Hi Ed, and thanks for the kind comment. Always good to hear from another Hepburn enthusiast. Best of luck in your quest, you'll love it for sure.......Doc
Yet another wonderfully researched video from you! So far I have only viewed 3 of your postings, but they are absolutely captivating, being a great enthusiast of single shot falling block rifles, and having several Farquharson actioned rifles by G Gibbs and others , this site is a wonderful change from the black plastic machine gun type usually seen on youtube, I suppose the demise of the Creedmoor range sums up the general attitude to our type of shooting now, but it is refreshing to know I am not the only person still interested in this style of classic rifle. Many thanks for posting this! Chris B.
Thank you Chris, I too was born in the wrong century. I applaud your taste in single shots as I have long dreamed of owning a Farquharson actioned rifle. No plastic stocks on this channel, I don't even like owning a plastic loading block ! Thanks again for the benevolent commentary, it is appreciated. .....Doc
Those are some looooong cartridges Doc. This is the first video I watched after rerurning from My club's 100 yd. range. It was a beautiful sunny day with no wind. I shot an Uberti Repro .38 LC/.38 Special open top revolver. @25 yds. and a .22lr Mauser Patrone single shot rifle @50 yds. I think the Mauser may be 100+ years old because the proof marks look like pre-WW1 era. It is as accurate as the day it was made. The revolver was very accurate also.
God Bless you Robert, You had a great day. I never had the pleasure to shoot one of those revolvers but I know it would be grand. Your 22 Mauser I know is beautifully made. I purchased a Walther Kleinkaliber Wehrsportgewehr single shot .22 when I was a kid and have always marveled at its construction and accuracy. Regards....Doc
Me alegro mucho de volver a verle Doc, como siempre impresionante tanto en la conservación de sus armas como en sus recargas. Espero que usted y toda su familia sigan bien y así poder seguir disfrutando de sus vídeos, y los pedacitos de historia que nos muestra que es muy importante. Un saludo desde Toledo Spain.
Hola Alberto, y gracias por los buenos deseos para la familia. Tengo dos videos más planeados para el próximo mes. Gracias desde EE. UU. .....Doc ((Alberto wrote...I am very glad to see you Doc again, as always impressive both in the conservation of your weapons and in your reloads. I hope that you and your whole family are doing well so that we can continue enjoying your videos, and the bits of history that you show us, which is very important. Greetings from Toledo Spain. Doc wrote...Hello Alberto, and thank you for the good wishes for the family. I have two more videos planned for next month. Thank you from USA .....Doc))
Thanks so much for the kindhearted critique. Only a few of these were ever produced. I personally like the lines of these with the long fore stock and tang sight.....Doc
I’ve probably said this before. Doc your videos on vintage firearms are some of the very best, in detail and history. Well documented with some great shooting. Have a great day. Best regards, Steve
Hi Steve, Good to hear from you. Hope you got in some quality time with your flintlocks this summer. I've been wanting to shoot this gun for years, finally got around to making the cases. I was not disappointed. Thank you for the comments. Regards....Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 I have a Dragoon flintlock pistol I made for my daughter's birthday last year. I might do a short video on it and fire it off a few times. Keep on shooting.
Beautiful Scenery and Beautiful Rifle As Always Doc 😀 I Love All The Attention To Detail and Original Patent Drawings in Every One of Your Videos I Always Look Forward To The Next Your Always Teaching Me Something New 😀😊😀👍🏼
Hi Chris, and thanks so much for the benevolent commentary. It's appreciated. We are all learning together in this vast sea of antique arms. Good luck on your next day at the range..Doc
Well done, Doc! I wanted a Hepburn for years, but it never happened. Watching your video, is the next best thing to owning one. But I used to own a percussion rifle made by Hepburn himself. Thanks for sharing!
Hi John, So your percussion rifle must have been made when Hepburn was in Colton N.Y. in his early years, very cool. Hope the cabin project is coming along well. Regards...Doc
Hello "Just", I hope that you got to do some rim-fire shooting this summer. Thanks for commenting, it was a fun exercise making this video, later...Doc
@@justhavingfun675 I have a Peabody carbine in .50 RF and have never shot it. But I assume it would be pretty straight forward using our 50 cal RF Spencer type cases. Do you have one ? Perhaps your Palmer or Tripplett & Scott cases would work. Let me know if you do as I've been wanting to for years.....Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 I just have a line on one. But some rimfires rifles don't shoot the re-loadable cases with out modification. So I have been trying to so some research first.
