Recommend me a single shot shotgun

[AusTac]

I'n the buying mood for a cheap knock around 12 guage single shot shotty , but know next to nothing about them, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot around, what do people think of stirling/boito?

Any rifled ones out there?

[bigfellascott]

You should be able to pick up a 2nd cheapy I would think without too much fuss, I've got an old Boito 12g and 410g - the 12g I've had for around 30yrs I guess, been a great little shotgun on the foxes, bunnies, ducks and clays over the years - ain't flash but gets the job done very well indeed.

This one's on Used Guns

Calibre/Item: 12G
Make: Baikal
Model: WK17
Price: $149
Advertised: 09/08/2016
Comment: Single barrel 12 gauge shotgun in good condition. Metal parts in immaculate condition. Wood stock has some minor scratch...

Calibre/Item: 12G
Make: Baikal
Model: Field
Scope/Sights: Fixed
Barrel Length: 730 mm
Condition: Very Good
Price: $375
Advertised: 24/09/2016
Comment: Baikal 12G S/S 730mm barrel. No dings or marks. Appears to have had little use. ...
Oliver Venuti, Adelaide SA

Calibre/Item: 12G
Make: Beretta
Model: Vittoria
Action: Break s/shot
Barrel Length: 20 in
Choke: None
Condition: Fair
Price: $300
Advertised: 05/07/2016
Comment: Single barrel lightweight poacher gun, folds up to half size. Made in Italy. Stock has knocks and bruises from use but n..

Calibre/Item: 12G
Make: Boito
Scope/Sights: Front Bead
Condition: Fair
Price: $150
Advertised: 20/08/2016
Comment: Simple, single barrel 12 gauge. Good stock and foregrip....

[MR. WINCHESTER]

How did I know, BFS was gonna chime in. Lol

[MR. WINCHESTER]

Try to get something with a long(ish) barrel.
Your mates will appreciate it.

[Noisydad]

Mossberg and Savage still make rifled bolt action 12g.

[bladeracer]

Mossberg and Savage still make rifled bolt action 12g.

Is there any way to get shot to work properly through a rifled barrel yet?

[pete1]

I have a Harrington and Richardson (H&R) nice gun for the price, simple and reliable.
The dealer didn't speak much of Boito's.

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[bigfellascott]

How did I know, BFS was gonna chime in. Lol

I'm surprised it took you so long to whinge about it. lift ya game!

[AusTac]

Everyone seems to rate the H&R but i can't find ANY for sale, the idea of a bolt shotty is neat!

And thanks for the specific list bentaz!

I'll be keeping a look out

[AusTac]

That looks older than my .303 haha, reminds me of the old school enfield officers trap door or something along those lines


Very generous of you mate, i'm in the north east 'burbs of melbourne, from what i gather your out west, speaking of that, battoning down the hatches for some bad weather yet?

[Oldbloke]

I have a Harrington and Richardson (H&R) nice gun for the price, simple and reliable.
The dealer didn't speak much of Boito's.

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That looks new. Can you still buy HR's?

[on_one_wheel]

Out of curiosity, why do you want a single?
( "just because" is good enough for me )

[pete1]

I have a Harrington and Richardson (H&R) nice gun for the price, simple and reliable.
The dealer didn't speak much of Boito's.

DSC_0048a.jpg

That looks new. Can you still buy HR's?

Two years ago you could, don't know about now. I try to keep my guns clean and looked after even if they are cheap ones only fired about 70 shells. It is light so kicks a bit more then you expect when you fire it the first time, but nice gun.

[AusTac]

Out of curiosity, why do you want a single?
( "just because" is good enough for me )

i've got this habit of buying nice things like my beretta 686 SP1 which is my clay gun and i just don't have the heart to take it out bush and bash it up, singles are cheap ( yay ) and if it blows up, gets bent/broken then meh, ideally i'd be able to throw slugs out of it because they intrigue me

or i'd be all over a beretta s55

whats the go with chokes and slugs in a smooth bore anyway?

