.22 LR Take Down rifles. What are my options?

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Guys!
Asking a question for a buddy. Qualifications: He has his CORE and PAL.
My friend is an avid outdoors, nature photographer and goes to ultra remote areas to photograph. He usually brings his 12ga for backup.
On a recent trip, he was introduced to freshly shot "Smoked grouse pasta" and is in love with shooting grouse.
He owns a T-Bolt currently but would prefer a take down type .22. His only demands are that it be very quick to assemble, reasonably accurate to 50yds with open sights, rugged, reliable and the take down pieces must be maximum 20" long to fit into his backpack. Action type doesn't matter.
I'm not a .22 expert so I'm posting here for you guys to chime in. The only .22 take down I know is the Ruger 10/22. Are there any others he should consider? Is the Charter Arms AR-7 still around?
Thanks for your help!
 
Henry survival rifle
Marlin papoose
Chiappa little badger
Savage rascal(don't laugh, I can shoot my kids very well to 100 yards)
Crickett
Find an old Cooey model 60/600,Canuck/shureshot etc.
Springfield M6 if your lucky enough (.22 over .410)
There are more out there, too. That's all that comes to mind now though.
 
Attilathecanuk said:
Henry survival rifle
Marlin papoose
Chiappa little badger
Savage rascal(don't laugh, I can shoot my kids very well to 100 yards)
Crickett
Find an old Cooey model 60/600,Canuck/shureshot etc.
Springfield M6 if your lucky enough (.22 over .410)
There are more out there, too. That's all that comes to mind now though.
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Thanks!
You shoot your kids at 100yds?:d
As for the Norinco take down. Would you know if the Browning version is still available and who carries it if so? My buddy loves Browning firearms. He has the T Bolt and a BLR.
 
Still alive said:
Thanks!
You shoot your kids at 100yds?:d
As for the Norinco take down. Would you know if the Browning version is still available and who carries it if so? My buddy loves Browning firearms. He has the T Bolt and a BLR.
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The gun shows are likely the best spot to pick up an original Browning. Expect to pay $400 or so. I have a Belgian one, and it's a great little gun.
 
Thanks for the info guys.
I looked through the ones I think may be suitable for my friend.
Narrowed the options down to : the Ruger 10/22 stainless take down, the Chiappa Little Badger, the Henry Survival Rifle, the Norc JW-20 and the Marlin Papoose as these ones fit his criteria the best.
If $ no object among this group, which is the best one to get? Reliability and accuracy being the top two criteria?
 
little_airwolf said:
The ar7 has a horrible stock imo. Sure it has to hold everything but its wider than a bus.
A savage is my vote if you dont like the su22
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I've heard the AR-7 has a fat butt! I took another look at the SU-22. Had to google image on how it folded! Little airwolf, is the folded length 20" or less? That was one of his requirements. Based on the pics, I wouldn't think so.
 
22.5"
However Id like to see the specs on the others.
I cant see them being any smaller unless its restricted like a 10/22 charger

20" for a tskedown but its not as quick as the su22. The ar7 is 16.5" but takes even longer to put together.
Pick your poison I guess.
 
Henry Survival AR-7 gets my vote.

Quick and simple to assemble. Breaks down into its own butt stock. Fits well into backpack for those wilderness hikes.
 
The AR-7 has a fat but however even though at first it can be odd to hold if you spend a day holding it you will find there is logic to it's madness and the Henry Arms G3 will fire a round as long as you can get the round cambered. I froze mine after getting sand and ice in it and it still fired even when I had to manually cycle it. There is one video that by the end of the video the guy has to manually cycle the rifle and it still shoots. I have had no problems with mine and I think there have been 7,000 round through it 1,200 of them were in one day all shooting fine.
 
Still alive said:
Thanks for the info guys.
I looked through the ones I think may be suitable for my friend.
Narrowed the options down to : the Ruger 10/22 stainless take down, the Chiappa Little Badger, the Henry Survival Rifle, the Norc JW-20 and the Marlin Papoose as these ones fit his criteria the best.
If $ no object among this group, which is the best one to get? Reliability and accuracy being the top two criteria?
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The Browning SA is much nicer then the Norc JW-20 and the price difference doesn't seem to be an issue for your friend.
The JW-20 is pretty good value and reliable for the most part but there are some lemons out there.
The Little Badger is a light weight, handy single shot that is quick to go from folded to ready. The sights are pretty crude and it could use a better front sight for grouse out to 50 yards.
A small red dot (bushnell TRS 25)would be my first choice on the Badger with the plastic sights as back up. I got a grouse last year with a Badger and some CB longs at about 30 yards.
The Henry Mini rifle is a single shot, bolt action .22lr that is fairly compact and light.

Since he's likely to be weighed down with photo gear the Little Badger is probably his best bet. It's available in .22mag and .22lr.
 
Thanks for the feedback guys esp. your review Can-down.
The only one we can get locally is the Chiappa. Who sells the AR-7? Haven't seen one of these in years!
My local LGS quoted $199 for the Chiappa. Good? I will do a search now and see.

Edit. Found it for $175 at Al Flaherty's. Plus shipping so about the same!
 
I was shooting my papoose today, great little gun. But to unzip the case, screw the barrel on and load a magazine, not particularly quick. A folder would be much faster, if indeed that is one of the requirements.
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+1 for the JW-20. Mine has never failed to fire (+ 2500 rounds) and even cycles CCI Quiets flawless. They need some work to be done to them though.
 
My vote would be the Henry AR7. Comes with 2-8 round mags and I think Prophet River has em for $250. They shoot very well for being a takedown. Better (in my opinion) than the 10-22 takedown. It's my bug-out bag gun if I had one ;)
 
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