Added: Apr 24, 2010
From: jaglavaksoldier
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The last entry submitted was the Steyr ACR, another fléchette-firing weapon. The Steyr differed from the AAI in the details of the round, which used a plastic shell casing to reduce weight. The firing mechanism was quite complex as a result, moving the entire chamber as opposed to just the bolt. When fired, the chamber would move down where a new round would be pushed in from the rear, forcing the spent cartridge case forward out of the chamber where it would drop out through an ejection port behind the pistol grip. The chamber would then move back into firing position on a spring, where it would lock in front of a fixed breechblock. On firing, the sabot traveled down the barrel with the fléchette and was quickly "stripped" off upon exit. This was found to present a hazard in combat, where the sabots could hit other soldiers or bounce off the ground when being fired prone. Like the AAI weapon, the Steyr was limited to three round bursts.
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Tags: advanced combat rifle steyr us army weapons infantry small arms
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TheBelva85 Says:
May 8, 2010 - These rifles are far more advanced than today crap shitloads like the xm8.
ultravioleNt87 Says:
May 10, 2010 - the best rifle ever
blackhawk65589 Says:
May 13, 2010 - i love steyr's rifles they make them both better then most rifles and ambidextrous
MercOhra Says:
May 17, 2010 - Looks a little weird !! But I bet it's even more accurate. Just the design look's more uhh, solid ?? Much more a fan of the original but meh! this is cool!
mtrtrm Says:
May 19, 2010 - Flechettes? Sounds like over penetration may be a problem. Conventional bullets are better in that they have a greater chance of breaking up or damaging the internals of an enemy instead of flying straight through them.
cparty232 Says:
Jul 11, 2010 - it looks promising but i would hate to have a hot cartridge of a bullet coming out of the bottom of the gun, straight at my body/feet
veryhighsamurai Says:
Jul 19, 2010 - I like how this is the most ideal infantry weapon anyone could ever dream to develop but no military organization uses it and not more than a handful of models were ever produced.
ashers2ashers Says:
Jul 25, 2010 - @cparty232 It wouldn't be that bad considering the 'cartridge' is a light-weight polymer as opposed to standard brass.
24Rorschach Says:
Jul 30, 2010 - @veryhighsamurai Well you gotta remember that those Flechette rounds aren't common rounds in the battlefield. Not to mention the rifles expense. The military has always denied some of the most commonsense things imaginable- like the whole multicam debate. Its all politics LOL
StarscreamLord Says:
Jul 31, 2010 - I've searched forever to find a video of this weapon firing. Thank you for uploading it!
1994JMF Says:
Aug 10, 2010 - how it shoot accuratly if if just shoots a bolt and no rifling
Zackmunch Says:
Aug 19, 2010 - @1994JMF The sabot enables the rifling to spin the projectile, and the bolt also has stabilizing fins.
Zackmunch Says:
Aug 19, 2010 - @mtrtrm ballistics gel tests showed that flechettes deform and twist inside soft tissue targets, making them just as lethal as regular rounds.
1994JMF Says:
Aug 19, 2010 - @Zackmunch so are you saying it is more or just as accurate as a normal .223 NATO?
Zackmunch Says:
Aug 22, 2010 - @1994JMF @1994JMF Steyr claims the round has even greater accuracy, because it has a muzzle velocity of 1450 metres per second and is fin stabilized the flechette has a very flat trajectory, so at ranges of 600 metres you don't have to adjust your aim point to compensate for bullet drop. You can read about their stats on wikkipedia.
1994JMF Says:
Aug 22, 2010 - @Zackmunch thanks i think the US military needs to replace the m16 to this weopon, but i have 1 last question wouldnt this be considered not a gun and more a crossbow since it doesent fire bullets?
Zackmunch Says:
Aug 25, 2010 - @1994JMF Nah, this is definitely a gun because it uses gun powder to propel the projectile, rather than tension in a bow string to propel the projectile.
1994JMF Says:
Aug 25, 2010 - @Zackmunch but what im sayin is its almost both a crossbow and a gun put together meaning it shoots bolts and has smokeless powder and a rifled barrel like a gun it kinda weird? i just want to see if its effective in combat
luuk341 Says:
Aug 25, 2010 - i love it i prefer this over the m16 anyday
kungfud2dave Says:
Aug 26, 2010 - the only weapon which is better is the steyr UG
Zackmunch Says:
Aug 28, 2010 - @1994JMF It's not weird at all, the same armour piercing technology is used in almost all armour piercing cannon rounds used by modern day tanks, Steyr has just taken the same principle and made it much much smaller for infantry use.
1994JMF Says:
Aug 28, 2010 - @Zackmunch i hope it works
avatardelta1 Says:
Aug 30, 2010 - most epic gun my opinion (that is not a sniper rifle)
peepeevagi Says:
Apr 24, 2010 - Cooler than the Aug :D