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Yeah Rem, that was my feelings on it as well. I let my checkerer do what he wanted with it since it's not the original stock. He does better work if I give him free reign with design in my opinion.

Many of you saw my initial posts on this project, but if you'd like to compare from start to finish you can see the other post here http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=750 So, the checkering is complete and I think the gun is as restored as I'm going to make it....

Thanks for the kind words Sighthound. No, I'm not a professional sculptor or stock maker. I did intentionally change the lines on the stock just a bit. I changed them so that the lines of the gun flowed better... well, at least to my eye. Since it wasn't an original stock, I didn't think it would hu...

Amazing rifle! I've only seen two of the grade 6 guns, and neither were in as good condition as yours. Simply awesome gun!

Wes

Thanks for the offer, Jack. I don't have any plans on selling this stock. It's not a professional job, so you'd be better off buying a stock from a pro. I do have a question you folks might be able to help me with. The rear tang screw that pulls the tangs together and holds the stock on the rifle is...

Thanks for the kind words, Gents. It might be another 6 months, but when I get it checkered I'll post a few more pictures. That is assuming I don't botch the checkering job! I do have a question. As you can see in the before pictures, the gun had a peep site on it. I'm leaving the peep off and I pla...

A few months back, I posted my model 8 and asked for some help in identification. The kind patrons on these forums helped me grade my gun. As stated in the title, it's a grade 5 model 8 in .35 rem. When I inherited this gun, it the wood was in sad shape. A poor stock repair had been done years earli...

Thanks for the information guys. Especially Cam and Jack. Its nice to have people around who are willing to share their expertise!

~Wes

I would like to know more about is what I think is a 35 Rem Mod 8 grade 5. I'm unsure of the grade. I'd just like to get as much information about this gun as you can provide. I'd love to know when it was made, about how many were made in this grade, and what grade it really is. I guessed a grade 5 ...