Tag: nar-556

Chinese PLA Ground Forces and Marines to Replace QBZ-95-1 with Completely New NON-BULLPUP Rifle?

Posted May 18, 2017 in Daily News, Defense, Guns & Gear, News, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 90 Comments

Is the People’s Republic of China about to be the latest nation to abandon the bullpup configuration in favor of the “traditional” rifle layout? That seems to be the word on the street since about September of last year, when Chinese news outlets and [Read More…]

Which Is Better? Bullpup or Conventional?

Posted April 22, 2017 in Defense, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 495 Comments

Recently, I wrote an article about one negative aspect of bullpups which is caused by their much-touted rearward balance. Even though its scope was extremely limited, this article caused a lot of discontent in my comments section, and many of my readers expressed a [Read More…]