Editing Bullpup (section)

===Disadvantages===
* When using a bullpup weapon, the user's face is much closer to the action. This can increase noise issues and cause irritation to the shooter's eye and nose from exhaust gas. Spent [[cartridge case]]s may be ejected directly into the face of left-handed shooters. It can be difficult for a right-handed shooter to "off-hand" the weapon.<ref name="Dockery2007"/> For weapons with reciprocating charging handles, there is also the risk of their charging handles striking left-handed users. The process of changing the ejection side varies in complexity depending on the weapon, but as a general rule it requires at least some disassembly and cannot be done "on the fly", such as when an unusual shooting position might call for the weapon to be used on the other shoulder. On some weapons, such as the [[SA80]], changing the ejection side is simply not possible. As a result, bullpups often require unusual ejection mechanisms to allow easy ambidextrous operation. This is solved on some designs with ejection downward ([[FN P90]], [[Kel-Tec RDB]]) or forward ([[FN F2000]],<ref name="Dockery2007"/> [[Kel-Tec RFB]]).<ref name="Sweeney2011">{{cite book|last=Sweeney|first=Patrick|title=Gun Digest Book of The Tactical Rifle: A User's Guide|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dNVuyM8W4u4C&pg=PA73|date=25 February 2011|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-1892-7|pages=73–75|chapter=Kel Tec RFB}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* In case of a catastrophic failure, a bullpup weapon is more dangerous because both the barrel and the action are nearer to the shooter's head, neck and torso.
* When using [[iron sights]], bullpup firearms typically have a shorter sight radius than conventional designs of the same barrel length, compromising accuracy.
* Bullpup weapons need a much longer trigger-[[sear (firearm)|sear]] [[linkage (mechanical)|linkage]] due to the trigger's forward position, so they tend to have stiffer, less precise triggers. Trigger pull characteristics are consequently a frequent criticism of bullpup weapons.<ref name="Sween2004">{{cite book|last=Sweeney|first=Patrick|title=Modern Law Enforcement Weapons & Tactics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_4ASmMY9qhoC&pg=PA189|date=10 May 2004|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=1-4402-2684-9|page=189}}</ref>
* Changing magazines is often less intuitive and ergonomic,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reeves|first=James|date=25 March 2021|title=A Year with the Desert Tech MDRX (Review)|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/25/a-year-with-the-desert-tech-mdrx-review/|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|website=The Firearm Blog|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326014908/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/25/a-year-with-the-desert-tech-mdrx-review/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 }}</ref> and it is very difficult to perform a "drop free" change. This can be particularly problematic when the weapon is equipped with a [[sling (firearms)|sling]], which attaches nearer to the magazine well in bullpup weapons and can physically interfere with magazine insertion.