US Air Force survival gun?

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:11:54 -0400, "Bruce W.1"
wrote:

I'd really like to know because I'm looking for a survival gun to take
into the woods while backpacking. It must be as light in weight as
possible.

Wasn't this the Armalite survival gun?

As I recall (vaguely: a friend bought one to kyak through the Arctic
Circle) it had an over-under barrel, with a .22 bullet and a 410
shotgun shell. It packed into its own stock.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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From: Cub Driver
Date: 4/23/2004 3:27 PM Central Daylight Time
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On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:11:54 -0400, "Bruce W.1"
wrote:

I'd really like to know because I'm looking for a survival gun to take
into the woods while backpacking. It must be as light in weight as
possible.

Wasn't this the Armalite survival gun?

As I recall (vaguely: a friend bought one to kyak through the Arctic
Circle) it had an over-under barrel, with a .22 bullet and a 410
shotgun shell. It packed into its own stock.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com
The Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com
Viva Bush! blog www.vivabush.org

From: Cub Driver


On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:11:54 -0400, "Bruce W.1"
wrote:

I'd really like to know because I'm looking for a survival gun to take
into the woods while backpacking. It must be as light in weight as
possible.

Wasn't this the Armalite survival gun?

As I recall (vaguely: a friend bought one to kyak through the Arctic
Circle) it had an over-under barrel, with a .22 bullet and a 410
shotgun shell. It packed into its own stock.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

You have two firearms mixed up. The Armalite AR-7 is the one that takes apart
and stores in its own stock. Mine is made by Charter arms and is in 22LR. If
memory serves the current maker is Henry.

James Bond used one in Goldfinger (I think)

The other one is the M-6 scout which had a .410 over a 22 hornet and folded in
half. The current maker is Springfield.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

(B2431) wrote in
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From: Cub Driver


On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:11:54 -0400, "Bruce W.1"
wrote:

I'd really like to know because I'm looking for a survival gun to
take into the woods while backpacking. It must be as light in weight
as possible.

Wasn't this the Armalite survival gun?

As I recall (vaguely: a friend bought one to kyak through the Arctic
Circle) it had an over-under barrel, with a .22 bullet and a 410
shotgun shell. It packed into its own stock.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

You have two firearms mixed up. The Armalite AR-7 is the one that
takes apart and stores in its own stock. Mine is made by Charter arms
and is in 22LR. If memory serves the current maker is Henry.

James Bond used one in Goldfinger (I think)



many people over in rec.guns claim that the Henry AR-7 is plagued with jams
and failure-to-feeds.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

From: Jim Yanik


(B2431) wrote in
:

snip

The Armalite AR-7 is the one that
takes apart and stores in its own stock. Mine is made by Charter arms
and is in 22LR. If memory serves the current maker is Henry.

James Bond used one in Goldfinger (I think)



many people over in rec.guns claim that the Henry AR-7 is plagued with jams
and failure-to-feeds.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

The only problem I have with my Charter Arms AR-7 is the charging handle can
drop out and is easily lost while disassembly. I was hoping Henry's AR-7s were
as good as Charter Arm's.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Backpacking survival gun. For what reason? To get something to eat? A
Savage Model 24 rifle/shorgun over-under can be had in 22LR/20gauge,
on up to 30-30 over 12 gauge. Gives you one shot each barrel for
grizzly or brown bear. If you just want something to pot food, get a
22LR revolver and LEARN HOW to shoot it. Hint - buy a couple cartons
of 22 and find a coach. You'll learn much faster. If you're going into
grizzly/brown bear country - well, pack enough rifle. Here in the
Rockies our trouble is now mountain lions. They're not particularly
fazed by humans, either, and dine quite well on the poodles they find
around Boulder. BTW one of my friends runs a ranch in the Sierra
foothills and says they're having the same problem only there in Cal
shooting mountain lions is forbidden. Here in CO I carry my 357 Model
19 while up in the hills. (The 44M is too big and boisterous for good
double action shooting.)
Walt BJ

(B2431) wrote in message ...
From: Jim Yanik


(B2431) wrote in
:

snip

The Armalite AR-7 is the one that
takes apart and stores in its own stock. Mine is made by Charter arms
and is in 22LR. If memory serves the current maker is Henry.

James Bond used one in Goldfinger (I think)

No, it was used in "From Russia with Love".

many people over in rec.guns claim that the Henry AR-7 is plagued with jams
and failure-to-feeds.

True, true... just like the hinge pin problem on the M6. Guess US
manufacturers can't make precision guns the way the Germans do.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

The only problem I have with my Charter Arms AR-7 is the charging handle can
drop out and is easily lost while disassembly. I was hoping Henry's AR-7s were
as good as Charter Arm's.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

(can't wait for the Obituary that reads: Dan, U.S. Air Force,
expired)!