Which one is it??? I understand the TC stuff for interchangeability...BUT the most accurate???
What do you think?

Fireball

I'm partial to the Ruger #1. Mine is in .223.
Pete

Martin Hagn's rifles, hands down. Beautiful workmanship. - Dan

I love my Ruger #1 Tropical in 375H&H. Strong action, great trigger, all in a good handling rifle.

Don't know if it's necessarily the best, but it's the one I lust for - Dakota #10.

My vote goes for Ruger's No. 1, also. I sure would love to have a Hagn though.

Shiloh Sharps and Browning 85 get my vote when you get the right load that sharps takes a back seat to nothing.-Rawhider

Well. Thirteen Ruger #1's kind of says where I stand. however, I do seriously lust for a Dakota Model 10. I believe one in say 7x57 would be just about perfect.
Paul b.

My favorites are (1) Hagn (2) Ruger (3) 1885 High Wall.

I've owned and used Ruger #1's for a couple of decades. They are great rifles. My favorite single shot is a 45 - 120 Sharps Borchardt that "Pete In Idaho" stick built a stock for in the 1980's. The rifle is a jewel.

I'd love to have a Cooper any model in .17 AH or .19 Calhoon.

I REALLY like my #1 (218 Bee)!!!

I am surprised nobody mentioned any of the break open Europeans.
Some of them are a beauty, such us A. Francotte's,
others are very light and extremely accurate, such as Blaser's k95.
montero

Montero,


I think they would be but you just don't see them on this side of the pond. I would love to play with some of those but have never laid eyes on any of them.

I too love my No. 1's!! BUT, there are MANY higher-quality single-shot rifles than the Ruger No.1!! The old English ones (D. Fraser, Farquharson, Rigby, a number of Martinis, etc., come to mind, plus the Dakota, the Hagn, the Blaser, and a number of less-well known European makes that can be purchased today by anyone with PLENTY of dough!! Many are custom, or semi-custom, like the Heym-Ruger, etc., too numerous to name!! Great guns all!!

My vote is for the Browning B78 in 22-250rem with 26" heavy round barrel. Using an old 24x Fecker target scope, I shot a 1/2" group recently. Now I have two of them. Who says that single shots are not accurate??

I have to agree with Rawhider, I love the Shiloh sharps rifles, mine are chambered for the 45-110.

What's "the best" and what's "the nicest" are two completely different things.

As far as "nicest" goes,I've seen some German made falling block set ups that would knock your eye out.

As to what's "best"-I'll take a Ruger #1 or Browning 1885 ANY day of the week to hunt any game on planet earth.The Brownings are on average prettier and shoot a bit better,but are heavy.I've got a Low Wall 260,and even with a big Leupold 3.5x10 it's light,but for some reason it just doesn't seem "right"-hard to explain,but I'd take a good #1 over it any day of the week.It'll probibly get traded off in the near future.

I've got a beatiful Browning 1885 in 45/70 that will shoot way less than 1 inch for three shots all day long with 405s going 1800 FPS.I've also got a plain-jane Ruger #1 in 45/70 that shoots around 1 1/2 for three shots with a 350 grain RN going around 1800 FPS.The Browning is much,much nicer looking and far more accurate,but the Ruger ends up in my hands on every timber hunt-the Browning has been out once.Why?The Ruger is nicer to carry (read-a whole lot lighter and shorter),and the deer don't know they're being killed by a plain jane rifle.

I love that Browning 45/70 though,so I'm going to pull off it's little Leupold 2x7 Compact and put a Williams reciver peep on it with target knobs.It'll make it a little bit lighter,and a whole lot more fun to shoot.This season I'll be packing the #1 again,but next season I do belive the Browning with reciver peep will be in my hands while hunting in the timber.

Sorry for the long post-bored.

It's nice to see the real interest in single shot rifles as evidenced by the ones being sold.

Most of you were not around in the 50's and there had been a steady demand all the way from at least the 1930's for single shot rifles but few if any were made. For the most part the Winchester High Wall was the most desirable and we paid a lot for one to rebarrel. Most of these were used to make varmint rifles then. Today there is a lot of interest in game hunting with them also.

I recall trying to communicate with a Wilbur Hauk who made a SS action. He never even answered. It was a very big thing for us SS afficiados when Ruger came out with the #1.

I never had any interest in the break open type.

I'd have to say Saeed's 700 NE

What about the Stevens 44 1/2 rifle?

Switchable barrels (takes a few minutes), double set trigger, very classic.

see www.singleshotrifles.com

regards...

I love my browning 1885 in 45-70. I can shoot all wholes touching at 50 yards with the iron sight that came with the gun. I am shooting Hornady 350 grain round noses with 51 grains of reloader 7. I also have a nice target load of 24 grains of 2400 with a 350 grain magnus cast bullet. This rifle has wonderful fit an finish. The wood is beautiful as well. I got a deal on it- payed only 773 U.S. brand new out of the box.I know they list for about 1200.

Hey Brian, when you are ready to get rid of the .260 Browning email me with a price.

