AR-7 survival rifle (need photo)

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Does anyone have an AR-7 survival rifle that they can shoot a picture of and send me a high-res of that image? I am doing an article and mentioning the AR-7 and need a shot of it.
 
I have one and would be happy to do it. What type of background do you want?

send me the address at chadu at longlines dot com
 
Background is not real important, although it would look nice in the wilds. Just need a clear, in-focus photo of the rifle. About 1200 to 1800 pixels long on the widest side @ 72 DPI should be fine. Send it to jeff@jungletraining.com and let me know who to put for photo credit in the article. Thanks!!!
 
If his doesn't come through PM me and I will dig mine out for you.
 
troutfisher13111 said:
Are those things worth a damn?
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In my experience, yes. I had one when Charter Arms was making them, and it was surprisingly accurate.

It worked fine with the factory magazines, but the plastic 25 round Ramline ones jammed alot.

I had the pistol version for awhile, and it was accurate as well.

I've been tempted to get the Henry Arms version.
 
troutfisher13111 said:
Are those things worth a damn?
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Handled a used one when I was working in a gun store about twenty years ago. Overall quality, fit, and finish are rough. About what you'd expect from an inexpensive survival .22. It basically worked for what it was. Anything else you'd find in a gun store would be much better as far as a rifle goes, but it was a nice little package all folded away. I think if you had any skill with a Ruger Mk II pistol, you'd be better off with that, except it won't float. ;)
 
I have heard that the Henry version has a lot of feed/ejection problems. The barrel is not ramped, and The reviews I have read said it's very picky with ammo.
 
here's a modified AR-7 that belongs to a friend.

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That right there looks like something out of a 1980s Duncan Long book from Paladin Press. :D
 
Our AR-7 is a stock Henry, and it belongs to my 10 year old son. I had to reprofile the feed ramp angle, with a dremmel, to get it to feed properly, but now it is reliable. It is still picky on ammo and likes CCI round nose the best. I bought it for his 8th birthday, because it was light, and easy for him to carry. It feels cheap with the plastic body, but so does a glock. It has been dropped from a moving truck and abused in other ways since it has no case other than the stock when broken down, it has held up well.

In the accuracy department, it will take a striped gopher at 30 yards, but I would not try a shot past that.
 
Does anyone have experience with the Marlin Papoose. Is it accurate? Reliable? I would like to get a .22 rifle that I can take backpacking.
 
BlairB said:
Does anyone have experience with the Marlin Papoose. Is it accurate? Reliable? I would like to get a .22 rifle that I can take backpacking.
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I had one for about 2 years, it shot just as good as any other Marlin .22 semi-auto, and was accurate. The barrel on mine would work loose under extended shooting sessions, so about every 50 rounds, I'd give it a twist to tighten the barrel nut down.

I can't really say that's a "fault", because I feel that as a "survival" gun, it's probably not designed to hold tight for hundreds of rounds of plinking.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one if I was in the market for one.

Dig your avatar, Starship Troopers is one of my "read it again every few years" books!!!
 
There's a Book? I thought it was a movie:D:barf:

Thanks for the tip on the Papoose I'll be looking for one.
 
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