We like old gun stuff here at Oakland Arms, and from time to time we will post resource information, factory and other reference materials, and our own thoughts related to these interests here on the OA web site. Among our interests are Remington (and other) Rolling Block firearms and their cartridges, Stevens Model 44 and Model 44 1/2 single shot rifles, and "Golden Era" varmint and target rifles built on these actions. Look for more soon on old Remington (and other) rolling block rifles, reloading for old time cartridges, etc. For example, I am presently working on loads for a Spanish arsenal built 1880's rolling block rifle. Read more on this topic by clicking on it in the list below:
Pending projects for this area are:
- Spanish arsenal military rolling block rifle and the .43 Spanish "Reformado" Cartridge
- Factory Instructions for Using the Winchester Model 1894 Reloading Tool
- Remington Catalogs from the 1900 and before time frame featuring Remington Single Shot rifles
- The Albert H. Day Oct. 22, 1901 rifle (extractor and) ejector patent - this patent is the basis for the Oct 22, 1901 patent date that appears on the top tang of all the smokeless powder large frame military rolling block actions known as the 1902 and 1910 models.
- Remington Model 1911 Autoloading Shotgun (Browning design) factory manual
- RCBS A2 reloading press original factory instructions
- Directions for Taking Apart and Assembling the Remington Breech Loading (Rolling Block) Rifle, Carbine and Pistol
- Reduced power and low power smokeless powder loads, especially for, but not limited to these old time guns - why does everything have to be full power and full bore all the time - isn't it the case that 95% of the time it would be a lot more fun to be shooting lower power loads that are not beating your shoulder, your wallet, and your expensive firearm to pieces? I'm pulling together a lot of mostly pre-WWII, and some 1960's - 1970's literature on loading and shooting lower power loads, and not just lead bullet loads! For a quick start, see the NRA Handloader's Guides and Speer Manuals #9 and #10.
- And for those of us who are regularly referring to those old-time (usually pre-WWII again) reloading references (think Sharpe, Whelan, Mattern, etc.), how about a table of those long-gone powders with the powders that they were replaced by - example, No. 80 is often listed for reduced loads in medium and large rifle cases (and some pistol cases!), and it was replaced by SR-4759, unfortunately just as World War II started, so it's availability (and therefore popularity?) was much restricted for many years. Please take careful note that "replaced by" does NOT mean that you can substitute the newer powder for the older one on a grain-for-grain basis.
If you have other materials that would "fit" here, please email me at "oareferences@oaklandarms.com so that we may discuss making your documents / information available to the world of other interested persons via this section of our web site.
Thank you for your interest in the shooting sports,
(Oakland Arms management)