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Henry Survival Rifle / AR-7

by alphacharlie6
(Rapid City, SD)

Henry Survival Rifle

Henry Survival Rifle

I keep my Henry Survival Rifle, which when taken apart and stored in the hollow stock, fits neatly in my "go bag", a Camelback Commander backpack.

Total cost: $185 for the rifle and $45 for the pack, both on sale. I also bought an extra clip (holds 8 rounds), and keep some extra rounds in a couple of small empty matchboxes. The rifle is compact, very lightweight and fairly accurate. A good choice. I didn't bother to put a scope on it, since most of the shots on small game I'd probably be taking will be within 50 yds.

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Jul 31, 2010
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starstar 		AR-7 OK but.............................................................
by: Big Tone

The wings wrapping around the action break pretty easily if the rifle is dropped.
The rifle has a propencity to constantly jamb and is VERY finnicky with what it likes to eat (this is OK if you dont mind using it as a bolt-style single shot).
It's extreamly light weight, great for backpacking but certainly not condusive to a prolonged survival type situation for instance - Could you expect to still be using your Henry or AR-7 after 5 years (or even one year) of a fair- dinkum survival type situatoin? I say NOT LIKELY.
Great consept but Gimmiky and designed to catch "weekend survivalists"
Steel is strength, steel is reliable. Forget the plastic fantastic, too much maintenence for too little confidence.
Oct 11, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		Henry Survival
by: Anonymous

I went with the Henry Survival as well for a pack rifle. Up the power with CCI Stingers and a head shot would down a deer or an orc if nothing more powerful is available. Mine came with 2 mags. Didn't yours?

These got a terrible rep when Charter had the license to make them. Henry has really done a good job with these and mine is accurate as it needs to be, shooting MOS (minute of squirrel) and very reliable.

I would have preferred a Springfield M-5 but they have been out of production for many years and the rare one that comes on the market is quite pricy.
Oct 10, 2009
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starstarstar 		Restrictive
by: Wayne

The AR-7 is a good survival (for food) for the right-handed shooter, but it's offset so us leftys have to lay our heads way over the stock to adequately see the sights. In my humble opinion, a better rifle is the Springfield M-6. a .22 and .410 guage over/under with an open-framed stock for carrying extra survival items. But they went out of business (last year, I think). However, you are right in the fact that it is a good survival rifle.
Good luck.


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