Ar-7 Advanced Weapons System Paperback – January 1, 1990

It's so old that most of the accessories mentioned can't be found any more on line, but if you have a machine shop, then you can make some of them yourself.

If you are one of the few to have an actual AR-7 this is invaluable information. Just remember do this unless you get a tax stamp for the BATF, unless of course the zombies are now in control and the government no longer exist. but otherwise stay legal!

Rambling text with lots of pictures that show how to modify a survival rifle that's designed to help a crashed aircraft's crew to survive on small game with a relatively unobtrusive rifle in the wilderness until they are rescued. Now I know how to take this rifle to a new level and take on a platoon of North Korean soldiers with .22LR Rimfire rounds. Seriously, this book shows how to take your AR-7 WAY beyond what it was intended to do. It seems like instructions for how to turn your car's fold-up spare tire changing scissors-jack into an automobile repair shop's floor jack. But... Whatever.

"AR-7 Advanced Weapons System"- give me a break. The AR-7 was a cheap semi-auto .22 survival rifle developed by Eugene Stoner back in the late 50's for the Air Force. The blow-back action was inheritantly prone to jamming. My own weapon would jam if you oiled it too much, oiled it too little- or just looked at it cross-eyed. In a survival situation I would MUCH rather have a reliable bolt action, or even single shot, than a semi-auto that is going to jam at least once with every clip of ammo.As for it being an "Exotic Weapons System", no matter what you do with it it will still be a .22LR plinker. Even if you alter it to selective fire as the book shows, all you have is a cheap zip gun- which by the way is highly illegal even if it was worth the effort. Dressing up a rifle with military accessories such as a skeleton stock, flash supressor, and pistol grip isn't going to make it more effective. It is like putting several thousand dollars of flashy junk on a Ford pick-up- in the end you've still got a Ford.If you have a real need for an assault rifle, then get a real assault rifle- something dependable. If you need a survival gun then get something reliable (and a .410 is much more useful in filling the pot.) If you just want something cool to plink with then get one of the look-alike .22LR M-16 copies. but don't waste your time and money with this.