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These are General Dynamics’ NGSW contenders — and it’s a bunch of bullpup!
Instead of the M16-style layout the Army has been accustomed to since the 1960s, GDOTS took their prototypes in a different direction with the bullpup configuration — the action and magazine located behind the fire control unit of the rifle.
By Ian D'Costa