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{{quote|'''Ian McCollum:''' What are the range commands for electromagnetic weaponry? |
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'''Range Officer:''' Hell if I know. Uh? Load and make ready? Whatever it takes to do that in the twenty-first century. |
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'''Ian McCollum:''' So what I'm going to do is power on the gun. [...] |
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'''Range Officer:''' Of course it's a bullpup... |
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'''Ian McCollum:''' "Of course it's a bullpup" indeed! |
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|''[[Forgotten Weapons]]'' [https://utreon.com/v/SJx4Qn6MQzY takes a proof of concept gauss rifle to a shooting match].}} |
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A "bullpup" rifle is one where the action is behind the trigger. This allows for a longer barrel (which means more practical accuracy, range and bullet velocity) with shorter overall length and weight, but increases the complexity adding to manufacturing time/cost as well as increasing the chance of malfunction and making maintenance more difficult. Further, in most cases this means the rifle can't be ambidextrous without making it eject spent brass downward (adding further complexity). As the British, French and Australian armies have discovered this is also an issue for right handed users as it prohibits shooting left of cover which is a major disadvantage in today's close range, urban combat. |
A "bullpup" rifle is one where the action is behind the trigger. This allows for a longer barrel (which means more practical accuracy, range and bullet velocity) with shorter overall length and weight, but increases the complexity adding to manufacturing time/cost as well as increasing the chance of malfunction and making maintenance more difficult. Further, in most cases this means the rifle can't be ambidextrous without making it eject spent brass downward (adding further complexity). As the British, French and Australian armies have discovered this is also an issue for right handed users as it prohibits shooting left of cover which is a major disadvantage in today's close range, urban combat. |
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== Real Life == |
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* Invoked by China during the re-occupation of Hong Kong. To give the appearance of a modern military in the PLA's first internationally public outing in decades they rushed a new rifle into service, the QBZ-95. While domestic opinion in unknown, the version exported to Canada <ref>The US prohibits importation of non-Shotgun Chinese firearms after Norinco tried selling guns to some US gangsters</ref> was received as being functional but with some really weird controls and strange design choices (some of which were fixed in an upgraded version). China appears to have given up and is now trying to find a conventional rifle to replace it. |
* Invoked by China during the re-occupation of Hong Kong. To give the appearance of a modern military in the PLA's first internationally public outing in decades they rushed a new rifle into service, the QBZ-95. While domestic opinion in unknown, the version exported to Canada <ref>The US prohibits importation of non-Shotgun Chinese firearms after Norinco tried selling guns to some US gangsters</ref> was received as being functional but with some really weird controls and strange design choices (some of which were fixed in an upgraded version). China appears to have given up and is now trying to find a conventional rifle to replace it. |
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* Since the trigger is purely electronic and therefore just as good in bullpup configuration as standard, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAHKS0nVlL4 the proof of concept ArcFlash Labs' GR-1 Anvil Portable Gauss Rifle] is built as a bullpup. |
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