Ar7 accessories, ar7 parts. AR-7 Parts: AR-7 Action Springs - 1. These parts will fit Armalite, Charter Arms. Not Charter Arms or anyone else who used to make them. This is a discussion on US Survival Rifle/AR7 within the Rifles forums. Armalite ar-7 serial numbers. Charter Arms Serial Numbers. Charter.44 bulldog. Firearm Model and Serial Number. Charter Arms » AR7 Explorer. Charter Arms AR-7 Explorer Parts Layout w/ List.

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Full text of ' CHARTER ARMS, PARTS, INSTRUCTION AND WARRANTY MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS Caliber 22 Rimfire, long rifle, standard. Action Semi-automatic. Magazine Detachable box type, capacity 8 rounds. Barrel 16' precision high grade steel rifling. Stock.Full pistol grip, recessed to stow barrel, action, and magazine, high quality cycolac. Convenient thumb safety at rear of receiver.

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Locks trigger. Sights Square-blade front, adjustable for windage by tapping; aperture rear adjustable for elevation. Weight 2V pounds. Overall Length 34 Vi inches.

Length When Stowed I6V2 inches. Finish Heat cured, semi-gloss black textured enamel. Blued steel internal parts.

Bolt and Charging Han- dle, cadmium plated to resist corrosion. AR-7 EXPLORER IMPORTANT: THIS.22 CALIBER AR-7 RIFLE IS DESIGNED TO ACCEPT STANDARD OR HIGH VELOCITY.22 L. Rl M FIRE AMMUNI- TION.

THE USE OF OTHER THAN THIS RECOMMENDED AM- MUNITION WILL VOID THE ONE YEAR FULL WARRANTY. To Assemble 1. Remove butt cap by holding stock in one hand; place the thumb of other hand on the serrations of the butt cap, and remove by applying down and outward pressure from the top. Remove action, barrel and magazine from stock. Caution: Use care to prevent parts from falling free causing possible damage. Place action in slot provided in the front of stock and secure by turning wing bolt in base of pistol grip finger tight.

To attach barrel to action, line up lug on top of barrel with slot on top of action, and tighten barrel nut finger-tight. Note: Charging handle can fall from receiver if not held right side up. Replace butt cap on stock. Insert eight.22 Long Rifle rimfire caliber cartridges in magazine. Insert magazine, pull out charging handle, draw charging handle full to rear and release.

Durga software solutions notes on piano. Rifle is now ready to fire. Note: To engage thumb safety on right rear of action, rotate safety lever back in direction of pointing arrow marked 'SAFE'.

Safety engages only when rifle is cocked. INSTRUCTIONS Disassembly of the AR-7 Explorer Before attempting disassembly of AR-7 be sure that MAGAZINE has been removed and Bolt has been pulled back to assure that Receiver and Chamber are free of live ammuni- tion. To remove magazine from action press the release which is located forward of the trigger finger. Place magazine aside. Retract bolt and inspect bolt face and chamber to be sure rifle is not loaded.

To remove barrel from action, loosen barrel nut approx- imately 2 turns. Pull out charging handle, retract bolt about half way and then release so that bolt will strike rear end of barrel sharply. This will separate barrel from tight fit in receiver. Unscrew barrel nut completely and remove barrel. Hold with receiver right side up to prevent loss of charging handle.

Remove Butt Cap in manner shown in picture. Return barrel to its recess in stock. Return magazine to stock with open end down and stop boss to the left. Remove action from front of stock. Depress charging handle and return the action to its pocket in the stock. Replace butt cap on stock.

For Proper Function, the Action of This Firearm Must be Kept Clean. The stock butt cap is a pressure fit and removes easily. After inserting action, it is secured by tightening a wing bolt. A lug is lined up and barrel is tight- ened with the barrel nut finger-tight.

