SR-47

The SR-47 is a modern assault rifle based on the AR-15 family of rifles created by Knight's Armament Company for USSOCOM. Unlike the majority of ArmaLite-type guns, the SR-47 is essentially an AR-15 that fires the Soviet 7.62×39mm round from AK-47 magazines, which explains the "47" in the gun's name. The rifle was created after soldiers on long missions in Operation Enduring Freedom complained of running out of 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition for their M4 carbines but having plenty of captured AK-47 magazines. The SR-47 is basically an M4 that will accept standard AK-47 magazines rather than NATO STANAG M16/M4 mags, along with other minor modifications common to KAC's designs.

Development

The SR-47 is an outgrowth of the Colt M4 Carbine's SOPMOD system. Originally it was going to be a drop-in series of parts to convert an M4 or M16 in the field to fire 7.62×39mm ammunition. This requirement was later changed to require the weapon to accept and feed from Kalashnikov magazines. The complexity of this task made the planners rethink this approach and the idea of a complete weapon that could still use standard SOPMOD accessories was born.

California State Route 47

State Route 47 (SR 47) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting Terminal Island to the mainland in the Los Angeles area. From its south end at I-110 in San Pedro, it heads east across the Vincent Thomas Bridge to the island and the end of state maintenance. The state highway begins again at the junction with I-710 on Terminal Island, crossing the Schuyler Heim Bridge north to the mainland and the second terminus, where SR 103 begins. Signage continues along a locally maintained route, mainly Alameda Street, to the Gardena Freeway (SR 91) in Compton, and an unconstructed alignment follows the same corridor to the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) near downtown Los Angeles.

The entire route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, and both constructed segments are freeways, officially known as parts of the Seaside Freeway (which continues to SR 1 via I-710) and Terminal Island Freeway (which continues to SR 1 via SR 103). However, there are several at-grade intersections along the gap on Terminal Island, and Alameda Street is a surface roadway, albeit one with few intersections, as it runs alongside the Alameda Corridor rail line.

Alabama State Route 47

State Route 47 is a 43-mile-long (69 km) route in the southern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 84 at Mexia in Monroe County, and the northern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 10 at Awin in Wilcox County.

Route description

Although the route is signed “north–south’’, the initial trajectory of State Route 47 is eastward as it leads from its point of origin towards Monroeville. At Monroeville, the route turns northward as it begins a 22-mile-long (35 km) concurrence with State Route 21 leading towards Beatrice.

At Beatrice, State Routes 21 and 47 junction State Route 265 and turn eastward as they lead towards Riley, where State Route 21 turns northward and State Route 47 continues eastward towards Midway. At Midway, the route junctions State Route 83 and turns northeastward as it leads to its northern terminus at Awin.

Major intersections

References

Route map: Bing / Google