I will put my name in the hat.
With that said, is there a minimum number that is required for the run? Is there a number that will drop the unit cost?
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- Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:38 pm
- Forum: For Sale or Trade
- Topic: New FN Style Barrel Tool
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1907
- Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:33 am
- Forum: For Sale or Trade
- Topic: newly mfg barrel nuts and washers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19520
Re: newly mfg barrel nuts and washers
I have not been in the site for ages, but if you are still taking orders I could use one set of each.
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:47 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Bolt carrier binding when it travels back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4430
Re: Bolt carrier binding when it travels back
If you are talking about the first picture, bolt is unlocked and there is now a gap between bolt and barrel extension. It is not as long as a round, but it is there.
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:08 am
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Bolt carrier binding when it travels back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4430
Re: Bolt carrier binding when it travels back
Thanks for the suggestion. I removed the action spring assembly, which was about 14in long unsprung; is that a proper length? There was some rusty dust on my fingers after handling it. The endcap (follower) that presses against the bolt carrier "rat tail" (using FAL terminology) does not l...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:12 am
- Forum: For Sale or Trade
- Topic: newly mfg barrel nuts and washers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19520
Re: newly mfg barrel nuts and washers
Well then, add me to the list.
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:05 am
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Bolt carrier binding when it travels back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4430
Bolt carrier binding when it travels back
I noticed if I pull the charging handle back, the bolt carrier gets stuck before reaching the end of travel. Short of covering with dykem and racking it a few times, what should I be looking for?
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:46 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: barrel head
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4385
Re: barrel head
Wow. I thought that it would come off like the one in an AR: once you remove all the remains of the old pin, the barrel can be twisted off with a large lever of arm. I was just looking at how the pin goes in the extension and it seems either you drill the barrel after everything is lined up or you w...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:48 am
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: Recoil Spring dimensions for Model 8 in .35 Rem
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8065
Re: Recoil Spring dimensions for Model 8 in .35 Rem
So I talked to the guy who made recoil springs for paratrooper FALs whether he would be interested in doing a run of recoil springs. I could post his reply here but the bottom line is they had to have 100 sets sold just to break even. In the Model 8/81 case, that would mean 100 per caliber.
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:34 am
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: barrel head
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4385
Re: barrel head
IMHO you might want to consider verifying the headspacing. I do not know if all barrels and barrel extensions were so perfectly made they were interchangeable with each other. I do know in an AR while the barrel + barrel extension *assembly* is usually headspaced against a standard bolt at any barre...
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:27 am
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: 7.62x39
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8698
Re: 7.62x39
Phyrbird, AFAIK printers that can do metal parts (sintering) are still a bit pricy. Of course what is pricy to me might be nothing to others. I know they use them in aeronautical industry but I do not know if they can produce load-bearing pieces. Good site for that is http://www.practicalmachinist.c...
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:13 am
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: 7.62x39
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8698
Re: 7.62x39
Er, not quite. The blue (supposed to be purple but hey, I am not colour blind but I sure am colour dumb :lol: ) one is the one I made/printed. As you can clearly see, it is an work in progress. But, as a first attempt, it ain't bad. The metal one is the one I used as reference to make the model the ...
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:18 am
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: 7.62x39
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8698
Re: 7.62x39
Slow progress
- Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:12 am
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Barrel jacket question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3320
Barrel jacket question
This is my spare barrel jacket (for the barrel project) and, is it me or it looks it was bent towards the front sight? BarrelJacket2_01.jpg BarrelJacket2_02.jpg BarrelJacket2_03.jpg I can swear I am seeing a bit of a bulge/dent forming around the first third of the front sight base and then going in...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:34 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9618
Re: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
Based on what I read about relining Mauser C96 pistols, how well done it will be really depend on the gunsmith. On the C96 case, it's barrel is 4" or longer and one of the main issues people have is the hole for the relining was not properly centered. The Model 8 barrel is a bit longer, but str...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:18 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Remington-branded ammo on sale at Natchez
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2988
Remington-branded ammo on sale at Natchez
35 Remington (only one I checked) at $22/box
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 1:19 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Firsy attempt: not enough lubing?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5239
Firsy attempt: not enough lubing?
So I took my Model 8 to the range yesterday. Ammo was a Remington-brand green box of 35 Remington in 200gr. As with all of my new 9to me firearms) I put one single round in magazine, pull bolt back, and let it go. And It did not want to close all the way: Remington_Model8_27.jpg Remington_Model8_28....
