[ajole]

I only have a couple of single shots.

But my favorite is the Savage Rascal. I rattle can camo painted it, and my grandkids LOVE the thing. It shoots really well, far better than the $140 price tag. And my granddaughter thinks I am THE BEST grandpa, since she got a pink one.

 

[Ol` Joe]

My favorite is my Cooper m21 in 6x45 with a Rem XR100 in 204 Ruger a close 2nd

 

[toomanyguns]

I only have a couple of single shots.

But my favorite is the Savage Rascal. I rattle can camo painted it, and my grandkids LOVE the thing. It shoots really well, far better than the $140 price tag. And my granddaughter thinks I am THE BEST grandpa, since she got a pink one.

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The Rascals are the only single shot rimfires that I own. One has a 3-9X scope and the other has Williams fiber optic sights. Both are extremely lightweight fun guns.

 

[Pete44ru]

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FWIW, I've long had a preference for using relatively lightweight long guns for walk-up hunting.

Due to their versatility, my hands-down favorite single-shots for gadding afield over the past 60-odd years has been any of the several different Savage/Stevens combination guns that I bought/shot/hunted with - beit in .22/.410, .22M/20, etc, etc.

For deer hunting & varminting, I found it hard to beat the CF Savage Model 219's in .22H & .30-30.

( FWIW, I also used CF Ruger #1's & #3's, T/C TCR's, and Winchester 1885/85's for large game)

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[ky-n]

I have been more or less converting to single shot by putting in adapters, as I have gotten older I just don't get a thrill from pouring multiple rounds downrange quickly. For me it has been, but now more than ever, about accuracy and placement of shot. I have a few TRUE single shots, for CF it would be my Savage 112 BVSS in 22-250 and for .22 it is hard to pick one, I guess top of the list would be my Savage 24's, .22lr and .22wmr which I don't really consider single shot since there is a second barrel after all, next the Anschutz 54 but then I don't want to forget the old Winchester 67 that I use with shot shells for carpenter bees.

 

[Jwilkins3]

My favorite at the moment is my Uberti 1885 45-70. Very accurate to 200 yards with low loads.

 

[RhinoBoy]

My favorite singleshot pistols are also Remington. These two are both Model 1891 Remingtons. Top pistol was customized and barreled by H.M. Pope for the first US Olympics in St. Louis in 1903. It's a .22 Short and has the muzzle threaded for a Maxim silencer.
The bottom 1891 was built by Pope's apprentice, Arthur Hubalek who advertised himself as the .22 RF barrel expert. Hubalek barreled this one, and also modified the grip frame to enlarge it. .22LR barrel.

that is a pair of amazing pistols. Did you find them as a pair when you acquired them.... just outstanding.

 

[Hopkins man]

I have a Uberti 1885 and would like to know if it can be modified to permit the hammer to remain at its full cock position when closing the bolt. If I wanted the hammer at half cock when there a round in the chamber I could easily lower the hammer to half cock position. However, I would very much like to have the hammer remain in full cock position like the original 1885 Winchester.

 

[Jim0001]

I’ve always kind of liked single shots. I enjoy the simplicity of them, their ease of use, and they’re often quite accurate on account of having better action rigidity. But I find that until recently, I’ve struggled to hang on to them for some reason. Aside from a Martini International MKII and MKIII I had several years ago, my only others were centerfires (an E. A. Brown 97D in .223 and a GORGEOUS Brno Effect FS in .243), both of which I foolishly sold to chase an Accuracy International AT (not a decision I regret per se as the AI was the best bolt gun I’ve ever owned.

Anyway, to get back on track, I recently stumbled upon a Stevens 44 in .22LR that’ll be on its way to me shortly. The seller swears it’s in good condition for its age, but we’ll see when I can actually lay hands on it. I’m looking forward to getting it, and it’s kind of reignited my fascination with single shots again, and I thought this might be a fun thread.

So what’s your favorite single shot? Or rather, for someone looking to add a few to their safe, which would you suggest they add to their list? For health reasons and to stick with the theme of RFC I’m primarily interested in rimfire chamberings as heavy recoil doesn’t do me any favors. That being said, I won’t tell on anyone if they throw out some options for lighter-recoiling centerfires like .243WIN or smaller (I tend to stick with chamberings that recoil equal to or less than 6.5 Grendel in most cases).

Let’s hear it! Give me your favorite single shots and why you like them!

Top to bottom:

Ruger (1-RSI) 7 x 57 Mauser

Pedersoli (Trapdoor Springfield) .45-70 GOVT

H & R .223

Ruger (1-B) .25-06

Uberti (Winchester !885) .45-70 GOVT

Gustloff (KKW) .22 LR

Stevens Favorite (model 30) .22 LR

Stevens Favorite (model 30) .22 WMR

Walther KKS-D) .22 LR.

Winchester 1855 (high wall) .32-20

Winchester 67 .22 LR

 

[Barrelhorses]

I guess this is my only single shot rifle. It's also one of the most sentimentally (is that a word?) valuable rifles in my collection. Grandpa's Winchester 67.

 

[Monks]

My brother has a couple Stevens favorite rifles. One of them was my dad’s and it’s wore out, the other was a newer savage reproduction before they cheapened them. I always thought if I found one at a decent deal I’d like to have one. I’ve got a horrendous Rossi 22lr takedown that was given to me by a coworker. He did his kid didn’t really get into guns and I can see why! As for my favorite, I always liked the clunkiness of the sharps pattern rifles and I have one of those made by Shiloh rifle. It’s more like field artillery than a rifle but it’s a lot of fun to shoot with light loads.

