Henery AR-7 Survival Rifle AR-15
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The Henry Survival Rifle is a cool little rifle that is modeled after the famous U.S. Air Force AR-7. The compact and lightweight rifle is great for survival and can easily fit into any size back pack.
The Henry U.S. Survival rifle is extremely lightweight at only 2.5 pounds. It can be easily broken down into three pieces in a couple seconds, and all the pieces fit right inside the waterproof stock. Once broken down it is only 16 inches long.
While something like a 10/22 Ruger is a much better rifle, if your looking for a .22 that can easily fit into a backpack, this will defiantly do the job.
Frank on Tue, 9th Dec 2008 4:52 pm
I really like a 22 for survival. You can carry thousands of rounds, take down game up to 50lbs easily (more if you are a good shot), and it makes little noise. I am not a big fan of this rifle however. A 10-22, Marlin 60 or 39A is so much better as a rifle and if size is what you are looking for, there are many quality accurate handguns that take up less space and weight. I would opt for a good auto like the Ruger or Browning Buckmark. A single action revolver with a magnum cylinder gives you the option for more power if needed and is very reliable. While a handgun is not quite as powerful or accurate as a rifle, a scope can be added to make shots more precise. In the case of the single action, add the magnum cylinder for a slight power advantage over a 22LR rifle.
Ray Capek on Thu, 25th Dec 2008 3:13 pm
Do you know if this AR-7 is leagle in Canada?
Robert on Fri, 26th Dec 2008 12:27 am
Not really sure, I know you guys have some pretty strict laws up there, I think clips are limited to 5 rounds or something like that in rifles. The Ar-7 may be to small to comply with your laws but you might want to check out http://panda.com/canadaguns/
Paul on Fri, 26th Dec 2008 12:44 pm
The AR-7 and variants, including Charter Arms etc, are legal in Canada – for now. If the socialist coalition takes over in January then it’s anyone’s guess. I would also look at picking up one of the inexpensive Norinco M-14s or SKSs, as well as one of their 1911s. You get a lot of bang for your buck – pun intended. If Canadian legal precedent holds true at least your guns will be grandfathered under any new law.
Josh on Sun, 13th Dec 2009 2:57 pm
I understand that this is and old topic, But it is completely LEGAL to own this gun in Canada.
[Part 4]
3. (1) Any cartridge magazine
(a) that is capable of containing more than five cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed and that is designed or manufactured for use in
(ii) a semi-automatic firearm other than a semi-automatic handgun,
The above section of the Criminal Code of Canada, States that it is illegal to own a semi-auto gun that has a magazine larger than 5 rounds.
But the following section states that if the weapon uses rimfire cartridges are excluded from the above section.
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not include any cartridge magazine that
(a) was originally designed or manufactured for use in a firearm that
(i) is chambered for, or designed to use, rimfire cartridges,
Warren Gammel on Tue, 23rd Feb 2010 1:49 pm
I called Canada Customs prior to bringing this gun to Alaska and was told over the phone that it was okay. Filled out all the necessary forms in advance, so there would be no delays at border. Arrived at Montana/British Columbia border check, and theCanadian customs agent pulled out a tape measure, measured the barrel, announced that it was under 18 inches long and therefore was not permitted.
I had to turn around, go find a post office, mail the gun to my brother in Minnesota, who then mailed the gun to me in Fairbanks.
To make a long story short, it’s just not worth the hassle and aggravation to bring a guns into Canada, even if you follow all of their rules.
It’s a nice little gun and fun to shoot, but I’ve never shot any game with it.
Bill Cunningham on Tue, 3rd Aug 2010 5:17 pm
That’s the problem with the Canadian Firearms act. Not even ‘customs’ understand it. The overall length of the AR-7 when assembled is with-in the legal size for Canada. The barrel is also legal, because if it was ‘manufactured’ to that size for a unrestricted firearm, there is no barrel limit. If you had saw’n the barrel down to that size it would then be illegal. You can own a shotgun or rifle with even a 6″ barrel providing it was manufactured that way, and the overall length of the gun is over the minimum limit which is 26 Inches.. So the customs guy was WRONG.. It’s also perfectly legal to toss a unloaded rifle onto the back seat of your car, with a box of shells sitting right with it.. The only law in Canada for transporting a ‘unrestricted’ firearm is it must be transported ‘unloaded’ NO OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLY.. But I’ll bet a lot of cops would give you an argument. If your transporting like that in the city, your a bloody idiot anyway. But no problem in the boonies.. The Canadian saying is; It dosen’t have to make sense, it’s the law!
Bill Cunningham on Tue, 3rd Aug 2010 5:37 pm
One other note; I had one of the early AR-7′s from Henry, but it had a defect in the threading of the frame where the stock mounts. I sent a email to Henry, and the Pres. told me the gun can’t be fixed, and to send it back to the distributor for a replacement, they would replace it with the newest version. I got it today, and the info from Henry’s said it would now cycle LR standard velocity ammo. The previous versions needed high velocity Stingers, Thunderbolt, etc.. So, I dug 4 rounds out of a old ammo box that must have been 20-25 years old, I think even one of them was an old 22 Long.. Loaded them up, pointed at a chunk of wood, and bang,bang,bang,bang.. Every old round cycled and fired. The new AR-7 seems to be a tiny bit heavier, but seems to be a pretty solid little rifle. It will also hold three magazines in the stock. One in the rifle, and two in the slotted compartments in the stock. The only complaint, is the new storage box with the little handle is cardboard, the old one was a corrugated plastic, that would probably have lasted for years. The new one might last for a few weeks if it stays dry.. I can’t comment on the accuracy using the standard sights on either the old or the new, because one of the first things I bought for it was a red-dot sight that i carry in my backpack with the rifle. With the red-dot, I could shoot 1/2″ groupings at 30 yards on the range, which is good enough to part the ears of a squirrel or a cottontail..
Bill Cunningham on Sun, 22nd Aug 2010 11:06 am
Further note; Tested the gun at the range, it will NOT fire feed hollow nose ammunition of any kind, they all jamb. It will fire solid nose standard rounds with about a 85% feed reliability, Remington thunderbolts with about 95% feed reliability, and CCI Stingers at 100% feed reliability. Needless to say, pick a round, sight it in with that round, and stuck with it. CCI stingers hit about 1″ higher a 30 yards, than thunderbolt, and at least 2″ higher than standard hard nose.. Again, no idea how the sights are, I am using a red dot. But, I do see that the bright orange front site is plastic, and can be pushed across with your thumb and forefinger.. If I had to depend on it, I would replase it with a metal post, or fibreoptic bead. A slight slope on the bottom of the chamber may help feed, also I did notice one magazine fed more reliably than the other, so some fine tuning here might help also. The rifle is heavier and looks better bult than the last version.. If they made this in a .17 HMR it would be one sweet little gun and I would buy it in a second..