I'd have to go with the Ruger or Browning also, the others mentioned are fine rifles with fine rifle prices (thousands rather and hundreds). I do own (and love) some "pretty" guns, a grade III and grade IV BAR and a couple of 19th C. European single shots, all of them bought used for very reasonable prices, even the grade IV I got for $1200 and you couldn't buy a Hagn, Dakota or modern european gun for near that price. My No.1 Light Sporter in .243 was always reasonably accurate (1-1.25" 3 shot groups), had reasonably good looking wood and didn't cost a fortune.

I have a 85 Browning long range 45-90. the 34" barrel takes it out of the hunting field. My original Springfield Trap door Carbine 45-70 , with Badger barrel contoured to origional , 400 Gr. bullet at 1500 fps . The Hogs and Deer tremble.

How many of you have ever fired a C. Sharps Arms New Model 1875? These are outstanding.........

I'd vote for the Martini Cadet for varmint hunting cartridges, and the Martini Enfield for the big game getters. Very simple and rugged action, easy to tune (the cadets, anyway) and capable of excellent accuracy.
T.D>

Can't speak to the Hagn action, but though I have and like several #1's, the Dakota #10 is superior in the design and ACCURACY department. Don't know if its worth 4-5 times the money though. At their price you can get a REALLY accurate bolt gun.

I guess it all depends on what you are looking for. Is this going to be a show piece? Hunting rifle? Target rifle? Combination of any of the above? For practicality and aesthetics for a reasonable price, I'd go with the Ruger No.1. Yeah the Dakota is a better design (in-line striker instead of hammer), but you can suitable hunting accuracy out of the box or with some minor gunsmithing with the No.1 and still have a couple thousand dollars to spend on prettying it up to be as elegant as the Dakota. Suitable accuracy, I don't know, I'd consider anything in the MOA or better to suitable and any Ruger is capable of that right out of the box or with some minor tweaking. If I was going with a show piece or conversation gun, the Hagn or the Hagn actioned Rigby & Co. stalking rifle would win hands down. Just kinda depends on what each individual wants. I like 'em all. Browning, Dakota, Ruger, Hall, Peregine, Hagn, Rigby, Fraser, Farquharson, and oh yeah the Sharps 1874's too. They are all incredible rifles and it just depends on what your requirements are, especially right out of the box and the money you want to spend.

Browning 78's. I'm sure there's nicer guns and some not so nice, but I like everything about these guns. I also have some Ruger # 1's that I like but they're not Brownings. I can't believe they quit making them.

i'ed have too go with the martini
after looking at T.D. Clevengers rifles..
most beautifull gun's i've ever seen..
buckweet

The new Ballards are really sweet. Mine is due to ship in dec.

Geez, the Riedl of course! What else is there?

Redial
aka Mark Riedl

I'm kinda daffy for the Blaser K95. It's light, accurate and "breaks-down" like a shotgun to stuff in your pack. But,...it just extracts shells, and access to the lifted shell head is partially blocked by the barrel lockup.

So, I'll stick with my No.1A (which - luckily, I suppose - shoots as well as anything). For hunting, I love the compactness of the Ruger rifle (it's the same length as a lever carbine) with a 22" barrel.

The discontinued Browning low wall in .260 always caught my eye, but I'd have to redo the stock finish...

While I own two heavy barreled Remington Varmint Specials (.222 and .243) plus a heavy barreled Remington 700 PSS in .223, feel they are nowhere near the quality or accuracy of my two heavy barreled Sako Vixens. These two are chambered in .22 PPC and 6 PPC and while only a few dozen rounds of factory Sako ammo have been fired through both since I bought them, have to admit have never seen accuracy the likes of these two.

I realize both rounds are by themselves known for their accuracy, but in two high quality rifles like these, they really shine. But then when you spend $1200 a piece, you like to have rifles that shoot 5 shot, 1/2" groups at 100 yards. Have to admit the 6 is slightly better than the .22.

Safe shooting.

Looking at my books from Frank de Haas , you are all wrong ! They are all beautiful , some are even accurate too ! I have Contenders and Encores with different barrels , they are worth every single $ , but if I can suggest another one it is a Krieghoff or a Blaser ! Although I`d consider them too expensive to carry them in the field!

A Cooper M21 Varminter. I have shot groups as small as .162" c-t-c with my .17 Mach IV, and it sure is pretty.



George

The DeHaas-Miller or Miller made in St. Onge SD whichever name you call it is a heck of a nice single shot action that will function well with every type of case. They have excellent triggers and are known for accuracy especially in the schutzen game.

I like the 1885 Browning as a 'cheaper' alternative to the semi custom actions but hate the shiny epoxy stock finish-plus the barrel on my 45-70 is too long. A carbine version with a 22" barrel and a satin finished stock would make the 85 near perfect. A copy of the original highwall innards would be welcome too. Plateau Hunter

My Browning Highwall is hard to beat. 1/2" with a 30-06 ain't bad.

I would have to say the Ruger No.1.After owning mine for a short time I have been wondering why I haven`t bought one of these sooner.They are strong accurate a one of the best looking rifles I have ever seen.So here is another vote for the #1.

Ruger#1, because I always wanted one and finaly got one. A SS #1 in 7mm STW...........OTTO