 

[STEEL SHOOTER]

2 fav's... Contender and Encore in both handgun and rifle.

2 fav's... Contender and Encore in both handgun and rifle.

T/C Contenders don’t disappoint.

 

[Iggy2014]

Weatherby xxii, i can just toggle the switch and switch it to semi auto 😂

 

[Brushcutter]

My favorite is a scoped 357 Max. Handi rifle. ( I first used a 357 Blackhawk on mule deer almost 40 years ago.) Hunting seasons on the Oregon coast are often damp and it's one of the few stainless guns I have. Also very light to carry in these hills. I pair it with a stainless 357 mag S&W revolver for brush and backup. For elk season I have 2 stainless rifles. An Encore stainless 300 Win mag. for stands on clear-cuts. And as a companion to the 454 Cassull revolver and the model 92 454 carbine, a scoped 20" 460 S&W stainless TC Encore.

 

[Douger8]

T/C Contenders don’t disappoint.

I now own mostly single shots. Started with TC Contenders back in the mid-1990’s. Own a bunch of frames and a constantly changing assortment of 10”, 12” and 14” pistol barrels. Recent favorite TC Contender pistol barrels are a pair of 10” 25-20 by Bullberry and an 16” 6mm TCU by MGM that has 1-8” twist and the heavy step barrel contour. Big fan of the TC factory .22 LR Match barrels as well.

I have gotten into TC Contender carbines as well. Have two original contender frames and one G2 frame that I now use as carbines. Both of the originals wear the Bell and Carson TC ambi thumb hole butt stock. They’re not pretty, but could’ve been molded to fit me. The G2 wears the plastic factory butt stock. For barrels I have an 18” .17 HMR by Bullberry, an 21” .357 by MGM that has been re-chambered to .357 Max by Mike Bellim, an 23” .22 magnum by EABCO, an 21” 30-30, an 21” 25-20 and an 23” .22 LR Match factory barrel.

I have three custom Remington XP-100’s. One in 7mm BR with a factory barrel, one in 6.5mm BR with a Shilen barrel and one that I believe has a Krieger barrel in 7-08 that currently needs a new bolt handle.

Have also started to play with a Rex-Merrill Sportsman pistol with five barrels some of which have been fitted to my frame. Main barrel is 10” 357 magnum. Other barrels are a 12” 30 Herrett that fits, a 9” .22 LR barrel that doesn’t fit yet and two barrels that fit but are complete wildcat calibers that I’m still researching. One is an 10” 7mm Laser Jr that is made from .307 Winchester brass that appears to be a rimmed 7mm BR of some kind. The other is an 14” 6mm Xcelerator which appears to have been based on .225 Winchester brass.

Other single shot rifles are a custom Ruger #3 varmint rifle by Ralph Bond chambered in .223 rem, an H&R model 12 in .22 LR and my all time favorite a Browning 1885 Low Wall chambered in .357 mag with a Lyman 17a front globe and Marbles tang rear sight.

I’ve got a couple of varmint rifles with single shot bench rest followers installed if that counts. Savage rifle with a McGowen barrel in 6mm TCU, a Ruger Target Varmint in .204 and a Savage Striker pistol that has recently been rebarreled in 6mm Creedmore for pistol benchrest.

My favorate is still the Browning Low Wall. Accurate, cheap to load ammo for and pleasant to shoot.

I’m keeping an eye out for a LH Savage Rascal Target in .22 LR. Think that would be a fun bench gun for a RH shooter with a bipod and an upgraded scope. Will also someday find the right deal on a BSA Martini. Love single shots. Definitely into the whole “One good shot” mindset.

 

[Roadrat]

I only have a couple: JC Higgins 103.18 (Marlin 100)

Ruger #1 in .223 and a couple of Winchester 1885's
I almost never get out to shoot them. The 1885's have never been out.

 

[jnyork]

Stevens 417 Walnut Hill;

 

[BrianK]

I lucked out with my Contender. I almost didn't buy it 'cause I had no interest in a single shot but a co-worker was selling the frame and a mess of barrels, scopes, and other stuff 'cause he was moving to the city and wanted it gone. I got a good price on it and everything was in mint condition. Once I shot it all of a sudden I developed an interest. Heck, that was at least 30 years ago and he'd had it for some time so definitely not a G2. One of the barrels was a .32/20 and I thought "Well I can always sell it!". I did some research on the .32/20 and back in the day it was anemic. But that was with the metallurgy and firearms of the day. The Contender was not that. So I load it up to push a .308 Varminter 110 bullet to near 2k fps. The original 32/20 used an odd caliber bullet (.312?) but the contender barrels are .308 for a more commonly found bullet.

The Encore I bought new because I wanted a .375/06 JDJ and .308 Win barrels and the Contender just couldn't handle those cartridges. The wildcat pushes a 300 gr bullet to 2400 fps. It's a handful and I limit myself to no more than 20 per day to prevent nerve damage. In one side of an elephant skull, through the brain and out the other side, so it's been said. I never made it to Africa. And it's accurate enough for hunting squirrels with head shots.

 

[Monks]

I almost never get out to shoot them. The 1885's have never been out. View attachment 635110

that’s a shame! You should take them out and enjoy them. I’ve regretted the guns I bought then sold and never shot. They all get shot now.

 

[Wyocaddis]

1. Winchester/Browning High Walls
2. Ruger #1
Ruger #3
Martini