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Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Sporting

Name: Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Sporting
Brand: E.

Falling block · .45-70 Government · introduced 1880

Also known as Remington No. 3 Hepburn, Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Sporting Rifle

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About the Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Sporting

The Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Sporting is a single-shot, falling-block sporting rifle designed by Lewis L. Hepburn and marketed by E. Remington and Sons from around 1880 to 1907. Its breechblock is operated by a distinctive side-mounted thumb lever, and the strong action was chambered in a wide range of black-powder cartridges from .22 Long Rifle up to .50-90 Sharps, with .45-70 Government among the most popular sporting chamberings. Standard sporting rifles wore 26, 28, or 30-inch octagonal or round barrels with blued finish, case-hardened actions, and checkered walnut pistol-grip stocks.

Designer Lewis Hepburn was Remington's mechanical superintendent and a member of the American Creedmoor international shooting team, so he built his falling-block action to withstand the long-range target competition of the era before it was cataloged as a sporting rifle.

Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Sporting specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Falling block
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: .45-70 Government, .25-20 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester
Magazine capacity: 1 rounds
Magazine: Internal

Dimensions

Barrel length: 762 mm (30.0 in)
Overall length: 1168 mm (46.0 in)
Weight (empty): 4.20 kg (9.26 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

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

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 545 m/s (1788 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 2753 J (2031 ft·lb)
Effective range: 200 m

History

Introduced: 1880
Discontinued: 1907
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: US
Designer: Lewis L. Hepburn

Available calibres

.45-70 Government.25-20 Winchester.38-55 Winchester

Features

Side thumb lever
Octagonal or round barrel
Walnut pistol grip stock
Hand checkering
Optional double set trigger
Drilled for tang and telescopic sights

Safety

Half cock notch

The Hepburn is among the rarest of the major American single-shot rifles, with roughly 10,000 produced across all grades. Higher grades included Match, Long Range Creedmoor, and Schuetzen configurations, some with double-set triggers.

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