Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Mid-Range Creedmoor

About the Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Mid-Range Creedmoor

The Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Mid-Range Creedmoor is an American single-shot, falling-block target rifle designed by Lewis L. Hepburn and produced by E. Remington and Sons from 1880. Built for the mid-range matches at the Creedmoor range, it was chambered for the .40-65 black-powder cartridge and fitted with a 28-inch half-octagon barrel, a shorter vernier tang rear sight than the long-range model, a wind-gauge/spirit-level front sight, and a checkered walnut stock.

Lewis Hepburn, superintendent of Remington's mechanical department, was himself a member of the American Creedmoor international rifle team, and designed the No. 3 falling-block action to compete against the Sharps and Ballard rifles that dominated 1870s target shooting.

Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Mid-Range Creedmoor specifications

The Hepburn action is a side-lever-operated falling block. The Mid-Range Creedmoor grade is distinguished from the Long-Range Creedmoor primarily by its shorter 28-inch barrel and a shorter-staffed vernier tang sight suited to the mid-range distances. Only a few thousand No. 3 rifles of all configurations were produced across the roughly 1880-1907 run.