Armalite AR7 survival rifle

[STU1]

picked up one at a gunshow yesterday paid $120 for it with one 8rd mag in great overall condition, did i get hurt?

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[jmoore]

Actual Armalite? (Old) Not even a little!

Charter Arms, Henry, or some other maker, OK, if you want one. (Charter Arms being the best as far as I know.)

[STU1]

yes, it is an actual ArmaLite thanks for the reply. regards

Stu

[browningautorifle]

I haven't even seen an Armalite in some years, only Henry. Good deal I think!

[Dragonflydf]

Good deal, I would not have past it up. I have 2 Charter Arms AR-7 Explorer rifles and a AR-7 Explorer II pistol.

[Blackwater]

I've got one with one 8 rd and one 15 rd magazine. I like mine. They're not long range type guns, but make GREAT boat guns for the river. I feel a bit better knowing it'll float if I keep the pad on the butt. Ufortunately, I got mine for $50 because it was badly rusted, including the bore. I sent to Henry and got a new barrel for it, and cleaned up the rest, but UN-fortunately, the barrel Henry sent me wasn't chambered, so it won't function. I keep forgetting to return the barrel to Henry to get it chambered, or a new barrel, and I've GOT to take some pills for my CRS disease so I can take it to the river this summer.

I also need to get a scope for it, or maybe even a red dot sight. Don't want to put enough weight on it to make it sink, and don't plan on using it much past 35 yds. probably, so will go with a light scope, maybe a 4x or the red dot. My eyes are now long past usable with iron sights, even a peep. Will probably ream out the aperture on the little peep sight that's on it anyway, and maybe put a white insert in the front sight so I can use it to the best of my present ability.

It's not a tack driving target rifle nor sporter, but it has a place, I think, in a sportsman's battery. It stays out of the way well when not in use, is very light and doesn't weigh down a light john boat any more than necessary, is sufficiently accurate (I've shot several in the past) for the use I intend for it, and my grandsons like it, probably because of its novel looks and semi-auto speed of fire, light wt. and short length. Not a bad deal at all, I think.

[okieheadhunter]

I just traded a knife for a charter arm explorer II pistol this week. the out side is scufed up but it shoots good. i found that sportsman guide has some
factory mags for the charter arm made ones.

[Dragonflydf]

Here is my AR-7 collection

[andya1thomas]

I have a charter arms AR-7, great little gun for plinking, they do have a bad rep for having feeding issues but I have only had trouble with a couple of 15 round mags that needed a tweek to get them to run right, use H.V ammo CCI MiniMag works well and you will hardly ever get a Jam.

Only trouble I have in the U.K is parts and Mod,s.I sit on the net making a wish list of Collapsible stock ,extra mags and a Telescopic site mount .from the AR-7 accessory page only to find the won’t ship the stuff to England, Very frustrating!
The full stock on the right looks interesting where did that come from?

[browningautorifle]

I like that full stock version too! I always wanted to have one of those pistol kits, I thought it would be very versatile.