Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Long-Range Creedmoor
E. Remington and Sons · Rifle · Discontinued · 1880
Also known as: Remington No. 3 Hepburn, Hepburn No. 3 Long Range
Overview
The Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Long-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. The Long-Range Creedmoor configuration was built for the 800-, 900-, and 1000-yard matches held at the Creedmoor range on Long Island, typically chambered in the long black-powder .44-90 cartridge with a 32- or 34-inch half-octagon barrel, a vernier tang rear sight, and a wind-gauge/spirit-level front sight on a deluxe checkered walnut stock.
Specifications
| Overall Length | 1295 mm (50.98") |
| Barrel Length | 864 mm (34.02") |
| Action Type | Falling Block |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Set Trigger |
| Magazine Capacity | 1 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 411 m/s (1348 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2846 J (2099 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 900 m (984 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1500 m (1640 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .44-90 Remington · primary — also known as .44-90, .44-90 Remington Special, .44-90 Creedmoor, .44-90 2 4/10
- .45-70 Government — also known as .45-70, .45-70 Govt, 11.6x53mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Single Shot Breech Loading
- Safety mechanisms: Half Cock Hammer
- Features: Half Octagon Barrel, Vernier Tang Rear Sight, Wind Gauge Spirit Level Front Sight, Checkered Walnut Stock, Rubber Shotgun Buttplate, Single Shot
Variants
- Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Sporting Rifle - Sporting
- Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Mid-Range Creedmoor - Target
Service history
Operators
- American Creedmoor competition shooters · adopted 1880
Production
Estimated total produced: 10,000 · Production years: 1880-1907
Estimated 8,000-10,000 No. 3 rifles across all configurations; the Long-Range Creedmoor target grade was a small subset.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: Lewis L. Hepburn
Discontinued: 1907
Notes
The Hepburn action is a side-lever-operated falling block. Only a few thousand No. 3 rifles of all configurations were produced across the model's roughly 1880-1907 run, and the Long-Range Creedmoor target grade is among the scarcest.
Background
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 long-range target shooting in the 1870s.