Is Cost The Main Attraction

[huntlee]

Nostalgia, the challenge and simplicity is what gets me to own a singleshot. Price is a plus also! My father was an avid reloader and when he wanted to try a new cartridge, he would pick up a single shot in that cartridge so he would not have too much invested in the rifle!

[CT_Shooter]

Nostalgia, the challenge and simplicity is what gets me to own a singleshot. Price is a plus also! My father was an avid reloader and when he wanted to try a new cartridge, he would pick up a single shot in that cartridge so he would not have too much invested in the rifle!

huntlee, I don't think you've ever been welcomed to the forum, so let me do it now. Welcome from CT.

[Yornoc3]

For me, it's partly nostalgia - a H&R 30/30 Topper was my first centerfire rifle at age 12 - and I'm just not a lever gun guy. I shoot bolt actions or single shots. I did have a Marlin 45-70, which through some horse trading I converted into a CZ FS 9.3 x 62, which is more my thing. Still, I did like that ol' cartridge, so when Henry announced the new single shot rifle, made in Rice Lake, WI, just 45 miles away, I had to have one (it's ordered and I'm impatiently waiting). I'm sticking to standard loads of around 300 gr, so recoil won't be any worse than shooting 3" steel through my duck gun, and I'll mostly be hunting with it as my short and handy "go into the brush to move deer past my standers" rifle. No need for a .270 with a 3 X 9 scope to do that .

[JEBar]

I too am a 45-70 fan and I'm sure looking forward to your use and range reports .... when it arrives, please make sure to check into our How Many ? thread where you can add it to our community total

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 030#p39030

[DAVIDF]

I have only owned one center fire single shot and that was a Contender pistol with a .44 Mag barrel. But, I am drawn to single shot center fire rifles for the same reasons as a number of you have already mentioned. I just don't know why I have never owned one. I really would be interested in one for shooting off a bench and for hunting. As NCG said, so easy to retrieve the brass for hand loading.

I am particularly interested in the Henry Single Shot in .44 Mag due to the 1 in 20" twist rate of the barrel. It should work great with heavy cast bullets and slow velocities as well. As hickok45 says, a .44 Mag loaded with 300 or heavier cast bullets is a poor man's 45-70

[North Country Gal]

As someone who has been expanding her single shot collection, of late, let me say that cost may be a benefit on some single shot rifles. Even the break open TCs are pricey. From the looks of the Henry and its features, I would definitely put it in the bargain category, though. Should be a good seller for Henry. Can't wait to see one.

[Yornoc3]

Yes, I too think they look really good for the price. I wasn't a fan of the recent H&R/New England plastic or laminate stocked Handirifles, even the higher end models like the Buffalo Classic were sorta rough. Henry shows a nicely finished, checkered Walnut version of the classic break action hammer gun, made like they were in the days when single shots were a viable option to repeaters. As their copy says, they're not trying to make them cheap. Still, in the scheme of things, they're inexpensive compared to other similarly finished single shots (albeit most of those have more sophisticated actions). Knowing how Henry finishes their other rifles, I had no hesitation in ordering one sight unseen.

[steelersfan97]

I hope they sell really well and more calibers are added in the future. Other than the .223, none of the other calibers are of much interest to me, and the .223 isn't really of overwhelming interest. A .357 or .30-30 would definitely spark more interest from me. A .38-55 might be nice too.

[Matureshooter]

With me the attraction is getting down to basics, making every shot count. I shoot a Sharps 45-70, 32" barrel. To me this is what shooting is all about, I can reach out and touch most anything I want to at ranges that really put these old eyes to the test. I believe that if you have just one shot, you will take greater care in your hunt/stalk, you will make sure that you have a shot that you know you can make, resulting in less wounded and suffering animals. I guess one of the reasons I think like that is my background. As a youngster I hunted with a single shot Stevens .22 and while win Vietnam I was a sniper. One shot just makes more sense to me, more challenge, more fun.

