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The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer is a semi-automatic firearm in .22 Long Rifle caliber, developed in 1959 from the AR-5 that was adopted by the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and aircrew survival weapon. The AR-7 was adopted and modified by the Israeli Air Force as an aircrew survival weapon in the 1980s.
The AR-7 was designed by American firearms designer Eugene Stoner, who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16. The civilian AR-7's intended markets today are backpackers and other recreational users as a takedown utility rifle. The AR-7 is often recommended for use by outdoor users of recreational vehicles (automobile, airplane or boat) who might have need for a weapon for foraging or defense in a wilderness emergency.
AR7 22lr Camo Survival Rifle 1 factory 7rd mag, one 25rd and two 7rd aftermarket mags. This AR7 was produced by Survival Arms. I think they produce AR7 after Charter Arms stop production because the buttstock cover has Charter Arms on it. The plastic buttstock cover has a dent on it so it is not...
A lot of info on the rifle here from November 2012 in Gun Digest. The AR-7 was designed for The US Airforce as their official survival weapon for pilots.
They are extremely compact, very accurate and light weight (2 1/2 lbs.)
ArmaLite introduced the AR-7 Explorer on the American market in 1959...
Neat little .22 takedown rifle. Finish isn't perfect, but I've just replaced all the springs and recoil spring guide. Played with it at the range a little, but I've got a pile of other .22s already. Rifle disassembles and tucks into it's stock, which floats...so when everything else hits the...