Bullpup Vs. Pistol.
Opinion:
When I saw my first bullpup (picture online, probably an Edgun or KalibrGun can't remember) I immediately had an 'ah-ha', why-didn't-I-think-of-that moment.
The compactness, the carry handle... everything about moving the action back into the butt of the gun made perfect sense to me.
I instantly fell out of love with my .22 Marauder and springers, sold them and bought a gen 1 Wildcat, then a .25 Vulcan, eventually a Taipan and sold all the rest.
Been living happily ever after since then. Basking the the sweet bullpup goodness that only Taipan can provide
IMHO.
I get that some don't 'get' bullpups.
What I don't 'get' are pistols.
These days, whenever I see a picture of a conventional PCP rifle I think 'what a waste of space'. For the same price, the barrel could have been longer.
The air tube could have been longer. The CG could have been moved back creating perfect balance and so on.
Conventional PCP rifles all look like pistols to me now and the area between the action and the butt pad wasted space.
Plus the unnecessary length!
I think it's one of those things where once you see it, you can't un-see it.
Anyone else or am I outa my PCP-lovin' mind?
Here are just two examples: