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Originally Posted by Raellus
I've heard and read that Bullpup weapons are trickier to reload due to ergonomics. IIRC, this is especially the case when firing from the prone. I have no first-hand experience with this so I wouldn't know. In my mind, the benefits of a bullpup configured weapon outweight the disadvantages but I still have an open mind and am hoping others can shed some light on this issue.
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The PS90 (civilian P90) is a pain in the ass to reload at any angle. Its ergos really aren't like those of any other weapon. You're actually slipping the mag in between the vertical supports of the optic mount, then rocking it down to lock it in. I imagine it'd get smoother with practice but it's just so damned unintuitive, at least for me. The fact that the mag is top-mounted does seem to make it less annoying to reload prone than other bullpups would seem to be.
Standing, the FS2000 (civilian F2000) is about as fast to reload as an AK, and not nearly as awkward as it looks. Like the AK, you can't just press a button and drop the mag - you need to actuate the release and manually remove the empty. The trick with the FS2k seems to be to slam the release hard on your upstroke as your hand goes to grip the mag, then immediately and vigorously rip the empty out of the well. I didn't have a chance to play with it prone, but I imagine the best manipulation there would be to extend it forward, getting the magazine far enough out from your body that you can acquire a good grip on it.
Speaking from very limited range time. YMMV.
- C.