Single shot rifles

I tend to prefer single shots the older I get for some reason. Have had a T/C Encore for years, in fact it was one of the first in the country, and i can say that it is a gun tha shoots where you point it. Do your part and you can rely on it. Single shots are great to teach new shooters as there is less to keep track of.
The grandson fell in love after helping site in my latest that is a result of boredom from looking for things to do after surgery. 243 Rossi that came factory threaded so I just had to make use of that and the shroud actually balances the light weight of the gun. A little snow and the coyotes will get an intro to some 70 grn Noslers

 
I must be misreading this, but as I understand it you are going hunting with multiple people at once, all of which do not have their PAL's. As I understand Canadian law, that means that there can only be a total of 1 firearm for each PAL holder, and the user must be within a reasonable distance of the PAL holder. You might be better off getting a couple antique firearms or some crossbows, so that your entire group doesn't end up getting arrested on firearms charges.
 
c-fbmi said:
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.
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Ahem. Gun safety rule no. 3:

"Never, no matter how responsible he seems, never ever, give your gun to a monkey."
 
Do yourself a favor: tell your noPAL buddies to get in the game.

They can get their paper, buy their own guns, maintain their own guns, buy their own ammo etc etc...

THEN everybody has a better chance of SUCCEEDING while hunting because 3 guys together spook 9 times the game.

I told a noPAL buddy to get his sh** together or he couldn't come next year... So he ran the clock and did his PAL course 2 months before hunting season. He had no card, and skipped this past year's trip. He's crazy butthurt that getting the PAL card took so long (I warned him!)
 
Bartledan said:
Do yourself a favor: tell your noPAL buddies to get in the game.

They can get their paper, buy their own guns, maintain their own guns, buy their own ammo etc etc...

THEN everybody has a better chance of SUCCEEDING while hunting because 3 guys together spook 9 times the game.

I told a noPAL buddy to get his sh** together or he couldn't come next year... So he ran the clock and did his PAL course 2 months before hunting season. He had no card, and skipped this past year's trip. He's crazy butthurt that getting the PAL card took so long (I warned him!)
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You warned him, so he has nobody to blame but himself.
 
I'd be very nervous to hunt with anyone without the knowledge or dexterity to manage a simple bolt action rifle, but here's an idea, allow your pals to accompany you as observers rather than as hunters. The place to get hands on gun handling, and marksmanship skills is at a rifle range, not while on a big game hunt, where you have no idea of what their reaction to seeing game might be. Everyone begins as a novice, but one's first exposure to shooting should not involve live targets.

Still, if a break action single shot is your desire, I would choose better quality than can be afforded by H&R or NEF rifles which often benefit from extensive tuning by a gunsmith, in favor of a high quality albeit more expensive Brno Effect.
 
I would love to say a #1 but for your own peace of mind a break action being carried open is going to provide you with a measure of safety confidence you will not get anywhere near close with any other type rifle including falling block singles. Get an inexpensive break action!
 
the spank said:
I would love to say a #1 but for your own peace of mind a break action being carried open is going to provide you with a measure of safety confidence you will not get anywhere near close with any other type rifle including falling block singles. Get an inexpensive break action!
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That makes sense if the rifle will strictly be a loaner, but if its something you want to enjoy yourself, and have pride in ownership, you could triple the purchase price of a inexpensive H&R in gunsmithing fees, or you could buy a Brno Effect. To me it doesn't make sense to buy someone else's rifle when they could as easily buy their own, but one must be aware of the fact that if a rifle is loaned out, it will not be treated the way you would treat it yourself.
 
While single shot break opens are simple to operate and very safe if they have an exposed hammer, they may not be as plentiful on the market as a bolt action rifle, which in past centuries have been proven to be very safe ( exception of Rem trigger modifications).

Dollar for dollar it may prove better to find a second hand bolt action than a single shot. Last year I found a used bolt action 30.06 for a hundred bucks for a new hunter.
 
Boomer said:
Still, if a break action single shot is your desire, I would choose better quality than can be afforded by H&R or NEF rifles which often benefit from extensive tuning by a gunsmith, in favor of a high quality albeit more expensive Brno Effect.
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That one's a beauty too. Too bad they discontinued it.
 
I've owned about 8 different Handi-rifles over the years, and they just plain work. They are very durable, albeit a heavy trigger pull on most of them, but they are more than servicable. Get a .30-30 Handi-rifle with the open sites and you are golden. I owned several of the Savage 219 single barrel guns, and they all shot well (in .30-30 also). I think you can pick up a cheaper fixed 4 power scope to throw on the handi and they will only have themselves to blame for any missed shots.
 
I agree with the H&R Handi-Rifle Rifle very sturdy and from my experience with them they shoot straight. Great beginner's gun I prefer them over the many cheaply built bolt packages you see out there now.
 
I'm a Handi fan as well and have been satisfied with each one I've owned, and highly impressed by many of them.

I thought that the Effect had a lot of potential but the one that I saw and handled seemed very poorly built and finished; very disappointing. For a bit more money there are much nicer guns; for quite a bit less cash there is the TC Encode. I hate their appearance and I find they handle IIke a 2x4 with a pipe taped to it, but in terms of accuracy, reliability and trigger feel they have been very satisfying.
 
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