Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 99% of its metal finish. Type of Finish: Case Colored Frame and Trigger Guard, Hammer and Rolling Block, Nitre Blue Barrelīore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. The stocks rates in about Fine overall condition. The LOP measures 14 1/8” from the front of the forward trigger to the back of the case colored shotgun style butt plate which exhibits minor marks from use and is in Excellent condition. Multiple compression marks can be seen in the wood, especially on the underside of the forend and on the belly of the butt stock. Stock Configuration & Condition: The two piece smooth pistol grip smooth walnut stocks feature a case colored semi Schnabel forend tip. No dovetail is present to the rear of the barrel. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a globe assembly with a thin beaded post and a level and the rear sight is a soule type 4” vernier long-range sight calibrated from 0 to 325 for elevation and adjustable for windage, with selectable aperture sizes. The underside of the barrel is marked “45-70”.īarrel Length: 32” Half Round, Half Octagonal Markings: The top of the barrel is marked “Lone Star Rifle Co., Inc. Model: Remington Rolling Block Silhouette Target RifleĪction Type: Single Shot Rolling Block with Double Set Triggers I would definitely do a chamber cast prior to reloading for this rifle just to make sure exactly what you have.Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Fine Modern Arms Stick with blackpowder, smokeless could easily get you into trouble. If in doubt, please check with a gunsmith. With all that said, if the rifle is still structurally sound and the bore is clear I would certainly think it is safe to shoot. This never worked very well and accuracy suffered. The inside lubricated hollow-base bullets were cleaner to handle and use and the hollow base was intended to expand the bullet to fit the larger barrel. Before the advent of effective wax-type lubricants, outside lubricated bullets were never very popular or effective. Later, inside lubricated loadings used a much smaller diameter bullet than listed, usually with a long, hollow base. This cartridge originally used an outside lubricated bullet when originally introduced, and this was of a diameter about the same as the neck or shell mouth. Standard load was 20 to 25 grains of blackpowder and a 140 to 150 grain bullet. The 38 Long Colt or 38 S&W Special can be used to make ammunition. It was an alternative to the rimfire and many of the old rifles could, by a simple adjustment, fire either. General Comments The 38 Long, like the 32 and 44, was not very effective and had a short life. It was obsolete by 1900 and, oddly, the original rimfire version outlived the centerfire. It was introduced in 1875-76 and used in a number of single-shot rifles including the Ballard, Stevens, Remington, and others. Historical Notes The 38 Long is another old-timer designed to replace a similar rimfire cartridge. I assume this is the cartridge you're referring to, this comes from "Cartridges of the World": Also if it is rare, what I should be insuring it for. It belonged to my Grandfather, so I am not plannning to part with it, just curious as to it's history. I had another member at the club tell me that rolling blocks in theis cal are exceedingly rare. If it is fireable, is it possible to load ammo for it? I believe it is the sporting rather than the Military version. It has a hex barrel that is 21" long, sights have been removed at some point. If anyone has any knowledge of these rifles, I would appreciate the benifit of your knowledge. A guy at the club told me that this was the first version of the. 38 cartridge, and some have suggested that it is in fact a blackpowder round. Few people have really ever heard of this version of the. Anyway, the folks around here are stumped. The Remmy rolling blocks loook identical to it in pics, so this may be a fact. I don't know if this is the case or not, but most searches seem to correlate with the Remington name sooner or later. I have read that the patent on this rifle was bought out by Remington in the early 1900's. It reads ".38 C.F.C." on the underside of the barrel. It is a Whitney rifle, rolling block action. I really need help to identify this rifle.
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