Hunting with a single shot

[mrbishi]

Started with a single shot .410 bolt action and exposed hammer 12ga.

Knocked more rabbits, pidgeon and pheasants with the 12ga than any gun since.

When you only have one shot, you tend to make it count.
When it's a light gun, you tend to bring it everywhere.

 

[JR86]

Started with a single shot .410 bolt action and exposed hammer 12ga.

Knocked more rabbits, pidgeon and pheasants with the 12ga than any gun since.

When you only have one shot, you tend to make it count.
When it's a light gun, you tend to bring it everywhere.

+1 for light. Dogging for rabbits with an 8lb gun is not for me lol


This is the 18" sinsinati

 

[Northshore]

The first gun I bought had to cheap and be able to take both grouse and migratory birds. I was going to get a 16 gauge but when I found out there was no three inch magnum option I settled on a Cooey break action 20 gauge that I bought at Canadian Tire for $49.00.

I shot hundreds of grouse, hares and migratory birds with that gun. I think starting off with a single shot trains a hunter to always make the first shot count for their entire hunting career no matter what the caliber or action they are hunting with.

 

[black powder]

i had an ADLER 12 gauge pump. BROWNING A5 ...BERETTA SILVER PIGEON
.i sold all of them and now have an OPTIMA 12 gauge SINGLE shot .. it is for hunting turkey.... rabbits ..and small game .i think hunting is a challenge and the semi auto is a waste of shells .

ps. i enjoy single shot hunting ..for the challenge

 

[28 gauge]

Well I was out yesterday afternoon for a short rabbit hunt.Was able to bag three rabbits with my over 50 year old Winchester/Cooey Model 84 28 gauge single shot .No dogs used.

 

[farmer47]

i got a lot of rabbits out of brush piles in my youth with a single shot iver jonson.

 

[NHunter]

If you are hunting grouse and manage to tree two or three, they normally just sit there while you reload anyhow....

 

[saskgunowner101]

I think a guy can do alright with a single shot. I used to sneak up on pot hole sloughs when I was younger, and bagged a few ducks easy with dads Baikal single shot 12 gauge. Mind you, it wasn't serious waterfowling, more like hitting 2-3 sloughs and going home with 2-3 ducks. Even these days looking for rabbits or chickens, I carry a single shot 28 gauge. And depending on the day in whitetail season, I'm just as likely to be carrying a single shot as not.

 

[TheCoachZed]

My friends and I have used single shot shotguns off and on for duck hunting. I like a short barreled single for deer hunting, nice and light for hauling in the woods. Same for rabbits. Ducks, not so much anymore, you lose a lot of opportunities for doubles with only one shot. When I do use a single for ducks now, it's always a 10 gauge. Results are impressive if I connect.

 

[sammer]

If you are hunting grouse and manage to tree two or three, they normally just sit there while you reload anyhow....

Yup, just remember to work your way up the tree. If you work from the top down the first falling bird will spook the ones below.
Had a 20ga cooey for a number of years as a kid. Shot lots of grouse and ducks with it. Even got a goose once. Wing shot, second shot in the head as it ran into the swamp. Had a chilly swim to get it.

Sam