Survival Rifle: AR-7 Henry - Reviews

Henry

I haven't tried the Henry and I'm sure it's top quality like the rest of their products.  The real question should be whether it fits into your self defense and survival profile.  As a hunting and survival tool there are many effective options so you have to decide what fills your needs.  If you're often driving or hiking into the far reaches of the woods then maybe this has a place.


The old AR-7 models had magazine feeding issues and honesty didn't seem any better to me than a good bull barrel Ruger MK series pistol when it came to distance shooting.  Now with so many good conversion kits for weapons like the Glock, CZ-75, Sig, and 1911 I don't see the point of going this route.  If you want a state of the art folding .22 rifle with accuracy and great magazine and parts availability I'd go with the Ruger  10/22 Convertible.  If you want full compatibility with your magazines and don't mind the ammo cost I'd get a Kel-Tec carbine in 9mm or .40 in a version that matches your Glock or Beretta for magazines.   The range on the 9mm matches the .22 and the energy delivered is more than double.  Plus you can still have a .22 pistol with a conversion kit.