the reliability factor is still pretty disconcerting. i think a similar design in bolt action would have been a much better choice.
also, fwiw...my 22/45 replaced my ar7 in the car.
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Henry .22 Survival rifle: Review
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the reliability factor is still pretty disconcerting. i think a similar design in bolt action would have been a much better choice.
also, fwiw...my 22/45 replaced my ar7 in the car.
I wasn't endorsing it. I'd rather have a reliable single shot.
Didn't think you were bro...just adding to the conversation.
I think a break-action single shot would work pretty well too. Plus it would be smaller than any other long arm both assembled and broken down.
To me, a small 22 rimfire is the perfect survival gun. Not a handgun, although that can certainly do it, but IMO "survival" has a lot to do with remaining undetected out there. Handguns just produce more noise/blast with their shorter barrels, making things a lot louder than they need be.
The small rifle, with CBs or subsonic ammo, is the next best thing to a good air rifle. It'll pot edibles all day long for you, and do it very quietly. Take your pick of which one. I would choose a Crickett or a Chipmunk, you can carry is all day long easily without trouble, and they are plenty accurate out to 50-60 yards to put small game up. Rabbits, squirrels, partridge, frogs, even fish in the right circumstances. In a so called SHTF situation, I don't doubt that a subsonic in the eye of a deer would drop it in its tracks.
The small rifle, with CBs or subsonic ammo, is the next best thing to a good air rifle. It'll pot edibles all day long for you, and do it very quietly. Take your pick of which one. I would choose a Crickett or a Chipmunk, you can carry is all day long easily without trouble, and they are plenty accurate out to 50-60 yards to put small game up. Rabbits, squirrels, partridge, frogs, even fish in the right circumstances. In a so called SHTF situation, I don't doubt that a subsonic in the eye of a deer would drop it in its tracks.
cstockwell
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The Charter Arms AR7 was notoriously unreliable. My new Henry AR7 has been great and I can shoot mag after mag with no issues. If it were an issue of weight to pack out I would take it with me along with the SU16.
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