The pistol in the second photo is a Bushmaster Bullpup (not the same Bushmaster who makes the modern AR's). This "pistol" came out in the early 80's and uses a design that combines the gas system of the AK series rifles with the bolt lock-up of the AR series. It was a novel design concept but had problems with feeding and extraction (in otherwords, it jammed alot). This bushmaster could not take care of the problems fast enough to satisfy customer needs and eventually went out of business. The current Bushmaster had to overcome the name recognition problem when they started up. But, as you can tell, the current Bushmaster is still here. I used to own a bullpup like the one in the second picture. The forward grip handle is designed to rotate on the barrel so righties and lefties could shoot it. I also owned the bushmaster rifle. They utilize standard AR mags. These guns were never serious competition for the AR series rifles.
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