Oldtown102
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After 25,000+ rounds like that; I'll call it ready to go*Yet*
Now if someone can get 10-15 thousand rounds through a general utility single shot shotgun and not have something break I would be really impressed since most of these type shotguns will rarely see more than 1000 rounds in their entire lifetime. I have had to replace a firing pin in one older H&R single 20 gauge, and another had to replace a spring in a hardware brand 12 gauge. I would doubt either of them had seen 500 rounds in their lifetime. Not saying it can't happen, I have half a dozen single shot shotguns. Most are corner shotguns for pest control. Single shots have a place in most households that have a gun. Is there a better option? Most definitely. Will they usually do in a pinch? Probably.After 25,000+ rounds like that; I'll call it ready to go
Savage 301- decent copy of the old H&R's, minus the safety on the side.Where can you find a good deal on a simple, rugged single these days?
Love to grab a couple in 12 and 410.
single barrel trapguns dominate the market among dedicated trapshooters. Their simplicity and durability are undeniable. Some of These guys are shooting 10k-100k shots per year. The price tag on the Kolars and Guirrinnis(sp) would make most folks jaws drop and the ca$h regi$ter 'Cha-ching' sound blurt out.
For us mortals, the venerable single shot is quick to load and unload which makes it a good choice for a back door gun for both the novice and the expert alike.
They are pretty much ambidextrous.
I good learning gun for kids, especially exposed hammer guns. All three of my sons took their first deer with an H&R slug gun.
They are (used to be) inexpensive, and you could own guns in different gauges and calibers.
How exactly will dropping a weapon be it shotgun or revolver with an external hammer and transfer bar design result in the gun firing? When hammer is down, I just cannot see any way it can happen. And with the hammer cocked, I cannot see how it can happen without the trigger being pulled.
The first time I had a gun deliberately pointed at me, it was an H&R Topper 12 ga. , I left where I was, as asked.One of the few times that I've had to protect house and home, the weapon that I had at hand was a Topper 12 gauge.
I'd love to find another one.
I really like mine. The biggest complaint I see is the presence of a safety. Simple cure is don't use it. Other than that mine has been flawless. It locks up like a bank vault and opens smoothly. I haven't even felt the need to change the recoil pad.Savage 301- decent copy of the old H&R's,
Where can you find a good deal on a simple, rugged single these days?
Love to grab a couple in 12 and 410.
Where can you find a good deal on a simple, rugged single these days?
Love to grab a couple in 12 and 410.
I did. It was a 12 Ga. Red Letter one that had been used for training on gun and stock finishes. The stock had been cut down to about 12" LOP, four different finishes on it, the barrel about the same length as your Savage above, with the first 6" from the muzzle bead blasted flat and cold blued. I got it for next to nothing. My younger son got it into his head that because I had told him it would be his when he was old enough, it meant it was his right then. I told him this when he was 9; at that age his brother had already had "his" own shotgun, a .410 H&R, but his older brother was a bit more mature by then, and had actually been 'given' (the use of) the .410 at 7. I didn't actually give it to him until about 21.
My younger son misinterpreted this to mean it was actually "his" shotgun, in a very real and legally binding sense, (as in Monty Python) and carved his name into the forearm. When he shot it before he did that, I put Aguila mini-shells in it for him; after he did that, I found some of my Dad's old "knock the stuffings out of you" 2 3/4" duck loads, and said, "Here, shoot 'em up!" .
This still didn't dissuade him, and when he graduated high school, I helped him buy his dream truck, a '94 F350 crew cab long box, and he asked for the Win. 37 to put under the seats, I said sure. (What redneck kid doesn't have a shotgun in the truck, right?) Without my knowledge or consent, he'd worked out a trade of the F350 for a heavy half diesel Chevy 1500, and had left the shotgun under the seat. He then promptly crashed the 1500 the day after, having stayed up all night working on it. About a week later, in after thought I asked him where the shotgun was. When he called the kid he'd traded with, the kid said he didn't know what he was talking about. It took me 5 year to pay off the loan for that F350, and I hear about it all the time from SWMBO, who advised me not to do it, but no, I was trying to be his buddy. Lesson Learned.