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Bullpup, the Glossary

A bullpup firearm is one with its firing grip located in front of the breech of the weapon, instead of behind it.^[1]

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Bullpup firearms

A-91

The A-91 is a bullpup assault rifle developed during the 1990s by KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, Soviet Union as an offspring of the 9A-91 firearm family.

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In firearms terminology, an action is the functional mechanism of a breech-loading firearm that handles (loads, locks, fires, extracts, and ejects) the ammunition cartridges, or the method by which that mechanism works. Bullpup and action (firearms) are firearm terminology.

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AK-47

The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge.

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Analogy

Analogy is a comparison or correspondence between two things (or two groups of things) because of a third element that they are considered to share.

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Anti-tank rifle

An anti-tank rifle is an anti-materiel rifle designed to penetrate the armor of armored fighting vehicles, most commonly tanks, armored personnel carriers, and infantry fighting vehicles.

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Assault rifle

An assault rifle is a select fire rifle that uses an intermediate-rifle cartridge and a detachable magazine.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests.

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Austrian Armed Forces

The Austrian Armed Forces (lit) are the combined military forces of Austria.

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Barrett M95

The Barrett M95 is a bolt-action rifle chambered in.50 BMG (12.7×99mm), and manufactured by Barrett Firearms Company.

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Barrett XM500

The Barrett XM500 is a gas-operated, semi-automatic, anti materiel/sniper rifle in development by the Barrett Firearms Company as of 2010.

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Belgian Armed Forces

The Belgian Armed Forces (Defensie; La Défense) is the national military of Belgium.

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Benchrest shooting

Benchrest shooting is a shooting sport discipline in which high-precision rifles are rested on a table or benchrather than being carried in the shooter's handswhile shooting at paper or steel targets, hence the name "benchrest".

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Bolt action

Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (as most users are right-handed).

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Bor rifle

The Bor is a Polish bolt-action 7.62×51mm NATO and.338 Lapua Magnum caliber sniper rifle.

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British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies.

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Brunswick rifle

The Brunswick rifle was a large calibre muzzle-loading percussion rifle manufactured for the British Army at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the early 19th century.

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Bulldog

The Bulldog is a British breed of dog of mastiff type.

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Cartridge (firearms)

A cartridge, also known as a round, is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile (bullet, shot, or slug), a propellant substance (smokeless powder, black powder substitute, or black powder) and an ignition device (primer) within a metallic, paper, or plastic case that is precisely made to fit within the barrel chamber of a breechloading gun, for convenient transportation and handling during shooting.

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Center of mass

In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space (sometimes referred to as the barycenter or balance point) is the unique point at any given time where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero.

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Chamber (firearms)

The chamber of a firearm is the cavity at the back end of a breechloading weapon's barrel or cylinder, where the ammunition is inserted before being fired. Bullpup and chamber (firearms) are firearm terminology.

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Close-quarters battle

Close-quarters battle (CQB) is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged (typically firearm-based) or melee combat.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Combat shotgun

A combat shotgun is a shotgun issued by militaries for warfare.

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Core (anatomy)

The core or trunk is the axial (central) part of an organism's body.

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Croatian Army

The Croatian Army (Hrvatska kopnena vojska or HKoV) is the largest and most significant component of the Croatian Armed Forces (CAF).

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Defence Forces (Ireland)

The Defence Forces (Fórsaí Cosanta, officially styled Óglaigh na hÉireann)Óglaigh na hÉireann derives its origins from the Irish Volunteers.

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Dragunov SVU

The OTs-03 SVU (Снайперская винтовка укороченная,, Sniper Rifle Shortened) is a bullpup designated marksman rifle.

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DSR-Precision DSR-1

The DSR-1 is a compact bolt-action sniper rifle designed, manufactured and marketed by the German company DSR-Precision GmbH and was (until 2004) also marketed by the German company AMP Technical Services as a specialized sniper rifle for police sharpshooters.

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EM-2 rifle

The EM-2, also known as Rifle, No.9, Mk.1 or Janson rifle, was a British assault rifle.

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Enfield Lock

Enfield Lock is an area in the London Borough of Enfield, north London.

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FAMAS

The FAMAS (French: Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, lit. 'Assault rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory') is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS in 1978.

