We started with a rather powerful pistol and if there was one thing I wished for back in those days when I worked in security it was to be initiated with something a bit simpler.
Okay, maybe it is the female in me – originally a little timid with guns of any kind – but something lighter and simpler might have helped and made us less apprehensive.
This is probably why we really like the Little Badger from Chiappa. Unlike other rifles currently on the market it is light weight, sturdy, yet really does the job. Also, at less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) it's priced well.
The Little Badger breaks down, is compact, and it's perfect for a bug-out bag. Also, if you want to teach your family the seriousness of weaponry it’s a terrific starter.
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Frank og Jesper
Henry survival rifle is better than the one in the thumbnail there… not even reading the article right now. XD
Came here to say basically the same thing lol. The AR-7 is a far superior survival rifle
Chiappa is pronounced “kee-Yah-pah”.
I’ll take my AR15, it’ll kill anything up to whitetail deer and shoots 1/2″groups at 100 yds no problem!
I like my AR- 7
I like the simple ejector and the fact it’s available in 22mag.
7 1/2 in ar15 takedown with a side folding stock
I do not however understand the adjustable rear sight for a .22 cal survival rifle. It is a lot of fun to shoot though!
Phillip Torres
Ivan Helligsøe Jensen: lille rødpunkt og dæmper 🙂
An even more versatile one would be the chiappa x caliber.
AR-7 Henry Survival Rifle is, hands down, a better buy. Plus it comes with two eight-round magazines and is semi-auto. It’s lighter and the whole thing comes apart and stores in the stock. Did I mention that it floats?
Half inch at 100? Here is a fun drill for you. Hammer a bunch of standard nails into a 2×4 and prop it up. Plink them out of the wood without chipping it.
The best survival rifle is the rifle you already have
I’ll take my ar-7 anyday
I love mine, but the Chiappa has a few things going for it.
1. You can get it in .22 mag.
2. I’m betting it is lighter than 3.5 lbs.
3. With sight adjustments, it will be more accurate.
The Henry’s front blade is ridiculously wide, and the rear sight is hardly adjustable, and the .22 LR is limiting.
I don’t know if I’d go with “far superior”.
Not me.i bought a cricket 22 that fits the bill very well
I’ll take a waist of money for 100 John.
Zach Erwin David Magnin
Too much trouble handloading for that! Might try it with some factory Federal loads, they shoot around 1/2″
And lots of ammo! Lol
Exactly
Anthony Maiden
Looks familiar huh??
no. no its not.
William Everett Jr.
Springfield M6 Scout
Ryan Wiggins
I have both, I’ll say the Henry is picky with cycling ammo unless it’s good stuff like Mini-mags, but it is lighter than the badger. The badger could have had a better folding design to make it smaller, maybe had a lighter barrel, but the trigger is excellent on it.
I too have both rifles in question and agree with Todd here. Although I have an Armalite AR-7 and can’t speak much for the Henry.
I have both rifles and love them both. My Armalite Ar-7 is nice for being semi auto and is quite accurate for being such. Although my Little badger does shoot a little more true and being 22 mag I have put both 22 short and long rifle through it with little issue. Not to mention being single shot allows the shooter to “police” there ammo if desired. The rails on the little badger are a nice feature. I put a low profile red dot on mine making it that much more fun to shoot. And finally the weight is very comparable on the two, not even enough to scabble over. The Henry is 3.5 lbs and the Chiappa is just under 3 lbs. In the long run I couldn’t just have one or the other and I definitely ain’t done collecting yet.
I prefer my chiappa m6, but then again I haven’t ever used or even seen the henry model.
Of course, to be more realistic, I’d rather have a circuit judge rifle but I haven’t found one reasonably priced.
The adjustable rear sight is for elevation. The adjustment on the front sight is for windage.
I have both but for taking it camping, hiking, boating ect… my Henry AR-7 is what I take with me. It not only floats if I tip my kayak, it also hold two 8 round mags plus another in the receiver. Thats 24 rounds neatly packed into a nice package.
lol I know what the function is. Just makes no sense on a small cal survival rifle to me (windage anyways). Let alone the cheap plastic the rear site is already made of.
Idk I’m shooting through same hole at 50 yards with my 22lr and 22mag Chiappa, longer distances are extremely on point. This is a hell of a gun, buy one before you knock it. Not too many people in to putting together your gun when you unfold this one.
Plus, less moving parts to break or jam in an actual survival situation. I’ll take simplicity.
I love this gun
There is only one survival rifle out there ever made. And that is a Flintlock muzzleloader. If you have to rely on cartridge ammunition or primers or any other thing other than what you can find or make it’s not a survival weapon
I have one
Greg Lievers
Vernon Eugene Steelman Jr what ya think
Nick Greer
rear sight on mine sucks so much………..
Martin Bjune
The Little Badger Project
Here’s my survival rifle.
I have it in 22L, my son has it in 22 Magnum. Mine goes everywhere I go.