Old harrington and richardson shotguns portable#

The safety functions are perfect for beginners. An open action is a visible sign and indicator to other hunters alike that the shotgun is loaded or unloaded. As with other break-action shotguns, safety is the biggest benefit with single-shot shotguns. The affordable single barrel shotgun brings a lot to the table in the introduction into upland bird hunting. Thereafter, the single-shot would be a common sight in years past. I would like to ponder that sometime somewhere, fathers probably figured out the single-shot would be the perfect youth shotgun to be carried afield. I have no idea how many youngsters start out with single-shot shotguns. Because of its very affordable price tag the single-barrel shotgun was often referred to as a “kitchen door gun” or a “farm gun.” Its primary purpose, self-defense. The single-barrel’s popularity as an inexpensive alternative to double-barreled shotguns was because the shotgun did not require the precise aligning of parallel barrels. In some models, opening the action automatically extracts the spent cartridge. When a locking latch is released, the barrel assembly pivots away from the receiver, opening the breech. These shotguns have a break-open action in which it connects with the barrel assembly to the breech block with a hinge. Once fired, it must be reloaded after each shot. Single-shot shotguns hold only a single shotgun shell round.

Old harrington and richardson shotguns portable#

By the 18 th century, shotguns intended for use in wingshooting became known as a fowling piece: a portable firearm for the shooting of birds. The very history of firearms started with a single-shot design. Its simplicity is its own beauty as the single-shot can still bring down feathers.

There may be no better shotgun with which to learn the art of wingshooting. In a day where more is considered better, the single-shot is being left behind as a choice for youth and new bird hunters. Once considered the standard for youth, the single-shot shotgun has been overshadowed in popularity by its bigger and faster older brothers, the pump shotgun and semi-autos of the day. My friend’s son carried the small toy-like shotgun proudly as if it were a Holland-and-Holland 12-bore side-by-side. Our group was hunting pheasant and bobwhite quail on Kansas public lands in the mid-2000s. one! The last time I encountered a single-shot shotgun was during a hunt with a good friend and his son. In fact, so infrequently seen the single-shot is almost mythical. To see one carried by any bird hunter would be astonishing. In this day-and-age the single-shot or single-barrel shotgun is quite possibly the rarest gun carried in the upland fields.

In the hands of a youth or adult, the single-shot is the original starter shotgun for the uplands and small-game