Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Schuetzen

E. Remington and Sons · Rifle · Discontinued · 1883

Also known as: Remington No. 3 Hepburn Schuetzen, Walker-Hepburn Rifle, Hepburn No. 3 Schuetzen Match Rifle

Overview

The Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Schuetzen is a single-shot, falling-block target rifle built on Lewis L. Hepburn's action for E. Remington and Sons, in which the breechblock is raised and lowered by a lever on the trigger guard. Configured for the German-American Schuetzen offhand shooting game, it carried a heavy 30- or 32-inch part-octagonal barrel, a Vernier tang rear sight with hooded front sight, standard double-set triggers, a palm rest, an ornate Swiss-type Schuetzen buttplate and a high-grade checkered walnut stock. It was chambered for the popular offhand match cartridges of the black-powder era, most commonly the .32-40 and .38-55 Winchester.

Specifications

Overall Length	1180 mm (46.46")
Barrel Length	762 mm (30.00")
Action Type	Falling Block
Firing Mechanism	Hammer Fired
Trigger Type	Set Trigger
Magazine Capacity	1 rounds
Muzzle Velocity	435 m/s (1427 fps)
Muzzle Energy	1011 J (746 ft·lbf)
Effective Range	200 m (219 yd)
Maximum Range	800 m (875 yd)
Barrel Rifling	Right Hand
Frame Material	Steel
Barrel Material	Steel
Stock Material	Wood
Finish	Blued Case Colored

Calibers

.32-40 Winchester · primary — also known as .32-40 Ballard, .32-40 WCF, .32-40
.38-55 Winchester — also known as .38-55 Win, .38-55 WCF

Features

Firing modes: Manual
Feed systems: Single Shot Breech Loading
Safety mechanisms: Half Cock Notch
Features: Part Octagonal Heavy Barrel, Vernier Tang Rear Sight, Hooded Front Sight, Double Set Triggers, Schuetzen Palm Rest, Swiss Type Schuetzen Buttplate, High Grade Checkered Walnut Stock, Trigger Guard Actuating Lever

Variants

Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Schuetzen Breech-Loader - Breech Loading
Remington-Hepburn No. 3 Schuetzen Muzzle-Loader - False Muzzle Muzzleloading

Base model

Remington-Hepburn

Service history

Operators

American Schuetzen offhand target shooters · adopted 1883

Production

Production years: 1883-1907

Schuetzen grade was a small fraction of the roughly 10,000 No. 3 Hepburn rifles produced across all grades

Origin

Country of origin: United States

Designer: Lewis L. Hepburn

Discontinued: 1907

Notes

Also known as the 'Walker-Hepburn Rifle' after the Remington Walker-marked barrels used on many examples. Offered both as a standard breech-loader and as a muzzle-loading version with a removable false muzzle supplied with a brass bullet starter and accessories. Part of the No. 3 Hepburn family (Sporting, Match, Mid- and Long-Range Creedmoor, Schuetzen and Long-Range Military grades); roughly 10,000 No. 3 Hepburn rifles of all grades were built between 1883 and 1907.

Background

Lewis Hepburn was superintendent of Remington's mechanical department and a member of the American Creedmoor international rifle team; his falling-block action gave Schuetzen shooters a Remington platform ornate enough for the offhand matches and false-muzzle muzzleloading precision of the Schuetzenfest.