thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com

chas1949

Thank you for confirming my thoughts and on this rifle.
I did share my concerns with the seller and suggested he visit the Great Model 8 site to view a F grade M8.
I got no response.

chas1949

Can someone with more knowledge them myself comment on the M8 F grade currently for sale on Gun Broker.
To me it appears to be a standard A grade with the checkered stock that was available from the Remington at the time with no engraving at all.

chas1949

Been hunting white tails in upstate NY since I was 11/12 years old with my dad and grandad. Always carried a M8 35 just like they did. 55 plus years. Back then Rem 200 and 220 grain were available, now only 150 or 180 grain can be found around my home if any at all. I contacted Remington a couple ye...

chas1949

Would like to buy FBI front sight for M8

chas1949

There appears to be a pre model 8 on Gun Broker listed as a M81 300 Sav. A curious thing is that there are no side springs on either side of mag and no holes in mag on either side to locate the springs. We're there early M8s produced without the side spring. GB link https://www.gunbroker.com/item/87...

chas1949

Just because in case no one mentioned it, another member here is making new barrel nuts and washers. He must have thread size info you need.

chas1949

Recently purchased a very nice 1943 military riot 12 ga, matching #s plain receiver and furniture, 20" barrel with flat military finish. The only issue I have is that someone sanded down the ordinance mark and the FJA inspectors mark on the stock. If anyone here knows where I might find another butt...

chas1949

Scrap bin, us your replacement. Safety first

chas1949

Are round knob model 8s found in all calibers?

chas1949

Want to buy a m8/m81 safety lever screw

chas1949

Wisner's gun parts $20.00

chas1949

Has anyone attempted to take a Kreiger mag and extend it to 10 rounds by adding on bottom using section of a regular m81 mag and section of mag spring?

chas1949

Never saw one that was riveted. Very small spot welds on any I have seen.
Wisner's still has them for sale, $20.

chas1949

Not sure on this one as my tang sights are Marbles but I believe the lever on side is to lock sight in down position when not using. There is a flat on one side to hold with a wrench and two holes on other end for a snake eye spanner bit. I believe this is how you adjust tension on spring that puts ...

chas1949

This does not include recoil spring case or buffer spring. Was not in pics so I asked. Response was you get what you see.

chas1949

Possibly the little nub on the inside of the washer is not fitting tight enough in grove. If you had access to a tig or mig welder you could very easily put a little weld on it then file to fit. Mig or tig would do this without over heating washer. Looking at what little thread is damaged I think yo...

chas1949

Or a fine toothed barrel nut. I believe Bob's gun parts might be able to help you. There is a nut,washer and bushing on EBay but priced way to much.

chas1949

I have 25teeth on coarse ones and 50 on fine ones. The fine barrel nut is 1.02 +_ long while coarse ones I have are 1.25 and 1.0 +_ long. After looking again at picture I believe the nut may have forced the bump on the washer back on the threads when removed at some point. With fine notches on washe...

chas1949

Another possibility is nut way over tightened at some point. The washer appears to have fine notches is the nut the same. There were coarse and fine of both nut and washer

chas1949

washer dims
35/300, ID .6135
25,.30,.32 ID .5520

35/300 .0615 larger

chas1949

Is it possible that it was put together with a 35/300 washer that has a larger ID

chas1949

I agree only to the point that the load needs to provide enough energy to recoil barrel/ bolt carrier far enough to lock carrier back and let the barrel separate from carrier. Extraction and ejection occurs when bolt is static and casing is out of the chamber when barrel returns to battery. There is...

chas1949

I believe you are mistaken. when fired ejection of spent case takes place when the bolt carrier has traveled fully to the rear and been locked back til the barrel has moved back forward. Ejection takes place after the barrel is forward enough to be free of spent round. Bolt carrier is not released t...

chas1949

I would suggest anemic hand loads had nothing to do with ur issues. 70 years old now and been dragging a model 8 around northern NY woods since I was 14. Back then with my dad and grand dad who also carried M8s. At the end of the day we always unloaded running the mag dry by running the action by ha...

chas1949

I have read this post several times and finally realized no one has mentioned that the front top edge on the mag have a small dimple bent in slightly on both sides. This requires that the follower be tipped slightly to one side to get it to fit down into the mag. Once flat on top of the mag spring i...

