Affordable Single Shot Rifles - Page 2

jaysouth · January 23, 2018, 08:50 PM

Avoid EAB 97s like the plague. You can get them cheap, but all you have is a falling block with weak extractor and glued on barrels.

**44 AMP** · January 30, 2018, 12:38 PM

If you want a quality falling block rifle, and $1,000 is your break point, then you need to be looking at USED Rugers.

And, even then its going to be close, and the longer you wait, the more they'll cost.

I have a No.1 in .375 H&H that I'll let you have for $1k, (plus you pay shipping and transfer fees), but despite a need for cash, that's the only one I'd let go, right now.

Look for No.3's. Last time I saw any the price was in the $800 range. Not as fancy as the No.1s but great guns. I have them in .22 Hornet, .30-40 Krag, and .45-70. Light, short, accurate (at least mine are) and not quite as expensive as the No.1.

January 30, 2018, 12:38 PM	#27
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,814	If you want a quality falling block rifle, and $1,000 is your break point, then you need to be looking at USED Rugers. And, even then its going to be close, and the longer you wait, the more they'll cost. I have a No.1 in .375 H&H that I'll let you have for $1k, (plus you pay shipping and transfer fees), but despite a need for cash, that's the only one I'd let go, right now. Look for No.3's. Last time I saw any the price was in the $800 range. Not as fancy as the No.1s but great guns. I have them in .22 Hornet, .30-40 Krag, and .45-70. Light, short, accurate (at least mine are) and not quite as expensive as the No.1. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

January 23, 2018, 08:50 PM	#26
jaysouth Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 787	Avoid EAB 97s like the plague. You can get them cheap, but all you have is a falling block with weak extractor and glued on barrels.