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kenhwind

We have taken all of the 8 & 81 Remington's we have completely apart. While the videos may be good I'd advise to get the NRA Assembly/Disassembly Book as well as the Gun Digest some good tips in both. If you can get the barrel nut off and remove the barrel the jacket inside can be cleaned sufficient...

kenhwind

Go to Huntington RCBS
https://www.huntingtons.com/store/produ ... 906&page=1

Redding dies are half that price.

kenhwind

There is one issue that makes these guns erratic. Open the bolt and look inside, if you see the magazine indicator spring on top of the bolt guides that's the problem.
When reassembling these gun that spring fits into a small slot and has a tendency to slip out when assembling.

kenhwind

I think that someone at Graf's is mistaken. Jamison doesn't list 30 Remington on their site, but Quality cartridge does, and their home page states that their properly headstamped brass is available from Graf & Sons. I was just going through my Graf's .25 Remington brass and noticed that the brass h...

kenhwind

You could make a Scout type rifle with these. If you took and extra rear sight attaching plate and mounted it in front of the rear sight it might be possible to mount a scope in front of the receiver Scout Rifle or Shotgun style.

kenhwind

A "D" Grade? We have a "C" Grade Model 8 and the only distinguishing thing about it is the higher grade wood and checkering. The stock is marked "C" inside, so I'm pretty sure its legit. Would a "D" Grade have the level of engraving? My first impression is that it is not factory, but I am not qualif...

kenhwind

Oh I make my own too.
We won't be shooting too much of this vintage stuff, my post was to give a heads up on shooting this older ammo.

kenhwind

I buffed the powder off of them. I shot several of the .25's no problem.
We will not shoot anymore of the 30's in the one box, but have others to try out.

kenhwind

I also shot the .25 Remington and have a split case as well as one misfire, well two because one of these misfired before. The misfires were from an old box of Western. The split case is from a red box of Winchesters. I shot a few of these only one seemed to split. https://i.imgur.com/oS1qdpA.jpg ht...

kenhwind

We also shot these Remington 30 Remington, not a full box either about 14 rounds. Two split case necks. Now I've seen this on occasion over the years, and not always with older ammo.

kenhwind

Went shooting yesterday and we had a box of Western 30 Remington that wasn't full and decided to shoot some. Cases all cracked. Some where shot in one Model 8, the others in the other one. This ammo isn't that old. These were Silvertips, but I had some other loose 30 Remington's also Silvertips that...

kenhwind

I had a .32 barrel assembly and made up a few loads, but I'm not sure if I recorded them. No I didn't, but do have a load listed for the .32 Special 28.0 Reloader 7.

My 45th Lyman Manual lists in the reference section 32 Remington 170 Grain Jacketed: IMR 4064 28.0-32.0

kenhwind

Back when these rifles were made, at least the Model 8 the gun companies made what they calculated to be correct for the purpose, not like today or say since WWII where most threads are a standardized pitch and dia. So maybe these screws may very well be slightly larger then #6 or actually a fractio...

kenhwind

Didn't see that one. It would be nice to have, looked like it was in good condition.

kenhwind

See if the top of the magazine has been squished in any, otherwise I don't know. I don't think I'd mess with the side spring any.

kenhwind

.32 Winchester Special data will suffice.
One of the manuals has data for Reloader 7 iirc.

kenhwind

I'm under the impression they are 6-40
Henwood in his book on The model 8 & 81 state 6-40 also.
You might find replacements on eBay

kenhwind

I just located my copy of the Oct. Blue Press. The article doesn't have much information and seems brief. More like a story for print rather then critique of these rifles. The part the about Bonnie & Clyde ambush and who had what guns has been debated time and again. But he seems to have a few facts...

kenhwind

I've seen the safety levers listed on eBay periodically. The welded one listed is probably junk, you can not but that kind of weld on a part like that without it warping. I think there might be one listed on GunBroker, I did a "saved search" on Model 8 parts a week or so back, and IIRC one was liste...

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I've been using the Graf's brass with no serious issues, but did finally have some split cases with the .25 Remington brass. This brass is Quality Cartridge Brass and in my opinion doesn't seem to be as good as say genuine factory brass. But at least it is available and with the correct headstamp. I...

kenhwind

If its only the end of the buffer spring that broke off, and it is still flat on each end I'd not worry about it, but would still look for a replacement.

kenhwind

I am inclined to disagree that an anemic load will not cause weak ejection. When cycling the action to unload the rifle you are only actuating the bolt. When fired the recoil has to operate the entire mechanism, after all it is a recoil operated firearm. If there is not enough inertia from or pressu...

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My load listing shows 30.5 IMR 3031 for the Hornady 150 RN Case ejection in these do not seem to be consistent either. John Browning designed the rifle as a .35 caliber, which uses a 200 grain bullet or a bit heavier. Remington decided that they needed to compete with Winchester on a "heads up" basi...

