06-22-2020, 04:05 AM
Frontier Gear Wrote:As the title states. I was looking for a single shot Grendel. Currently about the best (only?) option that I see is the TC Encore/Contender. Are there any other options? In the past I would purchase either a NEF Handi rifle (preferred) or a Rossi. Both of those have really dried up in the past few years and I don't expect to see either one in the 6.5 Grendel any time soon.
We use single shot rifles for training purposes. A lot of people/kids who are new to guns will do something unexpected after the gun goes off. A single shot adds to my peace of mind. Less chance of me getting accidentally shot when they get excited or scared from the noise and recoil. They are light and basic with only a few moving parts. It is also the kid's hunting rifle for their first few years.
I don't want to get one yet, but would like to add it to the budget for future purchase. We still have one child left to put through hunters safety. It will be a couple of years before she is ready, so I have some time to look.
A bolt action rifle is what I started all my kids on. Just load one round in the magazine. I did have an excellent Savage "Scout" single shot bolt action .22lr that I started some of the kids with. It's ridiculously accurate, and cost less than $200. I picked it because it had arpature sights, and a much better trigger than any other youth model rifle available at the time. I gave it to my nephew a few years ago after all of my kids had out grown it. I also bought my autistic son a heavy barreled H&R .223, but he prefers my bolt action Ruger M77 223.
The Howa mini action is the best bolt Grendel on the market, but the garbage factory magazine/bottom "metal" needs to be replaced. I opted for the Jefferson Outdoors hinged floorplate/box magazine. Excellent quality for a reasonable price.
A bolt action is as good a single shot for training, as long as you maintain control of the ammunition.
As others have stated, you could have an H&R rebored and rechambered, but you will spend as much as you will spend on a complete Howa mini for the custom work, plus the cost of the rifle. You can have an excellent Howa, with the hinged floorplate upgrade, for less money invested overall.