is the price of single shot shot guns going up

Nathan c · December 8, 2015, 06:22 PM

I been buying them for 80$ 12g 20g .410 h&r and tomson I been to 3 diffrent gun shops in 3 different stats and I am seeing them for 135-200$

I get them mostly for wall hanging if I find oone that looks cool I pick it up. But the prices seem to have jumped. Am I crazy?

Model12Win · December 8, 2015, 06:31 PM

With NEF/H&R out of the biz, I wouldn't be surprised if prices are getting a little higher.

silverbullet6oh · December 8, 2015, 06:33 PM

Have found this to be true as well. I am planning on getting 2 single shot shotguns so I can take my boys out hunting, and couldn't find any good deals online. Their all $235 and up. Time to do shop local shopping/ running around.

Nathan c · December 8, 2015, 06:37 PM

3 months or so maybe a bit longer a go, if I walked in to a shop and sead do you have any single shot shot guns the guy behind the counter would all but hand it to me and push me out the door with out paying for it lol

Nathan c · December 8, 2015, 06:44 PM

I don't know about the gun shops like I sed been to 3 in 3 different stats might start looking at yard sales lol

WV_gunner · December 8, 2015, 09:40 PM

It depends on the shop. A few months ago I found a handful of single shots for under $100. Meanwhile some shops will want top dollar.

Nathan c · December 8, 2015, 09:45 PM

OK good to know I am just a cross the border from you in VA

SARuger · December 11, 2015, 04:44 PM

NEF's in good shape go for 90-125 around here.

I have one in 20g i use for squirrel/rabbit and I sent the barrel to Mike Orlin and had it drilled/tapped for screw in chokes.

I will never sell it because I will never get out of it, what I have in it

TxGun · December 11, 2015, 10:13 PM

With NEF/H&R out of the biz, I wouldn't be surprised if prices are getting a little higher.

When did they go out of business? I hadn't heard that. I just checked the H&R1871.com website, and it's up and running as of this evening. Now, I did know that H&R was bought out by the conglomerate that owns Remington & a half dozen other gun companies (Freedom Group). And I did hear that they moved from their original location in MA. to the old Remington plant in Ilion, NY. And I also knew that H&R had dropped the NEF branding. But I hadn't heard they were out of business.

B.L.E. · December 13, 2015, 11:25 AM

As an alternative to a single shot, consider one of the bolt action Mossberg, Stevens, etc shotguns that show up used for not a whole lot of money.

Model12Win · December 13, 2015, 01:01 PM

^ +1

I like the ones that feed from a 3-round box magazine in 20 gauge. Cut one down for a nice little highly inexpensive defense shotgun or kitchen door gun.

WV_gunner · December 13, 2015, 08:14 PM

Most people want "tactical" stuff so singles are cheap.

Bolts are nifty. Mine is 2+1 with a box magazine and a three foot barrel.

RJay · December 13, 2015, 08:25 PM

TxGun, H & R has been gone for quite a while, the only thing still in existence is the name, that keeps getting bounced around.

SARuger · December 13, 2015, 08:30 PM

I had one of the Mossburg "goose guns" when I was a kid. I actually shot skeet with it one time

TxGun · December 14, 2015, 01:25 PM

RJAY...if you're talking about the original H&R...then yeah, of course. That's been gone for decades. But this H&R1871/NEF outfit has been building guns for years now. As I said in my 1st post, they were acquired by the Freedom group, which owns a number of firearms manufacturers, they dropped the NEF branding, they moved from MA to Ilion, NY (the old Remington plant)...but they continue to make single-shot shotguns and rifles. At least, AFAIK.

My 1st post was in response to this comment:
Model12Win With NEF/H&R out of the biz, I wouldn't be surprised if prices are getting a little higher.

My point being, I believe they are still in business, unless I've missed some very recent announcement.

December 8, 2015, 06:22 PM	#1
Nathan c Member Join Date: April 2, 2015 Posts: 97	is the price of single shot shot guns going up I been buying them for 80$ 12g 20g .410 h&r and tomson I been to 3 diffrent gun shops in 3 different stats and I am seeing them for 135-200$ I get them mostly for wall hanging if I find oone that looks cool I pick it up. But the prices seem to have jumped. Am I crazy? Last edited by Nathan c; December 8, 2015 at 06:41 PM.

