Is There A Better Emergency Survival Tool?
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- Original Video: • Henry AR 7 Survival Rifle
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I'm glad they have these "in stock"
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Are you a dad?
Heh.
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take my like, now please leave
I am apparently in a small minority: I bought one of the Charter Arms AR-7's new back in the mid '70's, and had very few problems with it. A rolled up sleeping bag and the AR7 in the trunk, and a box of .22lr in the glove box: I was ready to go camping at any time!
Add a Popeil pocket fisherman and ur ready to roll🤣
I had one of the charter arms rifles in the 70s also and really enjoyed it. I had very few issues with it and only sold it when a friend wanted it and offered me more than I could turn down. I have been thinking of getting one of these but I'm now 70 years old and don't go camping anymore.
@@axminsterz4151Surprised RONCO never came out with something like the AR7.
Charter Arms used to have a nice 410 called the snake charmer, like a survival firearm.
I have a second hand Charter Arms AR7. I bought it for $50 knowing it was a throwaway survival weapon. Used to keep in my trunk until it became illegal in Kalifornistan.
Just before I retired, we had two ladies at work who opened the box and thought "only half a gun" was there! 😂
I want to see one float
😂
So just like his opening joke
They float
They all float
Feels like a toy, but shoots like a joy. Thank you for another quality review.
That’s what she said.
I bought 2 of these on sale in Tampa for $97.00 in the 1980's. Used them for years and to be honest I don't recall what I did with them . I remember having some pretty good shots with Rabbit at 75+ yards. That was when you could get a brick of 1000 .22lr for 8.99
Ahh...yes...Tha "Good Old Days"...
@@johnabbott3896 Literally took every word out of my mouth. I miss those days, the 70’s too!
Weren't those the good ol days. I remember 9.99 a brick in the 80s, but I was in Nazifornia back then.
Don’t you hate it when you lose track of those old, unregistered guns.
Must’ve lost them in a boating accident.
If nothing else, it's comfort in a survival situation and puts meat on the fire.
Be something nice for a trunk survival bug out bag.
And what kind of meat is that in downtown Louisville
if you know how .... the rifle is actually useless beside the one thing it can do... kill,,,, survival? far from it.. the gun dont cut and cook for you..
so to the ppl that thing a gun is the end all,,, you'd be the one that starves to death
@nnnjh8372 Even then it's still in your trunk so you can grab it before setting off on foot
And Veg if you use it to rob a greengrocer .......
I had one of these back in the 80s. Someone stole it in shipping during a move. Without exaggeration, I was hitting head shots on stationary small game and rodents at between 50 to 75 yards. Once you learn the bullet trajectory and determine the point of aim it was not hard. Not sure why they didn’t make it capable of shooting 22 magnum as well as LR. I had forgotten about this firearm and how much fun it was to shoot, until now. Thanks Hickok, now I will probably have to buy another one soon just for the giggles and grins its predecessor gave me.
Been waiting for a 22 mag for years
That’s a great idea. Why would they not make a .22 mag version??
@@Naltddeshabecause the .22 mag builds up too much pressure for this breech and barrel. This is a lightweight.
Chiapa makes a 22 mag survival rifle but it's a folder.
I believe you. Mine is amazingly accurate for what it is. You will be pleased with Henry's quality. Tell your wife Hickock45 made you order it. 🤣
I have an original AR-7 with a bakelite stock. It's the first rifle I shot after my Daisy back in the 60s.
Mighty fine plinking, sir
he has an uncanny accuracy with alot of firearms' iron sights, a marksmanship savant probably
Had one as kid, used it every time I went camping out on the back forty, dam near every weekend. got more small game with it that any other firearm, also took it canoeing, flipped it, and the gun just about floated down the river before I caught it. Never should have sold it, live, and learn
i mean, if youre rabbiting or in a natural disaster situation i can see this coming in real handy- you wont be putting down armored infantry but you have a decent cartridge there for anything that lacks body armor
I have a Henry AR7, and it is a great little shooter for what it was designed for. I carry it with me whenever I am out camping/hiking.
An early version was in the James Bond Movie From Russia With Love.
yeah, i think he took down a helicopter with it, lol
I saw that one at the US Navy base theater in 1963 when I was stationed in Bermuda.
I loved that little rifle. IIRC, 007 used it to fire one shot into a thug in a helicopter, he was about to throw a hand grenade down at Bond. Bang Boom! Perfect timing!
