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johnwilliamson062 · December 16, 2009, 01:03 PM

What is the best field use single shot 12 ga ever made? There do seem to be some old guns that are well designed quality shotguns. I decided I should just decide on a model and start working on picking one up. If I am going to comb the used bin, what should I look for? The more I think about it the more I agree the gun should be hammerless.

There seem to be some Baikals on gun broker that look nice in the pictures. From memory the Baikals I have handled were HEAVY and the finish was very poor. Seems they have only ever made a single model of single shot hunting shotgun and it weighs 2.8KG, within the weight range I would like. Like the trigger guard and the ejectors that can be disabled by lever. What is the general feeling as to Baikal quality?

Winchester Model 37 looks to be pretty nice.
THis one looks nice in a gentlemanly oddity fashion, but I assume there are no parts anywhere.
A lever break?
A bit beefy? Not enough details to look up the specs anywhere, but it looks heavy.
Ranger?

December 16, 2009, 01:03 PM	#1
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	Single shot hunting shotgun What is the best field use single shot 12 ga ever made? There do seem to be some old guns that are well designed quality shotguns. I decided I should just decide on a model and start working on picking one up. If I am going to comb the used bin, what should I look for? The more I think about it the more I agree the gun should be hammerless. There seem to be some Baikals on gun broker that look nice in the pictures. From memory the Baikals I have handled were HEAVY and the finish was very poor. Seems they have only ever made a single model of single shot hunting shotgun and it weighs 2.8KG, within the weight range I would like. Like the trigger guard and the ejectors that can be disabled by lever. What is the general feeling as to Baikal quality? Winchester Model 37 looks to be pretty nice. THis one looks nice in a gentlemanly oddity fashion, but I assume there are no parts anywhere. A lever break? A bit beefy? Not enough details to look up the specs anywhere, but it looks heavy. Ranger?