The best single shot shotgun is... - Page 3

B.L.E. · December 13, 2015, 09:41 AM

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Single shot shotguns KICK,

That has nothing to do with being a single shot and everything to do with being too light and being poorly fitted.

I can shoot 200 trap birds with my 8.3 pound Browning BT99 trap gun without a bruised shoulder or cheek.

If you plan to do any form of clay bird shooting, where you shoot the gun 100+ times in a row, weigh the gun you plan to buy, it it weighs less than 7.5 to 8 pounds, put it back on the rack and buy something else.

Those 5-6 pound guns are good for hunting, where you carry the gun all day but only get off a couple of shots.

Guns that are a joy to carry tend to be murder to shoot, and vice versa.

JERRYS. · December 13, 2015, 11:23 AM

get an old westernfield or copy thereof. they made them in 20 and 12 ga. theyre bolt action two shot magazine fed with poly chokes. you can find them for $150 or less.

FITASC · December 13, 2015, 02:52 PM

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Guns that are a joy to carry tend to be murder to shoot, and vice versa.

Exactly! And another reason that field guns make poor targets guns and vice versa

darkgael · December 15, 2015, 07:32 AM

Hey....fellas....the OP stated that he was/is looking for "a general usage" gun.
While I appreciate the BT-99, the Krieghof, the Ljutic and the rest of those beautiful (and expensive) guns....they are not "general usage" shotguns.
When I am trudging the ups and downs of the PA uplands, i carry a six pound gun, not a nine pound gun. I have shot ATA trap with a Savage 220.....reloads help but I still would not want to shoot 100 or 200. I would, even less, want to carry my BT-99 on a grouse hunt.
Pete

FITASC · December 15, 2015, 10:03 AM

If I am up and down the uplands, I'm not carrying a 12 at all, but a 6-6.25# 20. It will handle anything in the uplands. That makes it a general usage gun. Those H&R guns are not worth the pain and suffering and poor performance.

kismet · December 15, 2015, 02:18 PM

My personal experience (and ONLY my personal experience) is that my misses are most often not the shotgun's fault.

Your mileage may differ.

Have good holidays.

dgludwig · December 15, 2015, 07:34 PM

QUOTE: Hey....fellas....the OP stated that he was/is looking for "a general usage" gun.

The op hasn't responded to his thread for the past six years. My guess is that he's already made his choice.

kismet · December 18, 2015, 11:16 PM

Yeah, OP may have satisfied his curiosity, but other folks like to discuss the singles.

It's all good.

Skeets · December 27, 2015, 12:11 AM

J.C. Stevens .410-.12.ga

T. O'Heir · December 27, 2015, 03:51 PM

Your money or mine? Your's it'd be a Perazzi. Think 5 figures. My money? It'd be a Cooey for $100Cdn.

Glenn Kelley · January 2, 2016, 10:50 PM

T O'Hier ,
The Cooey 84 /840 were sold in the US as Winchester 37A and 370 .
The Winchester 37 had one advantage over the Cooey in that the hammer and latch were reversed so that you don't have to reach over the latch to thumb the hammer .
My turkey gun has been an 840 shortened to 28" and tubed with a Limbsaver pad added .

The quandary is that an Ithaca 37 weighs 2 shells more .

Glenn

JWT · January 3, 2016, 12:24 AM

For the money I'll take a BT-99. Trap only. Certainly not for hunting with no safety.

B.L.E. · January 3, 2016, 12:33 AM

No safety, no problem, just carry it broken open 'til you need to shoot, the way you shoot at the trap field.

December 15, 2015, 07:32 AM	#54
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	field Hey....fellas....the OP stated that he was/is looking for "a general usage" gun. While I appreciate the BT-99, the Krieghof, the Ljutic and the rest of those beautiful (and expensive) guns....they are not "general usage" shotguns. When I am trudging the ups and downs of the PA uplands, i carry a six pound gun, not a nine pound gun. I have shot ATA trap with a Savage 220.....reloads help but I still would not want to shoot 100 or 200. I would, even less, want to carry my BT-99 on a grouse hunt. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

December 15, 2015, 10:03 AM	#55
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,441	If I am up and down the uplands, I'm not carrying a 12 at all, but a 6-6.25# 20. It will handle anything in the uplands. That makes it a general usage gun. Those H&R guns are not worth the pain and suffering and poor performance. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

December 15, 2015, 02:18 PM	#56
kismet Junior Member Join Date: May 22, 2004 Location: rural WI Posts: 6	My personal experience (and ONLY my personal experience) is that my misses are most often not the shotgun's fault. Your mileage may differ. Have good holidays. __________________ Kis

December 15, 2015, 07:34 PM	#57
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	QUOTE: Hey....fellas....the OP stated that he was/is looking for "a general usage" gun. The op hasn't responded to his thread for the past six years. My guess is that he's already made his choice. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

December 18, 2015, 11:16 PM	#58
kismet Junior Member Join Date: May 22, 2004 Location: rural WI Posts: 6	Yeah, OP may have satisfied his curiosity, but other folks like to discuss the singles. It's all good. __________________ Kis

December 13, 2015, 11:23 AM	#52
JERRYS. Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,968	get an old westernfield or copy thereof. they made them in 20 and 12 ga. theyre bolt action two shot magazine fed with poly chokes. you can find them for $150 or less.

December 27, 2015, 12:11 AM	#59
Skeets Member in memoriam Join Date: April 6, 2015 Location: Indiana Posts: 583	Best single bbl. shotgun J.C. Stevens .410-.12.ga __________________ Skeets "Over Kill Never Fails"

December 27, 2015, 03:51 PM	#60
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Your money or mine? Your's it'd be a Perazzi. Think 5 figures. My money? It'd be a Cooey for $100Cdn. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

January 2, 2016, 10:50 PM	#61
Glenn Kelley Junior Member Join Date: April 22, 2005 Posts: 10	T O'Hier , The Cooey 84 /840 were sold in the US as Winchester 37A and 370 . The Winchester 37 had one advantage over the Cooey in that the hammer and latch were reversed so that you don't have to reach over the latch to thumb the hammer . My turkey gun has been an 840 shortened to 28" and tubed with a Limbsaver pad added . The quandary is that an Ithaca 37 weighs 2 shells more . Glenn

January 3, 2016, 12:24 AM	#62
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	For the money I'll take a BT-99. Trap only. Certainly not for hunting with no safety.

January 3, 2016, 12:33 AM	#63
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 2,603	No safety, no problem, just carry it broken open 'til you need to shoot, the way you shoot at the trap field. __________________ Hanlon's Razor "Do not invoke conspiracy as explanation when ignorance and incompetence will suffice, as conspiracy implies intelligence and organization."