[BrokenolMarine]

A lot of good points here, but one that hasn't been brought up is that the single shot is the perfect first gun for for a youngster. First, they have one round to fire, then they must eject and reload to fire. A great time to talk about the shot they took, correct any mistakes, and talk about the shot they will take next. I remember sitting at my grandfather's side, learning to shoot that bolt action 22; and watching the number of shots left in the loading block on the bench beside me slowly drain away.

There was always tomorrow, but when you are a kid, tomorrow is SO far away. I made my shots count.
My kids did the same. Load a semi auto with 21 rounds, and sooner or later they will want to try rapid fire. More often sooner... than later.

[Ruger1300]

Besides all of the points everyone else has made...I just want one. I have no use for it as I don't hunt and there are better bench rifles. The price of the gun, a trigger job, a scope, and possibly a riser are about the same as the user tricked out Browning ATAC I had my eye on. But for some reason I keep coming back to these single shots.

[RanchRoper]

Looking forward to mine for sure.

[JEBar]

Besides all of the points everyone else has made...I just want one.

that's about the best reason I know of to buy one .... please be sure to take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry rifles to our community's total

[BigAl52]

Thats the reason I bought one I just wanted one. Its simple light and handles really nice. 357 is just a fun round to load for and plink with.

[Old Syko]

I guess I'll be the one to whiz in the cornflakes. Aside from being the logical choice as a youth gun to aid in training money has to be the #1 deciding factor in the purchase of a 1 shooter. Most who buy them would rather have something more elaborate but are either unwilling or unable to let go of the money for something else. When the H&Rs/Neff singles were so popular it was for one reason. You could buy a receiver and fit 27 different barrels to it on the cheap. At least that's what most I know did. No matter what you did to them they were never as accurate as other guns and you only had 1 round to deal with. Plain and simple, money rules most things. Many will come up with other reasons to justify buying a single but if they want to be honest money is at the root of their choices 99% of the time.

[Mags]

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In my case it was a 'want' that I convinced myself was a 'need'. That drove motivation to come up with the funds to address the 'need'.

[Mistered]

I had always wanted an NEF Handi-Rifle and had been looking for one in .357 when one in .233 popped up on a local forum for the right price so I did not hesitate.
I like the simplicity along with the psychological aspect of MAYBE taking a little more time for the shot due the longer reload time - and this is definitely reality with a muzzleloader.
Unfortunately since Remington dropped the NEF line the highly popular caliber models have literally dried up and I was really glad to have found the .223 - as it is one of the 'popular' calibers.
While the NEFs are certainly not 'match grade' rifles they can shoot surprisingly well - especially after a little trigger work and using good handloads.

[csgrv]

I am a big fan of the Hawkins Pecussion rifles so to "upgrade" to a single shot Henry would be cool.

[Yornoc3]

I guess I'm a "1 percenter", 'cause I now have three of them. I admit the price aspect is in play, too, I probably wouldn't have picked up 3 Ruger #1's over the same period . But I gotta say that the 45-70 and .243 both shoot as good, or better, than my 7x57 #1A, and their wood is at least equal, too. And neither of them needed the trigger/hammer spring replacement, as the newer 30-30 did. They're just a bargain .

[Dapull]

Hello all. First time commenting on this site.
New to Henry rifles and I wanted to see what all the fuss was regarding long distance shooting. Purchasing a Henry single shot in 223 let me kill two birds with 1 stone. I do not like A R platforms or semi auto rifles as they burn through too much ammo. I really like the pace of target shooting with my single shot, gives me time to think about what went right and how to repeat that one inch group I just completed. I no longer hunt and have no desire to use this rifle other than a range queen. Federal A E 55 grain FMJBT is what I'll be using to shoot with. Again, cost being the deciding factor. Went with a Sightron scope and I couldn't be happier. Total investment to date is $650. I purchased a couple books on long range shooting ($80) to start my basic training, many thanks to you forum members for sharing Henry specific information.
That one inch group was from a wooden bench (table?) on top of four range bags my wife sewed up using bags of rice. All I did was bore sighting and then sighted in the scope. No wind at 100 yards, I grinned all the way home😁