Ar7 vs take down 10/22

[kris smith]

So I have a 10/22 I have had for a long time. But I want a small package rifle for shiggels. I wanted an ar7 but they also make the 10/22 in a stainless takedown I have no experience with the ar7. If you had your druthers what would you chose

[sanjoseskater]

I have a 10/22 breakdown with the bag my best friend has the Ar 7. Unless want to bring it backpacking the AR 7 sucks not a fan of it cheap, not a great shooter. My 10/22 is awesome with a Nikon scope and bipod quality firearm that will last a lifetime

[kris smith]

[TKM]

AR7 has a teenage neato feel to it but sucks as a real gun.

[sanjoseskater]

I put a bipod on mine and a Nikon scope and still fits in the bag barely with a bunch of extra magazine , also check out the mag pull breakdown stock for it looks pretty cool

[AR22]

Of those two..The 10-22 is heads above in quality..I have owned both those and a Marlin Papoose..The Papoose is the only one still here..

[kris smith]

[Oceanbob]

Kris did you miss last weeks thread…?

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1833182

[M1NM]

A friend had an original AR built one it was ok. I bought my daughter (at age 5) a Charter Arms one $39.00. It was a good youth gun for her but a real jam-o-matic. I don't know how the Henry ones are.
Buy the Ruger unless you want something superlight to backpack with.

[kris smith]

[M76]

The 10/22 is more substantial, you can’t go wrong with it

[M76]

[subscriber]

Have an original Armalite made AR-7, and takedown 10/22: If you want to carry the gun a lot and shoot it very little, then the AR-7 might be OK. If you want to shoot it a lot then 10/22.

My AR-7 was made from very soft metal, such that parts peened each other to the point where the gun stopped working after 200 rounds. Fixable with a needle file, but a massive disappointment. At less than 5 lb, the 10/22 takedown is still very light, even if it is almost 2 lb heavier than the AR-7. The 10/22 takedown has the reliability and durability of the standard 10/22. The barrel lockup can be set tighter by hand, should it loosen with repeated takedown.

The Henry made AR-7 may be different.

[TrappedinCalifornia]

So I have a 10/22 I have had for a long time. But I want a small package rifle for shiggels. I wanted an ar7 but they also make the 10/22 in a stainless takedown I have no experience with the ar7. If you had your druthers what would you chose

As I suggested in the thread linked to above, there are many options and, personally, I like the Savage. With that said, if it came down to a choice between an AR-7 and a 10/22 Takedown, then my druthers would be for the 10/22. Why?

AR-7

Lighter than 10/22 Takedown
Less expensive than 10/22 Takedown
Ever-so-slightly more 'packable'
Every iteration/manufacturer comes with reliability issues
Little that can be done to 'customize'

10/22 Takedown

Notably heavier than AR-7
More expensive than AR-7
Nearly as 'packable' as an AR-7 and the Magpul Backpacker stock makes it 'close'
Little reliability problems compared to the AR-7 (my 10/22 rifles eat virtually everything they're fed)
Less effort to assemble/disassemble
Greater magazine capacity
Significantly more 'customizable' than the AR-7
More readily adapted to optics
Greater number and availability of parts/accessories

In the end, there's nothing intrinsically 'wrong' with either one. I own and/or have owned both. But, to my way of thinking, in an head-to-head match up, I'd opt for the 10/22 Takedown based on having owned (it was sold off long ago) a Charter Arms iteration of the AR-7 for several years and having been experimenting with the 10/22 Takedown (in a Magpul Backpacker stock at the moment) for several months.

[jyo]

The Ruger 10-22 is miles better than any AR-7! Clunky little guns with tendency to jam---made by several companies in the past with QC all over the place---a one-trick pony (it floats!) that just isn't reliable...