Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR)

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Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR) is the production name for an updated version of the Masada Adaptive Combat Weapon System. It is self-loading rifle platform designed by Magpul Industries of Erie, Colorado. It may be the assset of the Unites States Army and SOCOM in 2010.


It may well be the next generation tool for future warfare..the uniqueness of that weapon is that Magpul Masada design represents an amalgamation of several recent rifle designs, incorporating what is considered by its designers to be the best features of each in a single, lightweight, modular rifle platform. In other words 1 modular riffle platform with multiple known riffle configuration.


It is expected that the rifle will be offered to military customers in 5.56mm NATO round,7.62x39mm round, 6.8mm Remington SPC, and 6.5 Grendel by having the user just switch out the barrel, bolt face, and magazine to change calibers. It is also expected that the ACR will have barrel length options of 10.5″, 14.5″, 16″ (commercial), and 18″.


The magazine conceived for the 5.56 mm version of the ACR rifle is called the PMag, a high-impact, 30-round polymer magazine claimed by Magpul to be significantly more resistant to wear, shock, and harsh environments than other counterparts on the market. The PMag is STANAG 4179-compatible, as it will readily fit any STANAG magazine firearm, including the M16 rifle family.


Type Automatic / Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer Richard Fitzpatrick, Mike Mayberry, Drake Clark, Brian Nakayama, et al.
Designed 2006-2007
Manufacturer Remington Arms
Specifications
Weight 3 kg (6.7 lbs; 16-inch barrel)
Barrel length 266-508 mm (10.5 to 20 in)
Cartridge 5.56x45mm NATO, 6.5 mm grendel, 6.8 mm Remington SPC, 7.62x39mm M43
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire 750-800 RPM
Muzzle velocity 792-990 m/s (2600-3250 ft/s)
Effective range 300-600 m (328-656 yd), depending on configuration
Feed system 30-round detachable box (5.56 variant) magazine, staggered-column magazine (STANAG compatible)

Sources: wikipedia
Magpul Industries

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