That was my first 007 movie. I was hooked. Became a big Sean Connery fan and started reading the 007 books. Saw two more 007 films before my two year tour was over in April 1965. Goodby Elbow Beach, hello sea duty! :(
@XRinger. I well recall seeing Dr No when it first came out, my uncle took me to see it as I wasn’t more than fifteen or sixteen. When he got electrocuted in his cell trying to escape the whole audience jumped out of their skins, including me, what a racket and blinding flash it made in the dark cinema. 😊.
I bought one in 1967 at a White Front Store. I’ve used it off and on for many years. It’s an original Armalite, in sort of a dark camo color. I wouldn’t sell or trade it for ANYTHING. I also bought one of their 2 shot 90% aluminum semi auto 12 gauge shotguns called the “Golden Gun”. Mine worked fine. So fine however that my first wife who was a confirmed Dove hunter DEMANDED it in our divorce. I’ve missed that little gun ever since.
Would it happen to be open bolt?
@@manuelferreira4345 nope. Closed bolt. .22 was blowback and 12 gauge had bolt lock into barrel lugs being released by short recoil backward action. Pretty normal, just ultra lightweight with long recoil spring in plastic butt stock. VERY slight recoil with most recoil being drawn out by spring.
Your channel is the best, thank you for all the pleasure you bring.
I shoot only Cci stingers out of mine, note standard power 22lr sometimes causes a feed failure due to not have enough gas to cycle the weapon, stingers ensure enough gas for sure fire feeds. I have owned several of these wonderful guns they are surprisingly accurate…highly recommend this gun
so subsonic rounds would not cycle?
not likely
The owner's manual suggests high velocity ammo. I use CCI Mini-Mags and Stingers with no issues. FYI, it's a recoil action, not gas.
Funny. I like subsonic but could never make them work in here. I only use cci stingers too. The weaker loads don’t cycle it.
I carry an AR-7 in my ‘go bag.” Two loaded mags and extra cartridges stuck in all those little holes plus 3 boxes of 50 each. Great little rifle.
Buy a third mag, so you can have two in storage and one in the receiver. They should actually be shipped that way!
Those little bolt action cricket rifles are also not a bad option either.
They're small and light enough to strap to the side or back of a backpack without getting in the way or snagging anything and you don't have to waste time to assemble it.
I found one with a buttstock cap I could unscrew and stuff 200 extra rounds in.
Also being a single shot bolt gun, is piss easy to maintain and repair.
Agreed, I do need the third mag.
I have 4 mags... three in the stock and one in the bugout bag with the rifle and extra ammo.... I ended up with 4 mags because the only ones in stock at the shop at the time was a "two pack"... so.... 🙂
My old man has a .22 lr, backpack rifle that breaks into 2 parts, similar, but not the same.
Awesome concept for someone with storage space, but lacking shoulder strap space.
Sounds like the Ruger 10/22 Breakdown, which is the competitor to this rifle in the "compact survival" category.
Picked on up in original box in early 90’s. Still had the Costa Mesa receipt for $72.23 + 3.25 for an extra mag. Fun shooter
I really enjoy mine. I always use CCI Mini Mag 40 grain ammunition and keep it clean. No malfunctions at all. Very fun gun for plinking.
lets face it; CCI is the only "discount priced" brand that deliver premium results.
I bought one back in the 80's I didn't own a car just motorcycles and I liked to go plinking on my days just for fun, the AR7 ticked off a few boxes I could put everything in the stock put the rifle in my backpack and a brick of 22lr and have a whole morning of shooting, I also had a Ruger 10/22 and Ruger mark ii target pistol, the AR 7 got used more often it was easy to being along, My friends liked to shoot it too, its not a heavy gun and there is little recoil so they found it nice to shoot as well.
I thought it was gonna be a rifle with a knife in it….🤨
And some dehydrated biscuits with dehydrated milk
1979 I got an AR7 made by Charter Arms. It was one of my favorites for small game on day trips and week long jaunts in the woods. Ended up gifting it to a friend's son in the 90s, and wish I'd kept it.
I have the Charter Arms bought new years ago.
Nary a bobble with it so far.
Unfortunately that version
only has a provision for a
single magazine inside the
stock.
I guess I'm lucky to get the
one built when the employees
were sober. It's been a reliable
tool. Same with the Remington
742's, Four's, and the 7400
I had. All functioned reliably
and animals were rendered.