December 13, 2015, 11:25 AM	#10
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 2,603	As an alternative to a single shot, consider one of the bolt action Mossberg, Stevens, etc shotguns that show up used for not a whole lot of money. __________________ Hanlon's Razor "Do not invoke conspiracy as explanation when ignorance and incompetence will suffice, as conspiracy implies intelligence and organization."

December 13, 2015, 08:25 PM	#13
RJay Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,936	TxGun, H & R has been gone for quite a while, the only thing still in existence is the name, that keeps getting bounced around. __________________ Ron James

December 8, 2015, 06:31 PM	#2
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	With NEF/H&R out of the biz, I wouldn't be surprised if prices are getting a little higher.

December 8, 2015, 06:33 PM	#3
silverbullet6oh Registration in progress Join Date: October 2, 2015 Posts: 137	Have found this to be true as well. I am planning on getting 2 single shot shotguns so I can take my boys out hunting, and couldn't find any good deals online. Their all $235 and up. Time to do shop local shopping/ running around.

December 8, 2015, 06:37 PM	#4
Nathan c Member Join Date: April 2, 2015 Posts: 97	3 months or so maybe a bit longer a go, if I walked in to a shop and sead do you have any single shot shot guns the guy behind the counter would all but hand it to me and push me out the door with out paying for it lol

December 8, 2015, 06:44 PM	#5
Nathan c Member Join Date: April 2, 2015 Posts: 97	I don't know about the gun shops like I sed been to 3 in 3 different stats might start looking at yard sales lol

December 8, 2015, 09:40 PM	#6
WV_gunner Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2011 Location: WV Posts: 938	It depends on the shop. A few months ago I found a handful of single shots for under $100. Meanwhile some shops will want top dollar.

December 8, 2015, 09:45 PM	#7
Nathan c Member Join Date: April 2, 2015 Posts: 97	OK good to know I am just a cross the border from you in VA

December 11, 2015, 04:44 PM	#8
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	NEF's in good shape go for 90-125 around here. I have one in 20g i use for squirrel/rabbit and I sent the barrel to Mike Orlin and had it drilled/tapped for screw in chokes. I will never sell it because I will never get out of it, what I have in it

December 11, 2015, 10:13 PM	#9
TxGun Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Family ranch - Central TX. Posts: 467	With NEF/H&R out of the biz, I wouldn't be surprised if prices are getting a little higher. When did they go out of business? I hadn't heard that. I just checked the H&R1871.com website, and it's up and running as of this evening. Now, I did know that H&R was bought out by the conglomerate that owns Remington & a half dozen other gun companies (Freedom Group). And I did hear that they moved from their original location in MA. to the old Remington plant in Ilion, NY. And I also knew that H&R had dropped the NEF branding. But I hadn't heard they were out of business.

December 13, 2015, 01:01 PM	#11
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	^ +1 I like the ones that feed from a 3-round box magazine in 20 gauge. Cut one down for a nice little highly inexpensive defense shotgun or kitchen door gun.

December 13, 2015, 08:14 PM	#12
WV_gunner Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2011 Location: WV Posts: 938	Most people want "tactical" stuff so singles are cheap. Bolts are nifty. Mine is 2+1 with a box magazine and a three foot barrel.

December 13, 2015, 08:30 PM	#14
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	I had one of the Mossburg "goose guns" when I was a kid. I actually shot skeet with it one time

December 14, 2015, 01:25 PM	#15
TxGun Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Family ranch - Central TX. Posts: 467	RJAY...if you're talking about the original H&R...then yeah, of course. That's been gone for decades. But this H&R1871/NEF outfit has been building guns for years now. As I said in my 1st post, they were acquired by the Freedom group, which owns a number of firearms manufacturers, they dropped the NEF branding, they moved from MA to Ilion, NY (the old Remington plant)...but they continue to make single-shot shotguns and rifles. At least, AFAIK. My 1st post was in response to this comment: Model12Win With NEF/H&R out of the biz, I wouldn't be surprised if prices are getting a little higher. My point being, I believe they are still in business, unless I've missed some very recent announcement.