That's pretty cool! Never heard of Dan Haga Designs, thanks for the info.

 

What does it weigh?

 

Sorry for the delayed response. With the AR-7 barrel, it's 4lb 3.2oz. The AR-7 barrel is quite a bit heavier than the stock barrel, but more accurate.

 

Thanks. It looks a lot better than stock. I like the folding stock design but they are pricey. I have a Charger with a folding brace but the brace is bulky. That looks cleaner.

 

Any Picattiny mount folding stock will work. Haga also makes a one piece grip adapter with a built in buffer tube for running collapsible stocks. That would end up being lighter overall.

 

Here's an additional shot of it from a recent camping trip with a Gemtech GM-22 attached

 

I'm considering the AR7.com adjustable stock, based on price. I don't want to throw Dan Haga money at this thing. I'll save going overboard for my 10/22s.

What do you think of the barrel? Worthwhile? I can't decide between a barrel with the cantilever scope mount on it, or a setup like yours. Does it hold zero? How much was the adapter? The cantilever is $36, and looks to be a pretty solid setup.

Just want a different plinker. I already have the rifle and a bunch of magazines.

Help me spend my money!

 

AR-7 adjustable stock just had a really unacceptable amount of play in it. It felt really sloppy.

The barrel is more accurate, but heavier. The extractor cut on mine was too shallow, resulting in a lot of failures to extract. That was an easy, five minute fix with a flat riffler file. It was worth it, to me, for the threaded muzzle.

I haven't tried the cantilevered scope mount, but the adapter I'm using is solid and hasn't moved at all. I tried a few cheap weaver-picattiny adapters off Amazon and they were all poorly made. The Warne adapter is well made and looks to be going for between $40 and $50 right now.

 

Now it won't float and has no case for protection and storage.I could see the threaded barrel but if you ask me the rest is a waste of money that could have been spent on a stock pile of .22 LR ammo.

I've never had much use for the floating feature or felt like I had to worry about scratches and finish wear. I always found it awkward to pack or carry with the the OEM stock. It packs up smaller and is easier to carry now.

 

You did a really nice job. I never liked the factory stock. My son got my Armalite AR7. so I will be sticking to the 10-22 platform. You can make your own floating bag out of foam if you need one. Light weight and protects the gun.

 

Anrothar: Before you buy the charger look at the QBD stock for a standard 10-22. It turns a 10-22 into a take down. With the Tacsol SBX barrel it is under 5 lbs with the suppressor and red dot.
I just weighed it and it is 4 lbs 8 oz with the TRS25, suppressor and 1 10 round mag.

 

That's exactly my kind of thing. The QBD stock looks great.

 

I've had a Charter Arms Ar7 since the 1970s. I found the factory stock kind of bulky so I bought an stock and barrel kit in the 1980s.

The stock appears to be the same one offered by ar7.com. The barrel shroud was uneeded so I cut it off. The barrel underneath was plastic with a steel liner. It was lighter than the CA barrel which was aluminum.



When I took it backpacking I took the pistol grip off to save more weight and make is slimmer.



40 years later after many backpacking trips and traveling the country in my RV I still carry it my truck with that stock. I did put the pistol grip back on it however since I wasn't backpacking.

I think if I were to go backpacking again I would make a lighter stock out of plastic. The current stock is metal and heavier than it needs to be. The whole thing only needs to be as long as the barrel when stored so I don't really need it to collapse.

 

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I think if I were to go backpacking again I would make a lighter stock out of plastic. The current stock is metal and heavier than it needs to be. The whole thing only needs to be as long as the barrel when stored so I don't really need it to collapse.

A lighter stock would be nice, especially with a lighter threaded barrel than the one I ended up with. Haga makes a plastic pistol grip conversion with a molded in buffer tube. You could run a very light AR stock on that and be lighter than the AR-7 stock or my set up.

 

If I were into back packing again I would look at a single shot. At 80 I am not likely to start. The Chiappa Little Badger (2.9 lbs) would be a possibility. Barrel is threaded. Another is the Traditions Crackshot (4 lb) with a more conventional stock. It does not come with irons but I found some that work very well. UTG makes them for the 10-22. Barrel would have to be threaded. Stock will hold a bunch of survival gear. No magazines and any ammo will run from Super Colibri to Velocitor.
https://www.traditionsfirearms.com/category/crackshot
https://www.chiappafirearms.com/family.php?id=26

 

I have a Little Badger! Neat rifle, but mine suffers from frequent light strikes. I've been meaning to get it fixed. The Pack Rifle is a really nice ultralight option for singleshot.

https://www.packrifle.com/

 

That Pack Rifle looks pretty good. I went shooting this morning and tried irons at 50 yards. I need a scope. Red dots are better but 1/2 as accurate as a scope. A Simmons 4x32 is 10 oz with rings. A Leupold 4x28 might be a touch lighter. $35 vs $200. Could probably save the weight on the ammo I would waste using irons.

 

While I can appreciate squeezing the most utility out of a piece of gear, I personally just carry a S&W Victory with a red-dot sight when kicking about on the trail. Even more compact than an AR-7 in any configuration, very reliable and accurate.

 

Or this....a Kel Tec P17. Comes with 3 16 round mags, fiber optic front sight, threaded barrel. 3.5lb trigger. Weighs only 12 oz. It is now my go to trail gun. It is accurate, reliable and cheap (if you can find one).

 

My other rimfire trail gun is a Ruger 22/45 with a Maddmacs upper and a red dot.

 

Will that Keltec P17 take an optic? I have a 22-45 Lite I have been playing with.
If I am out in the boonies I am carrying a 357.

 

I have one of the newer Henry Survival Rifles and while the stock is bulky, it is light and protects everything else and stores 2 additional mags all in one package. Mine is plenty accurate. Not sure I'd be wanting to spend as much or more $ as the rifle costs to accessorize it... but hey, to each his own.

 

Really the only thing I would change is the barrel to preferably the steel one,I feel if I escaped my downed aircraft ,and was running full tilt to get away from enemy capture teams,I would hurriedly assemble the weapon ,on the run,to take out the dogs first.perhaps if one got close enough,after killing him I might take my k bar(Camillus) and hack off a rear leg for food later but also to freak the enemy out and make him less eager to catch me.i may have to slide down a muddy hillside( watch out for those freakin’ black palm spines)in the process I might wack that thing against a tree or rock and I feel that Henry plasti c covered barrel might just get bent and while it may come in handy in that configuration to shoot around corners in the bombed out urban area ahead,I prefer a barrel to stay straight ,it works better for the rifleman in me.i may have to wack a few enemy troops there while I work my way down to the beach the semi auto and the extra ammo in the clips and stock may come in handy to help cure some of these fanatics of what ails them(and I’m their DR.) I guess at the beach I’ll disable any boats with a few quick shots through the hulls then make a quick lanyard out of paracord to secure the ar 7 and swim the 5 miles out to where I can safely signal a rescue team from the fleet,that floating rifle will come in handy while I tred water for a couple hrs,At least I can relax now and feel confident ithat my ar7 ( and my Marine Corrps training )that has one more time saved my bacon.I might not be so lucky if I was only a regular Army soldier or a flyboy,maybe a Navy seal …maybe….yeah,WITH an ar 7 he just might almost make it…those guys are fairly good.