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Hi Charles, I'd recommend doing a search on our forums. Lots of how-to posts for making your own.

Looking at examples of Model 8's across 4 decades its easy to see a world of variation in buttstock configurations. From grip style but to butt plates. Top that off with the option of custom stocks w/ longer lengths of pull or modified drop. Adding to this is that the majority of Model 8 stocks have...

Hi Hibby, when you say "fluted" are you referring to the the cuts at the peak of the comb?

During rearward movement, the bolt carrier & connecting link are compressing an action spring inside a tube. My suggestion would be to disassemble and inspect those items.

a thumper on both ends!

Welcome! 300Sav is my fav hunting cartridge in the 8/81 platform. You're starting off with a heavy hitter!

Anyone tried these yet??

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These pictures tell me your new-to-you frankengun was a labor of love for someone previously. Thanks for sharing all these photos, as I scrolled through them my interest and excitement grew. Having seen a lot of 8's and 81's its been a while since one really paused me like that. I took a quick look ...

Thanks for the photo...y'all have done great work to preserve these wood sets. Nice!

rcranch found a Model 8 Police magazine to go with his Special Police rifle....

No common.

Love the Ohio BAR's! Super cool.

But, like you, I tend to think long-recoil 8's and 81's are even cooler

Welcome! I'm sure you'll soon find the 8/81 you're looking for!

Cam - any info on these hard rubber butt plates, dates of use, etc.?

The hard rubber (vulcanite) butt plates were used from the beginning of production to at least during WWI...maybe longer. Steel butt plates were mixed in there too but the earliest guns all have the hard rubber plates.

Hi cantgrowup, although I don't reload ammo I do recall a discussion on these forums years back about other shooters having issues with split necks using Grafs brass. You may search the forums for that.

Mark Novak is the gunsmith behind C & R Arsenal and shows his technique on 8/81 barrel disassembly/reassembly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr6Hg7SLC10

Welcome!! I lived a few years in Norman. Ok is beautiful.

Dad's selling a few things, here's a new old stock Model 81 forearm in the original Remington/Dupont packaging. Feel free to share the link with anyone that might be interested. Details: Flat-side forearm found on Model 81's from 1940-1950. BEAUTIFUL! Never been on a rifle. http://ebay.us/pQB9pB?cmp...

I would rule out this being the product of your factory repair code. It's just not in line with period Remington repair work.

But I also don't know the reasoning behind this

Never used that product before, but wow your rifles look beautiful! A lot of history on that table!

You're off to a great start rcranch! If you can acquire an original 15 round magazine, you've got a $5000-7000+ rifle on your hands. Although this rifle is indeed in the LA County serial number database, I had never seen photos of it before so THANK YOU! Although LA County purchased 199 of the Remin...

Thanks for sharing the stories & photos Hibby! Great bucks

It's a shame about the regulation since the Model 8/81 were historically used around your kinda woods! Great alternative choices you've got there though

It's possible the seller saw one of the inspector/fitter stamps of "F" on the bottom of the rifle and assumed that meant "F" grade. Have come across that misconception several times.

he's back! Welcome back!

An Okie with a springpole! (I lived in Norman for a few years). Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!

a pair of springpole beauties!

We love pictures! Welcome!!!

We all LOVE us some Jack posts, pictures, and comments!!!

the one that started it all...

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Merry Christmas from the GREAT MODEL 8!! This makes 11+ years we've been going, so thank all of you who participate and bring so much insight to our forums. Enjoy our doctored "A Christmas Story" pictures from over the years....forget Red Ryder, get that boy a Remington built "springpole" NOW!! And ...

just WOW on that sell price!

correct. Especially if the original tang screw is present and the tang blueing is not outlined from where a peep once was.

Date codes were not present on rifles prior to 1921. So...

If yours is indeed stamped "PN" then your rifle was manufactured June, 1922. And subsequently repaired on the date you indicated via the repair code.

When present always date the rifles via the date code.

This is out of my father's collection. We are planning on selling it soon.

I would say from the very beginning, at least evidence would support Remington's intention there. This by the pre-drilled & tapped tang screw found on the very earliest of rifles from 1906. Peeps were always factory options.

You don't see this very often. A brand new, old stock, never-been-on-a-rifle Remington Model 81 forearm. With original Remington packaging!

I don't know the year of mfg, but sometime between 1940-1950.

What do y'all think?

2550fps is pretty smokin out of an 8/81. Look at the 87gr for the 25Rem, hot rod @ 2700fps!

I'd love to know a FPS on that round!

my little girl made good selection on head wear! Classic Model 8 & 81 hat!

When they're shooting right...nothing is sweeter than a "quarter bore springpole"!

To keep this thread going with some more 300 Savage love...here's a hunt I posted years back using my preferred 81 hunting rifle.

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OK, probably be a meeting in the dark of night to get rid of me, advise Cam "Get rid of that guy, he's a trouble maker", haha Rifleman no worries that's not going to happen! I appreciate your post and sympathize with many of your statements. I've moderated this website as a whole for 10 years and h...

It is my understanding that the rear sights were marked with the rifle's corresponding serial number

the earliest Model 8's had NO side springs.

That's one unique modification! Never seen another one like it.

Great to have you back! Look forward to seeing the new-to-you rifle!

That's a super find. I cross checked our database of lowest existing serial numbers and yours is now the earliest! Previously #21 & 24 we had on file. So congrats

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