Its side-folding skeleton stock is replaceable with a sturdier and retractable alternative. The APC is chambered for Nato 5.56mm rounds and is fed by a STANAG polymer magazine. Like the Beretta ARX-160, the APC has a reversible charging handle to maximize its ambidextrous features. The lower receiver supports an aluminum upper receiver attached to the gas vented heat shield encasing the barrel. The APC uses a polymer lower receiver patterned after the AR-series with an ambidextrous fire selector switch above the pistol grip. In keeping with Western European tastes, the APC is a short stroke gas piston rotating bolt design. It’s a practical weapon that conforms with current trends, from Picatinny rails to separate carbine and sharpshooter variants. The APC pictured above is available as an assault rifle and a sports shooter for civilians. Note: In 2008 a US company named Magpul licensed their Masada ACR to Bushmaster, which now manufactures the weapon under their brand.īrügger & Thomet is a Swiss manufacturer and distributor specializing in R&D for firearms that meet law enforcement and military needs. Depending on how they’re reconfigured, ACRs perform multiple roles be it as a precision sniper rifle or a squad automatic weapon. For example, the barrel assembly can usually be changed to accommodate 7.62mm rounds. Like most of its peers, the ACR is outfitted to be altered according to its user’s needs.
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Whether it’s the extensive Picatinny rails to accommodate tactical gear or polymer receivers, the ACR series has taken the concept of a modern gun to an exciting new direction. This trend explains why the current generation of rifles from different countries are almost indistinguishable from each other. A product of multiple companies ( Remington‘s is pictured above), the ACR is the culmination of modular features in a common design. The Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR) is proof of this. Recent experience has blurred the lines between rifles and carbines. Some are being mass-produced, others aren’t. There are exceptions to this prevailing mindset, however.īelow is a selection of current rifles that are available on the global arms market. This explains why the rifles that emerged in the past decade are not only recognized as daring ideas made real–universal weapon systems with interchangeable parts–but as feats of ingenuity borne from the protracted US campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. When one considers the shift from conventional wars to low-intensity urban conflicts, the radical changes in how rifles are built and designed seems inevitable. The resulting uniformity in appearance is further proof that all firearms are evolving toward an uncertain, though homogenized, direction. The result is an overwhelming trend in small arms design where the use of composite parts fabricated with CNC machines is almost universal.
With the advent of Picatinny rails, standardized ammunition calibers, and new plastic materials, the assault rifle has evolved beyond expectations.
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