Primitive Firearms in Louisiana

Below are descriptions are models of firearms considered primitive weapons in Louisiana and thus legal for use during the primitive firearms season.

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