[Yo-Yo]

I have an original Armalite AR-7, but Henry now makes them:

[WayneS]

Before my entire firearms collection was lost in a single tragic boating accident on the Chesapeake Bay, I had one of the ones made by Henry.

It shot straight and in the 2250 or so rounds I put through it, it never jammed, mis-fed, stove-piped or otherwise malfunctioned. I think Henry are doing a fine job making them. I would like to get an original Armalite, though, just for the historical factor.

I think production was taken over by one or more other firms between Armalite and Henry. These were reportedly not very good rifles. Although I have no personal experience with them, I've never heard anyone say anything particularly good about them. I did once hear the term "total piece of crap" used to describe one particular Charter Arms version of the weapon.

[Jed Eckert]

The Armalite is the best and most desirable of all the incarnations of the AR-7.

I have a Charter Arms AR-7 and had to do some tweaking to get it to run reliably. Now it works fine with no hiccups. Haven't tried the Henry version yet but I see it got good reviews from GunTests.