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i have an FBI barrel assembly and want a tang sight. What is the best sight to look for and should i get a screw in aperture to go with it

uhjohnson

I have two model 8's without a serialized yoke. Did the yoke( i have also heard it called the barrel jacket/shroud head) have the guns serial number stamped at the bottom during the manufacture or was it stamped during a repair. Or is it possible a serialized yoke was replaced during a repair with a...

uhjohnson

Picked this up on Ebay for 35 dollars, i don't think it has ever been used. Look at the top coil - it isn't touching the second coil. I think this is where the first noticeable compression would start. Do you think it is NOS

uhjohnson

What buffer spring is in your lady

uhjohnson

Saw this on ebay and thought, wow, an FBI barrel assembly when i saw the front sight. According to the seller there aren't any holes to mount a rear sight. i don't know why he didn't have a picture from the top showing a smooth barrel jacket but I am grateful he didn't, possibly there would have bee...

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I have taken at least 10 completely apart and if you don't have the CBR tool, i agree that the machinist ruler of the correct thickness (.075-.078) and an adjustable wrench is the way to go. I do not loosen the barrel nut or the Barrel Jacket Bushing while it is attached to the receiver, instead i u...

uhjohnson

You need to comission a tool like this because your tabs will break when trying to loosen a stubborn BJB. I use a machinist square ruler of the correct thickness with a large adjustable wrench in place of the tool shown because it is not available

uhjohnson

We will preserve this one

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uhjohnson

I need the tang screw that holds the stock on. Someone on this site posted a company that makes new reproductions and at the time I was sure there would be one on ebay but two months later, no luck. For now I will put a repro on until I find one in near perfect condition

uhjohnson

My follower came out of the magazine well like a Jack in a box and I do not know how to orient the spring to get it back together right the first time. I was surprised to see how it was put together with riveted segmented pieces.

uhjohnson

I won this butt stock and want to know if it is for an 81. I was hesitant to bid because the comb wings (if this it what they are called) don't quite look right. I think they should be angled more downward.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/820022601

uhjohnson

your finger must hurt from all the yelling you are doing, You had a picture posted that had the illusion of a crack, again ---- really nice 8. if you could post the picture again of the tapered comb that alluded to a crack we could see what i saw. i am a little confused, in the first post your are a...

uhjohnson

the picture (#10) you removed was taken from above showing the receiver and only the tapered riser of the stock just behind the upper tang, from that angle it appeared to be a crack. Nice 8 with better pictures.

uhjohnson

You forgot to mention the last picture shows a heavy crack running from the top tang and you don't show how far it goes

uhjohnson

My way of preventing a front sight block breakage while drifting is taking a spring loaded clothespin, gluing it, straighten the angle on the inside to fit between the jacket and the sight as well as reducing the height so the jacket sits flat on a table.

uhjohnson

I am in need of the rear sight mounting block with the female threads protruding through the jacket for centering and attaching the rear sight and is permanently mounted. If I can find a jacket for parts is it soldered or are the threaded extensions mashed a little, forming a press fit. At this poin...

uhjohnson

just missed this for 48.00

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NICE-ORIGINAL- ... 3349638463

uhjohnson

I bought two cam pins off Ebay and they are shorter than any 8/81 pins I have worked with. They are the same diameter .249 however they are shorter .459. All the pins I have worked with in the past are between .545 and .561. Will these work work in a bolt without creating a hazard and did Remington ...

uhjohnson

Thanks Phyrbird

I checked all my loading die boxes that didn't have holders marked on them and found an RCBS#19 in a 35 Win SL that worked. I have three other RCBS 19's that don't

uhjohnson

I have a 35 Rem barrel that is too crusted to shoot, is it possible to rechamber it to another caliber that won't tear up the gun. What I had in mind was opening the 35 to a .375 and keep the loads reduced to just cycle the action. After I opened it, it reminded me of the 35 Herrett with a very smal...

uhjohnson

just bought an RCBS #19 shell holder for loading my 30 Remington and the case will not go in. What holders can i use from the different manufactures

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uhjohnson

Without anything for sale or trade do you want to sell the .30 barrel

uhjohnson

Is the stock still available

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uhjohnson

I like this disassembly recording very much and think it should be included with the others in the sticky. I like the fact he tells us not to remove the bolt carrier latch screw and the bolt lock screw, these are actually pins that are hard to remove without getting munged up. https://www.bing.com/v...

uhjohnson

I have my bolt assembly out and the firing pin retaining pin and the link pin is so loose I can push them out with a round tooth pick. I have other pins and they are also loose. I cleaned the pins and channels with denatured alcohol and applied blue Loctite to one side, once the pin came out far eno...

