JimT Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Me and a buddy were talking about guns and hunting earlier, and figured out that no one we know hunts deer with a single shot rifle. Kinda got me curious as to who does on here. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redryder Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Single Shots... How about a Knight Disc Muzzleloader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Single Shots... A T/C Black Diamond M/L in .50 cal. Also have hunted with single barreled .410 & 16 gauge for Rabbits and Squirrels. Also one had a Ruger No. #3 in .22 Hornet. You really don't see many single-shot rifles out there other than shotguns though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I think I'll be a first time Muzzle loader hunter next year with ohiobucks' help. Does that count? I have my choices narrowed to the TC Encore, the TC Omega and the Knight Revolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Single Shots... This past season was my first muzzleloading. I bought a TC Encore. I fell in love with the gun. I just bought a slug barrel for it, and it will be my primary hunting gun next year. If I were to get private land large enough for center fire rifle ( minimum 10 acres in Connecticut) I will definately be buying a barrel in a suitable deer caliber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Re: Single Shots... Just with a ml for me. My rifle is a bolt action and my shotgun a pump. Oh and usually my archery is a single shot also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bronco_mudder Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I have hunted with two single shots, besides muzzleloading. Both are 45/70's, one is a Springfield trap door, and the other is a Ruger #1. I've also used the Ruger with success on moose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squirrelbuster Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I have used single shot .20 and .12 ga shotguns for smallgame, and a single shot .22 for squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitrrophybowhunter Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I am looking to get an encore soon. you can add me to the list LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I used a Encore on a doe in Kentucky in 2003. It was fun and will do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deldeer Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... i use a h&r ultra slug gun, it is a single shot, & it is just as acurate as any muzzleloader. ( but it's no rifle )...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... My brother has an old H&R single shot .30-30...also has a 20 ga. barrel for it. Nice little gun...and its cheap. The .30-30 barrel has a nice little 4X scope on it and has dropped a few deer in its time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... My black diamond is the only single shot rifle I use. My other deer rifles are bolt guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I know 1 guy that hunts with a single shot Rugar and another guy that sometimes will hunt with a TC Encore. The only single shot weapons I own are muzzleloaders and an old single shot shotgun that was my grandfathers. I did kill a turkey with the that old single shot shotgun a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnatecsteve Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I got two flintlocks which are the only guns I hunt deer with. One is a 50 cal rifle, the other is a 54 cal "smooth rifle", that is a smoothbore muzzleloader with rifle sights. My step-son does use a H&R 12 gauge rifled slug gun. Pretty accurate, but I need to replace the sights with a different set. The front blade is WAY too wide to get a precise aim point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I hunt with a few single shots. I pick from my ML guns or if the area I hunt allows rifles, I can take the Encore, the NEF Handi Rifle, or the H&R Ultra Comp single shot. I don't feel under gunned in any deer hunting situation. There is no need for follow-up shots when you make the first one count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2500HD Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: Single Shots... [ QUOTE ] i use a h&r ultra slug gun, it is a single shot, & it is just as acurate as any muzzleloader. ( but it's no rifle )...... [/ QUOTE ] Same here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billygoat Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I spent 1 year in Iowa w/ a H&R Slug gun... the same year I missed a 170" running 10 point, needless to say I invested in an 870 slug gun the following year. I also hunt w/ a firebolt ML in Iowa. As far as centerfire rifles: I tend to be a bolt man, but am planning on investing in a TC Encore, this year, the wife on the other hand is a die hard SS shooter. It certainly seems to work for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deldeer Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: Single Shots... shooting at a running deer??????.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo_buck Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Re: Single Shots... [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] i use a h&r ultra slug gun, it is a single shot, & it is just as acurate as any muzzleloader. ( but it's no rifle )...... [/ QUOTE ] Same here! [/ QUOTE ] Here too...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooter Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Re: Single Shots... tc encore in 25-06 for me this year. up until then i had always had bolt action rifles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Re: Single Shots... One Shot, One Kill. You have to know your target and know your gun. I love my Nef Handi 243 and have never had a deer run more than 20 yards with it. Shot placement is the key. Never shoot anything that won't go down on the first shot. The 25-06 Ultra, I will like when I get the new rail on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I killed my first deer with a single-shot .410. I hunt with a bolt action .270 now, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelNS Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Re: Single Shots... I am getting a NEF 25-06 single shot.Can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBUCK Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Re: Single Shots... My first deer also fell to a single shot. It was a nef 20 gauge that I traded 6 bags of corn for. Still like to shoot it every once in a while but don't hunt with it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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