I guess I should be thankful
for my good fortune when
so many have been less
than lucky with identical
models.
Thanks for the video
Got one for each of my grandkids for their Xmas present. Told them to leave it in their go bag for camping. They are in their 20s now an still got them. Got kit to have.
I bet you’re their favorite grandpa.
Holy moly. Like 12 years later. Ive been asking Hickok to review the Henry survival rifle that our Navy Pilots used to get in a wooden version in their jets in case they went down and needed something to survive with. A over a decade later he finally gets to it lol.. Better late than never i always say! LOL Thanks Hickok45!
"NICE=GUN" !!!
I still have the Charter Arms AR7 that I bought back in the 70's.
For a little over $100?
I've owned the original Charter Arms version since around 1983-84. Still works. Mine doesn't have the blaze orange inside. Otherwise they are almost unchanged in design.
I believe Henry has recently done away with the blaze orange -- which I think was a mistake.
Had one I got in 1975, a Charter Arms version. Should have kept it, it was reasonably accurate and never had any feed issues like some had. It lived in my snowmobile in the Hudson Bay area during the winter for emergencies. Cost $99. Now they are 5X the price.
Henry has always been on the innovative side...and it continues...Hickok should get his hands on that lever action that takes the AR magazines...THAT would be cool..
In the early 1980s, my second rifle purchase was an AR-7. I bought it primarily for the novelty. I was terribly disappointed in it. I could not fire a mag of rounds without at least one jam. I guess they solved that if they still sell them 40 years later
There were quality control issues at Charter Arms during those years.
Henry Repeating Arms owns the manufacturing now & have vastly improved this great little rifle.
@@charleshodge1873 I had a early one that jammed a lot too I got rid of it first chance I had
It's still picky about ammo, it does not like cheap stuff. CCI and Rem Golden work flawlessly in mine.
I have to use copper coated bullets. If I use lead nosed bullets unjacketed, they will not feed properly and get jammed
I was also told, when I bought my new Henry AR-7 years ago, that it wasn't good with hypersonic ammo (feeding issues). I found that to be true, at least with mine. Kept the speed down low with sub-sonic stuff, any brand, and I've have no problems at all. Took it to a friend's (who was also an experienced FFL gun dealer) home at his outdoor range and we both plinked with it for awhile before we moved on to louder stuff. He had never shot one before and commented, "For what these cost, and all the features they have, they have NO right to also be this accurate!" He was impressed. Nice to have behind the seat of my pick-up in its '"Bob Allen #18-size" padded canvas (for long-barreled pistols) zippered case. Fits as snug as O.J.'s glove.
Cool AR-7 hack: In the orange fill void just below the lowermost magazine storage space beneath the buttstock, stick a US dime in there. It should hold and not rattle, yet be easy to pull out if needed. No, it's not to make a phone call (this unfortunately isn't the 1970s anymore). You can use it as an emergency tool to switch/adjust the rear sight. You'll see it's secured with a big flathead screw.
This is my favorite rifle for fun. When disassembled, it looks like a weird club with no clue it is a firearm. I keep mine in a flowered ukulele case that nobody other than a rare ukulele thief would consider taking. Once assembled, the accuracy is quite impressive with its peep sights at 100 yds. Easy to clean and pack way, lightweight and coupled with an off-set breach and barrel that facilitates aiming (for right handed shooters).
Not to unsettle your theory, but a lot of ukulele's are found in pawn shops....haha.
@@waynehendrix4806 Yes, I know... Some of my collection of vintage ukes were pawn shop hand-me-downs. It's amazing what people will pawn/sell in challenging times.
Yes there is , a sling shot because it’s not ammo picky. I had the Henry survival 22 and love the concept, but it wouldn’t cycle over half of the ammo out there. I sent it back to Henry a couple of times and it always came back with the same problem. Super ammo picky.
I looked at all the variants and iterations and manufacturers of those, really closely. I decided what I really needed for a "camp" or "survival" gun was a Marlin stainless Papoose. Fits my requirements perfectly, and shoots well, too.
Thank you for the video, Hickok45!! 👍
The Papoose is much more reliable
@@johnlynch7834 This is what I have found. Best wishes to you!
Is this a take down model 60? If so, I had a model 60 that was the most unreliable .22 semi I’ve ever owned. Even when cleaned, it refused to cycle any type of ammo I offered it.
