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ArmaLite AR-7
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The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer is a semi-automatic firearm in .22 Long Rifle caliber, developed in 1959 from the AR-5 that was adopted by the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and aircrew survival weapon.[1] The AR-7 was adopted and modified by the Israeli Air Force as an aircrew survival weapon in the 1980s.
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![]() ArmaLite AR-7 survival rifle with 8-, 10-, and 15-round magazines | |
Type | Survival rifle |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1959–present |
Production history | |
Designer | Eugene Stoner |
Designed | 1958 |
Variants | ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer; Charter Arms AR-7 Explorer; Charter Arms Explorer II Pistol; Israeli Pilot's Survival Rifle; Henry U.S. Survival .22 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) |
Length | 35 in (889 mm) |
Barrel length | 16 in (406 mm) |
Cartridge | .22 Long Rifle |
Action | Straight blowback-operated |
Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
Muzzle velocity | 1,080 ft/s (329 m/s) to 1,280 ft/s (390 m/s) (varies by type of .22 Long Rifle cartridge) |
Effective firing range | 109 yd (100 m) |
Feed system | Standard 8-round magazine. 5-, 10-, 15-, 25-round magazines available. |
Sights | Aperture rear and drift-adjustable front. |
The AR-7 was designed by American firearms designer Eugene Stoner, who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was adopted by the US military as the M16. The civilian AR-7's intended markets today are backpackers and other recreational users as a takedown utility rifle. The AR-7 is intended for users of recreational vehicles (automobile, airplane or boat) who might have need for a weapon for foraging or defense in a wilderness emergency.