Primitive Firearms for Louisiana Seasons

Single Shot Breechloading Rifles which are NOT Primitive Weapons:

  • Ruger Number 1 and Number 3 (no exposed hammer)
  • Thompson Center Contender or Encore Carbines (designed after 1900)
  • Mossberg SSi Single Shot Rifle (no exposed hammer and designed after 1900)

Single Shot Breechloading Rifles which are Primitive Weapons:

  • Sharps rifles or replicas
  • Remington Rollingblock rifles or replicas
  • Ballard rifles
  • Maynard rifles or carbines
  • Burnside carbines
  • Frank Wesson rifles
  • Farrow rifles
  • Remington Hepburn rifles
  • M1873 – 1888 Springfield (Trapdoor) Rifles and Carbines and replicas
  • Snider (British) rifles or replicas
  • Wesson & Harrington 1871 Rifles
  • New England Firearms or Harrington & Richardson Handi Rifles in caliber .38 or larger
  • Winchester M1885 Hi Wall or Lo Wall rifles or replicas (Also Browning B78 or 1885) .38 or larger
  • Knight KP-1 in caliber .38 or larger
  • CVA Optima Elite in caliber .38 or larger
  • Traditions Pursuit break-open single shot in .38 caliber or larger