Mine arrived yesterday. Loved how compact it was. I took it out of the box and dropped it into my briefcase to bring home 
I was surprised the butt stock was thicker than I expected but then again, I shouldn't have been as it had to have the space to store all the other parts. Came with 2 mags and space to store both. If you get a third mag you can pt that in the receiver and have a total of 3 stored.
I assembled it and thought it was all very intuitive to put together. I will test further to see if the mag release works better that earlier versions. Finish is very clean and nice. All the weight centres on the receiver and I thought the barrel was very light, almost like a wand in my hand. Also surprised to find that receiver mates to the butt stock on the centre and SIDE, not just in front. Makes good sense thought.
I thought the plastic stock could use a swivel or at least have provisions to allow me to install one. This I felt would have been an important consideration.
I look forward to shooting it but do not expect it to do very well beyond plinking for fun. I know many who complaint about FTF, FTE and poor accuracy of these rifles but I wanted one for its unique and compact design. After all, it is a survival rifle.
One cannot compare safety pins against an expensive fish hook but in dire circumstances when nothing else is on hand, a safety pin will do to catch fish. As for comparing this to a Papoose, the only thing they have in common is the calibre so I don't. Don't get an AR7 is you expect it to shoot like a Papoose or 10/22. BUT you also won't get a Papoose or 10/22 to stow away as light and compact as an AR7.
Cheers.
I was surprised the butt stock was thicker than I expected but then again, I shouldn't have been as it had to have the space to store all the other parts. Came with 2 mags and space to store both. If you get a third mag you can pt that in the receiver and have a total of 3 stored.
I assembled it and thought it was all very intuitive to put together. I will test further to see if the mag release works better that earlier versions. Finish is very clean and nice. All the weight centres on the receiver and I thought the barrel was very light, almost like a wand in my hand. Also surprised to find that receiver mates to the butt stock on the centre and SIDE, not just in front. Makes good sense thought.
I thought the plastic stock could use a swivel or at least have provisions to allow me to install one. This I felt would have been an important consideration.
I look forward to shooting it but do not expect it to do very well beyond plinking for fun. I know many who complaint about FTF, FTE and poor accuracy of these rifles but I wanted one for its unique and compact design. After all, it is a survival rifle.
One cannot compare safety pins against an expensive fish hook but in dire circumstances when nothing else is on hand, a safety pin will do to catch fish. As for comparing this to a Papoose, the only thing they have in common is the calibre so I don't. Don't get an AR7 is you expect it to shoot like a Papoose or 10/22. BUT you also won't get a Papoose or 10/22 to stow away as light and compact as an AR7.
Cheers.
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