Henry survival rifle

[LorenzoB]

Does any one here have one of these?
If so, how do you like it?

I think it looks like a great idea.

http://henryrepeating.com/rifle-survival-ar7.cfm

[jeepster09]

Looks pretty cool.

[eireguy]

I have one.i really like it,shoots pretty good.you can buy 15rd mags & aftermarket barrels for it as well.breaks down to a nice compact package

[eireguy]

http://ar-7.com/store/page89.html

[les strat]

That is a great little weapon. Sounds like a good truck gun to throw behind the seat.

[jocko]

yup, some guns never die, but their names just change..

[LorenzoB]

http://ar-7.com/store/page89.html

That's cool! Now Barth can get one... and a case of all the different barrels. :D

[LorenzoB]

That is a great little weapon. Sounds like a good truck gun to throw behind the seat.

That's what I was thinking.
Or great in a backpack or with your prepping kit (if you have such a kit).

[Steve in Sunny Fla]

Larry - look at the ruger takedown. I always wanted one of those survival rifles, either the old armalite or the henry, but they never got high marks for accuracy or reliability. the ruger takedown is waaay nicer. We have 2 of them, fitted with BSA "sweet 22" scopes and I've done trigger work on both of them. Really super nice, IF you can find one! Steve

[BlahX3]

Marlin makes (or made?) a .22 take down too. The Papoose. Wish I'd kept it.

[jocko]

Oh give me the Ruger take down 10/22 any day over that AR. I can only say that when we sold it under the armalite name many decades ago. IT DID NOT SELL. the Ruger take down might not be as totally take down etc as the AR Henry is but it is a shooter, it is well made.It is compactable.. IMO no comparison.

I can only picture a Navy seal sitting in the armory room andh is commander telling him,,,"guys we have a new rifle that we want you to start carrying in ur back pack" and then they pull out this POS rifle. IMO it is what it is. the Ruger IMO should give that Henry a nice burial , respectable but nice..

[yqtszhj]

Larry - look at the ruger takedown. I always wanted one of those survival rifles, either the old armalite or the henry, but they never got high marks for accuracy or reliability. the ruger takedown is waaay nicer. We have 2 of them, fitted with BSA "sweet 22" scopes and I've done trigger work on both of them. Really super nice, IF you can find one! Steve

My thoughts exactly.

[MW surveyor]

+2 on the 10/22 takedown
(but the ruger doesn't float!)

[jocko]

+2 on the 10/22 takedown
(but the ruger doesn't float!)

it could be put in a case that would float and still be very concealable. In case for government use, as u well know cost would be no issue, so they could make the gun available to the government for $150 bucks and the water proof case availablefor $15,000. I think they would still buy it.:popcorn:

[LorenzoB]

Thanks for the feedback and recommendations! No doubt the Ruger is awesome. But I liked how compact the Henry was and how everything stored in its own stock. I also liked the idea of NOT caring about taking care of it like I would if I had the Ruger. I saw a folding stock for the Ruger that would make it much more compact at least, but then it is more money and then I would really feel like I would need to shoot it often and take care of it more. I'll churn on this one.

[Bawanna]

I agree with your logic. Sometimes more and better isn't always the correct answer. The Ruger is 10 times nicer and better in all respects.

But one has to remember this is a last ditch survival tool for when everything that can go bad has gone bad.

The Henry and it's predecessor are quite popular with bush pilots and small plane owners. Weight is precious and everything counts.

I had one explain to me once after I told him there were much better rifles, this before the take down 10/22. He said he usually has a good rifle and hand gun and the AR is for when the plane and the good rifle and every thing else is toast but he somehow survived.

As you mentioned, he doesn't care for it much, no bond with it, usually he don't remember it's even there but it's there.

Hard to do that with a higher quality more costly gun.

This of course is contrary to everything I believe in and always want the very best I can get. Or at least what I interpret to be the best in my eyes.

[jocko]

probably right. It would be a last ditch gun, and probably the best place toleaveit when all is done to. Just sayin

[LorenzoB]

One thing with the Henry, I wouldn't feel bad if I had to use the stock as a digging tool, and I wouldn't feel bad if it was bouncing around under the truck seat. The Ruger is a little too nice for what I was thinking my purpose would be.

But that Ruger is really nice and I am considering it... although I already have a nice 22.

[jocko]

no doubt the Henry is a special purpose rifle, butI think the total nopvelty of it is the all n the stock thing and sealed, which sounds good to but again it would be so so limited in use and so u havehad it under ur seat of the vehicle for a year or so. I would wonder what it wouldlook like if needed.

I can only say that when we sold them years back they were very cheap looking.

the Ruger package althugh would be a bigger concealment but it does come in a nice padded case which is about what most people would want today I would think. I have no idea what the Ruger price is tothe Henry either. That Ruger 10/22 has always been a greatr 22 and a handsomeone to. I can remember when they first cameout they were priced with the Marlin M1 22 semi auto. both introuduced I think at the same time. The Ruger was $99 msrp and the Marlin was 95$ msrp. Both sold like hotcakes..

[Popeye]

I have a plain 10/22 carbine that would be plenty good as a truck/survival rifle just the way it is. Heck it's only 37 "total and weighs in at about 6 lbs. +/- If I was to go for a breakdown rifle it would definately be the Ruger. I do have to wonder though how well that break down joint is going to hold up through time? I guess I'm just old fashioned by thinking the simpler things are the better.

I do think that Henry is an outstanding American Company, and if this conversation was about a 22 lever action it would be a Henry that I'd be promoting.

[jocko]

agreeon the 22 lever action art. but IMO the Henry ar is just a carry down long time ar survival rifle of yesterday..

[ripley16]

Does any one here have one of these?
If so, how do you like it?

I think it looks like a great idea.

http://henryrepeating.com/rifle-survival-ar7.cfm

I had one of the early Charter Arms produced AR7s. It wasn't very well made, wasn't accurate and wasn't very reliable. I would hope that Henry produces a higher quality rifle. It was fun and easy to pack around, but it was no better than a cheap pistol in capability. I got tired of it's foibles and sold in sometime in the '90s.

Today I'd be more interested in a breakdown 10/22 instead, if I were in the market.

[CJB]

Ditto, we "sold" a few of the Charter Arms version... they were finicky as all hell, never could get them to shoot more than a few boxes of ammo before you had to screw with 'em again, and were VERY magazine sensitive. We had three gunsmiths of merit (me being one) and nobody could get them to do well. Just too finicky, sloppy, rough and slipshod.

That said - I want - and will pay dearly for a stainless M6 Scout in any variety... especially .22LR/.410, but the Hornet/410 or .223/410 would do as well.

[gunmut]

I had one when charter Arms was the mfg. It is a light duty gun, very light weight. Good to put in the trunk of a car or carry in a backpack. I put maybe 200-300 rds through the one I had before I sold it. It never gave me any real problems but I did get a few jams from time to time.

[Rotorflyr]

The Henry version is said to be better made then the previous versions that have been on the market, though still not without its problems. If your intent for it was to keep it on hand in a vehicle to be able to take small game for use in a short term survival situation, it's probably worth the price.

[muggsy]

My "old man" was fond of saying that a gun is only as good as the man behind it. The Henry was designed as a wilderness survival tool and in that regard it served its purpose well.

[eireguy]

Review & test..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfDfy0nrQWo&feature=youtube_gdata_player