Maynard No. 14 Long-Range Creedmoor
Massachusetts Arms Company · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1876
Also known as: Maynard Model 1873 No. 14, Maynard Long Range Creedmoor Rifle No. 14
Overview
The Maynard No. 14 Long-Range Creedmoor is a single-shot, breech-loading target rifle built on Dr. Edward Maynard's tip-up barrel action and manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Company of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. The dedicated long-range grade of the Maynard Model 1873 line, it was chambered for the big black-powder .44-100 Maynard cartridge and fitted with a 32-inch barrel, a checkered walnut pistol-grip stock, a patent Vernier tang peep sight, and a wind-gauge front sight with a spirit level for precise elevation and windage. Kept just under the ten-pound competition weight limit, it was built for the Creedmoor-style 800-, 900-, and 1,000-yard matches of the mid-1870s, where shooters using it posted very remarkable scores in the 1877 and 1878 seasons.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 4450 g (157.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1230 mm (48.43") |
| Barrel Length | 813 mm (32.01") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 1 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 400 m/s (1312 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2696 J (1988 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 900 m (984 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1000 m (1094 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .44-100 Maynard · primary — also known as .44-100 Maynard Long Range, .44 Maynard Long Range
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Single Shot
- Safety mechanisms: Half Cock Notch
- Features: Tip Up Barrel, Part Octagon Barrel, Pistol Grip Stock, Checkered Walnut Stock, Patent Vernier Tang Peep Sight, Wind Gauge Front Sight With Spirit Level
Service history
Operators
- American competitive long-range Creedmoor match shooters · adopted 1876
Production
Production years: 1876-1890
Produced by the Massachusetts Arms Company as the top long-range competition grade of the Maynard Model 1873 series; made in comparatively small numbers for match shooters.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: Edward Maynard
Discontinued: 1890
Notes
The No. 14 was Maynard's answer to the long-range Creedmoor rifles of Sharps, Remington, and Ballard. Detailed ballistic figures for the proprietary .44-100 Maynard long-range cartridge are estimates derived from comparable heavy black-powder .44-caliber Creedmoor loads; case dimensions are not firmly documented.
Background
When the great Creedmoor target meetings pitted American teams against international rivals at 1,000 yards, Dr. Edward Maynard, a Washington dentist turned prolific arms inventor, entered the fray with his No. 14 Long-Range Creedmoor. Its Vernier tang sight clicked out elevation by the yard while the wind-gauge front blade with its spirit level read the breeze, and rifles of the type carried Maynard to very remarkable scores in the 1877-1878 seasons.