What's your favorite single shot action?

[AbitNutz]

There are a myriad of single shot actions...heck there are a sea of all kinds of actions.

I now seem to favor single shots with external hammers. I think that Ruger No.1's are probably the best there is from a sleek and practical view. However, I have come to like the looks of the Sharps and Winchester 1885. I don't think the Remington Rolling Block is quite as attractive.

The Martini-Henry is awesome. The Sharps Borchardt is neat but clunky in comparison.

What's your favorite?

[MT Chambers]

1. Remington Hepburn
2. Stevens 44 1/2
3. W, Highwall
4. Ballard
5 Sharps '74

[Bill Torzsok]

Martini Cadet!

[Butler Ford]

H&R/NEF have let a lot of us play. Have a Sharps, want a High Wall but my Handi's keep me busy and entertained. Just today 10 rounds of ff goex and 520 gr of soft lead and 13 more of a mix of powders and 350's, 405's and 420's all for not much over two bills. Hard not to like'em!

BF

[country gent]

I have several and like them all. I find the lines and balance of the single shots to be very appealing. C Sharps Hepburn in 45-90 CPA Stevens 44 1/2 in 40-65 Ruger number 1 B in 300 win mag Ruger 1 V 220 swift Martini Cadet in 218 bee he single shot rifle is one of those things that are either loved or hated. Seems to be little in between there.

[AbitNutz]

I'm going to have to read up on the Remington Hepburn. It looks like a really wild single shot action. I do see that CSharps sells one for $4,200!

[JeffinNZ]

Martini Cadet!

Absolutely.

[bob208]

for .40 and larger rolling block. for .38-55 and smaller the high or low wall. I do have a few .310 cadets I would like to give them a try.

[tdoyka]

1. ruger #1 in 270 win
2. tc encore in 444 marlin
3. tc encore in 20 vartarg
4. tc encore in 6.5 creedmoor
5. tc encore in 22-250 ai
6. h&r in 45-70
7. tc contender in 7x30 waters

[pietro]

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Over the past 40-odd years, I've owned/shot/hunted with many (but not all) different CF & RF single shot rifles.

They were:

* Trapdoor Springfield
* Browning M-78's & 1885's
* H&R/NEF
* Martini (BSA)
* Remington RB's, #4 & #1's
* Ruger #1's & #3's
* Savage 219's
* Stevens Favorite
* T/C Contender Carbine, Encore, TCR-83 Aristocrat's & TCR-87
* Winchester M-1885 Winder Musket

YMMV, but I prefer the break-open rifles (Savage 219, T/C TCR's) for hunting (I don't usually shoot at targets, unless zeroing a rifle) due to their relatively light weight & fast lock times.

For me, The Savage 219's issue chamberings don't offer a wide-enough choice, so my favorite single-shot is the T/C TCR-83 (like the one below).

[Reverend Recoil]

Ruger No.1

[GOPHER SLAYER]

For trim good looks, the 44-1/2 is hard to beat. I only have one at present but have owned others. I have owned all the popular single shots except the Ballard and the Hepburn. I don't know why that is, I always liked the looks of them and in the in the early 1960s you could get a nice Hepburn for 100-200 bucks. I could have bought a Ballard with beautiful wood but I just never liked the looks of it, nor did I trust it with smokeless powder. I saw a factory engraved Ballard in 32-40 with a cracked receiver after firing a mild load of smokeless. I have a safe full beautiful single shots but very limited places to shoot them. If I could only keep one, it would be a tough choice to make.

[TJF1]

high wall
44 1/2
h&r
martini
ruger #1 & #3
Terry

[country gent]

The one plus to the Remington Rolling Blocks and Hepburn over the under lever style single shots is if you shoot a lower prone position since you dont have to break position to work the action and load. Its a little thing but its something to consider.

[ndnchf]

This question is like asking which daughter is prettier... But that being said, I like the #2 Remington rolling blocks. Mid sized, sleek, simple, strong and classic. What else could one want in a single shot?

[JMtoolman]

I like the Farquhason, or the Westly Richards 1891 myself.

[NF Hunter]

1. 1885 High wall
2. 1871 Rolling Block
3. H&R, NEF
4. Ruger No.1

[Hiwall55]

1885 Hiwall,1874 Sharps, and CPA Stevens

[VA Jim]

I like em all!
1 - 1885
2 - Stevens 44 1/2
3 - Trap door
4 - Rolling block
5 - Ruger #1
6 - H & R
7 - Martini
8 -T C Contender

[Bad Ass Wallace]

I like the "Çlassic " Alex-Henry falling block!