Still, the little gun chugged along through 350 rounds of mixed, water-logged ammo. As most of us won’t be bugging out in central California in the fall during a light breeze, it was a perfect environment to wring-out (so to speak) a survival rifle.Īccuracy was a challenge the aperture kept filling with water. I had intended to shoot the carbine from 35 yards at some paper, then wait until some rain showers came through the area and give it a go in less ideal conditions.Īfter firing 50 rounds of Remington Thunderbolt through the carbine, the skies opened up with biblical force and attempted to swamp the thing. Survival AR-7 is a survival tool, I decided to test it under more adverse conditions than I would, say, an Anschütz target rifle. 223 any small animal smacked with that round will be tough to reassemble into a nourishing meal. It’s certainly a better choice than a defensive. Which is a pretty good indication of the AR-7’s ability to harvest small game-other than the relative sugar content and the soda can’s tendency to stand its ground and take its medicine. I was able make soda cans dance at 35 yards with ease. Short range, the AR-7 is certainly capable of accurate fire. It’s a more than merely adequate set-up but a long range varmint rifle this ain’t. The rear blade is adjustable (the plastic post front is not). Using the go pedal smoothly and consistently is more than a little challenging. Leaving aside crass sexual metaphors, I’ll simply say that the trigger’s fairly stiff and on the narrow side. The off-center receiver’s a necessary (and clever) compromise so that all those parts stuff neatly inside the stock.Ī more important issue: the AR-7’s trigger. Stoner fans stand down it isn’t a design flaw. 22LR long gun’s a little awkward to shoulder.
Or is it?Īfter I LEGOed the AR-7 together for the first time, I discovered that the. Still, considering the Henry’s compact size, it’s a perfect boat, truck or OMG the S has finally HTF bug-out bag gun. So someone who drops the AR-7 in the water can have the pleasure of watching it float downstream. Just like Ivory Soap or John Irving’s Hope, the AR-7 floats. The Henry AR-7 unique(ish) selling point: the barrel, receiver and magazines can all be stored inside its stock which is watertight. Survival AR-7 isn’t the most powerful, modular or capacious rifle, but it’s the long gun you’re most likely to carry when carrying a long gun is a PITA. 22LR by the same folks whose lever guns put Marlin to shame (literally). Or should I say Eugene Stoner’s? The man who brought unto the world the AR also unleashed this go-anywhere rifle. In terms of rifles, there’s Henry Repeating Arms’ iteration of the USAF’s AR-7 survival rifle. I slip the gun in my pocket before heading out the door. Unfortunately, that would be like walking into a singles bar with Adeline Mocke.
If I could, I’d carry an eight-gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buck.
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