Remington single-shot Hepburn action cartridge for medium game; part of the extensive Remington-Hepburn family developed for high-quality target and hunting single-shot rifles.
Type: Rifle
Introduced: 1876, United States
Parent case: .38 Remington family
Standardization: Proprietary
Bullet diameter: 0.379" (9.63 mm)
Rim type: Rimmed
Primer: Berdan Large Rifle
Production status: Discontinued
Also known as: .38-50 Hepburn · .38-50 Remington
History: Developed for the Remington-Hepburn No.3 single-shot action, the .38-50 was part of the comprehensive Remington-Hepburn cartridge family designed to offer shooters a range of calibers from .22 to large bore. Used for medium game hunting and target shooting through the 1880s and 1890s.