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a friend was telling me what I am calling the head is a barrel extension. in the parts list only the barrel is numbered(29) however it is two pieces because both pieces have marks that align like a barrel and a receiver on a lot of rifles. has anyone ever taken one apart

uhjohnson

I just received a .35 rem barrel and it does not have a head. I have another barrel assembly with a poor bore, can I take the head off this one and put it on the newly acquired barrel, lining up the index marks and check head space. do I need any special tools

uhjohnson

I never was able to get that stubborn screw from the side of the reciever. At this point I’d want to get it out just to put a nicer looking replacement in place - but it’s just aesthetics I guess. [/quote] I always leave those two screws in place unless they are mauled up too much and have to replac...

uhjohnson

I have the bolt out of an M8 and noticed the tip of the link is angled upward. Is the tip bent or is it suppose to be this way

uhjohnson

The blade of a machinist's square works great with a 16 inch adjustable wrench. Be careful not to use too much force and loosen the pin in the barrel jacket/barrel jacket head that aligns them. As a matter of fact I would not loosen the BJ while it is still in the receiver of the gun. I have just lo...

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I have three barrel assemblies and I cannot get the bjb's off. I have the flip tool for both the barrel nut and bjb. I broke the bjb's side and had another made and will only use it on bushings that I have freed up.I have been soaking the bushings in kroll for months and have heated them to the poin...

uhjohnson

What years were the M8 barrels marked 30-30 Rem before they were properly marked 30 Rem

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uhjohnson

I figured it out, you have to be smarter than what your working with. I found the photos on the disassembly of the model 8 very helpful (https://www.flickr.com/photos/buster_charlie/sets/72157623271360342/page2) but i was a little confused when the author was showing the FP retainer pin being remove...

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I have removed the bolt catch and two cam pins to free the bolt and spring tension from the firing pin but i cannot get the retainer pin out to remove the FP. I have applied penetrating fluid, cleaned the crud from the top of the pin and came in from the bottom opposite side diagonally with a small ...

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I added these screen shots to keep this thread more tangible once the auction is discarded by GB

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uhjohnson

This is the second time on the block this month for this beaut, is there something wrong with it. To me it looks 100 percent original and is used but not abused and the price seems right

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/720714426

uhjohnson

Sorry i thought i was posting on this thread
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uhjohnson

Is it back on for 8,000 from the new owner http://www.gunbroker.com/item/662269518

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I just had to have it and had the spare cash, she will join her .35 mod 14 sister, and .25-20 mod 25R carbine cousin

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/635146524

uhjohnson

Nice looking sight, the right side cheek looks a little high and pronounced as if it has been glued on after a heavy sanding

uhjohnson

Why would a gun sell for that high of a price if it is a custom not done by FN and is there any way to find out if in fact FN did not do the work

uhjohnson

here is a permanent picture to follow this thread

uhjohnson

Not knowing anything about the FN, is it all factory original and is it too much to pay for one, however jack1653 hung in until 5,000.00 so it must not be too high

uhjohnson

I just disassembled my 30 rem barrel assembly to a recent purchase because the barrel appeared not to extend past the barrel nut enough and to make sure everything was there. Everything was there, well lubed, including a split washer that is not supposed to be there, I left it out upon reassembly. W...

uhjohnson

Why does the receiver police department lettering look so sloppy

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/570467006

uhjohnson

I can't believe I didn't pick up on that

uhjohnson

I hope i am not offending anyone by resurrecting this old thread but i don't think it has been answered. I have been reading many threads about the different springs used on the 8/81's and found this one very interesting. In another thread someone mentioned the 25 buffer spring could be compressed b...

uhjohnson

Yes there is a small hairline crack about 1/2 inch, how did you know, it is tight and does not open when flexed

uhjohnson

The seller claims this is an unaltered 2nd year model 8, tell me if I am correct in what I see wrong, all in all it is a nice gun but I don't think it's worth $1,100. The barrel jacket is wrong, i think it should have an 02 or 07 patent date. The magazine as well as the trigger guard should not have...

uhjohnson

What were the calibers offered for the first few years for the model 8

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