ðə kˈoʊlt ˌeɪsˌiːˈɑːɹ wʌz nˌɑːɾə tˈoʊɾəl lˈɔs, haʊˈɛvɚ; ðə skˈoʊp wɛnt ˌɔn təbi ˈɔfɚd baɪ ˈɛlkæn æz ðə sˈiː sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ɐ vˈɜːʒən ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɐdˈɑːptᵻd æz ðɪ ˈɛm wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv məʃˈiːn ɡˈʌn ˈɑːptɪk jˈuːzd ˌɔn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðoʊz fɹʌm diːmˈɑːkoʊ nˈaʊ kˈoʊlt kˈænədə.
The Colt ACR was not a total loss, however; the scope went on to be offered by Elcan as the C79, a version of which was eventually adopted as the M145 Machine Gun Optic used on a number of firearms, especially those from Diemaco (now Colt Canada).