Adult Single Shot Fans?

We all know single shot shotguns are just for kids, right? Well, I’m an adult but I enjoy shooting them. The simplicity and ruggedness of the action, as well as the handy streamlined shape, is appealing to me. I also enjoying practicing quick reloads. They can be much faster in action than some think.

I like them enough to have just purchased a Henry 20 gauge single shot with brass frame. Henry advertises these as adult oriented and not made to a price point, but instead focus on quality and reliability. They aren’t cheap, but they’re gorgeous:



Are there any other adult fans of single shot shotguns on here?

 

How is the trigger pull and balance?

 

There are more single shot trap guns out there than you can count.
Perazzi
Beretta
Browning
Ljutic
....and on and on.
I hunt turkeys with my NEF 12ga break-action.
and deer with my NEF 12ga ultra-light slug gun.

 

I love my very first gun, H&R 20 gauge, still have the receipt for $42. It goes out grouse hunting more often than my other 20 gauge. I am also very proud to say I manage a reload and hit on a true pair shooting some 5-stand with it. A great single-shot that my brother and I have used forever. Big fan!

 

They break at about 4 lbs and balance is very good.

 

I don't know if I necessarily count as a "fan", but I do think they're cool. My first firearm was a NEF 20 gauge. Been looking for one recently for a grouse/rabbit gun. Wish they still made them. (Yes, I do know about the Chinese Savage version)

 

I keep one nearby to deal with armadillos in the yard. I suppose in a pinch I could also use it to repel boarders.

Definitely a fan especially when walking with more walking than shooting. The light handy factor can't be dismissed. Good recoil pad is a must.

 

One of our old timers said his BT99 34" F would take a squirrel out of a tall tree.
Got to be careful in the woods, a dedicated trap gun does not have a safety catch, and they are pretty heavy.

 

I’ll be a 12 gauge 3 1/2” magnum rifles slug would put a number on an armadildo.

 

I have a few and I enjoy the simplicity. I don’t necessarily appreciate the wallop that they pack. That wallop is the tradeoff of being light and portable though. For slow shooting I’m definitely a fan… turkey, rabbit, deer. For fast shooting where you shoot a lot of shells I’m much less of a fan… dove, squirrel, for those give me a heavier gun that soaks up recoil better

 

Old Winchester Model 37, I like this one very much.

 

Shoot a lot of shells for squirrel?

 

My very first firearm was a Model 37 in 16-gauge.
Still have it.
It's been in the family for about 80 years or so (mid-forties I think). I'm the 3rd Paul to have it.

 

My first shotgun was an Ithaca 20ga .22 wmr over under.
Loved it

 

What's the weight on that Henry 20 ga? I don't mind it being a little heavier and solid so that it reduces the recoil on heavier 20 ga loads like a slug if need be. It also would swing much smoother with some weight.

 

I love single shot shotguns. I have several but my most recent additions are twin Rock Island Armory Traditions with the 20 inch barrel with choke set. Polymer stock and they kick like a mule but I love shooting them. They pattern surprisingly well considering barrel length as well.

 

2 3/4" 4's or 6's work just fine.

 

6.8 lbs.

That’s my thinking, too. A too light of weight single can kick like a mule! That weight should be ideal to strike a nice balance between portability and recoil management.

 

I have one of those that I mostly use to shoot 'clean up' when we're playing informal clay games. I added weight (got it up to 7.5#) and a pachmayr slip on pad but it still has more felt recoil than my pump.

 

When we get into them it seems we shoot quite a few out of one spot. I have shot limit out of one tree a few times. When it’s one right after another the single shots can be a handful.

 

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I have just the one, a Marlin Model 200 12 gauge with a 28" barrel. Got it for Christmas one year and use it a couple of times breaking hand thrown clays in a friend's backyard. Lots of fun shooting (must add that I was wearing a PAST shoulder pad at the time), and I have kept it around just because I think single-shots are cool!

 

They kick too much for me being so light, and I like having more shoots because I am a bird hunter.

 

I just found a H&R Topper 20 gauge witha modified choke in a LGS. In so good a condition it is only missing the box and manual that came with it.

 

3 winchester 37 all 16 ga and all a little different. A Limbsaver slip on butt pad makes them shootable

 

Who makes a 3 1/2" slug??