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Chiappa's Little Badger Survival Rifle
AShooting Journal ^
| 9/21/2015
| Frank Jardim
Posted on 09/21/2015 7:54:49 AM PDT by w1n1
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posted on
09/21/2015 7:54:49 AM PDT
by
w1n1
To: w1n1
AR-7 beats it hands down.
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posted on
09/21/2015 7:59:02 AM PDT
by
Fido969
To: w1n1
Cute but I’ll stick with a 10/22.
To: w1n1
I bought mine for my trigger happy grankids. Too young to be trusted with a repeater, especially a semi-auto.
This thing is fun and minute of squirrel accurate. Pic is for perspective. Top gun is a 17HMR bolt action.
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:01:54 AM PDT
by
umgud
To: circlecity
Agreed. How much use is a single shot? Give me a 10/22 Takedown any day.
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:02:41 AM PDT
by
Dr. Thorne
(The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
To: w1n1
Looks like something manufactured in someone's garage ...........
....hmmm. Where's that "What can a pistol do against an army?" article again?
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:03:02 AM PDT
by
wbill
To: Fido969
I agree. I own an AR-7 and it is a much better survival rifle.
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:03:25 AM PDT
by
Above My Pay Grade
(Donald Trump: New York City Liberal)
To: w1n1
It looks like the Sten of the .22 world.
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:04:16 AM PDT
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: w1n1
If part of my “survival” is dependent upon a rifle, I certainly wouldn’t want to start out with a skeletonized, collapsible, plastic and zinc gimmic when I could spend a bit more for a proven *real* rifle. Perhaps that thing would be good to air drop to allies stuck in enemy territory.
To: wbill
“Looks like something manufactured in someone’s garage ...........”
LOL! That was my first thought as well! Some sort of zip gun.
To: Above My Pay Grade; Fido969
I've owned an original Costa Mesa AR-7 since I bought it in the El Toro PX back in 1969 and I've probably put 6,000 rounds through it.
Outstanding backpack/survival rifle design by Eugene Stoner!
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:12:21 AM PDT
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: Dr. Thorne
Agreed. How much use is a single shot? Give me a 10/22 Takedown any day.
Pretty useful. When training new/young shooters, it forces them to take time and develop better habits. It's more hands-on so you get a better feel for the weapon.
If you shoot a lot, it definitely saves money on ammo. I can burn through a 15rd mag in my Ruger in no time. But 6 rounds from the revolver takes 3 times longer, for ~half the ammo.
In a survival situation, you may not be able to maintain your weapons as well, esp if you're in the woods without any proper climate-controlled shelter. A single-shot has fewer moving parts and will be much more reliable than a semi-auto or bolt/lever action. Single shots are also easier to clean.
To: Carthego delenda est
AR-7’s are nice, but for survival I’ll take an AR-10. There are quite a few things a .308 can do that a .22 LR can’t. Reliably kill a deer, incapacitate someone at 100 yard reliably, shoot through a car door and hit the soft targets inside, etc.
A .22 LR would be better than nothing, and you can carry a lot of ammo. If you really are sold on the .22 caliber the .223 in a military weapon would be the way to go. And, it is our official military round.
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:15:59 AM PDT
by
Jack Black
( Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide.)
To: umgud
A Stevens or Sears single-shot bolt .22 is the perfect gun for kids.
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:16:10 AM PDT
by
Fido969
To: circlecity
I’ll keep my Remington Nylon 66. Too bad they don’t still make them. Most accurate .22 I’ve ever had!
To: Chainmail
Has your plastic stock disintegrated like my original Armalite AR-7 stock has?
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:31:17 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag necessary?)
To: w1n1
They make sum ugly assed guns.
To: Svartalfiar
"In a survival situation, you may not be able to maintain your weapons as well, esp if you're in the woods without any proper climate-controlled shelter."
Not so sure about that. In a SHTF situation I think it will be pretty easy to find motor oil and cleaning solvents - and that's all one needs to keep a gun in good shooting condition.
To: w1n1
The receiver almost reminds me of that old IMI pump rifle they made years ago.
Really liked that gun but they stopped making them. Believe it was available in 357 Mag. “Timber Wolf” I think it was.
To: circlecity
Thats why I like this in stainless steel. Its a REVOLVER so less moving parts than something with a magazine and asprings and such. And it shoots either .410 shotgun shells or .45 cal bullets (the long ones). When the SHTF i think all the 12 and 20 guage ammo will be gone quick- but who wants a .410 (me me me!!)
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posted on
09/21/2015 8:46:30 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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