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The Stevens Boys Rifles were a series of single-shot takedown rifles produced by Stevens Arms from 1890 until 1943. The rifles used a falling-block action (sometimes called a tilting-block, dropping-block, or drop-block) and were chambered in a variety of rimfire calibers, such as .22 Short, .22 Long Rifle, .25 Rimfire, and .32 Rimfire.
Between 1900 and 1916, Stevens produced 26 single-barreled shotgun models, eight exposed hammer double-barreled models, and seven hammerless double-barreled models including a sidelock design, the Model 250, [18] as well as a .410 bore bolt-action shotgun with three-shot detachable magazine.
The single-shot big-game rifle would only be displaced by bolt-action repeaters firing high-velocity smokeless-powder cartridges in the early 20th century. After the advent of high-powered repeating rifles, single-shot rifles were primarily used for target shooting matches, with the first official match shooting event, opening at Creedmoor ...
Today, most top-level smallbore match rifles are single-shot bolt action rifles. Single-shot bolt actions in .22 caliber were also widely manufactured as inexpensive "boys' guns" in the earlier 20th century; and there have been a few single-shot bolt-action shotguns, usually in .410 bore.
The Model 112 Magnum Target rifle is a single-shot bolt-action rifle for long-range shooters. It chambers 338 Lapua Magnum cartridges. It is built around the Magnum Target Action, has a pillar-bedded 26-inch heavy barrel, and uses the Target AccuTrigger system for adjusting the amount of force necessary to affect a trigger pull.
Single-shot bolt-action rifles (32 P) Pages in category "Single-shot rifles" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Stevens Boys Rifles;
J.C. Higgins Model 103.18, bolt action single shot .22 S-L-LR rifle. Made by Marlin Firearms. Copy of Marlin model 100. J.C. Higgins Model 103.228 bolt action with removable 7-round magazine. Receiver grooves for scope mounting. Same as Marlin Model 80 (No serial number) .22 cal S-L-LR. J.C. Higgins Model 103.229 bolt action with tubular magazine.
Pages in category "Single-shot bolt-action rifles" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.