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by Adam Lee
Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?
Replies: 6
Views: 763

Re: can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?

Thank you Roger - I appreciate your time and help! I will probably email you in the near future regarding some other Remington parts. Be well! Adam,I don’t have any spare barrels that are 35 or 300. I do have some spare 30 Remington barrel assemblies. Sorry I can’t help you. I have several other par...
by Adam Lee
Thu Dec 28, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: New member with some questions!
Replies: 9
Views: 1149

Re: New member with some questions!

Welcome to the Forum! Have lots of fun with your new old Model 81. Whenever you feel like it, go and post some pics. We in the hobby love to see these guns! Also, if others can take a look at the various markings and numbers and such we could help provide you with more data that you may find interes...
by Adam Lee
Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?
Replies: 6
Views: 763

Re: can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?

Hey Roger! Glad to hear from you. Yes, it has been a long time, hasn't it? My problems in any of the hobbies (not really that many) that I enjoy are completely related to my amount of "free time" - which is not much! I still teach in elementary school; the past 5 years has been in Kinderga...
by Adam Lee
Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?
Replies: 6
Views: 763

Re: can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?

Thank you for answering my question. Yes, what they call "magazine indicator" in the schematics does act as a bolt hold-open, so I also thought it was not strictly necessary for function.

I appreciate the response!

Adam
by Adam Lee
Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:12 am
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?
Replies: 6
Views: 763

can the Model 8/81 function without magazine indicator?

As my title reads, I am wondering whether the magazine indicator assembly is absolutely essential to the cycling and function of the Model 8/81 rifle. I am in possession of a Krieger-modified assembly, which has had the stud mount drilled and tapped so that it can be screw-mounted into the side of t...
by Adam Lee
Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:02 am
Forum: The Great Model 81 'Woodsmaster'
Topic: My first model 81.. is it a Krieger conversion?
Replies: 6
Views: 1905

Re: My first model 81.. is it a Krieger conversion?

Hey there, was wondering if you had posted any other detail photos of your removable magazine Model 81. Thanks!
by Adam Lee
Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:33 pm
Forum: Wanted to buy
Topic: Model 81 .300 Sav barrel please
Replies: 0
Views: 704

Model 81 .300 Sav barrel please

Been looking for a replacement barrel in .300 SAV for my 1945 Krieger conversion. Barrel is burst from an overpressure, sometime in the long ago past. Any decent .300 barrels out there, especially with a CMT or CM1 stamping, please let me know. Thank you! Adam Freeman
by Adam Lee
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: The Great Model 81 'Woodsmaster'
Topic: Cased set, Early Krieger 81 with extras
Replies: 13
Views: 3081

Re: Cased set, Early Krieger 81 with extras

Wow, that is certainly a great looking early 81 regardless of the Krieger conversion - and the scope setup - all as one great package! I appreciate the inspiration. I have a 1945 Krieger converted 81 that is a pile of loose parts, awaiting resurrection. It is also drilled and tapped for a scope, but...
by Adam Lee
Wed May 15, 2019 3:50 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: Model 8/81 Barrel Takedown tool
Replies: 10
Views: 9873

Re: Model 8/81 Barrel Takedown tool

Joe,

I'm going to have to beg someone like your talented machinist friend to invent a Remington Model 10 shotgun barrel bushing removal/installation spanner tool as well....my OTHER Holy Grail tool I can't find!!! :roll:

Adam
by Adam Lee
Wed May 15, 2019 3:47 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: Model 8/81 Barrel Takedown tool
Replies: 10
Views: 9873

Re: Model 8/81 Barrel Takedown tool

Great to see this tool replicated, Joe! Years ago I had a lead on a gunsmith who may have been able to produce this tool as well, in fact I had begun gathering the pix from the web and dimensions. I was real interested in having a similar tool made just as I had gotten involved with Model 8's and 81...
by Adam Lee
Sun May 12, 2019 5:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Thanks Jack - check your inbox.

