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doc540 Ex Member	First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Mar 30^th, 2014 at 12:42pm	Print Post
	trying to help out a good friend who just inherited a Remington Hepburn. He thinks it's a #3. Serial #6949 Caliber is 38-40. Missing the rear peep sight. A few "noob" questions, please: Does Remington keep an archived database on these guns? Were different rear sights used on this rifle? If he wanted to mount a "correct" sight, what would that be? And, where would one be found? Thanks for your help. doc Beaumont, TX


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doc540 Ex Member	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #1 - Mar 30^th, 2014 at 12:42pm	Print Post
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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1063 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #2 - Mar 30^th, 2014 at 4:59pm	Print Post
	Yes, you have a Remington #3. Looks nice. The only records that I am aware of are those in Tom Rowe's new book "Remington's No.3 Hepburn". Rifle #6949 is not listed. Original tang sights are rare and expensive. I am also looking. Steve Baldwin makes a base for his Soule sight which will fit. They are nice. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Picture shows a #3 Match grade B with original sights. Kurt
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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1063 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #3 - Mar 30^th, 2014 at 5:10pm	Print Post
	Here are pictures of original sights. Front windguage , rear vernier and beech front.

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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #4 - Mar 30^th, 2014 at 8:10pm	Print Post
	Kurt, That "beech front" is a Lyman No. 8 Windgauge Sporting Sight.

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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1063 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #5 - Mar 30^th, 2014 at 8:24pm	Print Post
	Correct. I just posted it as a variation. thanks, Kurt

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18337 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #6 - Mar 30^th, 2014 at 11:04pm	Print Post
	It appears your friend's Hepburn might have had an extra hole drilled for a shorter spacing tang sight. The Remington uses a 1.90" hole spacing, and the holes look closer together on his gun. I think the middle hole is an extra. The holes also look larger, like maybe they stripped out and got drilled and tapped larger.

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doc540 Ex Member	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #7 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 11:11am	Print Post
	Thank you gentlemen. I realize you probably tire of first-timers showing up with the same old questions. doc


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mjs3240 Participating Member Offline Posts: 48 Joined: Jan 28^th, 2007	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #8 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 3:37pm	Print Post
	Doc I just wanted to mention that there are at least two different 38-40's out there. One is the 38-40 Winchester and the other is the 38-40 Remington Hepburn and they are not the same. Your friend should take a chamber casting prior to shooting the rifle. The 38-40 WCF is a 40 caliber round and the 38-40 Remington is I believe a 38 caliber round. I do not know if Remington chambered the Hepburn in the 38-40 WCF.


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oughtsix Global Moderator ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1370 Location: Columbus Joined: May 31^st, 2009	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #9 - Mar 31^st, 2014 at 8:01pm	Print Post
	Hi Doc, first timers are always welcome. Hopefully you will catch the bug and ask questions about your first one and then your next one and the one after that. a 38-40 Rem.hep is a (I think) a reasonably uncommon find. A nice inheritance ! -06

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doc540 Ex Member	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #10 - Apr 5^th, 2014 at 12:08am	Print Post
	VERY much appreciated


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SSShooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2944 Location: Southern NJ Joined: Aug 1^st, 2010	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #11 - Apr 5^th, 2014 at 5:55pm	Print Post
	Welcome. We were all noobies at one time. Nice rifle. The more I shoot my Hepburn the more I like it. You should get one of your own. There are a couple of Hepburn threads in the "Collecting........." with several members rifles shown.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18337 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: First Post - Need Help With a Hepburn Reply #12 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 9:56pm	Print Post
	Quote: Thank you gentlemen. I realize you probably tire of first-timers showing up with the same old questions. doc I for one am glad you found us, and asked. Always appreciate good gun questions, and pictures of fine old singles!

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