The world's premier single shot hunting rifle. With the introduction of the 1885, the world of single shots was given a welcomed addition. In 1885 competitive target shooting in America had the stature professional golf, or even major league football has today. Huge matches were held at places like Creedmoor, New York. Spectators would number in the thousands. The 1885 was uniquely suited to the long-range accuracy shooting of the day.