Single Shot Rifles - boring?

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velocette said:
Single shot rifles. I have several. Two are dedicated target rifles, An Anschutz 1413 for prone competition and a Rem 722 in .222 Remington.
But the favorite is an 1885 Whitney (as in Ely) rolling block rifle now rechambered in.32-20 WCF. I fitted it with a Leatherwood optic. On a good day it will bive me 2" groups at 100 yards with negligible recoil and muzzle blast. The rifle came out of my grandfathers collection originally in .38 CFC, and its bore was a rusted sewerpipe. So relined it was.View attachment 989050
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uuh, what kind of optic is that? do tell
 
My experience is single shooters have one thing in common, and that's better than par accuracy.

OTOH, you have to reload, after every shot.
 
I enjoy shooting my Ruger #1 in 45-70. Its topped off with a Leupold 1.5-5 VX-111. I enjoy shooting pumpkins and Watermelons off hand at 200 yards using a 405 grain cast bullet.

Edit to ad; These melons are the ones that mice or coyotes have damaged. No eatable food was harmed here! :)
 
This is a very boring. pine cone at 200 yards with 45 grain subtonics, shooter. It has literally killed more vermin on my farm than a PU can carry. I built it from an old 510 Remington single shot with a barrel that had a dirt dobber nest built inside the muzzle. So cut the barrel off to 16.5” recrowned with a recessed target crown, threaded it 1/2x28 and stuck a Liberty Torch QD suppressor on. The idea is to hit what you are aiming at, the very first shot, very quietly. Then the next critter in line can not tell where the impact sound came from. This is a farm business rifle.
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I had the pleasure of doing a bit of pig hunting in Australia's Northern Territory last time I was down visiting family. The guy that took me out had a beautiful Ruger No. 1 that was anything but boring. 45-70, lights out accurate, and dropped the things like they’d been hit with a sledgehammer
 
cdb1 said:
I grew up shooting single shot .22’s and shotguns. Single shots have no appeal to me.
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I am kinda like this too. Why have a single shot when you can have a repeater especially if by some fluke you need a backup shot. Like a Boyscout I like to be prepared. But Target shooting yes. My best .22 is a single shot 540XR. It is fun seeing how tiny the groups are. It is relaxing.
 
There is a certain amount of satisfaction That I experience when hunting with my single shots. Maybe it’s the fact that that I only have one shot, and I better make it count. Seems it forces me to make excellent trigger control, breathing discipline and shot placement. If you don’t shoot one you ought to; it will make you a better marksman
 
Single shots are not boring at all. I have 5 different rifles and single load devices for my AR-15s and M-1 Garands.

Savage Target Action in 22 BR
Remington XR-100 in 223 Remington'
T/C Contender carbine in 221 Remington Fireball
T/C Contender carbine in 22 Hornet
T/C Encore in 6.5x54 M.S.

They slow down my shooting making a successful shot a higher probability.

Slow fire stages in Service Rifle competition are fired single shot. I have an AR-15 magazine with a single shot follower and use a SLED (single shot enhancement device) in the Garand. Both make single round loading a bit easier.
 
I handled one of the Henry single shots today. The LOP seemed short to me and I guess I'm not a huge fan of the curved butstock. I'm just looking anyways, but back to open options for a rifle that shoots .357, the price point on the Henry is appealing, but I don't know - it just handled small - everything about it seemed like 3/4 size, front wood too narrow for my taste. Maybe I should handle one again, but that was my first impression.
 
I have a couple of those Henry Single shots. Also, have a couple of AR's and bolts actions, etc. They all do what I ask them to do.

Lots of different nuances to the fun.
 
The purpose of faster firearms actions is to shoot faster and kill faster; I do not need to shoot faster or kill faster - I am in no hurry when target shooting or hunting. Now put me in a position where I am getting shot at, give me the fastest shooting firearm I can get. Absent trying to stay alive, I am in no hurry - a fine Sharps rifle is never boring.
 
I wish someone made a Rolling Block in .223. They used to take 8mm Lebel with no problem, so the action is strong enough for smokeless. There were models made in 30-06 even, so a rimless cartridge is not an issue for the ejector.
 
zaitcev said:
I wish someone made a Rolling Block in .223. They used to take 8mm Lebel with no problem, so the action is strong enough for smokeless. There were models made in 30-06 even, so a rimless cartridge is not an issue for the ejector.
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I'd buy one too -- I have an H&R Handirifle in .223 but it's not the same.

If you can live with a little less MV Uberti makes a rather beautiful RB carbine in .22 Hornet:

https://www.ubertireplicas.com/product/1871-baby-rolling-block-rifle-carbine/#tab-description

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