@@Naltddesha You certainly must have gotten a lemon! I have several Marlins (pre Rem, pre Ruger!) and they all function flawlessly!
Another good alternative is the Savage Model 42 O/U takedown in .410 and .22 WMR. or .410/22LR. There is one drawback though, being an O/U it's a single shot. The iron sights that come with it are decent, or you can remove them and mount a picatinny rail on the receiver for optics.
Even the Hippie Jerry Garcia owned an AR7 ...
That's wild. Is there an article, interview, or something somewhere that he said that?
@doorswhofan Story is on CZcams it talks about how Jerry fired it off in San Francisco at an apartment he was sharing with his lawyer he shot it off to commemorate the 49ers winning the super bowl 😆 🤣 😂
Shut up and roll a commemorative joint. 😂
Got mine about two years ago to be a first ‘rifle’ with my grandson, the pistol is a KelTec P17. Some fun times. He’s now nine. My Daughter is looking for opportunities for the 223/556, 9mm range days now. Hard. She just gave me my third Grandson (Cade) on the 17th and she is in Momma Bear mode. . . She has sub-custody on my very first pistol purchase Gen 1 G17 1989. . . That she shoots Well (43’s and 19 with and without dots - not as well).
Thanks for the talk and shooting.
I remember when they sold for less than $100.
Way back when I bought a 30 30 winchester trapper for 100 $ even at a sporting goods store near me ! Miss those days !!!
Dang, they've went up since I bought mine 2 years ago.
They are almost $700 here in Washington state now
At Kirtland Air Force Base, Armed Forces Day Open House in 1965, two Air Force pilots showed some the public gathered around their fighter aircraft the various things they carried with them on typical missions. What really caught my eye was the AR-7 that went with them in the cockpit. It's still around. And I now own one.
The AR 7 was my first firearm purchased. I'm in Canada and wanted my first firearm to be good for hiking about. Henry didn't disappoint with this little .22.
Underestimated the gun until you shot it. 😉
Some friends thought that I wasted my money on such a "Little Gun." They both like things like .357 and .44 mag. Now in a survival situation, I think the less weight you have to carry is of real importance. The only thing that I didn't like was the hollow barrel. I went online and got a full steel barrel, but neither barrel takes away anything from the gun. It was just my preference. I have only put about 200 rounds through my AR7 but I never had a jam.
I've had 10 or 12 of them survival rifles over the past 30 years. I haven't seen one in a couple years I traded my last survival rifle and $500 in 2020 for a Browning A bolt with a high dollar scope for my daughter she wanted a bolt action 22 LR. Great video theme old rifles bring back a lot of memories.
That. Definitely works better than my original ar7 I don’t think the magazine were as good back then , I found a high standard 6 inch lots more reliable and only about half as accurate, and they were 9 shot revolvers
My dad bought one in the early 80’s. I never really liked it, just wasn’t for me. The problem we had was the stock cracked and eventually broke right by the receiver. Charter Arms replaced the stock free of charge and that too broke in the same place. I eventually repaired it myself as Charter Arms went out of business. When Henry restarted production I contacted them and they graciously replaced it no charge and said theirs wouldn’t break. They were right. Wound up selling it a few years later for a marlin 60 that I really like and still have today.
There is a company that makes replacement stocks for them made oyt of alloy but Icannot remember the name.
Fun little piece! Got mine, the original black model, back in the '60s for $69. Fun to shoot, and just about the only semi-auto rifle that you can plainly hear the "ka-chook" cycling action. (The sound is amplified by the light and hollow stock.)
James Bond used one as a sniper back in the 60's
Didn't he shoot down a helicopter with it in From Russia With Love.
@@lisakozlowski4057 Only 007's was modified by 'Q' to shoot .25 ACP rounds.
@@lisakozlowski4057 Yep, he shot a guy who'd just pulled the pin on a grenade, the grenade fell inside the copter and blew up..
@@rudycarrera791 Q made a mistake on the caliber.
@@user-gs1ji7dj3n 'Q' should've made the rifle's action & chamber stronger and upgraded to a magnum caliber.
very accurate right out of the box...love these
I really enjoy camping, hiking, bicycle tours. Have some tools with, but never had the need or urge for a "survival tool", and especially not for a firearm...
Until you need one.
I like the Mag-Pul 10-22 take down better. A little bigger but still fits in a smallish back pack.
