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by Douglas Reid
Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:51 pm
Forum: Wanted to buy
Topic: WANTED..For a Model 8 .. BUTT STOCK
Replies: 6
Views: 5908

Re: WANTED..For a Model 8 .. BUTT STOCK

I too am looking for a Model 8 buttstock. If you would like to avoid the trouble of an auction, kindly send me an e-mail reply to doug at greenwalds dot me. Please let me know what you want for it and I will let you know if I can afford it. I do have an original steel buttplate to fit with the tang ...
by Douglas Reid
Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:50 am
Forum: Other Remingtons'
Topic: Model 14/141 (and 8/81) Question
Replies: 4
Views: 5390

Re: Model 14/141 (and 8/81) Question

The following is a copy of a post from a man who knows much more about the Remington Model 14 than most people I know of. He posts under the user name "nambujim" on the Remington Society of America forums: Countless years back I acquired a Model 141, I quickly rid myself of it in favor of ...
by Douglas Reid
Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:38 am
Forum: Other Remingtons'
Topic: Remington 14: brass "cartridge head" on the receiver --> ???
Replies: 5
Views: 6227

Re: Remington 14: brass "cartridge head" on the receiver -->

It is a common misconception that the brass piece on the left side of the Model 14 is a cartridge head. It is not. It is actually a filler piece that is there to fill a hole drilled int he side of the receiver to facilitate the manufacture/machining of the receiver. The very earliest ones were insta...