Texas Armadillo said:
Nice! I have been kicking around the idea of getting a survival rifle to keep with the bug out bag.
I was looking at these but they don't seem to have a good rep.
http://www.henryrepeating.com/h002_survival.cfm
Yep, too bad the AR7 never worked like it should. They jam a lot. I think magazines might be the problem. Had a couple. Not good.
Then I got smart and got one of these:
The Springfield Armory Scout M-6 in a .22LR and .410 over and under.
It breaks down into 2 pieces, and stores very compactly. Has ammo storage under the rear stock cover. They used to be issued to pilots in the us.
The one in the pic above is stainless, and has a sling, paracord wrap, and ammo saddle added to it.
Unfortunately, they quit making them about 10 years ago, and now they are not cheap. I had to pay $400 delivered for the one I just bought. It was new in box, whicjh is very hard to find these days! They also make them in stainless steel, and they offer 22 hornet instead of 22lr on some.
I bought one just for my bugout bag.
Having said that, the Marlin always looked like a good option. And I may pick one up in stainless.