Show Us Pics of Your Single Shot Rifles

[CptCurl]

I can't leave this morning without another link.

This is a link to my Greener Martini Cadet rifle I posted on this forum back in 2018.

BSA Martini .310 Cadet



A tease photo:

Again, new comments are welcome on that old thread.

This one I shot in an off-hand rook rifle match this past spring.

Curly

 

[CptCurl]

Well, I thought I was done this morning, but here's another single shot rifle I posted on this forum back in 2017:

Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic



With a tease photo:

Comments on the old thread welcome.

Curly

 

[CptCurl]

Well dang, I found one more I had posted here back in 2019:

Winchester High Wall .32-40 Just Snagged


Tease (click for huge rendition):

That's it for today.
Curly

 

[AJ]

This is the same Winchester Model 52D as posted in Post #45. Now it is with iron sights, which is really the way I prefer to shoot it. The accompanying target is one that I shot this morning. Wasn't really cherry picked as I only shot two five shot targets this morning. The iron sights are Redfield International MK 8's with 1/8" clicks.

 

[CptCurl]

Here's another single shot rifle to add to this conglomeration. I posted this thread to the forums way back in 2012. I can't believe a dozen years have passed. I still have this wonderful rifle, though.

A John Rigby top break single shot rifle from 1880 and chambered in the American round .40-70 Sharps Bottle Neck. Very unusual, but Rigby was doing a lot of American business back then. The customer gets what the customer wants!

https://smith-wessonforum.com/firearms-knives-other-brands-general-gun-topics/284321-john-rigby-co-40-70-bottle-neck-single-shot-rifle-15130-a.html?284321=#post136875847

A tease photo from that thread (click for huge):

Comments welcome on that old thread also.

Curly

 

[2152hq]

Restoration and upgrade of a Hopkins & Allen Mod 3922 'Junior Schuetzen' Rifle. .22LR cal. From around 1912.
Basket case as purchased. But with all the parts except sights.
The orig wood was cracked through in the wrist and I had glue repaired it at this point in time.




I relined the bbl with a TJ's liner.


Forend wood was missing the very thin side walls of the inletting. These were pieced back in

The wood then refinished and checkered following the orig pattern and LPI.


Metal all hand polished to remove the pitting.
Then I engraved the rifle. The pattern just something I came up with as I draw it right onto the metal as I go.





Finished rifle . Lyman tang sight and Beech front sight installed.
Bbl is slow rust blued. Recv'r and parts are Gray Finished using weak acid. Hammer & Trigger finished in (Faux) Case Colors.
Shot it a few times. Shot great. Sighted it in for 50yrds.
...Put it away in the corner and then sold it.

 

[Leonard]

This is a # 3 action I used for my 338 wildcat I designed the cartridge in 1982 wanting to match the 338/378 ballistics. Clocked it at 3200 fps with 250 grain Nosler partition, without excessive pressure signs. Dropped load to 3,000 fps not knowing if the bullet would hold together at higher velocity and close-range shots. 3 shots cloverleaf at 100 yards. The rifle evolved over several years and was worked on by several great gun smiths. Flaig's of Millvale Pa, Frank Wells Tucson AZ, Andy Horvath Ohio. Once the gun was functional with temporary stock, I took it to Africa and shot a number of impala with it at 500 plus yards what was most impressive was its knock down power, retained energy at longer ranges. Unfortunately this and my other hunting rifles are going up for sale in a few months as my hunting days are long over and the grand kids have no interest. Added photo of my round next to 338 378 Keith

 

[Jebus35745]

This Miller Dakota was the gun I was waiting for before buying the Haenel. It's in a Maker Case beautifully done with great wood on the rifle. Waited 3 months for one son in the estate to claim it, he's not a shooter either. The caliber is .22 LR Match, darn!!

There is a German single shot of some sort in a picture of some of the guns left. Caliber unknown, appears to be a break open, hopefully in 22 lr. I expressed interest in it, Larry

 

[Lonegle57]

Have had a "thing" for single shot rifles for decades, my favorite form of long guns. The Ruger is my favorite and have brought home many over the years though now most are above my wallet funds. There are a few Brownings and Winchesters in my herd. A Colt-Sharps, unfired sits in the safe as well as a Merkel. My two favorites are a couple of No. 1's a college room mate customized for me including color case hardening the receivers. Just a couple days ago a No. 3 came home, price was decent enough to join the herd.

 

[Hairtrigger]

Some single shots that are not often seen
Browning Low Wall 22 Hornet
Stevens 32 rim fire that a local smith converted to 22lr
RAU
KoO. AAM

 

[KS_kframe]

My Savages

19 NRA and Savage-Anschutz 64

Savage 24 22wmr/20g

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

If we ca an call a Savage 24 a single shot, I have 3. A 24C (for Camping) 22 RF/ 20 gauge. A Fancy walnut stock with checkering 357/20 gauge. Lastly a plane Jane 24 30-30/20 gauge. Any one of, or all of these make a fine SHTF gun. I like the extra load out for a 20 over a 12 gauge.