@@justhavingfun675 OK. , I just came out from deep in the vault. My cases made from 50-70 brass seem to fit and extract fine. The firing pin does hit on the very edge of the case, but with careful alignment, most should go off. If you could find a drop-in CF block that would be super. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, I have not ever fired mine.
Hi Doc! I've been waiting for your next video. What a beautiful rifle you picked to make this video. I have a Hepburn in 38-55 that I shoot on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon once in a while. I never seen a military one before. This one is in amazing shape! Where do you find all of these fine rifles??? Thank you for making this video, and showing the history behind it. I know I will watch it more then once! Your the lucky guy who gets to fire it! Good for you!! Thank you!
Hi Dave, Many gun company's made a few military guns of any model that might catch the eye of an ordnance purchase-er in hopes of snagging the ever elusive contract. This one does have a fine period look. Your Hepburn sounds fine, and .38-55 is one of the best chamberings. Happy shooting.......Doc
Hi Jonathan, I'm sincerely pleased for you. We are both lucky to have one as they are not common to say the least. Thanks for the kind comments, and I'm glad you found this video. I did have fun researching the old Creedmoor range, as it is the basis of so much gun lore, even still today. I always loved Hepburn's, the way they look and shoot. Best regards.....Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 Thank you for your reply. I have been shooting BPCR rifles since 1996. I shot my first Creedmoor long range match in 2000 and since then I have been shooting long range and BPCR silhoutte matches in Montana. I also enjoyed your Whitney rolling block video too. My good friend Eric saved a identical action from being a lamppost. He turned it back into a long range 45/90 rifle with a gain twist barrel. A good friend at work gave me 4 cartoonish prints from 1969 by Remington arms of the four countries teams that competed at Creedmoor. I live in a small house and these prints deserve to be framed and displayed. If would like these prints I will mail them to you. They are in like new condition. Keep up the amazing videos Doc…
@@jonathancurrey2486 Good morning Jonathan, You are in a perfect state to do long range shooting, I'm back east and it is thickly settled. My brother-in-law was a wildlife manager in Montana, he loved it, alas he is gone now. I'm impressed by your 25 plus years of experience in the long range game, you sure do pick up many tricks, some too subtle to explain but surface when needed in a shoot. At 27:18 in the video I think are the prints that you reference. Your offer is more than generous and extremely thoughtful, but I must decline as our house is quite small inside. The limited wall space is full of the wife's art work. I recently needed to return an antique blacksmith print from my long time blacksmith buddy. Sincerely , thanks again, Best regards....doc
Great video! I thought you might take your boot of and stabilize the barrel between the hallux and index toe? I love my .44. Hepburn. The most accurate BPCR I own. Great collection of videos BTW!
Hello Sir and thank you for the kind comments. I am pleased to hear you shoot your .44 Hepburn, very cool guns. I'm keeping my shoes on with that arm, I was nervous enough having the muzzle that close to my thigh. Regards...Doc
Good morning Sir, and thank you for the continued support. The Creedmoor period was a special time in our shooting history. I have made many nails at the forge for my restoration work, but these were given to me by a friend. When I was young, nails were not purchased in neat "little" boxes at a "Big" box store. They were weighed out from bulk on a scale, as displayed here. Regards...Doc
Hi Roger, I think I did mention it in another video, as that was where many of the Peabody's were shot. But even then could find very little information on it. Thanks for watching....Doc
Good video doc and I’m glad you uploaded you made my day
Hi Chris, I'm pleased that you enjoyed the show, Regards.....Doc
A Hepburn is at the top of my wish list! You have a great channel, and I hope you will keep us single shot guys drooling!
Hi Ed, and thanks for the kind comment. Always good to hear from another Hepburn enthusiast. Best of luck in your quest, you'll love it for sure.......Doc
Yet another wonderfully researched video from you! So far I have only viewed 3 of your postings, but they are absolutely captivating, being a great enthusiast of single shot falling block rifles, and having several Farquharson actioned rifles by G Gibbs and others , this site is a wonderful change from the black plastic machine gun type usually seen on youtube, I suppose the demise of the Creedmoor range sums up the general attitude to our type of shooting now, but it is refreshing to know I am not the only person still interested in this style of classic rifle. Many thanks for posting this! Chris B.
