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Let's talk about single shot rifles. I am not particularly a successful hunter or an accomplished shooter. My brother,brother in law and others want to tag along hunting sometimes. They are licensed for hunting but don't have PALs. They are both "safe" but not exceptionally comfortable with firearms and my brother doesn't have any mechanical intuition or skills(smart in other ways). They will be borrowing my rifles and I will be with them as per law. I am thinking that a single shot is the simplest tool to let them use. No futzing around with a floor plate, detachable mag or blind mag bolt rifle. They can focus on muzzle control and I can easily see if there rifles are safe. What are all of your thoughts? What is a good platform for such a rifle?

Fuzzy
 
The H and R's are awesome, I've owned several, they are out of business now which sucks though. The Baikals I understand are nice rifles for the money, and the Thompson Centre single shots are well spoken of as well.
 
emerson said:
This. Allows you to get something classy (or a bunch of somethings) in an interesting caliber.
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And lend it to this guy: " ... my brother doesn't have any mechanical intuition or skills..."

I am more inclined to endorse skokie's suggestion of the NEF/H&R HandiRifle/Ultra. Perhaps get a Ruger No.1 also, for yourself to carry to demonstrate that a single shot is enough.
 
TheTooner said:
And lend it to this guy: " ... my brother doesn't have any mechanical intuition or skills..."

I am more inclined to endorse skokie's suggestion of the NEF/H&R HandiRifle/Ultra. Perhaps get a Ruger No.1 also, for yourself to carry to demonstrate that a single shot is enough.
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I would go with the above suggestion as well. You can find a used Handi-Rifle on CGN for somewhere around $300 give or take. If it has iron sights you won't even need to put put a scope on it.
Done!
I love the H&R Handi-Rifles, they are great! Too bad they are no longer made....................
 
Yep for the mechanically challenged I'd have to recommend a break open single as well.......you can teach a chimp to work them in 10 mins. There are lots out there to choose from and they are relatively inexpensive.
 
Not to mention that the H and R rifles have a transfer bar safety, come drilled and tapped, with a hammer spur included and are really quite quick to reload, just keep a cartridge between your fingers or somewhere close by and it's a snap to pop the spent round out and feed the next one. They are really strong guns too.
 
You are a brave brave man if you are going into the woods with a bunch of unlicensed spaz's that you are going to arm with your guns.

My recommendation, go as a group and I mean literally with in arms reach of each other and always stand at the back!

Good luck on not becoming a stat
 
OP I understand what your saying but other than a rimfire I consider single shot actioned rifles more of an expert hunters firearm.

Just get a cheap bolt action that has a hinged floor plate or a removable magazine.
 
You can go all the way from the single shot H&R or TC right up through the Ruger #1 to the Merkel K3, depending on how deep your pockets are and what you want to loan out to the boys. Personally I'm a fan of the Ruger #1 but some of the break action versions are pretty svelte little rigs.
 
You might want to stick with a break action single so that you can visually confirm that the rifle is safe... have them carry the rifle open with a cartridge in or out of the chamber and close only when preparing to fire. Examples of break action single shot rifles are the H&R Handi, TC, CVA Apex/Hunter/Scout, Luxus M11... etc... choose your poison based on the thickness of your wallet.
 
If you don't already have a cheapo loaner gun in your safe, here's a good excuse to get one (single, bolt, whatever...). After a family member turned a beautiful hunting rifle into a cheap beat-up loaner over the course of a 3-day hunt, I no longer lend out nice guns...to anybody. :)
 
fuzzy said:
Let's talk about single shot rifles. I am not particularly a successful hunter or an accomplished shooter. My brother,brother in law and others want to tag along hunting sometimes. They are licensed for hunting but don't have PALs. They are both "safe" but not exceptionally comfortable with firearms and my brother doesn't have any mechanical intuition or skills(smart in other ways). They will be borrowing my rifles and I will be with them as per law. I am thinking that a single shot is the simplest tool to let them use. No futzing around with a floor plate, detachable mag or blind mag bolt rifle. They can focus on muzzle control and I can easily see if there rifles are safe. What are all of your thoughts? What is a good platform for such a rifle?

Fuzzy
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You do realize that in order to be legal, the PAL holder must be in direct supervision of each person that doesn't hold a PAL that is carrying a firearm. Direct supervision is generally considered to be "in arm's reach" so the PAL holder can immediately take control of the firearm, since he is responsible for that firearm.
 
Well aware of the firearms laws in this regard. Just to be clear I'm not talking about wandering through the woods like a scout leader with a herd of newbies following me around. All situations will be one on one. Hoyt hit the nail on the head about being able to visually confirm the rifle is safe. I do have a couple of break action shotguns and may just hand one of these to the tag along as a grouse gun to make them feel a bit more involved.

Thanks for all the suggestions and opinions it gives me something to think about.

Fuzzy
 
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