chas1949

Too rich for my blood. Mine are all shooters these are gun safe queens for sure....

chas1949

First off you must take a common sense approach here. The rifle was together and functional before you disassembled to clean and service, so did you do anything that would affect reassembly of the butt stock to the receiver such as remove and reinstall the action spring tube? If not then butt stock ...

chas1949

Since you state one round at a time loaded by hand functions fine may I also suggest that you check out the magazine. If the top round is being released before being stripped from mag by the bolt this could interfere with proper extraction and ejection. Load 3 rounds into the mag and depress all the...

chas1949

Zoro tools or Amazon, search EasyPower #16 spanner bit

chas1949

This is what I found to R/R operating handle bushings. It is an EasyPower # 16 spanner bit. Also comes as a spanner driver (like screw driver). Fits tight in the holes in bushing and has worked very well for me. Lightly clamp op handle in soft jaw vise, tap bit into holes and use 1/4 drive ratchet t...

chas1949

Some times you have to work on the magazine a bit. Sounds like the round in the mag is pushed out before barrel has returned to battery and released the bolt carrier. Try gently bending the mag lips in a bit to hold round down. Make sure side springs are installed correctly also.

chas1949

Make sure the magazine spring is installed correctly, make sure open side of spring faces to the rear of magazine...

chas1949

Glad I could help

chas1949

Make sure front screw on bottom tang is tight, this secures the main spring (hammer) and trigger spring. If loose the hammer will not have enough energy when striking firing pin.

Also does firing pin move freely in the bolt carrier and is not broken?

chas1949

here is a method I have used a couple of times to remove barrel jacket bushings that were rusted and could not be removed. This will however ruin the bushing. Take a large pair of vise grips and clamp on the bushing at the notched ring as tight as possible. This will deflect the bushing enough for p...

chas1949

Looks like barrel bushing has been cross threaded in.

chas1949

I have two of these sights and there is no click when adjusting however there is a noticeable detent felt when turning adj scews. Be sure to loosen lock screws before attempting to adj windage or elevation.

chas1949

Check the link and make sure it installed in bolt with the rounded corner facing up so no possibility of it binding when bolt is all the way back. Also check magazine indicator as that is what keeps bolt open after last round is fired.

chas1949

Has anyone run across a M8 or M81 with this type front sight.
This one happens to be on a 1911 pre M8 in 30-30 Rem. Barrel jacket is typical 1902 patent. I have had this rifle for some time now and decided to check it out.

: M8 front sight.jpg (267.83 KiB) Viewed 1766 times

chas1949

The same M81 I talked about with the screw not being tight also had scope mount screw holes. Plug screws short enough not to bind when flush with outside of receiver are non existent. So I drilled and tapped a hole for #8-40 thread in a piece of scrap .060 thick sheet steel. Run the plug screws in s...

chas1949

Had a similar thing happen with a M81 I bought. Some rounds fire some wouldn't. Found that who ever had it before me must have had it apart and did not tighten the main spring/trigger spring screw completely on reassembly. This caused light hammer strike on firing pin. After tightening screw all was...

chas1949

10" L
29 coils
.750 - Dia.
.055-.060 wire dia. depending where measured.

had a 35 barrel apart so I checked.

Hope this helps

chas1949

found one, Wisners gun parts

chas1949

Per the Lee loading book the rim dia. of a .35 case is .460 while the 300 Sav is .473. I have checked the bolt face dimensions on a 300 bolt which was .4755 and the .35 Rem was .463. Numrick Arms also lists the .35 bolt and 300 bolt with different part numbers. I personally would stick to the correc...

chas1949

I will try to explain with info I have read. When the rifle is in "battery" the barrel is forward and bolt carrier forward with bolt locked into barrel extension. When fired the barrel and bolt carrier recoil as one until fully rearward. The barrel then is pulled back into the barrel shroud by the r...

chas1949

Thank you for the info...

chas1949

When did these appear on these rifles? Was it early pre M8s or later rifles. I recently acquired a nice M81 with this style lever. Could this be OEM?

chas1949

found one.

chas1949

Found new mag springs at Wisners gun parts. $20.00

chas1949

Need the screw trigger plate to stock M81.

thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com

The only place on the web, dedicated to these great rifles!

Search found 87 matches