Carl N. Brown
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.. making my Mauser C96 look petite and graceful.
I have finally found something my CharterArms AR7 Explorer II is actually good for ....
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FL-NC
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I should have known.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Too small for a boat anchor.....
Could use it as the basis for a DIY Han Solo blaster build.
Love the Broomhandle, btw!
Could use it as the basis for a DIY Han Solo blaster build.
Love the Broomhandle, btw!
chicharrones
needs more ammo
lee n. field
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Sorta wanted one, way back when. Never had the opportunity in the narrow window when that was a thing.
(Did have a Charter AR-7 rifle. Unreliable jam-o-matic, long gone.)
CajunBass
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Could use it as the basis for a DIY Han Solo blaster build.
I think I saw a U-tube video of someone doing just that.
I always wanted one of those to put in the "just in case" box in the back of my Jeep. Never did get one. Wouldn't have mattered if it worked or not. I never used anything else in that box.
Fatcat3
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Plus, it floats or is supposed to.
Speedo66
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Malfunction drills?
bannockburn
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lee n. field
Same here; poorly designed and built it was nothing but Jam City from the get-go!
Fatcat3
That was only for the rifle version; the AR-7 pistol made it the perfect candidate for the "lost in a tragic boating accident" report.
Same here; poorly designed and built it was nothing but Jam City from the get-go!
Fatcat3
That was only for the rifle version; the AR-7 pistol made it the perfect candidate for the "lost in a tragic boating accident" report.
Bottom Gun
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The Armalite made AR7 rifles I've had have been 100% reliable while the Charter Arms version of the rifle which I briefly owned was a poorly made POS.
The design of the AR7 rifle is OK. The Charter Arms rifles were poorly machined and just didn't fit or work properly. I would imagine the same is true for their pistols.
I have no experience with the Henry made version but they look like they are well made.
The design of the AR7 rifle is OK. The Charter Arms rifles were poorly machined and just didn't fit or work properly. I would imagine the same is true for their pistols.
I have no experience with the Henry made version but they look like they are well made.
holl
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I have a newer Henry version. It runs like a Swiss watch when loaded with Winchester super x hyper velocity. Funest .22 I own!
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Carl N. Brown
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My Charter Arms AR-7 Explorer II Pistol fully dressed up.
B-Square side mount for ArmaLite and Charter AR-7s (needs the longer side plate screw) from discount bin at the gun shop after Charter dropt AR-7s. Long eye relief pistol scope ($10 gun show find). I clamped a .22 3/4" laser sight to it with an old see-thru rimfire ring mount for 3/4" or 1" scope.
The sling helps hold the gun steady at arms length. Dressed up it weighs more than my ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer rifle.
Both my Armalite rifle and the Charter Arms pistol run great with CCI MiniMag high velocity copper plated round nose. If the feed lips and feed ramp and catch notch on the magazines aren't buggered up. Jams are a way to bugger up feed lips.
My son's Henry US Survival Rifle (AR-7 reengineered) ran on Remington Golden Bullets to my amazement.
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Gordon
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Yes my Charter Pistol has run pretty well with AR7 armalite magazines. The Armalite rifles work well , the Charter rifles usually don't. I think most of the problems were the Charter magazines.
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Carl N. Brown
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The bolt of my ArmaLite AR-7 rifle has a full length slot for the extractor that allows the bolt and recoil springs to be removed for cleaning. The recoil spring guide stays in the receiver and aligning the recoil springs with the guide rods is not fun on reassembly.
The bolt of my Charter Arms AR-7 pistol does not have an extractor slot. To remove the bolt, you have to remove the receiver side plate and the magazine spring & catch, to remove the extractor to allow the bolt to come out of the receiver.
The Henry US Survival Rifle bolt has a slot for the extractor in the bolt and a cut in the recoil spring guide for the hammer in cocked position. You can remove the bolt and recoil springs & their guide without removing the receiver sideplate. Do have the hammer cocked safety "on" to remove the bolt.
Of AR-7 versions, the Henry is easier to clean, the Charter Arms is the worst. I cut my Armalite recoil spring guide to match my son's Henry's.
Removing the AR-7 receiver side plate is not fun. The magazine catch spring and two tiny pivot pins are easily lost. I seldom see much powder residue in the lower receiver. The very clever SA firing mechanism is hammer, trigger, one wire spring to power them both. Getting the parts realigned and the side plate back on inspires language to rival this weekend's Svengoolie movie CURSE OF THE DEMON.
I believe that future explorers of the farside of the moon will discover a huge pile of missing socks and a small pile of AR-7 magazine catch springs. One of the springs is mine.
The bolt of my Charter Arms AR-7 pistol does not have an extractor slot. To remove the bolt, you have to remove the receiver side plate and the magazine spring & catch, to remove the extractor to allow the bolt to come out of the receiver.
The Henry US Survival Rifle bolt has a slot for the extractor in the bolt and a cut in the recoil spring guide for the hammer in cocked position. You can remove the bolt and recoil springs & their guide without removing the receiver sideplate. Do have the hammer cocked safety "on" to remove the bolt.
Of AR-7 versions, the Henry is easier to clean, the Charter Arms is the worst. I cut my Armalite recoil spring guide to match my son's Henry's.
Removing the AR-7 receiver side plate is not fun. The magazine catch spring and two tiny pivot pins are easily lost. I seldom see much powder residue in the lower receiver. The very clever SA firing mechanism is hammer, trigger, one wire spring to power them both. Getting the parts realigned and the side plate back on inspires language to rival this weekend's Svengoolie movie CURSE OF THE DEMON.
I believe that future explorers of the farside of the moon will discover a huge pile of missing socks and a small pile of AR-7 magazine catch springs. One of the springs is mine.
