Single barrel shotguns, anybody still use 'em?

yeti said:
I shoot 3-8rds of trap every week with my trusty Beretta single.
Does that count? :)
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Yeah, me too, only mine is a Browning. Doubles are a little tough, but I figure it's character-building.
 
I have 2) 1940's Iver Johnsons a .410 (Dad's first gun in about 1949) and a 20 Ga. that a truck sign painter gave to my dad in 1968 to take on our first pheasant hunting trip when we lived in IA. It is from the 1940's too. Both are in excellent shape but I don't have time to shoot much of anything these days.

Several years ago I did get to go pheasant hunting with a friend in Sioux Falls,SD a couple of years in a row. He said what the hell are those things and I said old , very little used singles. He said thats no fun and I said really it is...the birds have one chance to get away and I have 1 shot to get em'!!

I really want to find a Champion Series 12 Ga. and 16 Ga. so all 4 are in the collection. What a cooooooooooool post! Thanks!!
 
H+R 20 ga

My favorite shotgun is my H+R 20 ga topper single shot. It has a 26" barrel i sent to Mike Orlen and had threaded for choke tubes, and a 18 1/2" barrel for HD or a camp gun.....finish by Krylon
 
My first shotgun was a Stevens single shot in 12 gauge that kicked real good for a little kid. My Dad bought it new when he was 18 and I still have it. Safety doesn't work right so has a rubber plug in the chamber now and is a wall hanger in my man cave full of hunting stuff.

I bought a single shotgun for another wall hanger that has the name Silver King on it and even older than the Stevens. Scary thing is the chamber has no end and a 3 1/2 inch 12 gauge fits in it. Too loose with it's single pin to ever attempt to shoot though. Cost me ten bucks at my buddy's pawn shop.
 
When I was around 12 or 13 my Dad bought me my first gun. It was a Stevens 20 gauge that I still have. I never used it much and it looks brand new. I always preferred shooting his Mossberg Md 46b .22.
 
When I was 14 I made my first firearm purchase. Worked several months to save up for a 20 ga. H&R. Shot many squirrels, rabbit, Doves and many other critters. Later got hold of a 30-30 barrel and it became my first deer rifle. It belongs to my son now. It was his first shotgun/deer rifle. Had to cut the stock to fit when he started using it and regret that. The original stock was walnut but I could only find "hardwood" when he outgrew the shorty.
First gun was a Marlin (I think) single shot 410 I got for Christmas when I was 12. This gun was stolen when Mom passed leaving our home vacant.
I now own a Springfield model 957 bolt, single shot 410 that was given to me by a family friend whose husband had passed away and a "Zulu rifle" converted to 12 ga. The 410 sits by the back door itching for a shot at squirrels raiding the fruit and nut trees and in its off time is ready with a load of #2 buck shot for 2 legged thieves. The Zulu I have never shot due to its age and the fact the firing pin is broke. It has family history and It sits proudly in the safe.
Regarding the video, In deer rifle mode the I can reload the H&R as fast (or faster) as a bolt gun using the same technique.
 
Sixgun100 said:
Had the barrel on this H&R cut to 18.5" and added a fiber optic front sight. Just gave it to a good friend this week as a Christmas present for use as a Home Defense Gun.
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What kind of pattern does a shotgun like that hold after being cut down? I have a couple h&r toppers and have considered cutting the barrel to legal length on one of them, they hold good paterns now but I was curious about the difference going from a full choke to no choke after they are cut.
 
First gun I ever fired (ca. 1956) was my uncle's Stevens Model 94 12 ga. My shoulder was black & blue & green for a couple weeks, but man, I wore that bruise like a Medal of Honor. Tried to get it when Uncle passed, but I was too late - his foster son sold 'em all.

Larry
 
Dont have a pic of it but I shoot my great grandpa's Long Tom 12 ga. every year at an annual shoot me and all my buddies have. We bring anything and everything to shoot but end up shooting clays. Never have to worry about the long shots with it's 36" barrel and full choke. I wasnt born when he passed away but my grandpa always told me it was his "squirrel" gun-- he just aimed a little to the left and "winged" 'em!!!
I found it in my parents basement all rusted up. Gave it some tlc ..... sanded the metal down, cold blue and it looks betting than it did when I found it. Luckily the bore wasnt pitted. It's definitely one of the few guns I'll never give up.
 
Yes, I use a New England Arms 12ga slug gun for deer and my son uses the same in a 20ga.
For rabbit I bought a mint Ruger Red Label 20ga from 1980 but always end up using one of my Winchester model 37s because of the thick pricker bushes that we go thru.
 
I have a few old single shot shot guns. I have broken a lot of clays with my brother's old Savage single shot as well. Picked up this 10 gauge Pardner for turkey last fall.
 
If you cut off the full choke area of a barrel, and are left with cylinder bore, you will notice a considerable increase in pattern size! And that doesn't even take into consideration the shorter barrel.

My wife shoots a single barrel Winchester 101 trap. She doesn't shoot doubles, obviously.
 
Ran beagles for decades and shotgun of choice was a Winchester M-37 16ga 30"full choke. Never failed to bring home the rabbits. No jump shooting just dog chased rabbits. Once in a while some city slickers from work would hunt with me with fancy automatic shotguns and all ways complain when me and my son's limited out. Some fellers can hunt and make one shot count and some other fellows would keep the ammo company in business. Them boys at Feeder-all sold them a lot of shells.
 
I used a 20 gauge just like in the very first post of this thread to kill my first turkey last year. Until I inherited my grandfathers Model 12, it was the only shotgun around here other than the bolt action 410.
 
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