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:37 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9618
Re: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
Katieboots29 I finally got around to take pictures... just to remember I have some spare Yugo barrels doing nothing. So I took said pictures. Here are them side by side Remington_SKS_Barrels_01-sm.jpg I lined them up about where the barrel ends on the breech side; it looks like they are pretty close...
- Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:28 am
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Bolt rotation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3403
Bolt rotation
I was looking at the barrel in my Model 8 and could not figure out what makes the bolt rotate when it is about to lock itself against the barrel. Usually I would see some kind of groove in an angle that would grab the tabs and rotate the bolt, but I am not seeing that. Am I missing something?
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:19 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9618
Re: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
I do agree about matching the weight: if you need to match the barrel spring anyway might as well get close to a known quantity. What I think will be the hardest, unless you want to sacrifice a barrel (I would love to get a sewer pipe barrel to start with), is the area the bolt locks to. I need to t...
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:43 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Recoil springs?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5944
Re: Recoil springs?
If we can get enough people for a group buy, there are places which will make a run. I do not know how many Wolff Springs need to make a set, but there is a guy on falfiles who made the paratrooper recoil spring set for that rifle. All is needed is a good, not worn-out spring.
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9618
Re: 7.62x39......is the idea still alive & kicking?
Well, from my thread (http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5215) on the caliber and the thread you mentioned, you will need 1. The 35Remington/300Savage bolt because of the rim diameter 2. The 35Remington/300Savage recoil spring 3. To make a barrel. This IMHO is...
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Uncooperative follower
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3101
Re: Uncooperative follower
After posting I realized that's what the two top notches just ahead of the reinforcing grooves are. I mean, now I know what to look for, they arr quite obvious in the picture I posted.
So, just another newbie question. Carry on!
So, just another newbie question. Carry on!
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 3:06 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Uncooperative follower
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3101
Uncooperative follower
Stupid question: I have two magazines, thanks to chas1949. Remington_Model8_09-sm.jpg Just for the fun of it, I took the follower+spring of the which has both (un-numbered) and put them in the other one (with serial number on it). But it does not seem to lock itself in place. How is the follower kep...
- Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:28 am
- Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
- Topic: Stuck Bolt: pulled back too far?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3336
Stuck Bolt: pulled back too far?
So I reassembled my Model 8, at least the non-barrel side of the business. I felt the bolt was dragging a bit so I lubed its outside before sliding it in. I cycled it a bit carefully since I found some of the parts wanted to fall off if the trigger housing (lower receiver for the AR crowd :lol: ) wa...
- Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:34 am
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: Recoil Pad Recommendation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3609
Re: Recoil Pad Recommendation
If you are willing to settle for a slip-on pad, check out the MAS 36 ones. They come in two sizes ~1" and ~2" thick.
Here is a picture of the MAS 36 2" thick one:
Here is a picture of the MAS 36 2" thick one:
- Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:48 am
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: 7.62x39
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8698
Re: 7.62x39
Interesting: I tried to put a 7.62x39 round in the bolt and it acted like it was a bit too fat for it. But this is supposed to be a 35 remington bolt, which according to my little table has larger base/rim diameter than the x39.
I feel rather confused.
I feel rather confused.
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:26 am
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: 7.62x39
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8698
Re: 7.62x39
I was looking at some numbers for those cartridges: 30-30 | 30Rem | 7.62x39 vs 32Rem vs 35 Rem Pressure, CIP Kpsi 51.5 Pressure, SAAMI Kpsi 42 38 45 36 33.5 OAL in ??? 2.525 2.205 2.54 2.525 Base Diameter, in 0.422 0.422 0.447 0.418 0.460 Bullet diameter, in 0.308 0.308 0.312 0.321 0.358 If the 30-3...
- Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Great Model 81 'Woodsmaster'
- Topic: 81 in .300 Savage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9873
Re: 81 in .300 Savage
Well, if you bump into those scoped tomato stakes, there is a can of beans here with your name on it.Bandersnatch wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:48 am Heck, yeah, you made out on that deal. I wouldn't give an old can of beans for one of those Russian tomato stakes.
- Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:20 pm
- Forum: Wanted to buy
- Topic: NEED A Barrel Lock Screw!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3963
Re: NEED A Barrel Lock Screw!
By that do you mean the nut that goes on the front or the screw thingie with the lever to tighten the assembly down?
- Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:46 pm
- Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
- Topic: 7.62x39
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8698
7.62x39
More as a mental exercise than suggesting it to be done, and ignoring barrel issues for now: would 7.62x39 be a good modern caliber for the 8/81? My argument: Similar to 30-30 in many ways Plenty around though brass casing is not found at Wal Mart Bullet diameter in the 30-32cal range Maybe even the...