Has anyone have any experience or knowledge of the reliability of the Henry AR7 survival 22 caliber LR rifle? Ever since I saw the James Bond film as a child, "From Russia with Love" I wanted one. It seems inexpensive enough and is certainly lightweight at 3.5 pounds.

I had one of the originals, made by Armalite. It was neither durable nor reliable. A jam-o-matic with a soft aluminum receiver.

I have an AR7 built by Charter Arms. I believe that Charter Arms sold out this rifle to Henry. There have been at least 3 different owners of the rifles....perhaps four different owners over the years. They have been around a long time, and were originally designed for the USAF for pilot survival(if memory serves.).

I have not shot mine in some time now, but it has always worked just fine for me. I think that I polished the feed ramp, and the chamber.....I do that to most all of my guns.

I have one. I was very surprise on the accuracy,I was thinking it was not going to be. It shoots everything I put in it, even Remington golden bullets which I hate. It loves CCI green and st. velocity.

I will say the stock is the only thing I dislike. Its to fat and not very comforting, but I knew that before I bought. Thats what you get for storing everything in the stock.

I have two; one of the current generation and one from just prior to that. Both work well with the higher-energy ammo. (The older one loves Thunderbolts.) Both are reasonably accurate.

The newest version is more reliable, can hold two extra magazines in the stock (for a total of three, versus the one extra plus one in the action of prior versions) and has some other improvements. However, I have heard it will no longer float if stored in the stock. (No, I haven't tried that myself.)

The buttplate on the older one is much harder to remove than the one on the newer gun, but that could be individual variation, rather than a difference between the models.

Mine is also a Charter Arms, only shot a few times and not for a long time, but if I remember correctly no complaints.

I have a Henry made just before the current generation. It's reliable as long as you make sure the barrel nut stays tight. Lots of fun to shoot. I doubt it would float...while the stock cover is difficult to remove, it doesn't seem like it has a good seal at all.

I had one of the original Charter Arms and it was not very reliable nor accurate.
I also have one of the new Henry AR-7's and I am very impressed with the reliability and accuracy. It's a far cry better than the original. I've never had a stoppage with high velocity ammo, and it has proven to be quite accurate for what it is with 50 yard groups running around 1.5 inches. I'm very pleased with it........

I've always wanted to play around with one, but I've been thinking that a take-down 10-22 might be a better option.