N / Insert eight.22 LR Rimfire caliber cartridge magazine. The charging handle, which is connected to the bolt, is then pulled out and drawn back and the rifle is ready to fire^, CARE OF RIFLE To keep bore in perfect condition run through an oiled patch after use. Exterior need not be oiled.

If necessary to clean the action, leave assembled and wash in any petroleum solvent, drain and oil interior lightly with any good grade of gun oil. Stock is not harmed by moisture or ex posure and may be wiped clean with damp cloth. Aluminum black touch up may be used if outside finish of bar- rel and receiver is damaged. Safety Precautions 1. Always handle any gun as if loaded.

Keep on safety at all times except when intending to fire. Before use, check that the barrel is free of any obstruction. Always check after a fall while hunting. Be particularly careful when unloading the rifle to check the chamber after the magazine has been removed to assure a live round does not remain in the rifle.

THE MANUFACTURER STRONGLY RECOMMENDS USING SIGHT AND HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES WHEN FIRING THIS RIFLE. EXPLODED VIEW Stratford, CT 06497 AR-7 EXPLORER PARTS LIST 2221 ASSY.

More specifically made by Henry. Not Charter Arms or anyone else who used to make them. Looking for opinions on these. It'll probably just be a plinker (until I get it broken in) then put into my truck. I love my Henry H001 for plinking and my 10/22 for faster plinking.

So, I know youre probably thinking 'why would you want a plastic piece of junk?' Well, because the weight and the compact size it breaks down into is hard to find in firearms. I've seen reviews and more than half seem to like it.

The ones who dont (usually in written form, not video) seem to never have shot one. Im looking for good AND bad responses, but in a mature manner (from what Ive seen on here, thats how you guys do it anyhow). If you dont like it, tell me why you think so. I owned one of these little gems back in the late 1970's. For a while it was made by Armalite, who designed it, i think, then they sold the manufacturing rights to somebody else, this weapon must have gone through 4 or 5 different makers by now. (I can't remember who made mine but whoever they were, they made a poor job of it).

Anyway I'm sorry i sold it because it's just a neat concept for a firearm. It was light and easy to put together, very practical, and it even floats if you drop it in the water. However the gun was a jam-a-matic. You could not fire one entire magazine through it without a failure to feed or stove-pipe. Would i own another, yes, have they improved the function since then, i don't know but hopefully they have, although i wouldn't count on it. I think with a little tweaking by a gunsmith to the feed ramp or magazines you might be able to make it reliable.again i don't know that, because I didn't try to do that, i just sold the gun.

Same answer as above. I had an Armalite AR7. It was an okay gun, but jammed all the time. I had failure to feed and extract problems. It was a neat concept, but the rifle was not dependable.

I have no idea whether the latest version is a better manufactured rifle, but if it's made the same way, I would expect it would have the same problems. A good.22 pistol or revolver would be a better choice if portability is what you're looking for. I would get a.22 pistol or revolver.if the pistol laws weren't so messed up. I'm not waiting nearly 9-10 months for one.

Then jumping through hoops to purchase/put gun on permit. I'd rather hang my 10/22 on the back window of my truck. The ar7 is a good idea, the makers are on the right track, but you get what you pay for. I have fired hundreds of rounds out of one.

'was my ex fathers' and seems there was at least one jam out of every clip. I do remember one of the times it jammed so bad we had to take the reciever apart and reach in the slide with needle nose pliers to get the lodged shell out. The slide had smashed the shell and the slide had closed on part of the it. On tope of that, when you assemble it for firing you have to line up the front sight each time so you never get the same shot twice. The front sight is constantly moving around. When you get the front sight lined up you have to guess where the projectile is gong to hit. The rifle has very poor accuracy.

And they are very cheaply made you feel like your going to break it. The entire gun is plastic except the barrel. In my opinion the rifle is a pile of trash duct taped and slapped together poorly for 200 dollars. And you would probebly be better off with a more reliable firearm.

Say the snake charmer where you can fire slugs from. Its a 410 i know how much you like those based on your pm's.