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My first thought would be: Factory ammo or reloads? Then I would ask if the barrel assembly has been disassembled and cleaned. Because of the long recoil action of these rifles it takes some energy to operate properly. Dirt old powder and dried up oil can impede the barrel reoiling with enough zest ...

kenhwind

Seems to be an 81 stock.

kenhwind

I ended up buying a model 8 in 25 because I had bought a 32 Remington barrel assembly on eBay. Switching barrel assemblies at the range was somewhat of a hassle imo. An eBay member was looking for a 30 Remington barrel so I sold him my 32 assembly and dies. The .25, .30, & .32 Remington share the sa...

kenhwind

Model 8 .25 barrel assembly listed on eBay, no cream puff.

kenhwind

Value depends on condition and if in original condition. Can you post some pictures in order to get an assessment? To get the most out of selling you can determine a price, list it here, or put it on an auction site: GunBroker, Gun Auctions etc. Do not take it to your local gun store or pawn shop, t...

kenhwind

I probably would not change anything, but if I was seriously inclined to do so, I would disassemble the barrel assemblies and swap the barrels with the respective parts and maintain the correct barrel jacket assembly with each receiver. The only reason I can think of doing this would be if one were ...

kenhwind

I suppose so by changing the bolt head, and barrel assembly. Not sure about the magazine, but I imagine the side springs are different.

kenhwind

Nice set of Remington's, and habit forming We only had one for many years which was Dad's, an 8-C in .35, then a few years back we came home with an 81 .300 Savage. Then another 81 in .300.. then another 81 in .35. Sold the 81 in .35 Bought a .32 barrel assembly on eBay and then bought a Model 8 in ...

kenhwind

Welcome.
Like an old rock band or movie star these Remington's have a clique following, we only have 5 of them.
We have one that was my dad's although he didn't buy it new its been in the family since my brother and I were tots, so it has sentimental value, and it is a Model 8-C in .35 Remington.

kenhwind

I just looked in my Lyman reloading manuals and it looks like the 6.8 SPC and .30 Rem have the same rim diameter with 0.001 difference. Lyman has a shell holder compatibility chart and the Lyman #15 is the same for 6.8 SPC; 40 S & W; & 30 Rem. The chart lists the Redding #5, which is what I use as t...

kenhwind

Some reloading manuals state in the cartridge information that the 30-30 data is okay for the .30 Remington.
I bought an older Lyman manual #45 to get some data on the .38 Super and in the back there is a section with data for the .30 & .32 Rem.

kenhwind

If your Redfield sight for the 1903 will fit the two holes this would lead me to believe that a 1903 sight may be the answer, as I think that the hole spacing was compatible on the different brand sights. I looked on eBay and there are several Lyman 48 sights listed but like you posted none have thr...

kenhwind

In Hatcher's Notebook ; page 140 there is a picture of the Remington rifle with a musket type forearm with barrel/forearm band/sling swivel. The rifle has a receiver sight on the right side, and appears to be a Lyman sight, and it has a long slide, which makes me wonder if it is one of those that we...

kenhwind

You did good imo. We have a case like that but it needs to be refurbished.
Not sure about which sight but I have seen photos of these rifles with a side mounted receive sight on the right side.

kenhwind

Well we made it to the rifle range last weekend and brought some Model 8s with us. Originally we were going to bring them all, but only brought the two 30 Remington's and the .23-35. I didn't shoot the most recent acquisition but my brother did and he said it shot pretty good.

kenhwind

This is more then I'd want to pay but:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Remington-Mode ... SwaKVcwl99

kenhwind

It seems that feeding issues can be caused by the magazine spring being backwards.
Are the two magazine side spring guides there?

kenhwind

One thing I've noticed with some of these Model 8s & 81s is that it took some judicious fitting to put together, and when re-assembling they don't always seem like they want to go back together. It seems like the factory armorer got them assembled, and years later when we disassemble as needed we di...

kenhwind

That's interesting my Model 8 25-35 was also made in 1908, 11932. Not as nice as your, bore is a little rough from the old corrosive ammo, but if I try real hard it will shoot pretty good with my loads. Mine had a tang sight, but I put a receiver sight on it.

kenhwind

We had two other Model 81's. For some reason we kind of lost interest and I had listed them here: A Model 81 in .35 Rem. that was pretty nice, and a Model 81 .300 Savage that had the wood checkered. The WTS listing didn't seem to generate a lot if interest so we decided to keep them, but then out of...

kenhwind

The gun shop scene while a good scene in a movie, is really out of place. The monitor was a pretty special bit of kit. I want to say back then they cost around $500 I just ran it through an internet inflation calculator and it is almost $10,000 in todays money. The Thompson was $3,700....that is a ...

kenhwind

Here is a group photo of our Remington Model 8s and an 81.
Top to bottom:1908 Model 8 .25-35 Rem.; 1912 Model 8 .30 Rem.; 1919 Model 8 .30 Rem.; 1918 Model 8-C .35 Rem.; Oct 1940 Model 81 .300 Savage

kenhwind

Well I just tried to load up some .30 Remington with a Hornady 125 FMJ. The case is too long for these bullets. You might want to try the Hornady 160 grain FTX for the 30-30 in the .30 Remington. These seem to work okay. I know I loaded some up and I'm sure I shot some to make sure they worked. Beca...

kenhwind

In 25-35, it is certainly worth a consideration to buy unless the price is overboard.

kenhwind

If the butt stock already has a recoil pad on it which I doubt if any did as OEM, then I see no reason to not refinish the stock.

kenhwind

We haven't shot it yet, and I guess I could look up when it was made.
Edit: Looks like about 1912 for this one.

kenhwind

It should. One Idea but I'm not sure if it the problem. Pull the bolt back and look inside, if you see a leaf spring on top of the bolt ways this will create issues. The tab on the spring is supposed to be in its groove, but even being careful during assembly it slips out. I know I did it twice and ...

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