Takedown rifles or shotguns?

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bill_G

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what are some choices in takedown rifles and shotguns.

should be current production and hopefully under $400.

thanks...............Bill
 
Any single or double shotguns or rifles takes down, most without tools. Semis, levers, pumps and boltactions are a different story though, and for the most part are a custom gun. Chris
 
Two screws hold the stock to the receiver and barrel of most modern production bolt rifles. A sinlge nut secures the receiver and stock to the barrel of modern production pump and semi auto shotguns. The nut on the shotguns can be removed by hand on most models, but the screws for the rifles will require a screwdriver of some sort. In either of the above cases, disassembling the firearms into two shorter pieces takes about a minute. Disassembly reduces the length of these long arms by about 40%. As mentioned above, break action rifles and shotguns are typically take down guns, but that is not a hard rule. I had a NEF .410 single shot break action shotgun that was not a take down.

You will be hard pressed to get a break action gun (over-under or side by side) for $400, but Remington has a line of shotguns made in Russia called Spartan that are right in that range or a bit more. You may be able to get a Charles Daily for about that or a bit more. How far is it to Hamburg from Harrisburg? Cabelas generally has a good selection of used arms and you may be able to find one in that range. Local gun shops also usually have used guns for sale.

It would help if we knew a bit more about why you need a take down, or why you need a shotgun, or why you need a rifle. Any info about use would help in making recomendations.

I just thought about it, but Thompson Center makes the contender and encore rifles, and you can get a piston grip for the receiver and shortened barrels so that you can have a pistol that shoots rifle cartridges. Single shot break action, but smaller than any take down.
 
runningboar said:
Any single or double shotguns or rifles takes down, most without tools. Semis, levers, pumps and boltactions are a different story though, and for the most part are a custom gun. Chris
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There are a lot of takedown pump action .22 LR rifles. There is also some lever actions like the Marlin 39. The Papoose and AR-7 are both .22LR takedown semis. Marlin also made a takedown .22 Magnum bolt action in the 1980s and Daisy made a 10 shot Takedown bolt action .22LR as well, the 2022 Legacy. Nearly every pump action shotgun I can think of can be at least partially taken down with little or no tools.

Runningboar- how hard is it to take the barrel off one of the H&Rs?
 
Yall are right about the pumps and semis, typed my reply to quick and didn't even think about it, but unscrew the nut and the barrel and forearm slip right off. I was thinking of custom marlin guide guns and other high drool factor guns, if you think about it, damn near every gun is a take down. The Contender is a real good idea I have one with a 22 hornet and 7.62 waters barrels and even in the carbine version makes a very small package, however you need a screwdriver to take it down.

There are two types of forearms fo the H&R/NEF guns a snap on and a screw on but they make a thumbscrew to replace the regular phillips on the screw on model. The thumbscrew comes stock on the NEF survivor series which is pretty neat in it's own right. Anyway, take that screw out and the forearm comes off in your hand and the barrel is a simple hooked breach, break the gun down and the barrel comes right off. Chris
 
I'll cast a vote for my Rossi matched pair .22lr/20ga break open single barrels with carrying case. I think I paid $119.00 last year.
 
Eyegor said:
I'll cast a vote for my Rossi matched pair .22lr/20ga break open single barrels with carrying case. I think I paid $119.00 last year.
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Yeah- the Dick's tags say $139, but mine rang up $119 in July:thumbup:
 
What about Henry's 'Survival Rifle'? It's a little .22 that comes apart and fits inside the butt for storage/transport. Thinking about getting one in the future.
 
do a search about the henry survival....lots of mixed opinion. however....EVERYONE raves about the lever henry's. i do too----i own one.

thanks for all the replys. i think i will look into the rossi "matched pair" firearms.

Bill
 
My take-down is a cheap little Russian Baikal(?) OU 20g. I paid <$400, going quail hunting and the plantation had changed to a 20g or smaller rule. I actually prefer it to my 12g Berretta for all day carry, bird hunting. It often rides in my truck broken-down along with a McAllister game bag of shells. I have a box of buckshot but most of what I carry are 7 1/2's.

tjg
 
I owned an AR-7 for a few years. Total piece of crap from the metal quality to the overall workmanship (I ordered it through a mailorder company).
 
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