So The Firearm Blog recently reported a bit of interesting news out of the Bushmaster booth at SHOT show this year. Apparently Bushmaster was showing off a few "new" variations of the ACR at their booth this year. They had a DMR model that consisted of a longer barrel and a PRS stock (I'm fairly certain this model is a few years old, but apparently it's now "new" again) and a new PDW version which basically consisted of a 10.5" barrel plugged into a standard "Enhanced" ACR.
The bigger news is that they are supposed to now be offering factory 5.56mm barrels in 10.5", 14.5", 16", and 18.5" lengths. And while there is nothing definite, the rep hinted that more ACR related will products are slated to be released later in the year. Me thinks .300 Blk barrels are a likely candidate if this whole announcement is more than just the same old vaporware they've been hocking for the past 8 years.
Personally I think the platform still has some potential in it, but it's going to take quite a bit more from Bushmaster than a few different length factory 5.56 barrels to make this gun a winner. Still, I was sort of expecting the ACR to be axed from their lineup for this year, so I guess it's not all that bad.
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