It began working on designs that started off with a bullpup version of the AK-47 and went through delayed-blowback and direct-gas-impingement systems before settling on a short-stroke, ...

In this review we take a look at the IWI Tavor 7 semi-automatic bullpup rifle chambered in 7.62 mm NATO. ... Like the AK, the Tavor 7 utilizes a long-stroke gas piston and rotating bolt design.

First Soviet bullpup. ... “Since the USSR needed weapons for the regular army, the TKB-022 lost military trials to the AK and is now kept in the arsenal of the Tula Arms Factory.

Starting in the late 1940s, the standard Russian cartridge was the venerable 7.62x39mm, for which the AK-47 was designed in tandem. The AK-47 was a reliable, rugged, and powerful design.

Bullpup rifles are distinguished from conventional assault rifles like the AK-47 and M-16 in that the receiver (the section of the firearm with the magazine, firing chamber and reloading mechanism ...

The Tavor is one of the most successful bullpup rifles and has often been considered the best bullpup. Travis Pike is a former Marine Machine gunner who served with 2nd Bn 2nd Marines for 5 years.

The bullpup weapon in 5.56 mm has a 16.5-inch long barrel but only a 26-inch length. That’s four to seven inches shorter than the M4, which comes in at 30 to 33 inches, depending on whether the ...

Malyuk, marketed as Vulcan or Vulcan-M, is a standard AK-series bullpup rifle The bullpup configuration makes the rifle handier in confined spaces The "chassis" of the rifle is made of polymer ...