Single Shot Shooting

Congratulations on your new rifle and the discovery of the single shot phenomena. I don't have an actual hi-power single shot rifle, but I have several bolt rifles and I do have a T. Contender in 223 and 357 Maximum and know the value of making that one shot count. It's soul satisfying.


NCsmitty

Savage model 219 is a forgotten single shot rifle that was never really popular. But it has an excellent trigger and ejection mechanism. Ballance and accurcy are TOPS!!

This one is PO Ackley Improved 30-30 with 26 inch barrel. Ballistically same as 300 Savage or light .308 Winchester.

TR

Been contemplating a Ruger #1, but have not decided on a caliber. Maybe something massive like a .375 H&H or a .458 Lott, or maybe something reasonable like a 25-06.

I'm a young guy, but every time I walk by a falling block or trap door rifle I have to stop and take a look.

Ruger No. 1's have a huge problem. They multiply like rabbits. Start with one, it either goes goes polysexual or clones itself. Then replication errors create chamber and bore mutations requiring differences in fodder. Once the breeding pair gets going, well...sky's the limit. I suggest separate safes for each, otherwise...

For those of you that know, 'nuff said. For those of you that don't, well, only 2 years ago I let one out of the safe and now there's over a dozen of the critters.

Be carefull.

Don't know if the Browning's have the same problem. Not willing to risk it myself. I do know that Contenders multiply, but only the tube part. Maybe they're more like lizards or starfish.

Merry Christmas to all!

I have a couple of B-78s, a .22 Hornet and a .45-70. They are two of my favorite rifles. I sold a .30-06 version a few years ago. All three are excellent shooters, but I found my other two being used much more and a friend drooled over the -06, so I sold it to him.

Another bonus about the single shot rifle is that I firmly believe it will make you a better shot. You have to make it count the first time, cause follow up shots are not easy. Start shooting it off-hand, and you'll learn something pretty quick.

I think the Brownings are more accurate and better built than my Ruger #1s, but I think the action on the Ruger has a lot going for it, especially in terms of extracting the case. I just can't get them to group as well as the Brownings. The one real complaint I have with the B-78 in .45-70 is the fact that the tang is too small to put a proper tang sight on, so you are kinda stuck with the buckhorn sight. It's great for what I use it for, which is woods walking on the property, but I'd prefer a good peep.

Here is my single shot. It is a NEF Handi Rifle in .30-06. It is nothing to brag about but it hits whatever I put the crosshairs on. Over the last four seasons I have killed seven deer with it. I think I do have a fairly decent scope on it, a Nikon Buckmasters. At any rate I really enjoy shooting it. And being a single shot has never been any handicap to me. Every deer I shot with it has been a one shot kill. Also one coyote. With the buttstock shell holder on it, I can reload almost as fast as with a bolt action.

I've got a Browning 1885 in 22-250. Some years ago I sent it off for a trigger job and had it reamed to an Ackley Improved (I hate to trim brass....and like velocity). It sports a Luepold M12 scope and is one of my fav Prairie Dog guns. The trigger is now about 4 lbs and breaks without creep. Nice.

One downside to the Browning rifles is that when you scope them....it's difficult to get your thumb on the hammer. Makes it hard to put on safe. I've never seen a way to put a hammer extension on this gun.....as the hammer kinda drops into the action.

They are beautifully made guns.

2 Handi-rifles; .204, .30-06
3 H&R slug guns
4 caplock muzzle loaders
Single shots are compact, simple, and rugged.

T/C Encore with flex tech system stock.
375H&H
45/70
338Win Mg
416
35Whelen
30.06
223
50 caliber black powder
Enjoy shooting all of them. I am hooked on single shot

I have a Ruger #1 in 45-70. Wonderful gun to shoot, VERY versatile (I reload) and a REAL game THUMPER! Love it!

...then there are the tens of thousands of rounds on the trap range, one at a time, in an 870 or model 12 or 4E.

I’ve got 4 single shots:

Shiloh Sharps 74 #1 Sporter in .45-100
Ballard High-Wall 1885 Special Sporting in .45-90
Ballard High-Wall 1885 Special Sporting in .40-70
Ballard Low-Wall 1885 Special Sporting in .22lR

All have double set triggers and MVA Soule sights. I used to shoot quite a few Buffalo matches with the .45-100 “74”, but when I changed over to silhouette I moved to 1885s due to lock time and self cocking; the action’s also lighter which leaves room for more barrel.

High-Wall in 40-70

Low-Wall in .22LR


Chuck

Another single shot fan here. I've got a couple of old .22's along with two Encore's. The .22's are a Stevens Crackshot 36 and a Remington Model 6. Both are "drop block" actions that work like a cross between rolling and falling blocks. The two Encores are break action of course.

Lusting after possibly a Ruger #1 or maybe a repro Sharps or similar.

I suspect that the reason for the enjoyment and fascination is that many of us actually enjoy the process of manipulating the action to chamber the next round. It makes it feel like the shooting is part of a process rather than just a simple end of its own.

Single shot fans are the sort that would also like muzzle loaders, lever guns, pump actions and even bolt actions. They may have a semi or two in the collection but I suspect that they don't get used as much.

So I'm guessing the phenomenon extends to Brownings.

This Sharps 1874 Infantry rifle is the only single shot rifle I have now.

My most recent acquisition. A Stevens model 1915, in .22LR.

My early Christmas present!! Stevens 44 in .22lr.


It has HORST stamped on the barrel,anyone ever hear of that name?

TC G2 Contender, .223 & Weaver V16 glass.

[/IMG]

Here are my single shots (excluding muzzleloaders).



Top to bottom: .45-70 Sharps repro by Pedersoli; Browning low-wall hunter in .30-30; Browning low-wall in .223; and Ruger Number 3 in .223.

As mentioned they provide a very relaxing time at the range.

I bought a t/c contender in 30-30 a couple months ago for deer hunting. Took it out shooting and fell in love. One week later a .223 barrel ended up on the door step for some cheaper plinking and perhaps some hunting.

My 6BR, .22-250 and 45/70 are all single shot. Love them.