Pedersoli Rolling Block Long Range Creedmoor

About the Pedersoli Rolling Block Long Range Creedmoor

The Pedersoli Rolling Block Long Range Creedmoor is a single-shot breechloading rifle built on a reproduction of the classic Remington rolling block action by the Italian firm Davide Pedersoli & C. Chambered for large black-powder cartridges such as the .45-90 Sharps and .45-70 Government, it is designed for long-range black-powder target shooting in the Creedmoor tradition and for big-game hunting. The rifle features a 30-inch octagonal blued barrel with six-groove rifling and a 1:18 twist, a color case-hardened action and furniture, and a checkered walnut pistol-grip stock. It comes fitted with a Creedmoor-style adjustable tang sight and a tunnel front sight, replicating the equipment used by the 19th-century match shooters who competed at the Creedmoor range on Long Island.

The Creedmoor name honors the famous rifle range on Long Island, New York, where in the 1870s American teams shooting single-shot breechloaders such as the Remington rolling block and Sharps defeated Irish and British marksmen in celebrated international long-range matches at ranges out to 1,000 yards. Pedersoli's Long Range Creedmoor revives that heyday of black-powder target shooting, faithfully reproducing the long octagonal barrel, tang-mounted Creedmoor sight, and elegant lines of the original match rifles for a modern generation of black-powder cartridge silhouette and long-range competitors.

Pedersoli Rolling Block Long Range Creedmoor specifications

Pedersoli's Rolling Block Long Range Creedmoor is offered in .45-70 Government (model code 010S870457) and .45-90 Sharps (model code 010S870459). Overall length is 1,187 mm (46.75 in) with a 762 mm (30 in) barrel; weight is approximately 4.6 kg (10.35 lb). The action is a faithful reproduction of the Remington rolling block breech mechanism.