The single shot rifle is unfortunately overlooked in these times of semi-automatic modular platform guns.  Don't get me wrong, my safe is full of more bolt actions and evil black rifles than single shots.  But the single shot holds a dear place in my heart.

I grew up shooting a Steven's Crackshot falling block .22 LR.  I don't know how many bricks of .22 shells I ran through that thing.  But my grandfather had a .32 Short Remington Rolling Block, that I would have killed to shoot more than once or twice.  But at the time .32 Short Rimfire shells were rare and expensive, so I stuck to my Crackshot.

Eventually, I would acquire a 7x57 Mauser Remington that did service somewhere South of the border.