Adam
by Adam Lee
Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Hello Adam, Welcome back. In regards to Rotator Cuff Surgery, well, been there, done that. Right shoulder rotator, complete tear back in 1996.... yah, buddy! you know it! Question: was your tear due to traumatic injury, or gradual wear & tear? Both my shoulder repairs were result of traumatic (...
by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:35 am
Forum: General
Topic: Movie ref Frank Hamer/Bonnie&Clyde
Replies: 13
Views: 20750

Re: Movie ref Frank Hamer/Bonnie&Clyde

The Highwaymen had its inaccuracies, but the acting and story were really good. Beyond the faults and artistic license, I didn't like the depiction of Bonnie's behavior and I won't reveal why. It's a big element of this movie, but nobody knows if this was true or not. The guns were great to see, reg...
by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Welcome Back, Welcome Back, U knowfrom Kotter. :lol: I know about the therapy dragging on, from the back surgery couple years ago... Stay with the stretching & strength building!! It does help, maybe just not soon enough t suit us... Carl Hey Carl! Thanks for the Welcome Back Kotter flashback.....
by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Glad to see you back on line. That shoulder surgery is no fun. The rehab is what takes forever. When I had my repair, the old pain was gone but the physical therapy brought on new pains. It took me almost all year to get back to normal. I will be looking forward to seeing your posts again. Regards,...
by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:19 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Good to hear from you. In the middle of a restoration of a 16 Ga. 'Ranger' (Stevens 520) and know you like them. Will post photos when completed. You are learning that getting old is not for wimps. :D :D :D Joe Thanks for checking in, Joe! Not only is getting old serious work, but I didn't even do ...
by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Dude!!! You're back!!! We missed ya. Hope those shoulders heal up soon, they may need a little "Model 8 recoil therapy" before the years out Cam, you read my mind! I've been aching ( :lol: ) to hit the range with one of my .300 Savage Model 81's dude! That will truly make for a memorable,...
by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

What were your shoulder issues Adam? Got me supraspinatus tears in both shoulders myself - 70% in left, 50% right. Decided to live with it rather than surgery but not sure it was the right choice. Well, Canuck, you asked - here is the damage data! MRI immediately following my accidental fall with t...
by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Roger wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:08 am Welcome back,old buddy!
Roger
Thank you very much for the welcome, Roger! I do appreciate hearing back from an Iowan - my Mom's side of the family all came from Charles City originally, FWIW.

Adam
by Adam Lee
Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:58 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Re: Back from the dead, I am!

Big #1 THANK YOU to all!

Ironically, I am now just heading out to take my wife to the hospital for another procedure. It's just routine, but another chapter of her spinal tumor saga....will check in with y'all later. Busy guy these days!

Take care
Adam
by Adam Lee
Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back from the dead, I am!
Replies: 22
Views: 187835

Back from the dead, I am!

:mrgreen: Sorry guys and gals for the goofy title, but I couldn't figure out what to put in there. I'm not a lurker, I'm not a random gun guy, but I have certainly been off the res for a few years! Maybe it's guilt, that I can't keep up with the interwebs fast enough, so I just give up and don't bot...
by Adam Lee
Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:54 am
Forum: History of the 8 /81
Topic: researching the history behind Remington gun markings
Replies: 9
Views: 18516

Re: researching the history behind Remington gun markings

Another interesting observation is the "tidiness" of how these stamps were applied. If you look at the earliest of guns, like 1906 guns, the stamps were applied symmetrically, stamped deeply and even, and organized in a way very pleasing to the eye. Compare those with later Model 8 guns, ...
by Adam Lee
Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:33 pm
Forum: History of the 8 /81
Topic: researching the history behind Remington gun markings
Replies: 9
Views: 18516

Re: researching the history behind Remington gun markings

Makes one wonder if they used the same inspectors for all the lines of production. That is exactly what I'm curious about - when Remington was mass-producing the 4, 6, 8, 10,11,12,14, etc rifles and shotguns were these guns all streaming down the same aisle, so to speak? I've seen the "comma&q...
by Adam Lee
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:32 pm
Forum: History of the 8 /81
Topic: researching the history behind Remington gun markings
Replies: 9
Views: 18516

Re: researching the history behind Remington gun markings

OK Cam - you gave me permission, here is a screen grab of one version I cobbled together. It is by no means what I want it to finally look like, but you can get a feel for what I'm thinking.

