Henry US Survival Rifle: Don’t leave civilization without one

[General Pain]

http://www.guns.com/henry-us-surviva...-7-review.html

[Ironside]

In T2K that would be worth its weight in gold!

[General Pain]

it seem very practical

[mikeo80]

I agree that the Henry Survival would be an excellent addition to ones' emergency supplies. .22LR is still available in most gun supply stores. But with everything else, prices are rising faster than ever. Last time I looked at local Wal-Mart, 550 rounds of .22LR was in the $18 range.

I seem to remember reading in the Sears catalog in the early 1960's about a similar gun. Brake down, floating, .22LR. I can not remember who made it. Remmington? Savage?

My $0.02

Mike

[copeab]

I'll take a Mauser C 96 with shoulder stock holster, thanks

[mikeo80]

Originally Posted by copeab

I'll take a Mauser C 96 with shoulder stock holster, thanks

IMHO, if you are going to talk pistols/revolvers, I would take a Colt .357 Magnum. Excellent take down power AND can also fire .38.

But, again IMHO, if you are looking for something to have in your "Go Bag". Something lite, rugged, still gets game, and widely available ammo, this henry is tough to beat.

My $0.02

Mike

[Rockwolf66]

I used to own a Henry Arms Us Survival rifle and at one time My dad owned a copy by another manufacturer. We both ended up selling the rifles for various reasons. Frankly they are inaccurate, unreliable and hard to repair.

While the concept is nice there are much better .22 LR semiautomatics out there. Some actually do the same things as the AR-7/US Survival rifle but do them better.

[Tegyrius]

Originally Posted by Rockwolf66

I used to own a Henry Arms Us Survival rifle and at one time My dad owned a copy by another manufacturer. We both ended up selling the rifles for various reasons. Frankly they are inaccurate, unreliable and hard to repair.

This is the general assessment I see every time it comes up in discussions.

While the concept is nice there are much better .22 LR semiautomatics out there. Some actually do the same things as the AR-7/US Survival rifle but do them better.

It's anachronistic for T2k, but I have hopes for Ruger's recently-announced breakdown version of the 10/22.

- C.

[mikeo80]

I had a chance the other day to wander over to the local pawn broker/gun range. They happened to have a Henry A7 for sale. So, with appropriate ID in hand, and 100 rounds of .22 LR, I took said Henry to the range.

First things first. I am NOT a marksman. But after 20 some rounds of .22LR, I was able to put most of my shots within 1 - 1 1/2 inch of bullseye at 50 feet. (Most of my misses were high, right. could be me, could be gun. Not sure. Probably me!!)

IF SHTF, and I need to put a bunny or other small critter in the cooking pot, that grouping should do the trick. IMHO, that is what this rifle is for. Putting small game in the pot. .22 LR is NOT a man stopper. (Especially with my lack of marksman talent.) That job is for the bigger toys in the arsenal.

So now I am in the process of scraping together the necessary cash to add the Henry to my little assortment of toys. The pawn shop has five extra clips for the Henry. Guess what goes with the purchase. Then off to Wal Mart for a brick or two of .22 LR.

My $0.02

Mike

[Ironside]

Totally OT but I just had a mental crunch of gears: 'going to Wal-Mart to pick up ammunition'. Wal-Mart bought our supermarket chain Asda a few years back and the thought of just popping down to Asda for some ammo really blows my mind!

[weswood]

Originally Posted by Ironside

Totally OT but I just had a mental crunch of gears: 'going to Wal-Mart to pick up ammunition'. Wal-Mart bought our supermarket chain Asda a few years back and the thought of just popping down to Asda for some ammo really blows my mind!

Most Walmarts here in the southwest US are termed "Super Walmarts", so it's not inconcievable to rund down to the Wal and pick up an AR15 and a loaf of bread.

[Fusilier]

Originally Posted by weswood

it's not inconcievable to rund down to the Wal and pick up an AR15 and a loaf of bread.

'murica...

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by Fusilier

'murica...

Indeed. At the Walmart nearest to where I live, they carry a Sig-made AR clone, a Remington 870 (with extended mag), assorted bolt, lever-action, and semi-auto .22 rifles, and a couple 30/06 hunting rifles. Oh, and they also have a fairly wide assortment of sliced breads.

Read this today and it has me a bit unsettled.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/gun-s...ry?id=16073797

[Fusilier]

Originally Posted by Raellus

Indeed. At the Walmart nearest to where I live, they carry a Sig-made AR clone, a Remington 870 (with extended mag), assorted bolt, lever-action, and semi-auto .22 rifles, and a couple 30/06 hunting rifles. Oh, and they also have a fairly wide assortment of sliced breads.

Civilian long arms aren't too difficult to acquire here, but never in a Walmart... at least where I live. Got bread though!

[Targan]

High powered firearms and ammunition available in supermarkets... what a strange and amazing country the US is! I'm torn. On the one hand it sounds great, having such easy access to firearms. On the other hand I find it deeply disturbing. Where I live you've got a better chance of winning the lottery than ever seeing or even hearing an illicit gunshot on any given day. Whenever an offender discharges a firearm here it's a major news story. I'd imagine that thousands of offenders would discharge firearms in the US every week.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Originally Posted by Targan

High powered firearms and ammunition available in supermarkets... what a strange and amazing country the US is! I'm torn. On the one hand it sounds great, having such easy access to firearms. On the other hand I find it deeply disturbing. Where I live you've got a better chance of winning the lottery than ever seeing or even hearing an illicit gunshot on any given day. Whenever an offender discharges a firearm here it's a major news story. I'd imagine that thousands of offenders would discharge firearms in the US every week.

Actually in Australia firearms were available in some supermarkets until the early 1990s and it wasn't every one of them, just those that thought there was a customer base for it. I used to buy ammunition at a few K-Mart supermarkets in Western Australia and they always had a few .22LR rifles, various bolt-action rifles of higher calibre and some shotguns for sale.

Many of them stopped selling firearms because they didn't want to have to renew the firearms trading licence or they didn't want to be linked to the image of being gun sellers rather than there was any effort to stop them from selling firearms.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

Actually in Australia firearms were available in some supermarkets until the early 1990s and it wasn't every one of them, just those that thought there was a customer base for it. I used to buy ammunition at a few K-Mart supermarkets in Western Australia and they always had a few .22LR rifles, various bolt-action rifles of higher calibre and some shotguns for sale.

Yeah, I remember when I was a teenager firearms were more widely available.