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    Started with single shots and will end with them. They were good enough to win our freedom.

    Repeaters are interesting if belt fed and have 6 barrels.

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    Just something that screams out, shoot me, please. Had a fun time yesterday with my Martini Zeller in 44/40.

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    As a young lad I remember a single shot .22 or shotgun behind every door on every country home, my first true gun was a Gevarm a7 Semi Auto and I got sick of unloading it after shooting what ever game I was after so sold it and got a single shot and the love of them has stayed with me. One shot one kill and when I do use a magazine bolt gun I just consider the mag a handy place to hold extra shots. I am looking at buying a Ruger No 1 as we speak. Regards Stephen

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    Simple elegance and strength. Only one I could never warm to is the Martini or its variants. I'm also an advocate of them for hunting. Usually, the fella hunting with a single shot of any variety knows what he's about.
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    They are the ultimate short action. I have several with my Savage 219 being my favorite rifle and a Stevens Tip up my favorite hand gun. The tip up weighs 10 oz loaded and even with it's 6" barrel it is very easy to carry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad Ass Wallace View Post
    Just something that screams out, shoot me, please. Had a fun time yesterday with my Martini Zeller in 44/40.

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    That is elegant...just elegant!!
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    I just do. I can't exactly tell you why. But I love my Pedersoli Sharps, my Chiappa Sharp's Cavalry carbine and my original Springfield trapdoor carbine.

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    They are beautiful, fun to shoot and when I bring them to the range or when I get together with my friends to shoot and they shoot them they always have a smile on their face.

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    There is just something about “ringing” steel at what ever range suites your fancy. Currently my main range is 200 yards. 45-70 and 43 Egyptian with a cast lead bullet and a satisfying bang! followed by a slight delay and then “ting”. If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smkummer View Post
    There is just something about “ringing” steel at what ever range suites your fancy. Currently my main range is 200 yards. 45-70 and 43 Egyptian with a cast lead bullet and a satisfying bang! followed by a slight delay and then “ting”. If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.
    Agreed... there's something about the report of the rifle that small pause and then the ring of the steel... the longer the range the more satisfying it is

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    i have two tc encore rifles. they are all 23" MGM heavy factory barrels in 20 vartarg, 444 marlin and 500 linebaugh. i also have a 1973 ruger #1 in 270. they are all accurate, more accurate than me!!!! i hunt and never needed a second shot. i take about 3 or 4 cartridges(except the 20vt) and put them into my front pocket(except one that is loaded). "one shot, one kill" is what my drill sergeant said about 30+ years ago. i take it to heart.

    i had a handi rifle in 45-70 but my oldest son(who now lives in north carolina) took it. he also took loaded 405gr pbfn with him. there is a farmer that hates hawgs tearing up his ground. so he invited my son to shoot hawgs.

    i, being a leftie, luvs his single shots. i have a win m94 in 35/30-30 and a rem m14 in 30 rem that i use. i luv old bolt actions!!!! i have a 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag with a redfield 102k aperture sight on it. unfortunately i forgot a finishing nail when i took off the cut off lever. now it is a single shot. now that i think about, all of my bolt actions are single shot too. i know i could put 4 or 5 cartridges in it, but why? hmmmmmm.....i'll have to think about it.
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    I really cant give a satisfactory answer to this question.

    I had a conversation with a buddy today about quality of new bolt guns
    It went straight to accurracy. Just because a gun is accurrate doesnt mean I would enjoy shooting it.

    I guess i like the feel of quality. I have a couple out of date Highpower Match rifles. I wouldnt trade them for new more accurrate bolt guns of the same value.

    I love everything about them. They seem to be individual. The difference in the wood grain or pattern of Case Hardening.

    They make me happy to shoot or just get out of the safe and hold.
    Last edited by GARD72977; 04-20-2021 at 07:49 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad Ass Wallace View Post
    Just something that screams out, shoot me, please. Had a fun time yesterday with my Martini Zeller in 44/40.

