Single Shot Rifles: where do they fit in?

[Remshooter]

Love falling blocks and especially Ruger No. 1. Not a fan of the No. 3, they just look cheaper since they were. Have a no 1 in .300 win mag I hunt with on pretty days. (Nasty days I carry ugly 700 synthetics). If anyone has a number 1 in 45-70 for sale, PM me, damn things are hard to find since they are not currently chambered in it.

 

[Snoopz]

Like the TC's have first ones... really like the big boys. JDJ rounds, Herrett's even the
45/70, 35 Rem.. Big Bore No.1's old ones 458 WM, 375 H&H was on a Magnum kick
decades ago..

-Snoopz

 

[Michael458]

I love Ruger #1s and Winchester 1885s.....................

I had SSK build this 20 inch 51 Alaskan for me many years ago, its a pleasure to work with and carry..........Capable of shooting 510 gr Solids at 2100 fps and 475 Raptors at 2213 fps with ease........
.510 caliber..........

 

[Michael458]

This Ruger #1 was converted to 50 B&M Alaskan..... Same as 51 AK, except squeezed down to true .500 caliber................ It also has a 20 inch barrel, but lighter contour and comes in at 6.5 lbs overall.

 

[Slacker]

They make a great host for heavy for caliber subsonic loads.

 

[Michael458]

I had a Ruger #1 in 458 Lott....... We converted it to 500 MDM, a 2.8 inch .500 caliber cartridge.........capable of 525 gr Solids at 2350 fps+ or 300 gr Raptors at 3000 fps..............

 

[MadMardigan]

Here's another Savage single shot in .284 except that it now has a Brux barrel and I replaced the original trigger with a Basix. If you do your part she will shoot less than 0.5 MOA (best I've done is .0.23 with 5 shots at 100). I shoot them mostly prone now.

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I’ve always wanted one of these.

 

[Michael458]

Many years ago a good friend of mine, now deceased, left in his collection a Ruger #1 he had converted to 50 B&M Super Short, a 1.65 inch WSM Case in .500 caliber. It is really a very fun gun to shoot, while capable of some serious work running 375 Solids to 2200 fps and even 500 gr bullets to 1800 fps, it is really a hell of a lot of fun with lighter loads, and extremely accurate as well....... almost any .500 caliber bullet with 22 Bluedot runs from 1200-1300 fps and one hole at 50 yards..............

 

[Michael458]

While we are still looking at Ruger #1s I have this very nice #1 in 416 Remington, some years ago I had a friend of mine and @BatteryOaksBilly down in Tupelo MS do some scratching on it, we liked the Bear for this one......

 

[fishgutzy]

If Bernie has his way, Single shot will be the only thing that can legally be sold.

 

[bg7m]

Over the years, I've owned several single shot rifles, here is a photo of three Ruger No.1 rifles I owned a few years ago.

 

[bg7m]

Browning 78 in 30-06 I owned a few years ago.

 

[Ben W.]

I've always liked single shots. I have two Browning BPCS rifles, .45-70 and .40-65 calibers that I used for Black Powder Silhouettes. Never got the accuracy I wanted out of the .40-65, but haven't finished working with it yet! Also, 2 #1's, one in .30-06 and one .22 Hornet heavy barrel. I have gotten sub 1" out of the Hornet, but it is finicky. I also have a Contender (1st Gen) with a number of barrels. Hunting with a single shot will really make you think about your shots. I had some friends down in Florida that hunted single-shot style, even if they had a repeater. Out in the morning with only 1 round, and if you came back without either a loaded round, or a deer, you were probably going to lose your shirt tail and buy the evening round of drinks!