Single Shot Saturday - Show us your Single Shots!

[ftrovato]

I just purchased this Dakota #10 in 243 Winchester and can't wait to take it to the range and shoot it next week.

I have to say it is the most elegant firearm I've ever owned!

Show us your single shots....

 

[Muskox]

Pretty rifle, never dry fire it.

 

[ftrovato]

Pretty rifle, never dry fire it.

Tell me more....

 

[KJE81]

Mine is a kipplauf.

 

[ftrovato]

Mine is a kipplauf.
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That's a beauty! Caliber?

 

[F. Vaccaro]

That's beautiful, congratulations. Let us know how it shoots.

 

[Muskox]

Tell me more....

Unless they figured out some way to fix that, they can't take dry firing. Get yourself a set of snap caps for it before you dry fire it once. I you have been dry firing stop immediately.

Ruger #1's are 1000% tougher, but it is still not a good idea.

 

[Muskox]

Mine is a kipplauf.
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What is this? Italian gun?

 

[KJE81]

That's a beauty! Caliber?

Thank you, it is in calibre 5,6x57R.

 

[KJE81]

What is this? Italian gun?

Yes, its a Guerini Armi, the model is called Chamois EELL.

 

[ftrovato]

Yes, its a Guerini Armi, the model is called Chamois EELL.

I have 2 Ceaser Guerini shotguns that are made in Italy. I don't know if there is any relationship between the guns/manufactures. But mine too are also very good looking long guns.

 

[Muskox]

Thank you, it is in calibre 5,6x57R.

Does that cartridge have a weird neck wall thickness like the 5,6x57. Mine is still in bureaucracy hell somewhere. I found a M66 Mauser in perfect shape with an unmolested Swarovski 3-12x56. It's at the shop with everything else I have my name on it.

 

[Muskox]

A lot of gun for black grouse and capercaillie, you must use it on foxes and roe?

 

[zephyr]

1874 Alexander Henry 450BPE

 

[Muskox]

https://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=19898412. Here is a Heeren, lovely but left handed.

And another one:

Heerenbüchse Fallblockverschluss Früchtel 5,6x50R - eGun

Not sure if this is a Blaser falling block action or something similar. It doesn't look like a Hagn.

https://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=19474932. They have not made Blaser falling blocks in about 20 years. Demand is pretty high for them.

 

[grand veneur]

In my opinion it is a Blaser falling block action.

 

[KJE81]

Does that cartridge have a weird neck wall thickness like the 5,6x57. Mine is still in bureaucracy hell somewhere. I found a M66 Mauser in perfect shape with an unmolested Swarovski 3-12x56. It's at the shop with everything else I have my name on it.

Yes, it does, I am planning to have it rebored to 6,5x57R or 7x65R in the future.

 

[KJE81]

A lot of gun for black grouse and capercaillie, you must use it on foxes and roe?

It is a tad to powerful for black grouse and Capercaillie but if I hold high it is no problem with excessive meat damage. For fox and roe deer it is just about perfect, for beaver aswell.

 

[cash_tx]

1976 Liberty edition Ruger No. 1 in 270 Winchester. Inherited from my father, it is one of the best shooters in my collection.

PS - @ftrovato That is a gorgeous Dakota #10! You should be very proud, and I hope it brings you many years of enjoyment.

 

[odonata]

As a right-hander who shoots left the majority of the time, I like ambidextrous rifles. So I'm a fan of single-shot falling-blocks & their simplicity. They work really well for a lot of the hunting that I do.

I often start hunting in the fall with my my Winchester 1885 Traditional Hunter in 405 Win or Browning 1885 in 44 Magnum because the regulations allow it during the primitive season.

My Ruger No. 1A in 303 British is a sentimental favorite & a great choice for where I hunt.

It's nice to be able to open a safe & grab a single-shot or a single-shot or another single-shot. Winchester, Browning, Uberti, Ruger? I've got options in seven different chamberings to choose from.

I really like the compact size of my Ruger No. 1 RSI chambered in 275 Rigby. Shooting Rigby ammo (aka 140gr Hornady InterLock SP) with a 2-7x33 scope, it works really well as a deer rifle.

I've taken the most deer with my Ruger No. 1A in 6.5x55 shooting 140gr Partitions. Either I've been very lucky or this rifle excels at dropping deer in their tracks because zero tracking is usually required.