It was initially designed by Eugene Stoner, creator of the M16. The AR-7 may be the most popular survival rifle ever created. Air Force did not adopt the gun as some believe. The original version was deemed a MIL-spec rifle at a time when the term meant something. The AR-7 appears to be a significant improvement on the basic model. It remains virtually unchanged but offers some contemporary refinements. Depending on the rifle, what you heard could be good or bad. It is entirely possible someone who owned on during the past 60 years told you about it. Three James Bond movies featured the original. It is manufactured as the Henry U.S, Survival AR-7. The little rifle is the number one that my kids, wife, and range buddies want to shoot.An iconic ‘prepper rifle’ or ‘ survival rifle’ of the last 60 years received a face-lift and has been embedded into a Henry Repeating Arms survival kit. Mine has gotta have 10,000 rounds thru it if it's got a one, lol. never had a problem with function, but just the 'ease' of using it, the parts all seem to work better after the first few hundred rounds. I do recommend shooting at least 500 rounds thru the Henry survival rifle before you make a call on it - it needs to be shot a little and broke in to get loosened up a bit. 38's, so it's gonna do the job very well in bear country of making a loud scary noise. 22 in the mini revolver is as loud as my Glock or either of my snubbie. 22's A LOT - why not +they are cheap and fun to shoot!īTW, a. 22.so I know it can produce game for me, besides I practice with my. 100 rounds of CCI stingers is same size/weight as a single mag for my Glock 23 and I grew up squirrel hunting with a. I carry (on a canoe trip) a NAA mini revolver with the holster grip either in a pants pocket or clipped to my PFD and the Henry Survival rifle in the pack. Every item in the single bag I carry with me for a weekend or a month is critically examined and I've come to depend on every item with my life, kinda. I spend a great deal of time canoe camping - I do this solo, by choice. I am sure that it is still reasonable at today's prices, including any minor tune up if needed. When I got mine new back in the 1980's I think I remember it was $49.00 on sale from $75.00. This is not an every day shooter, however it is a world class survival. I have the Charter Arms version, it needed its ramp, throat and chamber polished for reliability. With a brick of 500 rounds, a coupple of packs of CCI shake shot, a small bottle of gun oil or graphite for freezing environments, a rag and a bore snake and you will be good to go for a long long time!!!!! Placed in most back packs, the complete rifle in its small shoulder stock fits easily without taking up much room. Load the magazine insert it and you are good to go. The last item is to remove the magazine from the stock and replace the but pad /cover. To assemble the gun, you just pull the plastic recoil but pad/ cover off the stock, pull the entire action out of the stock (it is one complete unit), slide the action into the front of the stock and tighten the encapsulated wing nut that is below it in the stock, then pull out the barrel and its incapsulated collar nut from the stock and place the barrel on the action and screw on the collar nut. The gun assembles in less than 30 seconds. The gun is made so that if it is dropped in the water it will float, weather it is assembled or appart and stored in its stock. All of the components store in its stock. Therefore it is well suited for exposure to the elements and generally corosion resistant. It is mostly aluminum, with a hard chrome bolt, it has steel lined barrel and a plastic stock. If you are going to carry one, it should be checked for reliability before it goes afield.įor those of us not familier with this increadible little work of art. 22 rifle and no shot gun in a survival situation. Armorlite, Charter Arms, or Henry, versions of the famous AR-7 Airforce Survival rifle would definately have to be my choice for a game getter if I could only carry a.
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