Ivan

 

[2152hq]

A good 'Project Gun'
Stevens Favorite in 25RF.
A little rust. Broken top tang
1/2 oct bbl, can't see thru the bore.
Action 'works'.

Looks like a good one for a conversion to .22LR. Maybe a PG stock conv from the current straight grip.and some fancy'in up with checkering and engraving.
$25,,so far invested..15 for the rifle and $10 for a Marlin .22 auto bbl to use as a 'liner/sleeve' keeping it 1/2 oct.
Gettin to be a money pit already

I do have fun with this stuff though!

 

[AJ]

A good 'Project Gun'
Stevens Favorite in 25RF.
A little rust. Broken top tang
1/2 oct bbl, can't see thru the bore.
Action 'works'.

Looks like a good one for a conversion to .22LR. Maybe a PG stock conv from the current straight grip.and some fancy'in up with checkering and engraving.
$25,,so far invested..15 for the rifle and $10 for a Marlin .22 auto bbl to use as a 'liner/sleeve' keeping it 1/2 oct.
Gettin to be a money pit already

I do have fun with this stuff though!

It will cost more than it will be worth, but look at the fun that you will have!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

A good 'Project Gun' Stevens Favorite in 25RF.

Make sure it is a Rim Fire Hammer! 25 Stevens has been used for 2520 Stevens Single Shot also at times. (This is a straight walled cartridge, nothing like 25-20 WCF.)

Ivan

 

[2152hq]

It's a rimfire,,I'll convert the breechblock over the .22rf anyway w/new FP of smaller dia, ect.
The 25rf FP in these can usually be used as-is to fire in the .22rf conversions. A bit of generous rim recess on the OD for clearance on the bbl face, and the fat 25rf pin strikes a big enough area to also hit a 22rf.

But as long as we're doing it all up, do it right.

I'm not sure the Favorite was ever chambered for the 25-20SS cart, their Model 44 and 44 1/2 were.
But H&R chambered the little 922 action in 25-20SS as an option for the Model 3922, The Junior Schuetzen using the same 922 action.
I do think that 922 action is quite a bit stronger than a Favorite through with it's true dropping block system and supporting frame shoulders.

Anyway,,any of these projects cost be little other than my time aside from the cost of the orphaned gun and as in this instance a donor bbl for an extra $10.
I do all of the work myself unless I get involved in a re-barreling effort my lathe can't handle or something like that.

I have a Stevens Model 45 (Model 44 with DST and 1/2oct bbl) in .22LR that I decided to convert to 28-30-120 Stevens after buying an armload of Stevens brass, lead bullets, loading dies, SH,, bullet moulds, bullet seater, etc.
for a blow out price.
The long skinny 7mm cartridge drew me in..
The 22 bore wasn't all that good and my thoughts about re-bbling to the old pre-WW1 Stevens caliber were not going well untill I found another 'smith that would re-line & chamber to that cartridge.
A new bore & with the correct Stevens spec twist for the old round and I'm off again on another project.

I had already started restocking the rifle from the plain straight gripped design of the Mod 44/45 to make it one of the Stevens Schuetzen/TArget styles of that era (Mod 56?)
The forend is done and the butt stock is started. Being a pistol grip, the orig DST tang needs a change in shape to work and that is where I'm at now with it.

There is an orig Stevens 'scope & mounts on the rifle as well., I have that all apart to repair a dent in the tube, re-rust blue the tube and replace the X-hair. Clean up the lenses ,ect as well.
I hope my notes and drawings of when I did the disassembly of the scope work out for re-assembly!!

 

[Jebus35745]

Well, added another one to the group last nite. Won't see it for 10-14 days, my that's a long time. Always wanted a Martini with a Mannlicher forend, it's actually got nice wood as a bonus. Someone did a nice job making the stock set. It's in .22 lr, not sure what model it is, been searching for a week. Can't wait to see how it shoots, if it shoots good I will probably sell 2 of my others. Stole a couple pics from the auction, Larry

 

[Karnivore]

Bought myself a new piggy popper.

Ruger Number 1 single shot
.450 Bushmaster caliber
Leupold scout scope
Mason Leatherworks shell holder.

Got her sighted in at 3" high at 100 yards.

North Florida Pigs Beware.

PS....YES IT'S LOUD

 

[VAPA]

Winchester 1885 22lr, HiLux 6x scope.
NIB, I just purchased the rifle from the estate of a recently deceased LGS owner.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Just two - both Martinis. Haven't shot either in a long time.

A .310 Cadet I had rebored to .357 Mag.

An A.G. Parker large frame in .22 Hornet.

I also have a .303 Martini, which came with a "sewer pipe" bore which was unsalvageable (as I found after ~2,000 patches and cleaning by electrolysis!) Had a L-E Mk.III barrel put on it. But the action needs a lot of work as it is really stiff and they're a bear to work on so kind of lost interest.

I'd thought of making a "Platypuss Martini" out of it - fitting a Mk.III forend and hardware to it - like this one, which belonged to a fellow in AZ (?) named John Sukey: