So I bought an AR-7 (Henry US Survival Rifle .22)

[Intoxiklown]

With only a 16" barrel, and very basic sights, it is not a "dead nuts" .22 rifle. However, weighing only 2.5 pounds, and breaking down to fit inside the butt stock, I have found a great addition to my "OMG Bag". The price is awesome at $259, and makes it possible to carry that coveted .22 rifle with your survival gear without adding tons of weight in weapon and ammo in addition to your main "battle gear".

I HIGHLY recommend this weapon to anyone looking for a similar fix.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaZGW09rdGI

 

[mad cow]

And it floats!I have always wanted one,one of these days I will get one.Henry is a great company.

 

[oyarde]

And it floats!I have always wanted one,one of these days I will get one.Henry is a great company.

I have a waterproof , floating gun case for my duck hunting shotgun( had to fish two out of the water once )

 

[Intoxiklown]

And it floats!I have always wanted one,one of these days I will get one.Henry is a great company.

I had only recently heard of the rifle (maybe 6 months ago), and the main reason I had not gotten one yet was that I had just purchased a few firearms. But every time I went to the gun store, it was sitting there staring at me...haha.

Finally my super awesome wife just went and got it for me. Damn, I love that woman.

 

[DaninPA]

For those of you still looking, consider the Ruger 10/22 Takedown model.

http://youtu.be/tVnxf73KKks

More expensive, but tons of accessories available., including 25 round magazines (Factory and aftermarket).

 

[Intoxiklown]

For those of you still looking, consider the Ruger 10/22 Takedown model.

http://youtu.be/tVnxf73KKks

More expensive, but tons of accessories available., including 25 round magazines (Factory and aftermarket).

I looked at the Ruger as well. It is a better rifle than the AR-7, and really not that much more expensive. However, I went with the Henry as it allowed me to easily have a .22 rifle in my pack, without having to sacrifice gear to make room. I have three .22 rifles, but wanted one I could stick in my bag and forget about. I looked at gun scabbards as well, but finally settled on the fact it is a rifle for survival situations and nothing else.

Like I said, it was a fix for my load out in the event of having to bug out, that allows me to have the equipment and weapons I would want/need without having to change everything around.

 

[Sidewinder]

I have a Springfield M6 Scout 22/410 combo gun I bought years ago, folds up and will fit in my back pack. Very Accurate little gun. Springfield no longer sells them

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

I've been wanting a M6 Scout for a long time. The 410 barrel lets you hunt birds and launch flares - both a big advantage if you are in a survival situation. I think it also will let you shoot .45 ACP, but I might be confusing it with another rifle.

This gun does come in .22 hornet, which is reloadable. so a pocket press, some primers n/ powder and some bullets would let you carry a lot of potential ammo in a small form factor. also let you hunt larger game.

-t

 

[oyarde]

Wild West Guns in Alaska makes a takedown .457 lever action with scope ( Copilot), but they start @ $2400 . Comes right in half in a soft case.

 

[oyarde]

I've been wanting a M6 Scout for a long time. The 410 barrel lets you hunt birds and launch flares - both a big advantage if you are in a survival situation. I think it also will let you shoot .45 ACP, but I might be confusing it with another rifle.

This gun does come in .22 hornet, which is reloadable. so a pocket press, some primers n/ powder and some bullets would let you carry a lot of potential ammo in a small form factor. also let you hunt larger game.

-t

I have a bunch of .410 deer slugs on hand , it is what the Mrs used to shoot deer with .

 

[oyarde]

Rossi has a short barrel carbine that shoots .45 Long Colt and .410 , locally they run $450 .

 

[oyarde]

All of these weapons are excellent .

 

[specsaregood]

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[XNavyNuke]

Got the wife out there too; her first time ever shooting. We put a couple hundred .22 rounds through the henry and also put a box through her dads old off duty weapon: .38special. She really enjoyed shooting the .22 as it was "less violent than I expected"; but the .38 was loud and violent enough for both. She wasn't a bad shot neither.

Excellent! May I suggest a couple more boxes of .22 and letting her and a friend take a "girls weekend" and do a LadySeed?

LadySeed - RWVA

Lady instructors and lady students. Marksmanship mixed with Colonial America history from a woman's POV. (Full disclosure. My daughter is a instructor.)

http://www.divawow.org/pages/popups/2011articals/appleseed.html

XNN

 

[pcosmar]

I HIGHLY recommend this weapon to anyone looking for a similar fix.

accessorize

 

[specsaregood]

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[kcchiefs6465]

Rossi has a short barrel carbine that shoots .45 Long Colt and .410 , locally they run $450 .

The Judge? (rifle, of course)

 

[XNavyNuke]

But what she really wants now is for me to get her compound bow I picked up off craigslist a few years back fixed up and get her signed up for some archery lessons. I'm completely out of my element with that, so I'll just outsource that job.

Sounds like a plan!

XNN

 

[oyarde]

The Judge? (rifle, of course)

Yes

 

[specsaregood]

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