Steyr ACR: A Polymer Flechette-Firing Bullpup From the 90s
This video delves into the Steyr ACR, a bullpup rifle developed for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program in the early 1990s. Aimed at significantly improving the M16's accuracy, the program explored concepts like high-rate burst fire and flechette ammunition. The Steyr ACR, with its polymer construction, low-power optic, annular gas piston, and unique vertically sliding chamber, is examined. Despite its innovative design and features like a 1200 rpm rate of fire, it ultimately failed to meet the program's demanding accuracy standards, contributing to the cancellation of the ACR initiative without a clear winner.













