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by 81police
Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:50 am
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: New Member
Replies: 9
Views: 1434

Re: New Member

There is only 1 FN we have on file in South Africa, #1111 which was painted black and is in poor condition. I'm curious to know more about yours.
by 81police
Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:47 am
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: New Member
Replies: 9
Views: 1434

Re: New Member

Hi Carl, thanks for the post. I'm very curious and eager to see photos of your FN and serial number to see if it's in our worldwide database. Here are some helpful links, one with disassembly videos and another with manuals and troubleshooting guides & schematics... https://thegreatmodel8.reming...
by 81police
Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: Greetings from Kalifornia
Replies: 1
Views: 675

Re: Greetings from Kalifornia

That's like finding $150-250 in the stock, but even better. Great catch! And welcome!!!!!
by 81police
Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Special Firearm
Replies: 54
Views: 62628

Re: Special Firearm

Great clarification Jack. It makes sense what was going on with what you showed. Still again, this rifle has an incredible history and is truly a one-of-a-kind. It's certainly the most elaborate FN 1900 I've ever seen.
by 81police
Tue Mar 28, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: My first FN 1900 "somewhat modified by Bubba"
Replies: 25
Views: 6203

Re: My first FN 1900 "somewhat modified by Bubba"

Isn't it crazy how fixing the bolt handle literally changes the look of the entire gun?! It looks SO much better. Kudos to Jack and your machinist. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by 81police
Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:01 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: My first FN 1900 "somewhat modified by Bubba"
Replies: 25
Views: 6203

Re: My first FN 1900 "somewhat modified by Bubba"

So glad a forum member ended up with this! Congrats! Hey...any FN is a treasure and that one has so much character. If it could talk!

When it originally sold via Amoskeag in 2017 the scope mount was marked "J.ALBRECHT/DETMOLD". Never heard of that one :D
by 81police
Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Amorer’s mat
Replies: 6
Views: 1394

Re: Amorer’s mat

I have not, but would LOVE one!
by 81police
Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: Long Recoil Stayin' Alive?
Replies: 3
Views: 1114

Long Recoil Stayin' Alive?

An AR10 style rifle but utilizing long recoil for reduced recoil. Say it ain't so! "we call it modern long recoil because if you take some of Browning's old designs and you evolve them into our century, this is what you would end up with" - Olympus Arms, Helena, MT https://www.youtube.com/...
by 81police
Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: Happy new year
Replies: 3
Views: 970

Re: Happy new year

Couldn't have said it better Roger! Happy New Year and love seeing your posts when you have time to post :D
by 81police
Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: Pics of your 8/81's
Topic: Kreiger Conversion
Replies: 13
Views: 3725

Re: Kreiger Conversion

Gorgeous, clean, Krieger! I love this one! Great find!!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by 81police
Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:19 pm
Forum: The Great Model 81 'Woodsmaster'
Topic: “LASD?” 81 Police 81 WITHOUT Markings?
Replies: 2
Views: 695

Re: “LASD?” 81 Police 81 WITHOUT Markings?

Yes the gun has been refinished. And yes, it's 100% a legit LASO Special Police 81.
by 81police
Thu Dec 22, 2022 10:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!
Replies: 7
Views: 2239

Re: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!

I enjoy making the photos. Thank y'all for the posts and participation. Merry Christmas!
by 81police
Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: Pics of your 8/81's
Topic: Good, basic Model 8, .30 Remington
Replies: 3
Views: 1370

Re: Good, basic Model 8, .30 Remington

She's a beaut!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by 81police
Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:25 pm
Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
Topic: Model 81 on GB
Replies: 8
Views: 1351

Re: Model 81 on GB

Definitely some "franken-guning" going on there. For one, practically every screw head and pin are boogered. The wear of the trigger plate and magazine are drastically different. The forearm, stock, and trigger plate are all obviously Model 8 items.
by 81police
Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:30 am
Forum: Just Hunting
Topic: one from Minnesota
Replies: 6
Views: 10745

Re: one from Minnesota

last one
by 81police
Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:29 am
Forum: Just Hunting
Topic: one from Minnesota
Replies: 6
Views: 10745

Re: one from Minnesota

a grey ghost with open sights :mrgreen: A feather in the hat right there! Nice job. Thanks for sharing yalls hunting story. About 10 years ago my dad was lion hunting in AZ and him and the guide came across the below Coues dead. It had a puncture wound in its skull, which they estimated to be a lion...
by 81police
Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Trying not to wet my pants ..
Replies: 2
Views: 902

Re: Trying not to wet my pants ..

