marlin papoose, AR-7 advice

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i really want a takedown 22 for canoe trips, back of the truck, ect rig. i'm hoping someone can answer a few questions and advise me further before i lay down my hard earned cash, also if you have anything for sale that might suit me, PM me.

i'm debating between the marlin papoose (stainless) and the henry Ar-7. if anyone has any experience usign either let me know what you think.

also, if you scope a papoose, does it hold its zero when disassembled/ reassembled??

im not concerned with the henry, as a scope wouldnt fit in the stock anyway, which i feel is the guns big selling point.
 
I have a Henry AR-7, I like it, some do not, the stock is not all that comfortable, it is very snooty when it comes to ammunition, the sights are mediocre but functional, but it fits it's purpose, a small take-down, that floats, and is by selling point supposed to be corrosion resistant.
 
I have an older Papoose with the wood stock, I have a small simmons scope on it and I find the accuracy to be fine and it seems to return to zero pretty well whenever I remove the barrel and replace it.

Also, it hasnt been fussy with me on ammo, it has ate whatever I have fed it and so far I have not determined a favorite brand of ammo for it yet.
 
I have several Armalite AR7s and shot hundreds of CCI mini mags through them, they rarely ever FTF or jam. Was out shooting one today, only had 50 mini mags and another 50 Yellow jackets. The minis went through all 50 without a problem, the Yellow Jackets hung up after every one or two shots. They are fussy when it comes to ammo.
 
I have a Marlin Papoose that I use as a ptarmagin gun for backpacking in the mountians on goat hunts. I love it. It came to me with a tasco scope and I had no problems with it holding zero after numerous takedowns and remounts. But I took the scope off and just went with the open sights as I found the scope to cumbersom to try to get ina nd out of the case all the time as well as the weight factor for backpacking. I've also had no problems with it jamming on me. I've shot hundreds of rounds through it without more than a handfull of jams (and my cleaning habits are far from good). I personally wouldn't look at any other gun...
 
nope, dont plan on fiddling, thats why im not considering a 10/22 with a folding stock. their outstanding guns, but i just want something thats ready to go out of the box, plus the 10/22 doesnt float (canoe trips).

the receiver groves on the papoose, they are 5/8''?

if you mount a small 1'' scope, does it still fit in its case?
 
Receiver rail on the papoose is 3/8.

I have a thread below on my trials and tribulations - I just got one a few weeks ago, and I'm VERY happy with it's accuracy :). Yes, it fits in the case with a scope on. I just need to test fire it with some new mags, and re-zero the telescope that I forgot to lock-tite in place(!).

The papoose is ten times the rifle of any AR7 I have ever handled.

Cheers,

Neal
 
Captain Paul said:
Well I wanted to buy a henry, and reading this pretty much made a sale. All questiosn I needed were answered till now I think. Thanks guys
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Yes, but made a sale for which firearm 0 AR-7 or Papoose? ;)

I really love my Henry, but I fully acknowledge its two key weak points - it's a finicky eater, and that factory barrel (like Ronin said) is not meant for prolonged hyper-vel shooting.
 
I have both the AR7 and the stainless papoose....both have pros.

AR7=built in case, more compact, floats either assembled or not.
Papoose: Better function and accuracy

The AR7 is sitting in parts as the basis for a build (when I have the time), and my papoose will probably be hitting the EE in the next while...neither one is my "ultimate" backpack gun.

Why? Because I discovered the joys of the Springfield M6 scout :)
 
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