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Thread: Do you like single shot guns?

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    My first Shotgun was a Harrington & Richardson 20GA single shot shotgun. I use to go Duck Hunting with it and shot many Geese and Ducks! I still have it and probably always will!! I liked it so much I bought another one 10GA 36" Barrel "Goose Getter" I sold that though it kicked like a Mule!!

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    Oh, there's a rolling block 357 out there with my name on it! Not sure I'll be able to afford it though. Now that would get a lot of use.

    I wouldn't buy a 303 single shot, I would want to build one if I had the bits. Thinking about it, if I had to buy the barrel I'd go for a 375-303. Mind you, a 25-303 would be nice on a single shot. I have a long 25-303 barrel, mmm .... It is on a rifle but that could be changed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 303Guy View Post
    Any chance of a series of photo's? What could be better than a falling block 22?
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    I didn't bother to look at the first four pages before squirting to the end of the thread.

    "Do you like single shots"

    First, Yes I do.

    Second, has anybody said "NO" yet? (I'll bet not)
    More "This is what happened when I,,,,," and less "What would happen if I,,,,"

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    Yes, yes I do. Like anybody needed to ask me. Been looking for a rolling block in 38-55 for some time now to add to the collection. Getting sidetracked with a single shot 20 gauge and 60 cal roundball lately.

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    The first rifle I purchased was a Marlin 1894 in .41 Mag. I've always been more of a pistol shooter and I bought the Marlin to go with my pistol. I have since purchased other rifles, semi-autos in .22, .223, and 9mm. They are fun to shoot but didn't really get enthusiastic about shooting them more than my pistols. Then I got a single shot rifle, an H&R 1871 Classic Carbine in .45 Colt. I AM HOOKED!

    I had always wanted a single shot to shoot cast boolits through and always figured on a handy rifle in 30-30. The stock on the handy rifle is plain Jane compared to the classic carbine. The color case hardened action just looks nice. Sure, it's no Ruger #1, it's not a High Wall, it's not a lot of other fancier rifles but it is just fun to shoot.

    I like shooting iron sights and have been looking at the different accessory barrels that can be purchased with iron sights. I am seriously considering collecting several barrels just because. I like shooting rifles but I absolutely love shooting my single shot rifle. Frank

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    Hummm ... With a very few exceptions, ALL rifles are single shots. Some just reload faster.

    Definitions, definitions, they will kill you.

    That said, I like all my rifles!
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    Thanks, Dademoss. Those are beauties!

    I wonder what it would take to fit a 303 barrel inside a 12 gauge barrel? Adapting the barrel to fit the shotgun action could be quite tricky and lots of work. A project for the future maybe. (it's a new shotgun so not for chopping up).
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    303Guy, search for NOE's post on welding a barrel lug onto a new barrel.

    you could use the same technique for a stubb!
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    Thinking about it, it would be relatively easy to make a threaded stub to accept a 303 Brit barrel. The main problem is I don't actually need one. What I need is a light weight 357 for plinking and generally having lots of fun with. Damn those taxes I have to pay!

    In the meantime I do have a single shot 303 Brit. It's a Lee Enfield with the magazine spring and follower rusted out. It's great, all I do is slip a cartridge into the chamber, fire it and open the bolt and the spent case drops into the magazine box. I have a spent case catching single shot! And that magazine box fits all my MLE's and SMLE in 25/303 so I have lots of single shots. Perfect for bench shooting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 303Guy View Post
    Thinking about it, it would be relatively easy to make a threaded stub to accept a 303 Brit barrel. The main problem is I don't actually need one. What I need is a light weight 357 for plinking and generally having lots of fun with. Damn those taxes I have to pay!

    In the meantime I do have a single shot 303 Brit. It's a Lee Enfield with the magazine spring and follower rusted out. It's great, all I do is slip a cartridge into the chamber, fire it and open the bolt and the spent case drops into the magazine box. I have a spent case catching single shot! And that magazine box fits all my MLE's and SMLE in 25/303 so I have lots of single shots. Perfect for bench shooting.
    Now that is making lemonade.*

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    * Just in case the saying isn't common in NZ, that is part of the saying "When life deals you lemons, make lemonade."

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    Yup. Love 'em.
    Also, I wonder how many of the people in this thread are even still alive.
    Looks like I've got a whole bunch of back-reading to do.
    Grumpy old man, single shot addict.

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    Yes – I like them;
    especially my .303 Martini-Enfield even because it is not easy to shot (poor Sights, verry hard Trigger...).
    The Pedersoli Sporting Sharps in .45-70 is a pleasure in comparison

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    I LOVE single shot guns. I have a whole collection of H&R Handi Rifles. I have a Rem Rolling Block, if I could afford a Martini Henry I'd be tempted. But I've had my fling with holy black, just as soon not go back down that road.

    I tend to stay away from the average common guns. .30-06, .308, .270. Everyone and their mothers brother have one of them.
    The Dirty Thirty used to be in that list but it wiggled its way out. And the old .30-30 has earned its place in my collection.

    For a cast boolit shooter you have to love the .30-30 with that long neck.

    And to be honest, with a bit of practice a decent single shot is just as fast as the average guy at the range with a bolt.

    Yeah I love single shots and I love how they make you think about the shot your taking. Is now the time? Or if I am a little patient will I get a better shot?
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    My preference for one type of firearm over another is based on application. That being said I have a real soft spot for Trapdoor Springfield's and original Browning Highwalls just cause.

    For a light responsive walking rifle I really like my Contender carbines. For shooting pararie dogs from prone not so much.
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    Single shots are no threat to the state, which will come by to collect your high-caliber magazine guns or tax them, so Joe Biden will let you keep them as long as you vote Democrat.

    I want my single-shot to be an M79!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Outpost75 View Post

    I want my single-shot to be an M79!
    Now that is a break action I could love.
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    I learned to shoot with a Lithgow single shot .22, first shotgun was Winchester single 12 gauge, shot big bore with Lithgow mod 44 in 7.62. I now have several Martini cadets in 357 max, 300BO based on a 357mag shell and 310 cadet and a Large 303 Martini which will soon be getting a new 308 barrel but still be a 303 Brit. Yes I love single shots and never feel under gunned, one shot one kill. Regards Stephen

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    I remember this thread, my collection has grown to over 15 Handi's, about a dozen Contenders and another dozen Encores, whew...............
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    There are only 2 single shot rifles I don't like and haven't found either yet.

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