The stock will hold a box of fifty and a ten round mag plus one mag in the gun. 70 rounds in the gun total. Plenty of upgrade parts available for it as well. Mine came with a threaded barrel and I have a small 22 suppressor for discrete hunting anywhere.
There's a company (called ar-7 customized accessories) that sells all sorts of replacement/aftermarket parts for these things. Full-steel barrels, picatinny rails for older versions that had a rimfire dovetail rails, different stocks, etc.
Another fun option is the Pack-Rifle, about the lightest-possible takedown single-shot 22 I've seen. With a few extra parts, you can also use it as a fishing rod....
I have an original Armalite ar-7 explorer. It only came with one magazine and you can't store the mag in the action. It cost $49.95. I have a wire stock on it so I don't ruin the original plastic stock. I also bought a 10-22 about the same time for $44.95.
I remember the original being issued by the Air Force in our aircraft/aircrew survival kits. I thought they worked pretty well for what they were & are.
I have one of the Charter Arms AR-7s, but it had feeding issues when I first bought it. I didn't do anything with it for a long time and then one day I rediscovered it in my gun safe and shot it. And it kept jamming rounds, so I decided to see if I could solve the issue. I noticed the bullets were hitting the bottom of the hole in the barrel when feeding since there is no feeding ramp, so I slightly beveled the bottom of the barrel to make a feed ramp. It's never jammed since then and that has been about 12 years ago, I take it with me occasionally when I travel as a back up in case I need a hunting gun if I get stuck somewhere.
I had one of these as a teenager back in the 1980s on the east coast. I know it was wrong, but i used to crank up the music real loud, and then shoot it in my bedroom of my parents apartment. I used to shoot at old books and coffee cans from about 10 feet away. It was great fun, and so easy to assemble and disassemble in an instant. Haven’t touched one in 40 years, but i can still feel it in my hands.
i was introduced to the AR7 early sixties when my dad did cold weather testing of jets in the airforce in alaska and greenland - this gun was part of his survival kit and i got to shoot it - its a blast to shoot - i own the henrys now and it is the one gun i will never get rid of - goes in my emergency pack everywhere i go
Great video! I am thinking of getting one for my backpack to take hiking/camping. Keep up the good work!
The Air Force version is called the Springfield Armory M6 Scout. I have one of them and they are fun. They are duel barrel LR22 and .410 Over under. Only downside, they are single shot.
Today I prefer the "backpacker" version of Ruger's pistol caliber carbine. The barrel rides in the stock just below the trigger and forms nearly the same type of package. But it's in 9mm so you have a little more stopping power.
But much heavier
I bought mine about 1981-82 I put countless rounds through that little old gun, until it finally started having feed issues.... I honestly believe I just wore it out. Loved that gun, and still have it....just don't shoot it anymore.
Back in the 70's, I bought one of these AR-7's ($79) that was built by Charter Arms, and as you stated in this video, it had quality issues. I could never get through a full magazine without at least one jam, and often, 2 or 3 jams. The sights were so bad and out of align with the barrel, or the barrel was not straight, so I had to drift the front sight halfway out to even get close to impact point. After a couple of months of frustration with it, I traded it off and purchased a Ruger 10/22.
I had the older Charter Arms version. Great concept, but it jammed constantly, and barrel nut worked loose. Glad I sold for more than I paid for it!
I have one of these that my grandfather gave me when I was a kid. He acquired it from a guy he did some boat work for. It’s the armalite version. I absolutely love this gun. It’s super accurate and I think they nailed the “survival rifle” with this gun. Really just some minor differences from my armalite version and this one. It only came with 1 mag, so there’s only a slot for 1 mag inside the stock, and the charging handle is at the front of the bolt where it looks like it’s at the rear of the bolt on yours. Other than that, they’re virtually the same.
These are actually really good guns for the price. I wish they would make an updated model that had a skeletonized stock and put the whole thing inside a waterproof plastic case, instead of the awkward floating stock storage.
For me YES there are ----- I have small hands --- where the receiver fits/assembles into the stock is WAY TOO THICK ----- it is in NO way comfortable ---- yes it floats but it is NOT watertight ------ I personally like the Marlin Papoose SS version. The Ruger stainless "take-down" is a very nice rifle BUT it weighs about 2 pounds more so it's just TOO HEAVY. The Browning Buckmark pistol with a 7 inch barrel is also an excellent choice, it's a great shooter!
