Talk:FAMAS/@comment-1978336-20130414165153

Just to note, the FAMAS isn't a carbine, it's a full size rifle. Carbines are typically shortened versions of a rifle, such as how the M4 is a shortened M16A2 or the G36C is a shortened G36. As the FAMAS is not a shortened version of an existing rifle, it is not a carbine. And note that bullpup rifles are shorter than normal configuration weapons because moving back the action means the barrel is moved back as well, so they're able to achieve the same barrel length while maintaining a much shorter overall length. Hence why bullpup weapons are gaining popularity since they have the same performance as comparable normal rifles but take up a fraction of the space, at the cost of having a typically bulkier frame and often forcing the operator to break their line of sight with their target in order to reload.