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Firearm

A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual.

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FN F2000

The FN F2000 is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup rifle, designed by FN Herstal in Belgium.

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FN FAL

The FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Léger, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a battle rifle designed in Belgium in 1953 by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal.

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FN P90

The FN P90 is a personal defense weapon chambered for the 5.7×28mm cartridge, also classified as a submachine gun, designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium.

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Forgotten Weapons

Forgotten Weapons is a website and channel appearing on YouTube, Utreon, Full30 and Floatplane, created and presented by Ian McCollum.

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French Armed Forces

The French Armed Forces (Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France.

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Heckler & Koch

Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK or H&K) is a German firearms manufacturer that produces handguns, rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers.

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Heckler & Koch G11

The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed from the late 1960s–1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (German for "Association for Caseless Rifle Systems"), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch (mechanical engineering and weapon design), Dynamit Nobel (propellant composition and projectile design), and Hensoldt Wetzlar (target identification and optic systems).

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Heckler & Koch HK416

The Heckler & Koch HK416 is an assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.

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HS Produkt VHS

The VHS (Višenamjenska Hrvatska Strojnica, multifunctional Croatian machine gun) is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured by HS Produkt of Croatia.

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IMI Systems

IMI Systems, previously Israel Military Industries, also referred to as Ta'as (תע"ש מערכות,התעשייה הצבאית), was an Israeli weapons manufacturer.

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Iron sights

Iron sights are a system of physical alignment markers (usually made of metallic material) used as a sighting device to assist the accurate aiming of ranged weapons (such as a firearms, airguns, crossbows, and bows (mainly found on recurve bows and compound bows), or less commonly as a primitive finder sight for optical telescopes.

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Islamic Republic of Iran Army

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army (ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed AJA (آجا), simply known as the Iranian Army or the Artesh (Arteš,(Ərtēš)), is the conventional military of Iran and part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces.

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Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym, is the national military of the State of Israel.

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IWI Tavor

The IWI Tavor, previously designated as the Tavor TAR-21 (Tavor Assault Rifle – 21st century), is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO, designed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI).

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John Garand

Jean Cantius Garand (January 1, 1888 – February 16, 1974), also known as John C. Garand, was a Canadian-American designer of firearms who created the M1 Garand, a semi-automatic rifle that was widely used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps during both World War II and the Korean War.

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Jonathan Ferguson

Jonathan Steven Ferguson (born 3 January 1979) is a British firearm historian and author who is currently the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England.

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Kazimierz Januszewski

Kazimierz Januszewski (4 March 1908 – 18 September 1956) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.

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Kel-Tec KSG

The Kel-Tec KSG is a bullpup 12-gauge pump-action shotgun designed by Kel-Tec.

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Kel-Tec RDB

The Kel-Tec RDB (Rifle, Downward-ejection, Bullpup) is a bullpup carbine offered in 5.56×45mm NATO semi-automatic rifle, manufactured by Kel-Tec Industries of Florida.

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Kel-Tec RFB

The Kel-Tec RFB (Rifle, Forward-ejection, Bullpup) is a gas-operated bullpup type semi-automatic rifle, manufactured by Kel-Tec Industries of Florida.

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KH-2002

The KH-2002 Khaybar (خیبر) is an Iranian-designed assault rifle, derived from the DIO S 5.56 assault rifle (an unlicensed clone of the Chinese Norinco CQ, which in turn is an unlicensed copy of the American M16) and further developed by Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO).

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Kinematics

Kinematics is a subfield of physics and mathematics, developed in classical mechanics, that describes the motion of points, bodies (objects), and systems of bodies (groups of objects) without considering the forces that cause them to move.

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Koopssus

The Koopssus (Komando Operasi Khusus, Special Operations Command), is a special forces unit of the Indonesian National Armed Forces with counter-terrorism duties.

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Lever

A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.

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Linkage (mechanical)

A mechanical linkage is an assembly of systems connected to manage forces and movement.

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List of bullpup firearms

The following is a list of firearms designed in a bullpup (i.e., action behind firecontrol/trigger group) configuration. Bullpup and list of bullpup firearms are bullpup firearms.

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M4 carbine

The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s.

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Magazine (firearms)

A magazine, often simply called a mag, is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine).

