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Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Match Rifle

Name: Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Match Rifle
Brand: E.

Falling block · .32-40 Winchester · introduced 1883

Also known as Remington No. 3 Hepburn Match Rifle, Hepburn No. 3 Match Rifle

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About the Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Match Rifle

The Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Match Rifle is a single-shot, falling-block target rifle built on the side-lever action designed by Lewis L. Hepburn and introduced by E. Remington and Sons in 1883. Fitted with a heavy 30-inch half-octagonal barrel, vernier tang rear sight and a wind-gauge front sight, it was chambered for period match cartridges from .25-20 Stevens up to .40-65, most commonly the .32-40 and .38-55 Winchester. Offered in plain A Quality and deluxe checkered B Quality grades with optional double-set triggers, it was a favored off-hand and mid-range Creedmoor match rifle of the black-powder era.

Lewis Hepburn was superintendent of Remington's mechanical department and a member of the American Creedmoor international rifle team, and he designed his falling-block action to give American marksmen a Remington platform capable of winning long-range and Schuetzen target matches.

Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Match Rifle specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Falling block
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Set trigger
Calibres: .32-40 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester
Magazine capacity: 1 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 762 mm (30.0 in)
Overall length: 1180 mm (46.5 in)
Weight (empty): 4.40 kg (9.70 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 435 m/s (1427 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 1011 J (746 ft·lb)
Effective range: 200 m

History

Introduced: 1883
Discontinued: 1907
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: US
Designer: Lewis L. Hepburn

Available calibres

.32-40 Winchester.38-55 Winchester

Features

Half octagonal barrel
Vernier tang rear sight
Wind gauge spirit level front sight
Checkered walnut pistol grip stock
Cheek rest
Double set triggers optional

Safety

Half cock notch

Part of the No. 3 Hepburn family, which also included Sporting, Long-Range and Mid-Range Creedmoor, Schuetzen and Long-Range Military grades. Roughly 10,000 No. 3 Hepburn rifles of all types were built between 1883 and 1907; the Match Rifle grade accounts for only about 1,000 of them.

This is a variant of the Remington-Hepburn No. 3.