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MTModel8, it's always nice to hear someone like you taking care to keep the rifle as close to original as possible, instead of sanding the wood down dramatically. Sounds like the rifle found a good owner! I appreciate the kind words. At the most, I might someday put a recoil pad on the stock, for a...

Bit of an update. Finally got the chance to take the stock off. At this point, I have to assume that sometime in the past, the entire buttstock got soaked (which explains why the old finish was peeling as badly as it was). The bolt spring tube was covered with fine rust, inside and out. Got it all c...

You may indeed have some internal rust buildup that is most likely the bolt spring carrier tailpiece and possibly upper and lower tang. Assured that you have the correct bolt removed (there is only one) proceed as suggested with the rubber mallet. If that doesn`t do it you can secure the buttstock ...

Apparently I've found the one part of my Model 8 that I can seem to figure out; how to remove the buttstock. I've taken out the proper screw in the bottom tang, and short of forgetting about another, I can't seem to get the stock to budge. I suspect there might be a bit of corrosion between the uppe...

Been lurking for a short while now, and decided to jump right in. Picked up my first Model 8 back in July of this year, made in 1927. .35 Remington, of course (big fan of the .35 caliber, well, everything). Don't have much for pics of it, yet, so I hope you gents don't mind one taken with the ol' iP...