Every so often I get looking at old style single shot rifles like the 1885, sharps, falling blocks, and whatever else falls into that category. Usually this happens after I've watched Quigley Down Under, even though I know he didn't use a 45-70. For plinking uses I think it'd be fun to get out an old school single shot with either some kind of a ladder sight, tang sight, or something that's better than buckhorn style and has elevation adjustment because any gun I have will get shot at distance, just for giggles at a minimum. I'm not a black powder guy and really don't want that clean up, so I'd be sticking to smokeless powder. I'd also be more than happy with the light loads the old rifles can handle rather than cranking up the pressure to something that only a Ruger #1 or similar can handle. Bonus points if the rifle has any US Military history or something I can use to teach young people a history lesson. Ideally, this would be a rifle made in the USA, but I have no idea where Cimmarron, Pedersoli, or a Winchester in this category is even made now.
I know there's some guys here who can show me where should I focus my limited time to research and looking these old rifles. Thanks in advance.
I know there's some guys here who can show me where should I focus my limited time to research and looking these old rifles. Thanks in advance.