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Posted: 7/7/2010 4:23:51 PM EDT
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So I have a whole lotta zero experience with Bullpups, but I think the design makes sense.
My issue, potentially, is that I think having all the weight toward the rear of the weapon would cause the front end to be not stabilized. Am I just crazy? |
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So I have a whole lotta zero experience with Bullpups, but I think the design makes sense. My issue, potentially, is that I think having all the weight toward the rear of the weapon would cause the front end to be not stabilized. Am I just crazy? Have you ever picked up a bullpup? Talk about balance! 
Also I can shoot my STG one handed like a pistol if that tells you anything. |
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So I have a whole lotta zero experience with Bullpups, but I think the design makes sense. My issue, potentially, is that I think having all the weight toward the rear of the weapon would cause the front end to be not stabilized. Am I just crazy? Have you ever picked up a bullpup? Talk about balance!
Also I can shoot my STG one handed like a pistol if that tells you anything. Sounds like I'm crazy, and possibly about to buy a STG.... lol |
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You really need to go pick one up and get a good feel for it! when I pick up a AR and I got to play with a SCAR one day. I just can't go back as they feel sooooo front heavy now.
Maybe someone around you here has one that will let you test before you buy. I would if you were closer. |
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Obviously it doesn't matter what firearm you purchase they're all going to have some level of muzzle rise. However, remember that weight adds to momentum. Less FRONT weight you have more easily I find it is to counter the muzzle rise. The balance of the STG makes for good tension on the rifle as you fire it since the weight is rear and you're pulling that right into your shoulder as your shoulder pushes against the buttstock. This acts against the momentum, because momentum will remain the same unless acted on by a force counter to it. Someone more skilled in physics can probably explain it better, but weight or the mass of an object is always factored into the measurement of momentum. You have to counter that momentum in some fashion and I find that tension works best. Someone should do a special or write up just on physics and firearms. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that done before. |
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I find it MORE stable personally... You use the shoulder to stabilize the front end, plus all the weight is in the rear by the shoulder, so you have no weight out front potentially fighting against all that stabilization you have going on to the rear.
I have practiced using my E4 and a RECCE-ish AR holding the crosshair on an object at a distance. I can keep the crosshair inside the target object a lot more consistently with the E4. |
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