Over/Under Pack Gun Concept

[Arcana71]

So, with the demise of the Springfield M6 Scout came painfully inflated spectator pricing on those pieces circulating on the used market. That got me thinking:

-Savage M24 (.22lr/.410)
-Barrels shortened to 18.5"
-DuraCoat or equivalent "tough" finish
-Choate Survivor style stock/forend
-Weatherproof pack case

Mommy:

Daddy:

Baby:


I'm sure it's something I'd likely never get around to doing, but I think it's a workable concept. Of course, if Springfield had the common sense to bring back the M6 Scout and keep the MSRP where it was (around $200), this would all be a moot point.

Thoughts?

[Gunny1969]

I see where you are going.
How about this idea for a pack gun (this may already exist).
A 18" barreled single shot .45 cal (rifled barrel) that also chambers 410 shot shells. I know they make derringers like this. Or to be even more simple, just get a 410 single shot shotgun (that breaks down) cut it to 18". You can use it for small game (#6 shot) and large game with a slug, sabot, or buckshot. I don't really see a need for .22. But thats just me.


I use to own one of these (great little pack/survival gun)
AR-7
images.jpg

They are still available:

http://www.lisc.net/p628.htm

[Tony Fly]

I see where you are going.
How about this idea for a pack gun (this may already exist).
A 18" barreled single shot .45 cal (rifled barrel) that also chambers 410 shot shells. I know they make derringers like this. Or to be even more simple, just get a 410 single shot shotgun (that breaks down) cut it to 18". You can use it for small game (#6 shot) and large game with a slug, sabot, or buckshot. I don't really see a need for .22. But thats just me.


I use to own one of these (great little pack/survival gun)
AR-7
images.jpg

They are still available:

http://www.lisc.net/p628.htm

I believe H&R (Harrington and Richardson) have already come up with that concept... Nice handy combo!

http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotg...s/survivor.asp
second one down on the page.

[Gunny1969]

I believe H&R (Harrington and Richardson) have already come up with that concept... Nice handy combo!

http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotg...s/survivor.asp
second one down on the page.

Dam stole my idea! I suspected it existed. I kind of like it. Nice find! I wonder if it's rifled, probably not?

[Tony Fly]

Dam stole my idea! I suspected it existed. I kind of like it. Nice find! I wonder if it's rifled, probably not?

I think it has to be rifled... isn't there something illegal about having a smooth bore rifle (other than muzzle loaders)?

[Guy Fawkes]

I suspect the Survivor® | .410/45 Colt is a shotgun, it has a choke. A smooth bore rifle is a shotgun, different minimum length between a shotgun and a rifle.

[dannyb]

I use to own one of these (great little pack/survival gun)
AR-7
images.jpg

They are still available:

http://www.lisc.net/p628.htm

Didn't James Bond (Sean Connery) have an AR7 in From Russia with Love (UA, 1963)? If I misremember incorrectly, barrel, action, and IR sight packed into the stock and were kept in his funky briefcase with the gold and the knife.

[Pete D.]

A smooth bore rifle

If its a rifle, it ain't a smoothbore. We do see the term used occasionally for some MLers but, even there, it's not accurate.
The little M6 is a handy item and remarkably accurate for what it is.
Don't lose hope. In the past, Springfield has discontinued them and then reissued them. When I started looking for one some years ago, they were not to be had. I kept checking and, lo, there they were, newly manufactured.
Pete

[Ronin]

Didn't James Bond (Sean Connery) have an AR7 in From Russia with Love (UA, 1963)? If I misremember incorrectly, barrel, action, and IR sight packed into the stock and were kept in his funky briefcase with the gold and the knife.

Nope, you are correct. I think Q said it was .25 cal.

[Tony Fly]

I use to own one of these (great little pack/survival gun)
AR-7
images.jpg

They are still available:

http://www.lisc.net/p628.htm

Henry also makes this currently. Its called the U.S. Survival Rifle.

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h002_survival.cfm