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by Adam Lee
Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:20 am
Forum: History of the 8 /81
Topic: researching the history behind Remington gun markings
Replies: 9
Views: 18516

Re: researching the history behind Remington gun markings

Thanks for the kudos, Carl! Actually I typed that all up in draft form over about a half hour. Later on, I pasted it into a post here on the forum. Carl, since you are the first to respond, let me tell you something I find interesting: many of the same assembly and fitting marks you find on the 8's ...
by Adam Lee
Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: History of the 8 /81
Topic: researching the history behind Remington gun markings
Replies: 9
Views: 18516

researching the history behind Remington gun markings

One particularly distracting means of turning my mental energies away from recovering following a large rotator cuff and biceps tenodesis surgery has been my recent obsession with the arcane and quite possibly meaningless subject of manufacturing markings associated with Remington firearms from 1900...
by Adam Lee
Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
Topic: 250 Savage in a Model 8/81 Remington: could this work?
Replies: 3
Views: 4678

Re: 250 Savage in a Model 8/81 Remington: could this work?

thanks for the reality check, carl!

by the way, i'm typing with one finger really slowly - for a reason!

day one post-op is almost over. tomorrow's gotta be better!

adam
by Adam Lee
Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:37 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: Restoring Great Grandfather’s Model 8
Replies: 33
Views: 1347960

Re: Restoring Great Grandfather’s Model 8

Great thread - keep up those nice detail photos. :!:
When my shoulder allows, I will post a much "better" post than this!

Adam Lee
by Adam Lee
Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:03 am
Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
Topic: 250 Savage in a Model 8/81 Remington: could this work?
Replies: 3
Views: 4678

250 Savage in a Model 8/81 Remington: could this work?

ok i'm typing one handed today. let's just say, i started my summer vacation with a complete rotator cuff surgical solution yesterday, and i'm not feeling like moving my left arm! make this short for everyone: here's a direct copy & paste from a note I had, an idea been going thru my brain..... ...
by Adam Lee
Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Savage 99 take-down/250 Savage questions...
Replies: 4
Views: 11598

Re: Savage 99 take-down/250 Savage questions...

Bandersnatch wrote: Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:12 pm Buy the Savage and run, don't walk, before he can change his mind.
I thank you for your input!

Will see if this deal goes down. I'll inform as I can.

Adam
by Adam Lee
Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: Savage 99 take-down/250 Savage questions...
Replies: 4
Views: 11598

Savage 99 take-down/250 Savage questions...

Hey guys. I'm unfortunately being tempted once more on a couple of guns at the same time - from the same collection which I recently obtained my 1950 Marlin 336! :!: The main temptation is a 1917-date code Savage 99, a take-down model, in 250 Savage. Somewhat dirty, and a little worn, but bet it wil...
by Adam Lee
Wed May 23, 2018 4:00 am
Forum: The Great Model 81 'Woodsmaster'
Topic: Scoped Model 81
Replies: 12
Views: 19977

Re: Scoped Model 81

My gunsmith is building me a custom 7mm Mauser. Should be ready in six months or so. @Bandersnatch - would you be posting anything about this in the future, on this board, or any other? I'd be very interested in following once you have the gun on hand. What receiver is the basis? New or old? I thin...
by Adam Lee
Mon May 21, 2018 7:52 am
Forum: The Great Model 81 'Woodsmaster'
Topic: Scoped Model 81
Replies: 12
Views: 19977

Re: Scoped Model 81

You've got a few Mauser projects in the works, sounds like! :D I'm about to get myself back into the "Mauser mode" in the near future as well, with my eyes on a 7mm project. I have no idea if my Mauser project will be ground-up, sourcing a new barrel and a receiver, or if I'm just going to...
by Adam Lee
Wed May 16, 2018 3:21 am
Forum: The Great Model 81 'Woodsmaster'
Topic: Scoped Model 81
Replies: 12
Views: 19977

Re: Scoped Model 81

Nice setup, Joe - looks great! Hope you have fun with your "new" scoped 81 in Florida. My mom would have you use it to great effect on some 'gators that spook her on her walks near her house in Fort Meade. :roll: She is near the Peace River, I believe. Did that 81 come with the checkering?...
by Adam Lee
Tue May 01, 2018 3:28 am
Forum: Other Remingtons'
Topic: Model 10 Barrel adjustment bushing removal tool?
Replies: 5
Views: 14379

Re: Model 10 Barrel adjustment bushing removal tool?

Carl,

thank you for offering your thoughts and ideas on my Model 10 project question. I will try and follow up with your recommendations, and once I get back into the old gun I will let you know how it goes!

Thanks.
Adam
by Adam Lee
Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:58 am
Forum: Other Remingtons'
Topic: Model 10 Barrel adjustment bushing removal tool?
Replies: 5
Views: 14379

Re: Model 10 Barrel adjustment bushing removal tool?

