johnlewis Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 My 1st shotgun was a Russian single barrel 12 bore bought for me on my 16 birthday when I got my shotgun cert (white linen paper) back in 1972. Still have it and goes out rabbiting and rough shooting as it has a sling and is light so while walking though the fields not so heavy on the arms (but does have a kick but always been use to it), and was taught that if a pigeon takes 2 shots its getting an expensive lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Russell Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 I shoot dozens and dozens of squirrel magpies and rabbits every year with my baikal .410 single barrel just walking the hedges and around the shoot. Great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 (edited) My first gun Was a w&s B/a .410 deluxe ( chequered) the second was a BSA 12 bore snipe. I traded these and an original mod 35 air rifle. A Webley.177junior air pistol. A 410 silencer and some cash to buy my first 12 bore double sbs. A new laurona. As far as singles go, I currently have a little folding skeleton stock 410 and A single Baikal 20 bore but I very rarely use them because I have many others to chose from. Edited May 29, 2016 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Last year I took my Cooey up to Pinewood shooting ground and I`ve never received so much attention from other shooters. They were all reminiscing about starting out with a single barrel gun, asking to look at it or to have a shot with it. It doesn`t come out of the cabinet very often but I am intending to try a line of DTL with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Hi, I am new to shooting and currently I am using my fathers old Baikal IJ18 that he bought new in the '70's as my funds are limited. Does anyone one else still use a single, even if just for a bit of fun or am I the only one still using one as shooting friends just laugh? There's nowt wrong with the single barreled Baikal. I've had one in the safe for more years than I care to remember, and it has always served me well. It wouldn't be my first choice for clay shooting, though, although I have dusted one or two with it in the past! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Hi Still shoot a single 😗😉 Just wondering what the scores would be if a clay shoot put on single birds and they were shot with a single barrel Seems every stand is on report or simo pair 😟 Conspiracy by gun manufacturers and cpsa 😗 just a thought All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Use a 12 bore Webley Model 100 - semi hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 (edited) Have a .410 hamer gun single, and i use a marlin supergoose 10ga some times, its technicaly a three shot bolt action, bbut its right handed bolt and me being left handed makes it a single shot, allthough i can get off a second shot pretty quick if the fit takes me. As a yoiungster i used a BSA 3 inch magnum single barrel, these were pretty common wildfowling gun back in the day, if i remember right colin wilock town gun in the shooting times and various books, used a BSA magnum single. Edited May 29, 2016 by TONY R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeratcontrol Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hi Still shoot a single Just wondering what the scores would be if a clay shoot put on single birds and they were shot with a single barrel Seems every stand is on report or simo pair Conspiracy by gun manufacturers and cpsa just a thought All the best Of Some friends and myself have bought a secondhand Bowman trap between us and î can confirm that shooting 25 clays with a 12bore single leads to a bruised shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeratcontrol Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Have a .410 hamer gun single, and i use a marlin supergoose 10ga some times, its technicaly a three shot bolt action, bbut its right handed bolt and me being left handed makes it a single shot, allthough i can get off a second shot pretty quick if the fit takes me. As a yoiungster i used a BSA 3 inch magnum single barrel, these were pretty common wildfowling gun back in the day, if i remember right colin wilock town gun in the shooting times and various books, used a BSA magnum single. A 10 gauge single? Can't imagine how sore your shoulder must have been the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrol Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) I've still got a single barrel .410 and a o/u in the same calibre, the single is the one I reach for when out ferreting, it's a lovely little handy piece of kit of Spanish origin I think. Also had a number of Winchester cooe, BSA and a single 10 bore bolt action ( strangled choke )pass through my hands over the years that have given a good and reliable service Having a single shot does ensure you've got your aim right, You know you've made into the big time when you've got a 410 that takes 3" shells instead of 2 or 2 1/2 " Extends your range by at least 2 foot 😃😃😃 Edited May 30, 2016 by Patrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 A 10 gauge single? Can't imagine how sore your shoulder must have been the next day. The marlin is a monster its weight helps with recoil quite a lot, ii did have a stevens single 10 hamer gun years ago, was basicaly your typical single american 12ga action with a bit of steel in the but and a 32 inch ten barrel on, it did not kick too bad and that was in the days of lead 2.25 oz winchesters . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Most of my pump & semi autos are single barrel. So is my 10-bore H&R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I think the negatives out weigh the advantages of the single . If funds are tight contact wabbitbosher on here and he will sort you a tidy double for under £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Great guns Greener GP I have 2 singles a mint Cooey 12 and a folding 410 Topliss with side safety like most old 410 has a few pits because no one cleaned them or had nothing to clean them with shot hundreds of rabbits with it Thought many times swapping it for a Cooey 410 The Cooey 12 was my first shotgun I loved using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I collect a single 12g at pw weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 First 12ga i used was a cooey it ended up being handed down to my cousin, when i was given a greener gp for my 14th birthday. My brother still has that gun. Would buy another Greener gp if i could find one in 16ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Last year I took my Cooey up to Pinewood shooting ground and I`ve never received so much attention from other shooters. They were all reminiscing about starting out with a single barrel gun, asking to look at it or to have a shot with it. It doesn`t come out of the cabinet very often but I am intending to try a line of DTL with it. I go their next time you go let me know I will bring my Cooey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggsy Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Mid 60's had a Baikel single 12.......built like a tank!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) î can confirm that shooting 25 clays with a 12bore single leads to a bruised shoulder. If this is the case then you have a problem with either the way that you are holding the gun or you aren't putting the stock into the pocket of your shoulder and you are not looking down the barrel with your master eye thus causing you to turn round and hold the stock out on your upper bicep. All I keep reading on here is about how guns kick like mule and people getting bruised. 25 shots with a 12 bore is nothing unless you are a child, young female or 7 stone weakling. There must be a YouTube video about how to mount and hold a gun. I will see if I can find one and put up a link. Gill Ashe is a funny ole boy but he knows what he is on about. See where the gun butt is in his shoulder. Edited May 30, 2016 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) This thread has migrated from a question about who uses or has a single to getting beaten up by the recoil. But it is all valid to using the tool at hand. I've seen loads of people who get beaten up by their gun and most of it is caused by bad gun hold and mount. I can't put a link up at the moment but if anyone goes on YouTube and types in >> mount a shotgun, there are lots of videos to watch. Chris Baths and Gill Ashe are really good coaches. Chris Batha >> and Larry Potterfield. I hope that these three links help anyone not to get beaten up by their gun and enjoy shooting more and shoot better. Edited May 30, 2016 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Agree fortune. One single i have never seen in the flesh but always wanted one is the Browning BT99. I dont supose anyone has one do they? Any pictures if so.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Thank you fortune Very informative and good advice 😊 All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 I go their next time you go let me know I will bring my Cooey I don`t get up there very often these days but I`ll try and remember to let you know next time I`m going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeratcontrol Posted May 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Thanks fortune looks like I have some practising to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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