First big screen outing was in "From Russia With Love", Issued to Bond by Q.
Owned on when I lived in the US for 10 years, the AR7 and a couple of boxes of cartridges lived in my "Go Bag" in the days before the TSA,
This is one of my favorite rifles. TIP: I found that using a little bit of plumbers tape helps to keep the front sight in place.
Surprisingly accurate. Great for survival go bag. Fired 100s of rounds through it (I bought extra mags) during a single session and the barrel never gets too hot to handle.
I had video of inside my truck where a thief picked it, looked at it, and put it back thinking that it was only a stock. (Lucky for me.)
I'm seriously considering getting a second one, but I live in WA so if I start now, it might be approved within a year or three. (Not that this blue state is trying to actively suppress my 2A rights through every legal(?) interpretation of the laws that they unconstitutionally violate, or anything like that. Sure.
Um, yes, I am 100% legal to own a weapon and I have a valid conceal license.)
Thank you hickock! I've watched your videos for over a decade now. I remember seeing the ar7 in From Russia With Love and have always been curious about it. I appreciate your content very much, thank you for sharing!
I used to have one back in the 80s, but sold it somewhere along the years. The original model in .22LR was called the AR-7
We had one in the 70s that we kept sloshing around in a john boat used to run trott lines. It was reliable even though we never took care of it. My brothers and I have no idea what became of that gun. I bought the new Henry version out of fond memory a few years back.
I've been wanting one of those for a while, thanks for the review 🎉🎉
In the mid 1970s our 2 daughters were getting old enough that they were showing interest in my shooting. One day at a friend's house, he had one. Handy little do-dad. He also had a short barrel pistol that used the same action but different barrel. He showed me a sale paper that a local shop was having a sale on them. I went to the credit union and withdrew enough cash to get 2 of them. 1 of each daughter. They were the Charter Arms rifles. They still have them. The only thing I know of to fuss about is the wrinkle paint. Around the corners the paint does rub off in chunks and flakes. But when I saw one of the new Henry models, I recognized the improvements on the finish right away. Later I worked with a guy that had an original AR-7 with the red swirl color stock. He used his squirrel hunting in the river from a canoe. We all agreed that they are what they are. Thanks Hickok45. You did the little gun right.
Cool, I learned to shoot on an Armalite AR-7. My dad picked it up at Fedco in the 1960’s. 7-shot mags. Had to aim slightly low and to the left, as I recall.
Those things are so cool. I've always wanted a Luftwaffe Drilling. They're much heavier and larger but they're easily one hundred times cooler.
I bought one of these (the AR7) in 1974 , brand new for $60.99. Wish it had not gotten away from me.
I had one of the first henry models. neat little gun
I have had one of the Henry AR 7's for about 10 yrs, I have only fired it 20 times but its fun to own.
I bought a one of these, AR from Heigel Lumber Yard 1968. I was shot the rifle at lizards out North of Conway, AR when an ASPC showed up. The cop asked me "WFT" I was shootin' at. I told him that I was shooting at lizards on the berm. Then I shot five of them. He was fabberatered. I still have the AR. It has shot many squirrels over the years. FTIW, I bought the gun right after I turned 18teen in 1968. At that time, I'd been shootin' a .22 calbre LR for nigh onto 12 yrs.
Buy the 72 round stock " sock " made for the ruger 10 22. Works like a charm for lots of extra rounds. I love my AR 7.
I have a Charter Arms, at best it is a single shot rifle.
ABSOLUTLY, POSITIVLY, ALLWAYS JAMS!
That is the main reason I bought a Papoose. It works very well, with an assortment of ammunition.
Had the same problem with 2 of the charter arms.Sometimes they had light hammer strikes and couldn't even count on getting 1 shot
.22 Hornet is a hot little round. Were the AR5's sold to the public?
no, the barrels were too short, less than 16" if I remember correctly. On my base our pilots had the wire frame Bronco's as survival rifles. When the AF changed over to a new design they sold these to base personnel for $25 apiece! By the time I found out and went to the armory they were all sold out.
One of these had been on my bucket list since the 80s when I was a traveling musician and one of my bandmates had one. I finally pulled the trigger, pardon the pun, a couple of years ago. Henry is making a great quality version IMHO. I keep mine in the original box which is just big enough to store the stock, with 3 loaded mags in the stock, and 2 100 round boxes. Thanks for the review! As always, you get a like before I even watch. Never needed to take it back. 👍
I don't think I've ever seen one of those in person. Very clever idea.
