Quit badmouthing the AR-7!

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I wanted to get one but my local shop talked me out of getting one. Said all the ones he has sold had to go back to factory due to jamming. Glad to hear yours is jam free. If I could test fire the one I was going to purchase to ensure there was an ammo where it worked well I would buy one in a heartbeat. Therein lies the problem, I can't do this with a new gun. I would be happy to buy one used from someone at full retail price if I could test fire it with a hundred rounds of at least one kind of ammo to ensure it is not a jamming machine.
 
Let me say that I have owned examples of AR-7 rifles made by Charter Arms and Henry Firearms.
They are junk they are junk, they are junk.
Have a nice day.
 
The feed mechanism is as simple as it gets. It will feed if the bullets leave the magazine at the correct angle and the ammo has enough force to kick the bolt back all the way.

If you have a deformed/improperly adjusted feed lips or low powered ammo, you will have problems.
 
I have had several original Armalite AR-7's. All of them worked fine. I still have one, and have given two others as gifts. The rumors of poorer quality on the later brands has caused me to keep with the originals, even though they may demand a higher buck. I just never have problems with the older guns.
 
The following applies to the Charco incarnation. I suppose it's possible that they have improved since, although I doubt it.

Great concept, poor execution.

The AR7 I worked on didn't have feeding problems only because it wouldn't fire. The "firing pin" was a stamped piece of sheet steel, the "receiver" was cast pot metal. Cheap, cheap, cheap junk from one end to the other.

If you are depending on one of these for "survival", then you might as well stick the muzzle in your mouth and hope it goes off, because you are DOOMED. :eek:
 
I am on my third Charter AR7...The other two got sold to friends when I took them to the range, and they saw how great they worked...Accurate, and reliable with good ammo.
I also picked up an "Exporer II" pistol version, which has also proven to be 100%reliable. In fact, I have two of the RamLine 25rd plastic mags, and the pistol will rip through them as fast as I pull the trigger.
One time, I took a shot at a groundhog which was standing on a hillside about 80yds away. I was young, and didn't hold high. The round landed right at his feet, surprising both me and him.
 
Junk. I laugh when people will rather staunchly defend a POS gun than to admit they made a poor choice. No, I have never owned one, but my best friend did. Witnessing first-hand his horrorshow made me resolve to never buy one of my own. You want a survival rifle? Get yourself a Savage 24 or a Springfield Armory M6. ;)
 
I bad mouth the AR-7 because it was bad gun, my older henry went click more than bang, the little plastic nub that kept the barrel lined up broke off making it impossible to line up the barrel correctly, it rattled like a childs toy when stoyed in its stock.

( Btw the us air force never issued the ar-7, they original design was a bolt action gun in 22 hornet for taking game, that makes a lot more sence to me ) The Iraeli airforce did issue a modified version of the gun for a while.

The best part thing about the Ar 7 is that it will float away from you if drop it fording a stream

If you want your ar-7 to feel truly insulted, let it hang out with a marlin 700pss for a while...........

PS the ar-7 has a gadget gizmo appeal to it that makes me want to like it, but when I got the urge for a backpacking gun again I actually looked at & considered the new ar-7 generaly I am on the frugal side, but when I looked at the marlin 70 pss for 50$ more thats what I bought, no regrets. ( & if you happen to drop it, has this thing called a sling too keep it from getting away from you.... )
 
bad-dum-bump! Dunno why this thread was resurrected, but I think it's safe to say that the OP's original intent was not fulfilled here. :evil:
 
Generally, to own one is to hate one.

OK, so two got through that worked, that doesn't make it a great gun.

If you have one that works, you should play lotto heavily, you're one lucky SOB. :neener:
 
If you have one that works, you should play lotto heavily, you're one lucky SOB.
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The other theory is, don't play lotto.............you used up all of your luck, getting one that works. :D
 
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