Posted on 03/12/2025 4:50:21 AM PDT by w1n1
It’s not all about running gun battle firearms for daily duties afield and on the farm.
Here are my top 5 picks for takedown varmint problem solvers.
Henry AR-7
What can I say about the incredibly handy little AR-7 made by Henry? Well I have reviewed them in the past and absolutely love them. They break down and fit inside of the stock. They are tough and run from two supplied 8 round magazines in self loading fashion. If a critter can get through that quick stream of .22 long rifle projectiles, Well you need a shotgun!
Savage Model 42
Here is a newer version of the classic and now discontinued Savage Model 24. Choose between two barrels when on target. You can have the .410 bore shotgun or the .22 long rifle. It even comes with a bug-out bag!
Ruger Takedown 10/22
I have always been a fan of the Ruger 10/22 rifle. With the ability to use various capacity detachable magazines, including a 50 rounder, they are extremely light recoiling, fast shooting and accurate. With .22 long rifle ammo still the cheapest option for plinking, the Ruger 10/22 is a no brainer! Add the option of easy takedown models, and now you have a vermin’s nightmare ready to be unleashed but easily stored.
Read the rest of these top 5 truck guns here.
Yep - some of the really amazing PSP (?) types use such high pressure air bottles, the compressor needed to fill them are wicked expensive. Much more than the rifles themselves.
Some people use huge shop-type gas cylinders (to fill their rifle bottles), filled up at specialty gas places, or scuba shops - but that’s if they’re around and willing.
You can refill with hand pump, which I have done- but you wanna be in very good shape to do so. I eventus,,y bought s pump for $450- totally worth it. Had it for several years now. The pump can run off the car battery too which is really handy in the field. I get about 120 shots before needing a refill, but to be honest,a day put p,inking means 120 shots hoes by really quick, and you definstely want another round of 120, so the pump is worth having lol
I have one of these, it is as minimal as you can get for a 22 rifle.
40 second video.
Firearms International Corp .22 Cal Bronco Single Shot Survival Rifle How to Take Apart and Put Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaqK9GPDX6Y
That Savage Model 42 looks real good on paper so I got one several years ago. The sights were so poorly regulated that I could not reliably hit any target with either barrel. OTOH, I have two old AR-7’s and several 10//22’s and I love them all.
w1n1 is moonlighting. His day job is as a shill for 19fortyfive.com.
Which is indistinguishable from American Shooting Urinal in terms of sheer worthlessness.
I really miss my ar7. Whatever showed up in the peep sight had a hole in it when I pulled the trigger. Just perfect. Got stolen :-(
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