I am amazed you went through a full magazine without a malfunction. I have had two of those and neither would fire a full magazine without a malfunction. Both were Henry's, not the Charter Arms version. I wrote them off as junk years ago.
It was a tough decision between the Henry survival .22 and the 10/22 takedown.
I had one of these years ago. When i first took it to the range i unknowingly used standard 22 LR. rounds. On the blowback of receiver with each shot the casing would not be fully ejected and jam crushing the spent case. I had to manually extract the case each time. Finally i asked the range master and he informed me that i need High Velocity rounds next time. He was right on! Didn't have a jamming incident. Oh and to chamber the first round pull the receiver back and release quickly in a snap motion. Learned that if done too slow the nose of round can mash cock-eyed into top edge of breach hole. These are inexpensivly manufactured firearms so you need to use accordingly.
Back in the 70's there used to be a Springfield m6 410/22 over under built kinda like that.
Sweet gun.
Ohhhh, I had one of them when I was a kid. I looooooved it back then, I might have to get another....I used to put that into my little bookbag and set out off into the woods, the insides of them weren't orange at the time and I don't think Henry made them then, but the thing came in handy sooo much. Saved me from a couple rabid animals before, can't complain about that.
First one I saw was in a James Bond movie. When I could get one, I did and enjoyed it for plinking. The steal lined aluminum barrel can be bent. It can also be straightened easily by tapping on the high spot with a rubber mallet, it it wasn't bent too badly.
This is what stays in the backpack while being mauled by a bear
No need to go into defensive mode too soon. Yeah, always at least a 4" .357 on my hip when hunting anything. Larger frame, for 7 rounds.
Call me paranoid, but paranoid people tend to live longer.
If you shot a bear with a 22, all you’d do is piss him off
@@williamsporing1500 I think that was his point.
I bought one of the original rifles when the developer was still working out of a small-garage sized-industrial building on maybe production place in Costa Mesa, CA, around 1962-63. Loved to carry it around and it was very good shooting, accurate. But after several years, it started jamming the new cartridge coming from the magazine, into the empty cartridge; sometimes the new shell went partially into the bore, but at an angle which caused it to jam. Worst part was that there was no indication this had occurred, and there many times I pulled the trigger on this situation, and a pretty deep hammer mark was on the new cartridge indicating it had almost gone off. Had that ever occurred it was a potential disaster, as the jammed shell kept the spring plunder from closing the firing chamber. Had such a jammed shell gone off, it may have blinded me or sent the slug or empty cartridge back at my face/head and caused death. I eventually decided to get rid of because of the danger-which, despite some sophisticated attempts, was never resolved. Finally had to get rid of it, despite sophisticated efforts to correct the problem.
I’ve had one of these since I was a kid. Shoots great nice little survival rifle
Have a couple of these. Heaps of fun to shoot and both are amazingly accurate.
had an original back in the 1980s sold it regret it, thought id always be able to get one cheap..
turns out, not so much ( i paid $75 for mine)
funish fact
if you shoot them long enough without a clean, the firing pin will jam forward ( no spring return on the old firing pins) and go open bolt full auto once in awhile..
bear in mind in those days us youngsters would burn through 10-20k rds 22lr among the bunch of us in a good afternoon of fun..
we bought the cheap plastic army men by the bag full, wed set them up a ways off and then divvy up teams. first team to shoot the other teams army men over wins the war..
man i miss the 1980s..
My dad bought me a Marlin papoose when I was about 9. I still have it and use her one in a while to clear out the cobwebs. I'm almost 49 now.
"Oh my gosh, a racoon, its coming for us!"
Pew...
Problem solved. 👍
I inherited a 1st generation AR-7 from my father-in-law. Such a great little firearm. The plastics are superior today, but having an actual Armalite model is so much cooler.
I have one of those but have not used it much. Took it out and ran a couple mags through it ti test accuracy etc. It is not incredibly accurate but with some practice and adjustment for "windage" it is accurate enough to take a rabbit or grouse. It is also not a gun that i think would take a lot of every day use but for its intended purpose it is dependable and handy for back country trips etc. I kind of wish someone would make one of these in .410 ga.
I'm sure every Airforce General got a free one. 😂