Colt ACR

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Colt ACR/M16A2E2. (Above: IMI Uzi with foldable metal stock. Below: IMI Uzi with fixed wooden stock, and 2 revolvers)

From top to bottom, The final four ACR test rifles from AAI, H&K, Steyr, and Colt

The Colt ACR was Colt's entry in the U.S. DoD Advanced Combat Rifle program, which concluded with the result that none of the entrants achieved enough of an improvement over the M-16 to be worth the cost.

The Colt ACR was not a total loss, however; the scope went on to be offered by Elcan, a version of which was eventually adopted as the M145 Machine Gun Optic used on a number of firearms, especially those from Diemaco.

[edit] See also

• List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
• Colt Automatic Rifle