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PDW again Small Arms <20mm
From: DavidPawley
29/4/23
So, the user will spend all their time with the PDW shouldered?
PDW, not rifle. CQB, self-defence, not long-range musketry. Control of the weapon when some fucker is trying to rip it out of your hands and stab you, not leisurely aiming on the range.
At any rate, I strongly oppose the suggestion that the Q Honey Badger would be improved as a PDW by being a bullpup.
- Edited 29 April 2023 21:45 by DavidPawley
From: gatnerd
29/4/23
DavidPawley said:At any rate, I strongly oppose the suggestion that the Q Honey Badger would be improved as a PDW by being a bullpup
No, for a PDW / 8" barrel etc weapon there is no need to be a bullpup. Once you reach a ~26"-28" long weapon (MP5 sized) going shorter is of limited benefit.
Those examples were provided to show how one could be done if the goal was a very short integrally suppressed .300.
From: DavidPawley
30/4/23
Agreed. I think for a full size service rifle, bullpups are the best compromise. I was very impressed by the design of the GD NGSW candidate as the IW, even aside from the TVC ammunition advantages.
From: stancrist
30/4/23
DavidPawley said:PDW, not rifle. CQB, self-defence, not long-range musketry.
It's actually SBR, not PDW. And CQB, not self-defence.
The question was about a bullpup for special forces.
SF is primarily about offensive action, not defensive.
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DavidPawley said:Control of the weapon when some fucker is trying to rip it out of your hands and stab you...
Unless he has three or four hands, it seems rather improbable that he is trying to do both at the same time. 
And in the event of such a scenario, it looks like a bullpup would be easier to retain -- and offer less area for said fucker to grab -- than a conventional rifle.
DavidPawley said:At any rate, I strongly oppose the suggestion that the Q Honey Badger would be improved as a PDW by being a bullpup.
As a PDW, I doubt that it would make a significant difference either way.
As a CQB weapon for special forces, I think it might be noticeably better.
P.S. I think that the original question did not really belong in this thread.
From: EmericD
30/4/23
gatnerd said:Having the weight forward of the pistol grip also minimizes the amount of weight / stability the shoulder can offer, giving most of the burden of stabilizing the rifle to the much more wobbly and fatiguable arms. Having a neutral or rearward weight distribution means a good % of the rifles weight ends up being supported by the friction of the stock against the shoulder. This reduces the effort needed by the shooters arms to support the rifle, and allows the rifle to be supported one handed when needed.
Just to add a point, a "front heavy" rifle have a higher moment of inertia than a "rear heavy" (bullpup) rifle, so if you need more effort to swing the rifle and switch from a target to another, a front heavy rifle will be more stable when firing full-auto.
From: stancrist
8-Oct
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From: stancrist
17-Oct
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From: smg762
21-Oct
if you wanted an MP9 but wanted it slimmer in a holster, is it better for the gun to have a telescope or AK vertical stock?
From: stancrist
21-Oct
I am assuming that by AK "vertical" stock you refer to the underfolding stock shown below:
It looks to me like an AK-type underfolder may not be compatible with the MP9 configuration:
Even if an underfolder would work on the MP9, I think a telescoping stock would be slightly slimmer.
From: gatnerd
25-Oct
B&T has come out with a fun PDW, that uses the fire control group and slide of the SIG P320 (now sidearm of the US and a few others) to create a handy little PDW.
https://soldiersystems.net/2023/10/24/bt-bwc9-2/
Not much if any advantage over the B&T USW or the Flux Raider (both of which are also P320 derived) but cool none the less.