Tactical Life posts that the military is changing to the 6.8 in SAW and M4

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Since the L85 is perhaps one of the worst bullpups in military service in regards to ergonomics and weight (It's almost as heavy as the M14!), I would view the SAS preference for AR15 variants as telling more of the drawbacks of the L85 in particular, than of the bullpup concept itself.

They could have used Steyr AUGs just the same, but preferred Colt Commandos and ArmaLites instead.

When you start shooting them all in high volume, you start to see why the AR15 design shines above the rest, especially the Canadian-made military contract rifles.

Bullpups are a non-starter for many reasons, weight being one of them. Trigger weight being another. Ejection pattern, ergonomics, malfunction clearance drills, fire control interface, etc.

Bullpups introduce more problems than they solve, and recent efforts to address the laundry list of bullpup problems have fallen flat on their faces.

I was a big fan of bullpups, until I started seeing all of these issues. I still like the AUG a lot, a design well ahead of its time, but it isn't much of a contender next to an AR15.