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Got the magazine fixed for $42.50. Holds 5 now and cycles every time. I guess we all hear of people giving testimonials to fine accuracy and wonder if they are being straight up. Well, it's not bragging to hit 8 inch steel plated at 100 yds and I'm telling you that it's hard to miss those plates wit...

So far, I've had a great time with this rifle. I did learn that loading the 5th round in the magazine will stick the follower to the floor of the magazine. I have a gunsmith friend that thinks he can fix that. Rifle, for me, does not group really well on paper @ 100', but about as good as you'd expe...

My Model 8 is in my hands at last. Wood is not original, nor buttplate , nor barrel shroud and perhaps barrel. Wood finish and reblue best I've seen. Rifle shoots to point of aim with 3 inch groups @ 100 yds. Only glitch so far is that the barrel follows the action back when manually cocking after d...

I just purchased s/n 11921 manufactured in1908. It's 30 Remington. Seller says he's been told plastic buttplate is not standard on Mod #8, nor is straight forearm as they are schanable (sp?) forearms and that it must belong to an #81. This is an early model that was made before they decided to name ...