I'm curious if anyone here shoots a single shot hunting or target rifle. If so, what calibre?
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I'm curious if anyone here shoots a single shot hunting or target rifle. If so, what calibre?
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I deer and moose hunted for many years with a Ruger #1A in .270 Winchester. Beautiful rifle that was very handy in the bush but not without its quirks. I also briefly owned a Browning Low Wall in .223 that I used for varmints. It was stunningly beautiful but an acquaintance fell in love with it and made an offer I couldn't refuse.
I had a Winchester 1885 low wall .22 for a few months. Found it tedious to load one, shoot one on the range. When using .22 I just want to fling lead and enjoy my semi's more. Gorgeous gun though.
Ok. Thanks.
Tell us about your Encore. How do you like it? What caliber? What do you hunt?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael10
.243 H&R, nice to carry, it's usually in my truck every where I go, I don't live in the city...lol
I used to hunt coyote with a heavy barrel H&R .243 also. Nice looking rifle, laminate stock. It was accurate and I quick to reload with a butt stock cartridge carrier. It was muzzle heavy and a bit awkward to sling carry, so I moved it on, but I never worried about second shot follow ups etc. I’d hunt with one again if I found one that I liked the feel of! Same reason I moved on my Winchester 70 heavy barrel .223.
have never owned one, but I might as well because if I don't hit what I'm shooting with the first shot, I'm pretty much just wasting money, at least with a rifle.
I've got 2 T/C encore's one blued with wood stock and .50 cal black powder, .257 roberts and .223 barrels and stainless with composite stock and ss .50 cal. and .243 barrels. Have used all of the barrels a lot and reload for all the centrefire loads, have shot deer with all exept .223 which I only use for coyotes and groundhogs (when they still existed) I like simplicity of single shots and are great stand guns where you only need 1 shot and can usually wait for the best shot.
I've owned and shot several, but never hunted with them; Ruger Number 1 in .257 Roberts and .30-30; Win 1885 in .30-06 and .38-55, and a Savage 219 in .30-30. All were accurate, but my favourite aesthetically, is the 1885. Accuracy was excellent in all rifles, but I had a hard time getting the Ruger in .30-30 to perform.
If I could find one, I'd LOVE to have an 1885 in .30-30 or .257 Roberts, but I've never heard of one in Roberts, and the .30-30's that Browning made in the 1990's are very expensive collectors' items, as well as being very heavy.
The first gun I trained on and a bunch of my brothers was a CIL 12 ga. Full choke 30 inch barrel over 50 years ago, my Dad figured two important things as to why that gun , safety and shot placement ! With only one shot you learned how to kill , also with only one shot you couldn't get trigger happy as you had to wait for the old man to hand you another shell. Oh sure in time we got pretty good at quick reloads but "one shot, one kill" was ingrained in us. I have an old Cooey .22 LR single shot that my grandkids can learn on.
Not going to happen. After insulting one of the mods we discovered he had multiple accounts here, so booted them all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badenoch
It’s not too often that we get a discussion going about single shots. I own a 1973 Browning B78 in 30.06. It’s topped off with Leupold 2.5X10X50 scope. It’s a tack -driver but it’s not a rifle for everyone. It’s tricky to dismantle and put back together, and it has a half-caulk setting on the hammer instead of a safety. It’s also heavy. Despite its flaws, I really like hunting and shooting with it.
Here’s a moose that I shot with it 10 years ago,
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Very nice Moose, congrats. Did you need a kill shot or did one do it?
Can confirm the difficulty in disassembling a B78. The Ruger #1 isn't that easy either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Menard
I figured as much. When a new poster starts asking questions about forum shortcomings (according to him/her),asks questions about who owns what etc. ,but,won't answer simple questions in return,my troll stench meter goes off the charts. Good job,TS.:moose:Quote:
Originally Posted by TroutSlayer
Thanks pal, it was a team effort with mods and admin.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
Two shots. The first was into the boiler room, and the second was behind the ribs and out through the brisket.Quote:
Originally Posted by TroutSlayer
I’ve gone so far as removing the hammer and falling block but left the trigger mechanism intact (too many parts to tinker with). The hard part on reassembly was installing the 2 main springs… very awkward!Quote:
Originally Posted by Badenoch
That's as far as I went too. Anything further and I'd have needed a gunsmith to get it back together. LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Menard
I've got a couple TC Prohunters.
7mm rem mag for deer.
50 cal blackpowder
20 ga turkey.
They are a great platform.
Encore Pro Hunter in .243, 6.5CM, .280 and 7 Mag.
H&R .223, 30-30 and 12 GA.
Traditions 50 cal Flintlock
Pedersoli 20Ga SxS flintlock (ok not technically a single shot).
You'll never get a break or drop block to be as accurate as a turn bolt...never.. but in a straight case they can suffice
I owned a .223 Browning Low Wall that would challenge that assumption. It was every bit as accurate as comparable bolt-actions.Quote:
Originally Posted by standup
I use a single shot .22 LR, L, S.