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Malaysian Armed Forces

The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF; Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: اڠكتن تنترا مليسيا), are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

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Military Forces of Colombia

The Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia) are the unified armed forces of the Republic of Colombia.

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Model 45A

The Model 45A was a.30 caliber bullpup battle rifle/light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945.

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Muzzle rise

Muzzle rise, muzzle flip or muzzle climb refers to the tendency of a firearm's or airgun's muzzle (front end of the barrel) to rise up after firing. Bullpup and muzzle rise are firearm terminology.

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Muzzle velocity

Muzzle velocity is the speed of a projectile (bullet, pellet, slug, ball/shots or shell) with respect to the muzzle at the moment it leaves the end of a gun's barrel (i.e. the muzzle).

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National Police of Colombia

The National Police of Colombia (Policía Nacional de Colombia) is the national police force of the Republic of Colombia.

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NeoStead 2000

The NeoStead 2000 (NS2000) is a bullpup combat shotgun developed by Truvelo Armoury of South Africa.

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New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, "Line of Defence of New Zealand") is the three-branched military of New Zealand.

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OTs-14 Groza

The OTs-14-4 "Groza-4" (lit) is a Russian selective fire bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 9×39mm subsonic cartridge.

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People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China.

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Personal defense weapon

Personal defense weapons (PDWs) are a class of compact, magazine-fed automatic firearms that are typically submachine guns designed to fire rifle-like cartridges.

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Puppy

A puppy is a juvenile dog.

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QBU-88

The QBU-88 sniper rifle is a Chinese bullpup designated marksman rifle developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army.

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QBZ-191

The QBZ-191 Automatic Rifle is a Chinese assault rifle chambered for the 5.8×42mm intermediate cartridge, designed and manufactured by Norinco as a new-generation service rifle for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and People's Armed Police (PAP).

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QBZ-95

The Type 95 automatic rifle or QBZ-95 is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured by Norinco, and issued since 1995 as the service rifle for the People's Liberation Army, People's Armed Police and various paramilitary law enforcement agencies in the People's Republic of China.

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Receiver (firearms)

In firearms terminology and at law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving") components such as the barrel, stock, trigger mechanism and iron/optical sights.

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Recoil

Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged. Bullpup and Recoil are firearm terminology.

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Royal Army of Oman

The Royal Army of Oman (Arabic: الجيش العماني, transliterated: al-Jaīsh al-'Umānī) is the ground forces component of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces.

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Royal Small Arms Factory

The Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF), also known by the metonym Enfield, was a UK government-owned rifle factory in Enfield, adjoining the Lee Navigation in the Lea Valley.

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SA80

The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army. The L85 Rifle variant has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since 1987, replacing the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. The prototypes were created in 1976, with production of the A1 variant starting in 1985 and ending in 1994.

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SAR 21

The SAR 21 ("Singapore Assault Rifle - 21st Century") is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in Singapore, chambered for the 5.56x45mm cartridge.

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Schutzstaffel

The Schutzstaffel (SS; also stylised as ᛋᛋ with Armanen runes) was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II.

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Sear (firearm)

In a firearm, the sear is the part of the trigger mechanism that holds the hammer, striker, or bolt back until the correct amount of pressure has been applied to the trigger, at which point the hammer, striker, or bolt is released to discharge the weapon.

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Semi-automatic firearm

A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm (fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to manually actuate the trigger in order to discharge each shot.

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Semi-automatic rifle

A semi-automatic rifle is an autoloading rifle that fires a single cartridge with each pull of the trigger and uses part of the fired cartridge's energy to eject the case and load another cartridge into the chamber.

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Service rifle

A service rifle (or standard-issue rifle) is a rifle a military issues to its regular infantry.

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Singapore Armed Forces

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country.

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Sling (firearms)

In the context of firearms, a sling is a type of strap or harness designed to allow a shooter to conveniently carry a firearm (usually a long gun such as a rifle, carbine, shotgun, submachine gun or GPMG) on their body, and/or to aid in greater hit probability by allowing the firearm to be better braced and stabilized during aiming.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullpup

Also known as Bull pup, Bull-pup, Bull-pups, Bullpup rifle, Bullpups, Semi bullpup.

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