's high tolerance for blanks yet not maintaining the Mini-14's exceptionally plain or ugly (depending on configuration) appearance.

An [[Energy Weapon]] that requires a long barrel (or equivalent part) would be well suited for making a bullpup. Since the trigger would be electronic, the linkage to the firing mechanism would only need to be a length of wire. This would avoid the issues with mechanical triggers on bullpups needing long connection bars to function that resulted in unreliable and poor feeling triggers.

For whatever reason, it has been decided that bullpups look futuristic and firearms, and often lasers, in Sci Fi will be ones with bullpup designs. Off the shelf bullpup conversion kits for most popular rifles <ref>The AR15 is one of the few exceptions as its buffer tube renders it incompatible with such conversions</ref> are often so commonly used as futuristic weapons in movies and film they have their own sections on the [http://www.imfdb.org Internet Movie Firearms Database] under their parent firearm.