Hi guys - just a bump on my old post!
by Adam Lee
Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

Re: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem

First shooting report with my new/old 1950 336 Marlin, after tossing 200-grain pills downrange! She shoots GREAT. The bore is amazingly new-looking. She broke her ejector spring - or maybe it was "almost broken" and it went ahead and snapped. No matter! She knows how to fire single-shot st...
by Adam Lee
Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

Re: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem

It ,unlike yours, had been drilled for a scope mount and had a recoil pad installed with both being detractors. My interest in it was that it was an ADL or at least the wood was. Seller advised only marked "A" which leads me to believe that was the case. Regardless I prevailed upon him to...
by Adam Lee
Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

Re: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem

Thanks for the tip on Big 45 - I actually did clean this up pretty easily with my own cocktail of stuff. Turned out pretty cool!

Here are some pics.
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by Adam Lee
Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

Re: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem

@Sarge - Joe, do you know whether or not my 1950 G-dated 336A could have come fitted with a sight hood? The front sight is slotted for a hood, but did not come with one. I was wondering if it would be "correct" to have one, especially since this waffle-top is not and will not be drilled &a...
by Adam Lee
Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

Re: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem

Joe, thanks so much for your thoughtful reply! I never thought I would find a "vintage" 336 in any caliber for what I paid - considering where I live. Everything is always massively overpriced most often at the gun shops in Northern Virginia - least, when I happen to visit! Plus, this is i...
by Adam Lee
Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

Re: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem

Thanks -

this is a 24" barreled .35 Rem, with "waffle top" receiver and nothing else.
by Adam Lee
Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem
Replies: 12
Views: 13436

1950 Marlin 336A half-tube .35 Rem

Guys - happy birthday to me! On my day-off venture to my local gun shop, I managed to walk out the door with a "needs TLC" 1950 G-dated 336 A Marlin, in .35 Remington. Surface rust, mild to me for the work it will take to clean up, and it is not D&T'd for a scope! Wood is original and ...
by Adam Lee
Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:26 am
Forum: For Sale or Trade
Topic: Kudos for a Deal
Replies: 2
Views: 4090

Re: Kudos for a Deal

What did you get, Carl? Just curious!

Adam
by Adam Lee
Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:13 pm
Forum: Wanted to buy
Topic: WTB .30/.32 recoil spring, buffer spring, recoil spring case
Replies: 2
Views: 3778

Re: WTB .30/.32 recoil spring, buffer spring, recoil spring case

Carl - thanks for looking in! The base receiver/bolt half for my .300/.35 convertible happens to be a standard .300 Savage bolt. Basically, I just thought "hey everything seems to indicate this will work" if I just swap the .35Rem barrel front end onto the .300 Sav back end. I remembered t...
by Adam Lee
Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:18 am
Forum: Wanted to buy
Topic: WTB .30/.32 recoil spring, buffer spring, recoil spring case
Replies: 2
Views: 3778

WTB .30/.32 recoil spring, buffer spring, recoil spring case

Hey guys! I've got a pair of "convertibles" I'm getting together. Already having fun with a Model 81 with "big bolt" that I take to the WMA with .300 Sav/.35 Rem front ends. Have another Model 81 I have set up with a "small bolt" and one .30Rem barrel/jacket assembly. S...
by Adam Lee
Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:21 am
Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
Topic: detachable magazines
Replies: 19
Views: 18656

Re: detachable magazines

For those of us poor chaps with Krieger rifles that are missing their custom-milled magazines, with or without riveted side springs, it would be nice to hear from folks who've taken the plunge and made a stock mag work. I'm sorry to have been absent without leave for so long - but that's what "...
by Adam Lee
Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: Good and Bad
Replies: 4
Views: 5042

Re: Good and Bad

that Model 14 is a beat, never owned one or shot one...yet Cam - I'm sure you meant to say "a beaut" - but I got a brief chuckle for a second! :lol: Wasn't sure if you meant "beast" or "beaut" but both cool comments! And yes - that is a nice looking 14 - and they are f...
by Adam Lee
Sun Jan 08, 2017 5:36 am
Forum: History of the 8 /81
Topic: 30 Remington vs 6.8 SPC Shootout! (VIDEO)
Replies: 5
Views: 8777

Re: 30 Remington vs 6.8 SPC Shootout! (VIDEO)

Cam, I just made a comment on your Youtube channel for this video - nice work!

Adam
by Adam Lee
Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:26 am
Forum: Other Remingtons'
Topic: Model 10 Barrel adjustment bushing removal tool?
Replies: 5
Views: 14379

Re: Model 10 Barrel adjustment bushing removal tool?

Just repeating my query - has anyone even seen or heard of a tool that will unthread a Model 10 shotgun barrel adjuster bushing? I bet they look like a choke tool.

Adam