Single shot shotguns. (Looking for pics pls.)

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I've been on this single shot shotgun kick for a while now. I mostly own pumps and semi's but early season grouse hunting calls for something a little more agile. Theres something about their light weight and simplicity that I like but I'm honestly not to fond of their appearance. I was hope some of you could change my mind on that by showing me some pics of some of the single shots that are available out there. Thanks.
 
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Winchester model 37

I have an old Winchester model 37 that has a full choke that I have had for more than 40 years, and have won many turkey shoots with it and have killed a lot of them during hunting season. I do not have a camera to show you pictures but it is a nice old gun that I like. There are many others that are fine too but they are older guns such as Stevens, the older H&R, Iver Johnson Champion etc that I like compared to the newer ones on the market today. There may be some nice European guns out there that you may like as well. Look in gun shops and gun shows and they are usually fair in price. Many people decades ago , when times were tough , used single shot shotguns to hunt with all the time. I also like their simplicity too. I hope this helps.
 
one of my favorite guns is a CHEAP little stevens model 94 (f?)

weighs next to nothing, shoulders great, swings better, and somehow doesnt drive me into the ground with each trigger pull..
 
Nef .12

I like em!!! I have some pretty expensive shotguns, but I also have one of the New England Firearms .12 gauge single shots. Easy to carry and just plain fun to shoot. Mine has been a reliable functional firearm that will always have a place in my gun cabinet. They won't break the bank either $150 - $200.
 

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I like everything the Pardner has to offer except its styling. The Topper Deluxe Classic is nice though, but very hard to find around here.
 
I've owned (and loved) the model 37 in 20 gauge and 16 and a Md 94 in 16 if I was to buy another single I'd get this, Topper classic but It's a bit heavy.
 
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yes, thats the one im talking about. They never stay on the shelves for very long.
 
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the very first gun i used for hunting was an old eastern arms single shot 12 guage with a full choke....wish i had that gun today, but not sure what my dad did with it back then.
 
Don't mess around. If you're going to get a new single shot, get a 10 gauge.

I also have an old Iver Johnson built 16 that is still very tight and very shootable, but it's got a 30" full choke barrel on it. It's labeled "Hercules" and NRA told me it was discontinued in 1947. I don't use it anymore, but I won't get rid of it for sentimental reasons. My uncle gave it to me to hunt geese with when I was a young lad as my only other shotguns were a 20 gauge and a .410.

Here's the 10, don't have a pic of the 16. The 10 has taken it's place on geese. Still shootin' a single shot on those big birds, as it should be I suppose.



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Most trap-specific guns are single shots - not necessarily cheap, but well made

There was an old fellow here (he's passed away) that was selling his trap gun, wanted to know if I was interested. It was a 4 barrel set in a padded wood case, very nice, Kreighoff. He wanted $4500 for it. I told him while it was nice, I had more of a Mossberg budget. LOL! His youngest son shoot in the olympic trials one year and didn't make it, was close, though. Whole family were trap and skeet shooters.
 
That's what he told me. He just described it to me. I never actually laid eyes on it. I didn't care to pursue it when he told me the price. ROFL! I don't know squat about formal trap shooting, anyway. I figured maybe different gauges for different classes or something.
 
Heres my Iver Johnson 16 gauge thats been hunting in my family since the 30s. Next to my Fausti SxS 12 gauge.

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I would think the advantage of two shots (double barrel or repeater) would be greater than the weight advantage of a single, but that's just my thought. I enjoyed seeing your grouse post in the hunting forum...great pictures.
 
Thanks, pics are worth a thousand words right? Thats my current dilema as this gun will be for grouse. I can get a great single shot for less money that will last nearly forever, or I can get a o/u for the price of 6 single shots. Eventually I hope to have one of each its just which one to get first.
 
... Theres something about their light weight and simplicity that I like but I'm honestly not to fond of their appearance...

One of my favorites purely in the looks department, even though they were dirt cheap (wholesale well <$100 when I got them), were the Russian Baikal single-shots that were imported 10-15 years ago. Rich color, beautiful stocks, and the cyrillic writing always appealed to me for some reason. I think they are still imported, but under a different banner and not as pretty (to me).

No solo pics on hand, but it's 3rd from the left in this picture:

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I have a second one that I held onto still tucked away in the box somewhere.
 
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