    That is a reason to get up in the morning and shoot something (anything) with that work of art !!!!!!!!!!!/Ed

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    It was the cheapest gun chambered in the cartridge I wanted to hunt with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GARD72977 View Post
    I really cant give a satisfactory answer to this question.

    I had a conversation with a buddy today about quality of new bolt guns
    It went straight to accurracy. Just because a gun is accurrate doesnt mean I would enjoy shooting it.

    I guess i like the feel of quality. I have a couple out of date Highpower Match rifles. I wouldnt trade them for new more accurrate bolt guns of the same value.

    I love everything about them. They seem to be individual. The difference in the wood grain or pattern of Case Hardening.

    They make me happy to shoot or just get out of the safe and hold.

    i hate "plastic" rifles.

    wood and blued steel from yesteryear!!!!
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    I love wood and blue steel , but I have plastic , sorry stainless shining does not cut it with me , Now back to those single shots , love the old favorite 22 , and the 84 trapdoor , oh those Pedersoli sharps sweet and waiting on the Shiloh "oh Shilo when I was young " .

    Had a local gun store owner gift me a box of 45 2.6 brass , I thought about it and took it back as I did not want to waste it on 45-70 or 40-65 , love my muzzle loaders make the shot count.

    Fond memories , romance , nostalgia its all there and lots of fun one shot at a time .

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    There is a line in a current favorite song "I'm truly blessed, 'cause I can do more with less". Loved shooting with my dad when I was a kid- a box of .22's was a rare and beautiful thing. Had a single shot Ithaca and it was a great to spend the time talking and shooting for an hour or so going through that red & green box of shells. Saved up and got a Ruger 10/22, and that box of shells was gone in no time, went back to the Ithaca.
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    Quote Originally Posted by beezapilot View Post
    Saved up and got a Ruger 10/22, and that box of shells was gone in no time, went back to the Ithaca.
    Boy, this is something I can definitely relate to. Not only does it slow things down in a graceful way, but there is a more sensuous feeling to the whole experience. Not in the usual sense, but in the original meaning - the single-shot experience more completely engages the senses because you are participating in the process in a more comprehensive way.

    Especially for the handloader, I think it makes a difference. Those cartridges you loaded aren't just items to be stuffed in a magazine and then burned up without any more further engagement than a blast and a pat on the shoulder... Each one is handled as it's loaded: you get to see the boolit you selected, the crimp, any patina you've allowed to remain on the brass, the primer. There is the satisfying feeling as the action locks up, regardless of what action type you're using. The shooting experience itself is as pure as it gets: the aim, the gentle squeeze of the trigger, and the shot itself - then stillness. No action bumping around or brass flying through the air. When the moment has passed and the animal is down or the target has rung out, the action unlocks and you're presented with the brass right at your fingertips. The primer is right there for inspection. The smell of burned powder wafts up from the action as you place the brass in a pocket or pouch for later use, and you're ready to do it again.

    I don't know, reading what I just wrote it makes me seem like a poetic experience... Maybe it is. I darn sure like it better than the other options, no doubt.
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    For my single-shot hunting rifles, it's all about the challenge - And I like fancy rifles, to have something to admire during those times when game is scarce or not moving around.

    IMO, they can't be beat for wood-walking (YMMV)

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    Recently got a CVA in 300BO. LGS guy didn't understand why. Actually would like a falling block but price was mucho better. I don't burn through so much ammo now. They could have contoured the barrel to take off the extra 2# but I can load to any level I desire. Modern FB is 400$ for the action plus the rest of the gun.
    Whatever!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 444ttd View Post
    i hate "plastic" rifles.

    wood and blued steel from yesteryear!!!!
    Amen! Any gun can possibly be accurate if well built. But there are ugly guns and beautiful guns. And an old gun with blued steel, color case, and fine wood just oozes sexiness, and beauty that not many modern guns can!



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