Single shot rifles....
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easyg
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Thanks for all the replies.
It's given me alot to think about.
Easy.
It's given me alot to think about.
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Have an NEF in .223 as a varmit gun.
One more thing I like about single-shots--they are safer for training. You have to go through several deliberate actions to get it to shoot. A semi-auto, like a 10/22 or Marlin 60, all you have to do is twitch wrong to have a negligent discharge.
I believe that's true.
One more thing I like about single-shots--they are safer for training. You have to go through several deliberate actions to get it to shoot. A semi-auto, like a 10/22 or Marlin 60, all you have to do is twitch wrong to have a negligent discharge.
Win75
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I have a Handi-Rifle in .223 with a 24" heavy barrel. It shoots very well and did not cost a fortune.
Chuck R.
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Shiloh Sharps #1 Sporter in 45-100
Ballard High-Wall Special Sporting in 45-90
Ballard High-Wall Special Sporting in 40-70
Ballard Low-Wall Special Sporting in .22LR
I like single shot BPCRs and use them for Silhouette & long range. The .22 is built to the same specs as my .40-70 for cheap practice.
Chuck
Ballard High-Wall Special Sporting in 45-90
Ballard High-Wall Special Sporting in 40-70
Ballard Low-Wall Special Sporting in .22LR
I like single shot BPCRs and use them for Silhouette & long range. The .22 is built to the same specs as my .40-70 for cheap practice.
Chuck
Beowolf1911
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I would like to get an NEF survivor in .308 and then get the .223 barrel also. They have a very heavy barrel, and from what I hear are very accurate, plus I would have every major NATO round covered then.
Ruger #1B in .25-06.
I bought it from a co-worker to help him out when he was having medical problems. I never intended to keep it, having heard so many stories about how hard they are to get to shoot well.
First load I tried was sub-MOA.
It ain't going nowhere except to my heirs.
I bought it from a co-worker to help him out when he was having medical problems. I never intended to keep it, having heard so many stories about how hard they are to get to shoot well.
First load I tried was sub-MOA.
It ain't going nowhere except to my heirs.
jerkface11
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I've got an encore in .45-70 .375H&H and .257 Roberts. With an Uberti rolling block .357mag in layaway right now.
aaronrkelly
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What:
NEF Handi-Rifle in .223
Why:
price, single shots are generally cheaper
performance, single shots lack alot of moving parts, they lock up tighter and generally speaking are darn accurate
NEF Handi-Rifle in .223
Why:
price, single shots are generally cheaper
performance, single shots lack alot of moving parts, they lock up tighter and generally speaking are darn accurate
Gord
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Remington M1867 rolling block in .45-90 (best I can figure, anyway - it's switchable between rimfire and centerfire), made at Copenhagen Arsenal under contract in 1887, IIRC, and surplused from the Danish Navy. The story goes that my great-grandfather bought it out of a hardware-store barrel in the '50s for a song and put .45-70 cowboy loads through it now and then. It's ridiculously accurate, but since CAS started getting popular a few years back it's been impossible to find mild cowboy loads. She's solid as a rock, but I'd rather not tempt fate putting full-power rounds (of the wrong caliber, no less) down the tube of a 120-year-old gun.
I've always wanted a modern repro 1867 in .45-70 because of that thing. The rolling-block action is genuinely the coolest thing I have ever seen, and I've always liked the idea of single-shots - seems to me it would greatly improve one's shooting in short order having only one round on tap.
I've always wanted a modern repro 1867 in .45-70 because of that thing. The rolling-block action is genuinely the coolest thing I have ever seen, and I've always liked the idea of single-shots - seems to me it would greatly improve one's shooting in short order having only one round on tap.
mgregg85
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I have a ruger #1 in .300 win mag, works great, beautiful rifle. What I really want is the ruger #1 international with the mannlicher stock.
I also have an H&R single shot .17 HMR with the bull barrel, works great too. Very accurate and I can reload it fairly fast for squirrel shooting.
I also have an H&R single shot .17 HMR with the bull barrel, works great too. Very accurate and I can reload it fairly fast for squirrel shooting.
Single shots really make you lear to choose your shot, and hunting one is more of a challenge for those who like that kind of thing. I love drop blocks, and am currently focusing on 1885s because the shoot well and look so good.
Old Time Hunter
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Original Springfield Trapdoors:
a couple more:
Also have Uberti reproduction High Wall in .45-70 and a Sharps businessman.
Like the challenge of the originals though! And they are less expensive.
a couple more:
Also have Uberti reproduction High Wall in .45-70 and a Sharps businessman.
Like the challenge of the originals though! And they are less expensive.
Rangr44
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I have others, but this .30-06 Ruger is my favorite.
NEF Survivor in .308
Not as accurate as it should be yet, but it is a rugged, simple rifle. I've free floated the fore end and done the o ring trick and the groups have tightened up to about 1.5 moa off of a rest. The next two steps are going to be glass bedding the fore end and shimming the rifle for a nice tight lock up. I bought it as a gun to play with, a back up hunting rifle, and to finally start reloading all the 7.62 brass I have in my closet.
Not as accurate as it should be yet, but it is a rugged, simple rifle. I've free floated the fore end and done the o ring trick and the groups have tightened up to about 1.5 moa off of a rest. The next two steps are going to be glass bedding the fore end and shimming the rifle for a nice tight lock up. I bought it as a gun to play with, a back up hunting rifle, and to finally start reloading all the 7.62 brass I have in my closet.
Gator
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Let's see....Six single shot .22s, an 1884 Trapdoor, and a Ruger #1...I think I need more 
Single shot rifles are great, they force you to be a little more careful where your shot is going, and a Ruger #1 just exudes class!
Single shot rifles are great, they force you to be a little more careful where your shot is going, and a Ruger #1 just exudes class!
alemonkey
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I took my Sharps to the range today. Every time I shoot it I get admiring comments from other shooters. It's especially gratifying to shoot groups comparable to a guy with a scoped .223 Not only does it look nice, it shoots nice, too.
I looked at Handi Rifles at the gunstore today. I can see how they would be a lot of fun, especially since you can buy another barrel and have essentially a new rifle for dirt cheap. It would be cool to shoot 500 S&W and 17 HMR out of the same rifle.
Not only does it look nice, it shoots nice, too.I looked at Handi Rifles at the gunstore today. I can see how they would be a lot of fun, especially since you can buy another barrel and have essentially a new rifle for dirt cheap. It would be cool to shoot 500 S&W and 17 HMR out of the same rifle.
BoilerUP
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Ruger #1-V in .22-250.
The rifle is more accurate than I am.
The rifle is more accurate than I am.
Hardtarget
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I have three single shot rifles. All are .22s. They shoot fine and are great for teaching the youngsters just getting started. One has been with me since 1960...when I was 10 years old.
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