jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (10/10/86)
Article: 10:18
I want to by the Explorer 2 semi automatic .hand gun. Does an one have one
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r know ay thi about them ??
Andrew Ditchfieldjkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (10/23/86)
To: voder!ucbopal!jkh Article: 10:38 > Article: 10:18 > > I want to by the Explorer 2 semi automatic .hand gun. Does an one have one > | > r know ay thi about them ?? > > Andrew Ditchfield I believe you are referring to the Charter Arms Explorer II, which is a pistol version of the AR-7 rifle. The basic mechanism is identical, except for one minor change (which I will tell you about) to prevent people from mounting the handgun barrel on the AR-7 rifle (which would be a violation of Federal law, and a highly concealable rifle). The AR-7 rifle disassembles: the barrel comes off the receiver, the receiver unscrews from the stock, and the receiver and barrel go into the stock, which then seals up into a waterproof, floating package. I have experience with the pistol version. The AR-7 rifle was so-so accurate -- 2 to 3 in. groups at 25 yards (probably because the barrel is designed to quickly unscrew from the receiver, and is therefore is rather approximately located, and the caliber being .22LR). It was quite reliable, and impressively simple internally. In addition, there are a wide variety of big magazines and replacement stocks available for it. My overall impression was that for the money, it was a reasonable deal. If you need a very compact rifle that is waterproof, it's almost alone. A pistol version of such doesn't make much sense to me. I would rather spend the extra $125 and buy a Ruger .22 pistol. Clayton E. Cramer
jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) (10/27/86)
Article: 10:42 > Article: 10:18 > > I want to by the Explorer 2 semi automatic .hand gun. Does an one have one > | > r know ay thi about them ?? > > Andrew Ditchfield I believe you are referring to the Charter Arms Explorer II, which is a pistol version of the AR-7 rifle. The basic mechanism is identical, except for one minor change (which I will tell you about) to prevent people from mounting the handgun barrel on the AR-7 rifle (which would be a violation of Federal law, and a highly concealable rifle). The AR-7 rifle disassembles: the barrel comes off the receiver, the receiver unscrews from the stock, and the receiver and barrel go into the stock, which then seals up into a waterproof, floating package. I have experience with the pistol version. The AR-7 rifle was so-so accurate -- 2 to 3 in. groups at 25 yards (probably because the barrel is designed to quickly unscrew from the receiver, and is therefore is rather approximately located, and the caliber being .22LR). It was quite reliable, and impressively simple internally. In addition, there are a wide variety of big magazines and replacement stocks available for it. My overall impression was that for the money, it was a reasonable deal. If you need a very compact rifle that is waterproof, it's almost alone. A pistol version of such doesn't make much sense to me. I would rather spend the extra $125 and buy a Ruger .22 pistol. Clayton E. Cramer