Thank you Chris, I too was born in the wrong century. I applaud your taste in single shots as I have long dreamed of owning a Farquharson actioned rifle. No plastic stocks on this channel, I don't even like owning a plastic loading block ! Thanks again for the benevolent commentary, it is appreciated. .....Doc
Those are some looooong cartridges Doc. This is the first video I watched after rerurning from My club's 100 yd. range. It was a beautiful sunny day with no wind. I shot an Uberti Repro .38 LC/.38 Special open top revolver. @25 yds. and a .22lr Mauser Patrone single shot rifle @50 yds. I think the Mauser may be 100+ years old because the proof marks look like pre-WW1 era. It is as accurate as the day it was made. The revolver was very accurate also.
God Bless you Robert, You had a great day. I never had the pleasure to shoot one of those revolvers but I know it would be grand. Your 22 Mauser I know is beautifully made. I purchased a Walther Kleinkaliber Wehrsportgewehr single shot .22 when I was a kid and have always marveled at its construction and accuracy. Regards....Doc
As always excellent video there is so much knowledge that you impart
Hello Stephan, I appreciate your kind comment and am glad you could join us on the shoot. Regards...Doc
Me alegro mucho de volver a verle Doc, como siempre impresionante tanto en la conservación de sus armas como en sus recargas. Espero que usted y toda su familia sigan bien y así poder seguir disfrutando de sus vídeos, y los pedacitos de historia que nos muestra que es muy importante. Un saludo desde Toledo Spain.
Hola Alberto, y gracias por los buenos deseos para la familia. Tengo dos videos más planeados para el próximo mes. Gracias desde EE. UU. .....Doc
((Alberto wrote...I am very glad to see you Doc again, as always impressive both in the conservation of your weapons and in your reloads. I hope that you and your whole family are doing well so that we can continue enjoying your videos, and the bits of history that you show us, which is very important. Greetings from Toledo Spain.
Doc wrote...Hello Alberto, and thank you for the good wishes for the family. I have two more videos planned for next month. Thank you from USA .....Doc))
Wonderful video as usual, very comprehensive and entertaining!
Thank you Sir, Glad you could join me on the adventure, it was fun........Doc
Very fine rifle and excellent shooter!
Thanks so much for the kindhearted critique. Only a few of these were ever produced. I personally like the lines of these with the long fore stock and tang sight.....Doc
As always Doc, great video. That is an absolutely stunning rifle and cartridge combo.
Hi John, Good to hear from you and hope your shooting is going well. It was an interesting project to get this one running. Regards....Doc
Beautiful!
Thanks so much.....Doc
I’ve probably said this before. Doc your videos on vintage firearms are some of the very best, in detail and history. Well documented with some great shooting.
Have a great day. Best regards, Steve
Hi Steve, Good to hear from you. Hope you got in some quality time with your flintlocks this summer. I've been wanting to shoot this gun for years, finally got around to making the cases. I was not disappointed. Thank you for the comments. Regards....Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 I have a Dragoon flintlock pistol I made for my daughter's birthday last year. I might do a short video on it and fire it off a few times. Keep on shooting.
Beautiful Scenery and Beautiful Rifle As Always Doc 😀 I Love All The Attention To Detail and Original Patent Drawings in Every One of Your Videos I Always Look Forward To The Next Your Always Teaching Me Something New 😀😊😀👍🏼
Hi Chris, and thanks so much for the benevolent commentary. It's appreciated. We are all learning together in this vast sea of antique arms. Good luck on your next day at the range..Doc
Well done, Doc! I wanted a Hepburn for years, but it never happened. Watching your video, is the next best thing to owning one. But I used to own a percussion rifle made by Hepburn himself. Thanks for sharing!
Hi John, So your percussion rifle must have been made when Hepburn was in Colton N.Y. in his early years, very cool. Hope the cabin project is coming along well. Regards...Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 I sendt you an email, with a link to pictures of my Hepburn gun. Thought you might enjoy it.
A beauty.
Thank You, Sir.
Excellent video. What a fine old rifle. I enjoyed the history and the geography lessons too.
Hello "Just", I hope that you got to do some rim-fire shooting this summer. Thanks for commenting, it was a fun exercise making this video, later...Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 I have watched your Peabody video. Have you ever shot a Peabody in a rimfire cartridge?