[AusTac]

Hopfully you got my pm to Bentaz : )

[Noisydad]

Mossberg and Savage still make rifled bolt action 12g.

Is there any way to get shot to work properly through a rifled barrel yet?

Good question but don't know. The clear solution (to me at least) is to buy one shotty with a rifled barrel and another with a smooth bore. That way you'd get double the shooting fun AND you get to really irritate Samantha, Phill, and Walter by buying more guns

[bigfellascott]

I have a Harrington and Richardson (H&R) nice gun for the price, simple and reliable.
The dealer didn't speak much of Boito's.

DSC_0048a.jpg

That looks new. Can you still buy HR's?

Two years ago you could, don't know about now. I try to keep my guns clean and looked after even if they are cheap ones only fired about 70 shells. It is light so kicks a bit more then you expect when you fire it the first time, but nice gun.

Yep SB's tend to kick a little harder due to their lightness, not a bit issue if you put a decent butt pad on em, I used to have a couple of mouse pads glued to the butt of the Boito then upgraded that to a slip on pad as the kids wanted to have a go at shooting clays with it so figured I'd better find something a little more comfortable for them to use than the mouse pads

[Gwion]

Hopfully you got my pm to Bentaz : )

No mate no msg

Check to see if your mail box is full. It has happened to me a few times and I needed to clear my box to accept new messages.

Will be a message on the page saying there are messages on hold or some such.

[happyhunter]

I like the Winchester 37A.

[MR. WINCHESTER]

Bentaz,
Which of those Winchester Single shots, do you think is best
Re: quality ?

[MR. WINCHESTER]

Spanish / Yankee made ?

[Aster]

Check to see if your mail box is full. It has happened to me a few times and I needed to clear my box to accept new messages.

Will be a message on the page saying there are messages on hold or some such.

There does need to be a limit to keep the amount of accumulated space used in check, but in hindsight the existing limit may have been a little conservative.

I've doubled the message limit for members now.

[Gwion]

All good, Aster. Thanks. Took me a while to figure it out to begin with...

[AusTac]

For those intrested i've put in a permit for a savage single barrel with a hammer and the longest barrel i've ever seen, for can you belive it a whole $150 haha, i might even pick another one up next week, should pick it up saturday

[pete1]

For those intrested i've put in a permit for a savage single barrel with a hammer and the longest barrel i've ever seen, for can you belive it a whole $150 haha, i might even pick another one up next week, should pick it up saturday

Sounds good, is that new price?

[happyhunter]

Out of curiosity, why do you want a single?
( "just because" is good enough for me )

whats the go with chokes and slugs in a smooth bore anyway?

The go is no problem at all. Rifled slugs are designed for smooth bore shotguns. I shoot rifled slugs out of my Beretta PB409 which has fixed full and 3/4 chokes with no drama. The shotguns that use a rifled barrel shoot a sabot slug which is a different animal a rifled slug.

[MR. WINCHESTER]

A 'rifled slug' creates its own spiral / twist and a barrel with rifling, imparts trist upon the projectile.

Is this close to the money ?

[happyhunter]

This explains the rifled slug/sabot slug difference pretty well.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/the-box-o-t ... e-barrels/

We then must ask, “If the rifling does not spin the slug, then what causes the rifled slug to fly true?” The answer is that the slugs usually had a hollow base and they were heavier in the front than in the back, and flew straight for the same reason a dart flies true.

I always thought the grooves on a rifles slug were to create spin in flight but it appears the grooves are what makes them safe to shoot through choked barrels.

[Chronos]

SB? bugger that, get a rifle/shotgun combo

I had a Beretta SB Vittoria and it was a nice gun but annoyed me because when you broke the action the barrel would drop right down and pinch your trigger hand.

single tend to be fixed chokes and normally full so slugs are probably not a good idea

Chronos

[happyhunter]

The idea that slugs are bad or full choked barrels is myth.