Steyr ACR

Steyr ACR
Steyr Advanced Combat Rifle entry
TypeBullpup assault rifle/Flechette rifle
Place of originAustria
Service history
Used byUnited States (experimental)
Production history
DesignerUlrich Zedrosser
Designed1987
ManufacturerSteyr Mannlicher
Specifications
Mass7.12 lb (3.2 kg) (unloaded)
Length30.7 in (780 mm)
Barrel length21.3 in (540 mm)

Cartridge5.56×45mm annular-primed SCF (synthetic case flechette)
Caliber5.56mm (Sabot Diameter)
ActionGas-operated, vertically sliding chamber
Rate of fireSemi automatic 3-round burst at 1200rpm cyclic rounds per minute[1]
Muzzle velocity4,757 ft/s (1,450 m/s)
Feed system24-round detachable box magazine
SightsOptical

The Steyr ACR was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989/90. Although the Steyr design proved effective, as did most of the weapons submitted, the entire ACR program ended with none of the entrants achieving performance 100% better than the M16A2, the baseline for a successful ACR weapon.

  1. ^ "Advanced Combat Rifle by Department of Defense". The Internet Archive. 26 February 1991. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

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