Singleshot Rifle

Baikal singles are not nearly as solidly made as H&R's... In a break action "strength" is all in the hinge pin and supporting structure... And with a "tools free" QD knob, the Handi rifle comes apart in 2 seconds... For packing or barrel swapping... Which is another excellent reason for single shot rifles... The opportunity to shoot more than one caliber or gauge without the purchase of another complete gun.
 
hoytcanon said:
Baikal singles are not nearly as solidly made as H&R's... In a break action "strength" is all in the hinge pin and supporting structure... And with a "tools free" QD knob, the Handi rifle comes apart in 2 seconds... For packing or barrel swapping... Which is another excellent reason for single shot rifles... The opportunity to shoot more than one caliber or gauge without the purchase of another complete gun.
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I beg to differ on that point. Baikal IZH-18MH's are damned near indestructible.

They also have a single leaver on the for arm for dismantling so I can take one down faster than many people can pull a mauser bolt. As for multiple barrels they do exist...just not in North america as far as I can tell.
 
c-fbmi said:
I actually prefer the Browning B-78, lots around still for sale and a little classier than the Ruger
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The falling block actions definitely appeal to my from a design point-of-view. I've seen a couple of the new-model Winchester 1885's pop up in 375, and each time almost pulled the trigger, but ended up passing. B-78's do pop up fairly frequently, and usually within the OP's sub-1200 price range.

How do the Browning B-78's compare to the new generation 1885's? Traditionally, the Brownings have been truer to the original actions than the Winchesters; for some reason, Winchester (or their lawyers) like adding additional safeties and rebounding hammers, etc. Is this the case as well with the B-78/1885s?

For the lower-pressure cartridges, I'm very fond of the TC Contender carbines, when you can find them. They result in a very compact rifle platform, and the action/build quality are quite good.
 
Freyr_255 said:
I beg to differ on that point. Baikal IZH-18MH's are damned near indestructible.

They also have a single leaver on the for arm for dismantling so I can take one down faster than many people can pull a mauser bolt. As for multiple barrels they do exist...just not in North america as far as I can tell.
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We will agree to disagree...

OP, the CVA Scout rifles are another way to go... I will say upfront that I do not own one, but I have handled them and shot a 7mm-08 and was very impressed, you get quite a bang for your buck.

http://www.cva.com/Scout-Rifle-from-CVA.php
 
I dislike the cocking/uncocking system on the Baikals.

For the price H&R/NEF are great rifles.
Also IIRC they switched from ejector to extractor in 2007.
 
hoytcanon said:
I have a couple H&R .308's... they are great guns;

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she looks awesome for sure, I hope they have corrected the hinge knuckle breaking problem. We had bad luck with many of them, but that was a way way back, many many yrs ago! Also some cartridges would not eject after firing, jam solid in the chamber.
 
Ruger #1's are nice but I've found the Browning/Winchester 1885's to be a bit more accurate out of the box. I like the looks of the 1885's more than the Ruger #1's as well.

I did have a Ruger #1V in .243 that I regret selling, and I do have a couple of nice #1's, one in .45-70 and one with a Ron Smith .32-40 barrel. That particular rifle is extremely accurate.

Chris.
 
gunlaker said:
Ruger #1's are nice but I've found the Browning/Winchester 1885's to be a bit more accurate out of the box. I like the looks of the 1885's more than the Ruger #1's as well.

I did have a Ruger #1V in .243 that I regret selling, and I do have a couple of nice #1's, one in .45-70 and one with a Ron Smith .32-40 barrel. That particular rifle is extremely accurate.

Chris.
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may I suggest an eye test? it may have been many yrs since your last one!:p so, kick my hiney, if ya want!;) I ain't never did see anything more Purdy than a No.1, :p
 
two-dogs said:
she looks awesome for sure, I hope they have corrected the hinge knuckle breaking problem. We had bad luck with many of them, but that was a way way back, many many yrs ago! Also some cartridges would not eject after firing, jam solid in the chamber.
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They have very solid hinge pins... I have not heard of a hinge pin problem in 20 years... But they are not rated for Belted-Mag pressures... I have loaded my Whelen to max with no trouble and loaded two of my .45/70's with Ruger level loads, also with no problem. As for jamming, I have never experienced it in thousands of rounds from dozens of guns, but I understand that some chambers in certain calibers had short leades... So when over length brass fire-formed they would jam tight... The new extractors have a more positive mechanical extraction... But I still like the ejectors in my rimfires and K-Hornets.
 
Take a look at the bRNO Effect single shot break action. My 30-06 is a very nice shooting rifle (less than moa at 100 with Vortex 165 grain ammo).
Lightweight, breakdown for travel, and less spendy (approx $1400) than the Merkel version (much the same rifle).
I do not know if they are still built or imported tho...
 
The only single I own is a Biakal in .223. Actually has an amazing trigger and is very accurate and pretty well built. I have to reccomend them.

I've fair bit of experience with Ruger #1's and there's really nothing bad to say about them, unless you simply don't like singles.

Not a fan of more expensive singles that you can get different barrels for, since the barrels cost as much as a whole new entry level rifle anyways it seems pointless.
 
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