SOFIC 2014: Knight's Armament Company; what's-old-is-new

The SR-47 Carbine fires 7.62mm x 39mm cartridges using a Stoner action and features the ergonomics of the AR15 platform. It uses standard Kalashnikov pattern magazines, weighs 6.5 pounds and runs 29.75" with the stock retracted.

The 5.56mm Stoner Light Machine Gun A1 features a bufferless action, push button barrel swap system, a short feed cover, adjustable stock, hybrid KeyMod/1913 handguard and an underslung mount that accepts standard and improved belted ammunition containers. The compact machine gun weighs 10 pounds and uses a 1:7 inch twist, chrome lined, hammer forged 14.5 inch barrel.

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