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by Bear-of-Grayling » Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:55 am
The simplistic nature of a single shot is the appeal to me. It all started over 50 years ago, when I received my first pump up Benjamin single shot pellet rifle. I can be at a range for hours talking and enjoying other shooters, make 3 great shots on a target and leave a very happy camper. Single shots are very accurate rifles, some being the most accurate guns in the world. They are also the most reliable rifles. Take a lever action or even a bolt action hunting in extremely bitter cold weather, stand frozen all day to get a good bead on the monster buck only to find out the bolt is frozen up. Happens all the time. Single shots are the safest rifles to hunt with as well. Walking around with my dad and brothers trying to kick out a rabbit or pheasant we never had to worry about a accidental discharge as we carried the rifle with the action open cradled in one arm. Out pops a rabbit and with a single motion the barrel is closed, hammer cocked and BANG. The single is also the easiest to dismantle to learn or teach how to do a trigger tune. Nothing easier to clean when getting home from a hunt or range. It all started with the single shot. It’s not about the money at all. Some singles are the most expensive rifles made. Guns are just tools. Just because I own several nailers, doesn’t mean I’ll never need a hammer. Thank you. God Bless.
