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.
For whatever reason, it has been decided that bullpups look futuristic and firearms, and often lasers, in Sci Fi will have bullpup designs. Off the shelf bullpup conversion kits for most popular rifles (The AR15 is one of the few exceptions as its buffer tube renders it incompatible with such conversions) 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.
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