Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR)
The concept was revived yet again during the Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) trials in the early 1990s. Several designs were entered, from the simple Colt ACR to the more interesting flechette designs, such as the Steyr ACR. Although the basic problem of a single-dart flechette round had finally been solved by this time, none of the weapons entered offered the 100% improvement over the M16 that the Army tests required.
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