Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20140510034158/@comment-4485275-20140611202402

Well, for one, there's the fact that they don't use the "Casket" Mag, which, while it could be a weight issue, the 60-round casket weighs roughly the same as an AK-47/AKM 30 round Banana mag. It's probably too much for a grunt,  spec ops rarely involves that much shooting, but I digress, the mags are meant to be cheap and still ordered to be replaced so they can pay less for the mags.

TBH, Assault Rifle just refers to "Automatic rifle". Battle rifle is a derivitive term used for higher caliber, and often more accurate ones.

Actually, the scope is a part, and a very common flaw of the Steyr AUG. The "Unatural" movement is mere Ergonomics, get a man who doesn't have any training on any rifle and he'll learn to use an AR-15 faster than an AUG. The Charging handle is rather stiff, and awkwardly positioned, once again, ergonomics plays a large role in this. The shooting from both sides solution you mentioned requires time to modify the gun, in a heated urban combat scenario, you might not have. You want one eye and the rifle showing out the door so you can see and shoot while showing the minimum of yourself to them. You'd have to adjust the AUG to be able to do so, while the AR-15, Kalashnikov, or G36 can switch on the fly. And yes, I'm simply arguing that while bullpups are nice and shiny, the ergonomically flawed, over-complicated and back-weighted design are too much of a flaw for it's shorter barrel length, the only thing one gains, to be of much use.

I'm refering to how bullpups might work, if it's on a tripod or bipod, such as a LMG or Sniper Rifle, rather than on an assault rifle, since one really doesn't care about most of it's flaws when shooting from a prone position with a tri/bipod.

Yes, I have to agree, that's probably the main reason it isn't a standard minigun (Ie. chainsaw grip).