Henry Survival Rifle

Does anyone here own a Henry AR-7 Survival Rifle? I have been thinking about maybe getting one, but would like to hear from someone who owns one.
I would like to know about their accuracy out to around 50 yards, the ease to take them apart and put back together, and carrying one in a backpack. These are some of the questions that I would like to have answered. If you can help me, please leave a post. Thank's.

My buddy has one. I have never fired it but I have put it together and broke it down. It is very easy to put together and easy to take apart. It folds up into the stock very nicely. It would fit into the large pouch of a backpack.
Jeff

Thank's for the feedback, I appreciate it.

1st, check these Threads out:

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...Survival+Rifle

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ifle.#post3508

BTW, I own one.

I own one. I love it. It's light weight, accurate enough to take small game with and goes together and comes apart easily. The nice thing about the new Henerys is that it will hold 2 magazines in the stock whereas the older ones like mine only hold one. If I remember correctly the henery is also set up to take a scope. So a small pouch attached to the stock could carry extra ammo and a small scope.

Looks very good for small game. Has anyone taken any medium to large size game with this thing?

I was given a Henry several years ago. It's a neat little gun to shoot, but the whole concept puzzles me.

The stock is touted as "waterproof." However, when disassembled, the barrel and action don't really "fit" into the waterproof stock, they stick out of the end of the stock, and since you can't put the recoil pad back on the stock, what good is the "waterproof" design? Is it merely to keep other things dry which you will have to remove once you "collapse" the thing?

Honestly, when I first got the thing, I thought I was doing something wrong when I put the barrel and action into the stock and couldn't get the recoil pad back on because the action and barrel simply wouldn't fit entirely inside the stock.

Then it dawned on me. (Duhhhh) If the barrel's longer than the stock, how could it possibly fit inside? I would have expected that the barrel and action would fit all the way inside to allow the recoil pad to "seal" the whole package.

Again, neat gun to shoot, but the concept simply perplexes me.

I had one. I liked it so little that I forgot where I put it and haven't missed it. I imagine I'll open a box around here one day and find it again. There are much better small rifles out there.

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I had one. I liked it so little that I forgot where I put it and haven't missed it. I imagine I'll open a box around here one day and find it again. There are much better small rifles out there.

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Klkak, am I missing something in my understanding of this rifle?

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Klkak, am I missing something in my understanding of this rifle?

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Only if you don't understand that I don't like it. So much so that I've forgotten where I've put mine and haven't tried to find it.

By the way, I didn't buy mine. I took it from a family member who was threatening to shoot another family member with it.

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Only if you don't understand that I don't like it. So much so that I've forgotten where I've put mine and haven't tried to find it.

By the way, I didn't buy mine. I took it from a family member who was threatening to shoot another family member with it.

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Okay. I'm not missing anything. Thanks!

If you would like a light weight take down repeating .22 rifle. I highly recommend the Taurus M-62c SS carbine. I own one and it is a good little rifle that cost under $200 new.

Klkak, are you aware of any that actually store entirely in the stock? Otherwise, the only option is a scabbard.

Not off the top of my head. My little Taurus fits into my pack with no trouble. I also own an M-6 scout (highly modified).

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I was given a Henry several years ago. It's a neat little gun to shoot, but the whole concept puzzles me.

The stock is touted as "waterproof." However, when disassembled, the barrel and action don't really "fit" into the waterproof stock, they stick out of the end of the stock, and since you can't put the recoil pad back on the stock, what good is the "waterproof" design? Is it merely to keep other things dry which you will have to remove once you "collapse" the thing?

Honestly, when I first got the thing, I thought I was doing something wrong when I put the barrel and action into the stock and couldn't get the recoil pad back on because the action and barrel simply wouldn't fit entirely inside the stock.

Then it dawned on me. (Duhhhh) If the barrel's longer than the stock, how could it possibly fit inside? I would have expected that the barrel and action would fit all the way inside to allow the recoil pad to "seal" the whole package.

Again, neat gun to shoot, but the concept simply perplexes me.

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I have a newer one and it all fits in the stock with the cover in place. It is a fun rifle to shoot.
-Sam

Could it fit in a 20" scabbard?

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I was given a Henry several years ago. It's a neat little gun to shoot, but the whole concept puzzles me.

The stock is touted as "waterproof." However, when disassembled, the barrel and action don't really "fit" into the waterproof stock, they stick out of the end of the stock, and since you can't put the recoil pad back on the stock, what good is the "waterproof" design? Is it merely to keep other things dry which you will have to remove once you "collapse" the thing?

Honestly, when I first got the thing, I thought I was doing something wrong when I put the barrel and action into the stock and couldn't get the recoil pad back on because the action and barrel simply wouldn't fit entirely inside the stock.

Then it dawned on me. (Duhhhh) If the barrel's longer than the stock, how could it possibly fit inside? I would have expected that the barrel and action would fit all the way inside to allow the recoil pad to "seal" the whole package.

Again, neat gun to shoot, but the concept simply perplexes me.

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It will all fit in the stock! The barrel goes in muzzle first with the front sight straight up. No, the barrel isn't longer than the stock as it goes in at an angle. I've had mine for better than 20 years and have had no problems with it going together or comming apart and fitting in the stock.

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Could it fit in a 20" scabbard?

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Yes it will.

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It will all fit in the stock! The barrel goes in muzzle first with the front sight straight up. No, the barrel isn't longer than the stock as it goes in at an angle. I've had mine for better than 20 years and have had no problems with it going together or comming apart and fitting in the stock.

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And the recoil pad will fit over everything nice and snug? What did I miss here?

The barrel should fit down into the stock, make sure that the front sight isn't "hanging up" somehow. Yes, it is grooved to take a scope, however the scope, obviously, does not fit into the stock.:detective: BTW, did you check out those other threads?:cool: