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Originally Posted by copeab
IIRC, bullpup weapons have less accuracy than a rifle with conventional stock and the same barrel length, due to the reduced distance between front and rear sights. However, I don't think this is a disadvantage against carbines, which suffer more compared to a rifle by having a short barrel and, anyway, a bullpup weapon can have a low-magnification sight added to offeset this loss in accuracy.
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Most bullpup designs have custom optics (SUSAT, swarovski optic and mars sight to name a few) and seem to compare favourably with conventioal desighns.
iron sights\are fast becoming an emergency option as militaries adopt combat sights on all front line weapons.