Camping and hiking/backpacking. 22lr?

[BRS9]

All of the above make great options, but it depends on what's most important to you - weight, capacity, durability etc. The 10/22 is ideal, as can be a good .22 lever.

I own most of the above mentioned but I like my Henry A7 survival the most if I had to pick one to backpack around.

 

[Suther]

Smith and Wesson made a gun for this decades ago but our insane gun laws make it illegal to toss into your "kit bag" to go hiking, camping, fishing etc.

Lower left, the S&W Model 34 Kit Gun in .22 LR or Long or Short or CB..........

Oh how I wish...

 

[chasseur]

My favourite backpack gun is my Springfield m6 scout

 

[FEDGE2.0]

Ruger 10/22 takedown in a Magpul stock.

 

[stampede]

Cooey Model 60 is a take down (with a single screw).

 

[MuthaFunk]

Ruger 10/22 takedown. Add a Magpul X-22 backpacker stock and it stows very nicely(forestock clips into the buttstock section) and you can carry extra ammo plus some handy items in the stock.
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The Chiappa Little Badger is fun and customizable and accurate. Only a single shot but with a little fiddling it folds down very small.

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Those are both beauties!

 

[cdncowboy]

I second the little badger. I reformed the wire stock so it is more compact when folded and threw on a trs-25 red dot. Very accurate compact utility gun.

 

[Mikey66]

All of the major ones have been mentioned so far: Ar7, papoose, Badger, 10/22 TD. Out of those I seem to have “clicked” with the papoose the best, closely followed by the Ar7, but that is just a personal preference. Fit, use, requirement parameters will be different for everyone.

But just let me throw another one out there, kind of thinking outside the box: Henry Mares leg. Reasonably accurate using a cheek weld, compact enough to carry on my dirt bike, stone reliable and just plain fun to shoot.

Btw Tinner4 that is an awesome idea with the paracord wrap loop “barrel latch” I’ll have to try that on my Badger.

 

[Mikey66]

And since I’m on here anyway.....
Does anyone have any experience with the Savage takedown? The one that looks like a Papoose copy.
I’m just a sucker for packable rifles lol.

 

[Galt]

I take my Henry 22 Mares leg hiking.. handy and always ready to go... either in a simple holster I made or just bungeed to the day pack.

 

[Tinner4]

Btw Tinner4 that is an awesome idea with the paracord wrap loop “barrel latch” I’ll have to try that on my Badger.

Thanks. Paracord has just a little stretch to it so it holds it folded nicely. I removed the thread protector and made a small half moon notch at the end towards the receiver with my Dremel and a drum sanding bit just deep enough for the cord so it is retained and takes a deliberate action to pull off.

 

[Mikey66]

Thanks for the tip re thread protector divot, that makes sense. I’ll copy that design on my Badger if you don’t mind.

 

[bertn]

Have you looked into a savage rascal?
Super light and very accurate. Not a semi but in survival mode i think accuracy is more important than more fire power.

I had two ar7's both the older version (solid metal barrel) and both were not overly accurate.
The butt stock is bulky to accomodate storage of barrel and action so in terms of overall volume I think it will be about the same.
Cycling my ar-7's was fine with mini mags by the way.

 

[rmsg0040]

I'm not a fan of take-downs, folders are a little better... the problem is when you need them, it is usually "right away." I backpack with one of my Browning Buck Mark Sporter carbines... usually one with a Vortex Sparc mounted. Stock down in the pack, the barrel sticks up a bit but it is light and ready to rock when I get it out.

Which vortex optic is on the browning buckmark rifle, I got a buckmark rifle myself, can't decide between a red dot or riflescope. Thanks

 

[gandalfe]

They got better when Henry took over as the older Armalite version was the worst gun I have ever owned.Poor accuracy,low grade construction, and many malfunctions.A slingshot is better at a survival situation than that original AR7........If you have little money buy a Chiappa Badger , and if you have some cash to spare, buy a Ruger Takedown.The Savage take-down and the Marlin Papoose,or the Chiappa, are not as good quality.I don't own a Ruger but know them to be good value;great quality;fun to customize; and easy to sell if you don't like it.Spending a little more to be happy, is usually a good tactic in firearm ownership.

 

[TheCoyoteHunter]

Henry mare's leg!!
Just swap out the back part of the stock with a regular sized one.

 

[Dagmaar]

Smith and Wesson made a gun for this decades ago but our insane gun laws make it illegal to toss into your "kit bag" to go hiking, camping, fishing etc.

Lower left, the S&W Model 34 Kit Gun in .22 LR or Long or Short or CB..........

Oh man , wouldn’t that be nice ?

 

[blasted_saber]

I quite like my "daughter's" TC Hot Shot.

It's not a folder or a take down but it is quite compact.

 

[hoytcanon]

I'm not a fan of take-downs, folders are a little better... the problem is when you need them, it is usually "right away." I backpack with one of my Browning Buck Mark Sporter carbines... usually one with a Vortex Sparc mounted. Stock down in the pack, the barrel sticks up a bit but it is light and ready to rock when I get it out.

Having said that... for convenient "carry", the takedown options are hard to beat, also for pack-ability... just more awkward to get unpacked and into action.

 

[hoytcanon]

Which vortex optic is on the browning buckmark rifle, I got a buckmark rifle myself, can't decide between a red dot or riflescope. Thanks

That is the Vortex Sparc II... which way you go depends on your use... if you are hunting with it, I would go with a scope... I have the VX-1 2-7X28mm Rimfire scope on my other Buck Mark Sporter.