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Update. I attended a family reunion in 2019 and told a family member I got the model 8 rifle from my aunt and they told me someone stuck the rifle in the ground while hunting and got dirt in the barrel and it blew up on the next fire. They sent it to Remington and they put on the new barrel and othe...

I was able to fire a few rounds through the rifle today. The first couple pulls of the trigger and it was real slow to fire. The hammer hung up a little when the trigger was released. After two or three rounds it acted normal. Good shooter, I have to get used to the peep sight. I made some of my own...

I have tested a few round through the gun and it looked like it was closing and operating properly, but I will check again. I might take the action out again and check fit. Thanks for the help. I like reading through all the information in all the posts.

Scott

Great info. So you think the barrel swap was probably done by remington? Do you think this gun is worth $400?
I can't wait to shoot it. Saturday morning the outdoor range was closed for repairs, so I will have to wait a couple more weeks.
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Scott

Here is a couple more pictures of the reciever and the date stamp on the barrel.
This is my deceased uncles gun and I was planning on giving my aunt $400 for the gun.
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Scott

Does that hurts the value alot?
About how old do you think the back end is?
I plan on shooting this soon, is there a certain brand of ammo that works better in these?
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Scott

This is the only one I have. It's the top of the barrel. Thanks for the help. The reciever has no markings on the side, and a J with a circle around it and the number 366 on the under side.
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Scott

I bought a 300 savage today so I assume it has to be an 81. The date code in the barrel is BK3. So it was made in 1941. The fore stock is the beaver tale and the rear is not the pistol type. The only serial or markings us under reciever and it says J 366.
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Scott