But in my experience i will never spend the 200 or so dollars to buy a constantly jamming rifle. You can get alot better for the same price. I really liked the idea and figured it would be a good rifle to leave under the backseat in my Jeep. Henry has never missed a chance to disappoint me with this rifle. Their customer service was reasonable, and I if memory serves, they paid or reimbursed me for shipping. I bought mine about 5 years ago, and after looking at the Henry website just now, had been changed a little bit. When I purchased it, the screw hole holding the rear sight was totally stripped (unknown to me at the time of purchase.) Another note-the rear sight only has minor adjustment room, and for elevation only.

I returned it to the factory for service - they replaced the whole rifle with a second rifle (different serial numbers.) Same exact problem - stripped rear sight screw. It's made with a cheap alloy.

I returned it as well, and it was replaced by a third rifle, too. That rifle's rear sight screw was fine. But the amount of material there would be easy to strip because it's so thin it only has a couple threads for the screw to mate with. The front sight dovetails in, but the sight blade decided to free itself on the trip to me. It was lost inside the buttstock (as the barrel packs in the stock), and Henry mailed me a replacement sight blade. The first front sight rattles around in the stock to this day. There isn't enough meat to allow for windage adjustment of the front sight, and the rear sight is not windage adjustable.

The barrel is a thin sleeve of steel with plastic around it. Unfortunately, the plastic is not very strong. They should have used a decent polymer. To 'assemble' the rifle you seat the rear of the barrel to the front of the receiver, then use the metal 'nut' to secure it. Unfortunately, to tighten it up enough to hold the barrel securely, it damages the plastic at the rear of the barrel, making it so that each time you assemble it, you have to screw it on even tighter, thus damaging the plastic even more, and the threads are showing bad wear from the torque required to seat the barrel sufficiently. I have only assembled it probably 6 or 8 times, and it's clearly gotten worse. Enough so that it probably doesn't have enough life left for another 6 or 8 times.

I got tired of dealing with it, and it's bad enough I'd have a very difficult time selling it because it's an obvious problem when broken down or in the assembly process. Although I could sell it assembled, I'm not willing to stiff somebody who's thinking it's in good shape.

Other problems: The barrel is not very rigid and the barrel/receiver interface is frankly weak, so I leave it broken down, and wouldn't transport it assembled without a bulletproof way to ensure it doesn't get lateral force applied to damage it further. Accuracy is horrible! While designed as a 'survival' gun, I wouldn't trust it for anything. At 25 yards, the group is around 4 or 5 inches if I recall right.

And that's with the barrel nut cranked down super-tight, and trying a bunch of different ammo. You may as well take a light MKII, it's capable of being much more accurate. Feeding and extraction are more of the plagues of this rifle.

I could not expect it to feed through to 8 round mags without a malfunction. There is so much slop in all the parts, especially the bolt inside the poorly cast receiver it's obvious it was a cheaply made rifle, and the $200 I spent on it would have been better spent towards another brand. If I had it to do over again, I'd go with the Marlin Papoose. I hope this helps you out. Cheers, Steve. When I bought mine a few years back my first experience was poor. I had the usual ftf and fte probs.

I did my research and performed extensive buff, polish, and teflon coating. This included the feed ramp, sand & polish the firing pin sides, smooth bolt contact areas, etc. Since then I have used it extensively with not one failure of any kind - period. For me it is quite accurate.I can hit a quarter 7 out of 8 shots at 25 yards with the peep sight. It is far better than my 10/22, Browning, or mod 62. I get occasional jams with my 10/22, but never with my AR-7. I think many want a perfect rifle out of the box.

Not gonna happen with a mass-produced AR-7.gotta buff it and break it in. It is now the most reliable.22 auto I have ever owned - and I have been shooting.22s for 60 years. I am passing down my several others, but the AR-7 is a keeper and all I could wish for in a.22 auto.