Poll: Which Single Shot is King?

[Hueco]

Thinking about the early rifles in our country's history and the actions that gave them character.

The Springfield Trapdoor.

The Remington Rolling Block.

The Sharps Falling Block.

Pros and cons to each design, of course…but if you were going to declare that every American own one…which would it be?

The Trapdoors have always held my fascinations…though @Andy54Hawken might see one as a waste of a perfectly good musket, I like 'em.

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[titsonritz]

 

[kmk1012]

I only have three single shots, an old JC Higgins 12ga shotgun, a 410ga NEF shotgun, and a 500 S&W Mag. The JC Higgins needs a new stock that I haven't been able to find for years but the other two see plenty of use. Makes the young ones really focus on hitting their target. I really like single shots and would like to expand into some historical pieces.

 

[bcp]

O Martini

Bruce

 

[Nosferatu]

The falling block should have the slight edge in accuracy and action strength, but a break-action works just dandily for me.

 

[Dust2Dollars]

Ballard!

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Not related to older guns but I see brownells has added a single shot setting for their brn-180 in 300 BO. Kind of interesting if you want a really quiet shot with no noise from the action or gasses out the port you can manually cycle the round. There is a setting that shuts off the gas.

 

[Paolung]

King of single shots article

 

[aflineman]

Ruger No. 1.

 

[crossbow5]

Ruger No. 3.

 

[Member 34319]

Henry makes a damn fine single shot.

Oh wait you were talking old school!

 

[oremike]

I don't know about king but I just ordered one of these to use as a suppresser host/ test fixture.

Scout .44 Mag – Blued/Black – CVA

cva.com

 

[Andy54Hawken]

1873 Springfield

• Andy54Hawken
• Jun 20, 2017

Not a muzzleloader ... but too pretty not use.

My 1873 "Trapdoor" Springfield Musket...Err.....Rifle...
Andy

 

[Mark W.]

Hardly a contest. Vintage the best single shot is the John Browning designed Winchester model 1885 in any of the dozens of calibers its offered in.

Modern (until you ho exotic expensive) would be one of the Rugar's.

The 1885 design is stronger then all but the Rugar. And beautiful.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

While no where near the league of many of the rifles mentioned above....
I once owned a Savage 219 from the 1940's...it was a very nice and good looking rifle in .30WCF.
Would love to have one again.....

I may get a Henry Single Shot one of these days....
Andy

 

[thorborg]

Not sure about king, but as a game getter, of the ones I've hung on to the longest, I have three that have done very well for me, All were less than 100 bucks a little sad but cleaned up fine;...

Stevens 12ga, downed more birds and small things with fur than my Benelli

Stevens 22lr pocket rifle. If you can see it, you can hit it.

Winchester 60A
Simplicity and safety personified, and drives tacks too!.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Love a good single shot .22 rifle...
I have a really nice 1941 dated Remington 510...that gets shot a lot.
Andy

 

[bellarum]

I have this Savage 219 in .22 Hornet that's solid. Every once in a while I try to find the 30-30 and 16ga barrels. This thing is like a long barrel shoulder fired TC Contender!