Single Shot hunting rifles?

i love the T/C encore platform, only problem I've had is with a 12 gauge barrel that the base holes were drilled too deep and they at T/C admit that it has been an issue for years. from top to bottom ;
encore pro hunter frame with .375 H&H
encore with pro hunter furniture and .50 cal muzzleloader
20 gauge rifled barrel
22-250 rem barrel
.300 win mag barrel
.223 rem in weather shield
have a separate pic with my .416 rigby barrel
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ruger #1 are nice rifles as well, but heavier.
7mm mag
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What I like about the single shots are that they do not require extra length for the "action", its just chamber and barrel so you get long batrrels for the magnums but short guns
 
Another vote for the Thompson Center Encore. What I really like is that even with a 24" barrel (.30-06) the Encore is the same overall length as my 20" barreled .30-30 M94.

I have 2 Ruger NO. 1's but I generally reach for the T/C.
 
I really like the Ruger No.1 AB. I have one in 7x57 and an A in 30-06. Wish I had more AB's. There was a 30-06 AB that popped up on the EE a while back, but I couldn't afford it at the time. Sure was sorry to see it sell before I could come up with the money.
 
The Ruger no 3 is a great little hunting rifle,lightweight,compact and a strong action for reloading.The 45/70 recoil can be a little stiff in it for some ,mine is chambered for 44mag and it is a perfect match for the no 3.
 
Ruger #1's and the Winchester/Browning 1885's are top notch as far as rifles I can actually afford go. Not sure about 7-08 in the No.1 but they certainly show up in 7x57 (which I like better anyway).
The Handi rifles I have shot were all very accurate as well if budget is a concern. My uncle got one with a bad hinge (only one I've seen) in 30-06, but they replaced it with a new rifle after attempting repair. The head space opened up considerably after about 50 or 60 rounds. Just a rare lemon I suspect, the new one is flawless and a MOA shooter at 100 yards.
 
One more question about the Ruger? If a person found one for a decent price but it wasnt the caliber he wanted. Is there anyone in Canada that is good at or willing to the rechamber or put a new barrel on these? I am more interested with the Varmint style with no open sights. Or are they more difficult to do than a bolt rifle?

Thanks
 
TrxR said:
One more question about the Ruger? If a person found one for a decent price but it wasnt the caliber he wanted. Is there anyone in Canada that is good at or willing to the rechamber or put a new barrel on these? I am more interested with the Varmint style with no open sights. Or are they more difficult to do than a bolt rifle?

Thanks
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Little trickier, but nothing ridiculous, any respectable gunsmith who can barrel can barrel a No.1. Just realise you're looking at doubling the cost of the rifle with the barrel blank, chambering / threading / fitting, reamer and headspace gauges if not on the smith's shelf, and a long wait typically. Easier to buy it in the chambering you want, they were made in almost everything.
 
I am a fan of the H&R Handi platform as well as the Ruger No.1 in A/S/T & RSI configurations...

Handi's can be made into swap barrel sets with little effort and expense... I have made dozens of sets, with custom barrel and stock work as well as DIY triggers... they are solid and accurate guns... I have had Handi's chambered for over twenty different cartridges...











I am also a fan of Ruger No.1's... I am particularly drawn to the elegance of the Alex Henry forearm with barrel stud styles and the RSI... I have also had No.1's chambered for more than a dozen different cartridges...








 




I favor the Encore PH.... Tough buggers for sure... I pack mine probably close to 200 days of the year, have a 7-08 a 45/70 and a .416 barrel for it... The 45/70 tube in the picture above spends most of it's time on the frame due to pack ability of such a short lite combo... If you actually use your rifle a lot then you can't beat a stainless frame and tube in a synthetic stock, if you like pretty things and dont mind dings then take yer pick... If you plan to spend a bunch of time at the range shooting off bags then buy a bolt gun as a break or under lever gets annoying quick constantly lifting it to reload then putting it back on the bags... Think long an hard.
 
I think single shot rifles are okay, I have Ruger #1's in 375, 416 and some that are in the works a 500 nitro, 404 Jeffery and a 280 ross then I have a few other here are a couple of pictures of some in my room

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Gibbs Farquarson in 500 BPE made in the mid 1880's



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3 Winchester Hi Walls, top a 22/303 middle a orginal in 38/55 made in 1886 and a 218 bee

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This has a 303 Farquarson, Marlin ballard in 40/85 and a Remington Hepburn in 40/70 sharps
John
 
...beauty of a ruger is that they handle so nicely and are is so easy to disassemble the action cf a handi-rifle ...that said i also own a half dozen h&r guns
 
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