AR-7 Pistol?

[jbrooks19]

I think i remember seeing them somewhere, anyone know where to find one for sale and how much they usually run? I have the henry survival rifle and want the pistol version to. Thanks!

 

[Mosinguy]

One was for sale here for, well, foreeeever. I think he wanted $200 for it. M67 was selling it if you want to PM him. He also polished the feed ramp on it and fancied up the front sight with some paint.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Like this?

 

[Mosinguy]

Like this?

That's the beast.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Here's the link for the classified you so helpfully remembered:

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...olvers/198941-charter_arms_explorer_ii-2.html

 

[jbrooks19]

That's the beast.

I seriously want one, bad.

 

[Mosinguy]

Since he's been trying to sell it for 10 months, I bet he'd come down a bit on the price.

 

[THard6]

I seriously want one, bad.

That's like buying the ugly puppy in the litter because you feel bad for him..
that gun is just gross!

 

[IndyDave1776]

That's like buying the ugly puppy in the litter because you feel bad for him..
that gun is just gross!

It does look like the Ethiopian version of the Broomhandle Mauser!

 

[M67]

That's like buying the ugly puppy in the litter because you feel bad for him..
that gun is just gross!

Say what you want, it points well and is fairly accurate for what it is. Been a long time since I shot it but I could easily ring a license plate at 80 yards with it.


And HEY!! It's collectible

 

[Mosinguy]

Now, now I love those ugly guns. I almost bought that AR-7 but it wasn't in the dice.

 

[BGDave]

Maybe called a Challenger?? There is one kinda used in the movie Spy Hard. At the very beginning.

 

[possum_128]

Explorer is the name, not Challenger.

 

[LEaSH]

I think it would be fun to make a small barrel with an integrated suppressor or something for these.

 

[Barry in IN]

Charter Arms called the AR-7 rifle the Explorer, and the pistol was the Explorer II. They located the barrel's alignment tab and slot in a different place, and maybe made the tab bigger, to keep people from putting the pistol barrel on an AR-7 rifle and having an SBR. If I remember right, they came with 8" barrels, but other lengths were available (6" and 10" maybe?).
The grip holds a spare magazine.
Really light for the size, as you might expect from the AR-7 rifle.

I always thought they looked like a Star Wars Han Solo blaster.

I think someone like Boonie Packer made some bolt-on junk for them.

Stewart's Gun Shop in Bloomington had one around 1981. My then-16-year-old mind must have been thinking it might be a handy gun to keep in the truck on the farm, because I looked at it halfway seriously. I want to say it was around $150. I ended up splurging that day and bought the Remington XP-100 .221 for a hundred more.
Ah, memories.

 

[Barry in IN]

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