EM 2 Bullpup Rifle 1951

The EM2 rifle was a Bullpup design developed for the British Army after the Second World War. The design took in lessons from that war, notably that the majority of action took place at relatively short range 300400 yards, metres, so a high powered cartridge was not needed. The EM2 was originally designed for a 0. 280 cartridge which was smaller and lighter than full power cartridges, meaning that an infantryman could carry more rounds and allowed magazines with greater capacity. Unfortunately, for