@@justhavingfun675 I have a Peabody carbine in .50 RF and have never shot it. But I assume it would be pretty straight forward using our 50 cal RF Spencer type cases. Do you have one ? Perhaps your Palmer or Tripplett & Scott cases would work. Let me know if you do as I've been wanting to for years.....Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 I just have a line on one. But some rimfires rifles don't shoot the re-loadable cases with out modification. So I have been trying to so some research first.
@@justhavingfun675 OK. , I just came out from deep in the vault. My cases made from 50-70 brass seem to fit and extract fine. The firing pin does hit on the very edge of the case,
but with careful alignment, most should go off. If you could find a drop-in CF block that would be super. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, I have not ever fired mine.
oh my goodness doc..............I envy you !!!!!!!!!
Hello Mike, Glad that you enjoyed the presentation. Best regards......Doc
Hi Doc! I've been waiting for your next video. What a beautiful rifle you picked to make this video. I have a Hepburn in 38-55 that I shoot on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon once in a while. I never seen a military one before. This one is in amazing shape! Where do you find all of these fine rifles??? Thank you for making this video, and showing the history behind it. I know I will watch it more then once! Your the lucky guy who gets to fire it! Good for you!! Thank you!
Hi Dave, Many gun company's made a few military guns of any model that might catch the eye of an ordnance purchase-er in hopes of snagging the ever elusive contract. This one does have a fine period look. Your Hepburn sounds fine, and .38-55 is one of the best chamberings. Happy shooting.......Doc
Wonderful video Doc. I also own and shoot this long range creedmore Hepburn. It is a awesome rifle
Hi Jonathan, I'm sincerely pleased for you. We are both lucky to have one as they are not common to say the least. Thanks for the kind comments, and I'm glad you found this video. I did have fun researching the old Creedmoor range, as it is the basis of so much gun lore, even still today. I always loved Hepburn's, the way they look and shoot. Best regards.....Doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 Thank you for your reply. I have been shooting BPCR rifles since 1996. I shot my first Creedmoor long range match in 2000 and since then I have been shooting long range and BPCR silhoutte matches in Montana. I also enjoyed your Whitney rolling block video too. My good friend Eric saved a identical action from being a lamppost. He turned it back into a long range 45/90 rifle with a gain twist barrel. A good friend at work gave me 4 cartoonish prints from 1969 by Remington arms of the four countries teams that competed at Creedmoor. I live in a small house and these prints deserve to be framed and displayed. If would like these prints I will mail them to you. They are in like new condition. Keep up the amazing videos Doc…
@@jonathancurrey2486 Good morning Jonathan, You are in a perfect state to do long range shooting, I'm back east and it is thickly settled. My brother-in-law was a wildlife manager in Montana, he loved it, alas he is gone now. I'm impressed by your 25 plus years of experience in the long range game, you sure do pick up many tricks, some too subtle to explain but surface when needed in a shoot. At 27:18 in the video I think are the prints that you reference. Your offer is more than generous and extremely thoughtful, but I must decline as our house is quite small inside. The limited wall space is full of the wife's art work. I recently needed to return an antique blacksmith print from my long time blacksmith buddy. Sincerely , thanks again, Best regards....doc
@@dr.durellshepard398 No worries about the prints. I will continue to watch and enjoy your videos.
Great video! I thought you might take your boot of and stabilize the barrel between the hallux and index toe? I love my .44. Hepburn. The most accurate BPCR I own. Great collection of videos BTW!
Hello Sir and thank you for the kind comments. I am pleased to hear you shoot your .44 Hepburn, very cool guns. I'm keeping my shoes on with that arm, I was nervous enough having the muzzle that close to my thigh. Regards...Doc
I really enjoyed the segment on the Creedmore. Beautiful rifle too. Did you forge all of those nails?
Good morning Sir, and thank you for the continued support. The Creedmoor period was a special time in our shooting history. I have made many nails at the forge for my restoration work, but these were given to me by a friend. When I was young, nails were not purchased in neat "little" boxes at a "Big" box store. They were weighed out from bulk on a scale, as displayed here. Regards...Doc
in you brief showing of other rifle ranges of the era you did not show the 'what cheer' range of rhode island
Hi Roger, I think I did mention it in another video, as that was where many of the Peabody's were shot. But even then could find very little information on it. Thanks for watching....Doc