I mean you know we gotta see photos of the new springpole. Feed the masses!
by 81police
Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!
Replies: 7
Views: 2239

Re: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!

the originals...
by 81police
Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!
Replies: 7
Views: 2239

Re: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!

few more...
by 81police
Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!
Replies: 7
Views: 2239

Re: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!

few more...
by 81police
Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!
Replies: 7
Views: 2239

Merry Model 8 Christmas 2022 !!

Here's an early Merry Christmas from the GREAT MODEL 8!! This makes 13+ years, so thank all of you who participate and bring so much insight to our forums. There is no other place on the internet with as much knowledgeable members and free information on these great rifles. Enjoy our home-grown doct...
by 81police
Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:45 am
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: Odd Remington Model 8 in .25
Replies: 5
Views: 1511

Re: Odd Remington Model 8 in .25

SUPER late serial number, very cool. When was your rifle actually manufactured? No way to know definitively since it doesn't have a date code. Keep in mind the oddity with serial numbers and date codes. Receivers were made and serialized, however, they could sit for months or years even before being...
by 81police
Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:27 am
Forum: Wanted to buy
Topic: Model 81 Mag assembly
Replies: 1
Views: 907

Re: Model 81 Mag assembly

If no one shows up here, keep your eyes out on ebay and gunbroker. They turn up occasionally.
by 81police
Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: Howdy from Texas
Replies: 2
Views: 812

Re: Howdy from Texas

Welcome, from a fellow Texan!
by 81police
Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: New Member
Replies: 3
Views: 899

Re: New Member

Welcome to the sickness!
by 81police
Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:33 pm
Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
Topic: 25-35 R stamping?
Replies: 4
Views: 1212

Re: 25-35 R stamping?

Ok, that would be roll stamped on the barrel extension. That was faded out around 1910 with some outlying examples in subsequent years.
by 81police
Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:58 am
Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
Topic: .25 Rem Police Rifle?
Replies: 1
Views: 792

Re: .25 Rem Police Rifle?

There are no verified 25Rem Police 8 or 81's nor are there any references to them in POEC or Remington historical literature. 30Rem or 35Rem were the choices. We do have a photos of the modified trigger plates and receiver internals of both a POEC 8 and a Special Police 81 in the below article... ht...
by 81police
Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: Q & A about the 8/81
Topic: 25-35 R stamping?
Replies: 4
Views: 1212

Re: 25-35 R stamping?

Great question. The "25-35 Remington" nomenclature didn't last long. Since changes on these rifles are nearly all transitional, you don't see many guns marked 25-35 after 1910, but there are some exceptions. However, if you're talking about early guns with caliber markings hand engraved on...
by 81police
Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Picture attachments ??
Replies: 8
Views: 1307

Re: Picture attachments ??

The forum is set with a maximum number of megabytes via attachments (quota). I simply bumped that number up higher.
by 81police
Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: The Great Model 8
Topic: Remington mod 8-D Grade new girl in town
Replies: 12
Views: 3446

Re: Remington mod 8-D Grade new girl in town

oh man I love all the pictures, thanks for posting them. That rifle is a beauty! She aged, she's been on trails, but still full of beauty.

It's got that "honest" wear look to it. And the wood! :shock: :shock:

Great Model 8 :D :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by 81police
Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: Picture attachments ??
Replies: 8
Views: 1307

Re: Picture attachments ??

I bumped up the board quota so you should be able to post now!
by 81police
Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:30 am
Forum: Pics of your 8/81's
Topic: My Grandfather's Model 8
Replies: 2
Views: 1236

Re: My Grandfather's Model 8

Welcome to the forums Heavymayoo! I'm sorry of your grandfather's passing. Sounds like he had great taste in firearms though I'm a little biased. You've got a fine inheritance, I bet taking it into the woods will bring back many memories!
by 81police
Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: Serial 97 Pre-Model 8
Replies: 15
Views: 2714

Re: Serial 97 Pre-Model 8

early "tear drop" style is the top one
by 81police
Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:36 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: Serial 97 Pre-Model 8
Replies: 15
Views: 2714

Re: Serial 97 Pre-Model 8

additionally, the safety lever is probably not original. All original early guns I've witnessed had "tear drop" safety levers.
by 81police
Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: Serial 97 Pre-Model 8
Replies: 15
Views: 2714

Re: Serial 97 Pre-Model 8

Congratulations your rifle is mentioned on several pages, and pictured, in John Henwood's The Great Model 8 book! Yes, your rifle was once owned by chief among 8/81 collectors, Bob Creamer. #97 is pictured on page 16 and 73... "this rifle has been fitted with a tang sight and, as shown below, a...
by 81police
Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:33 am
Forum: Just Hunting
Topic: one from Minnesota
Replies: 6
Views: 10745

Re: one from Minnesota

love the early style safety on that shotgun!
by 81police
Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:44 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: FN 1900 Rear Swivel
Replies: 2
Views: 886

Re: FN 1900 Rear Swivel

here you go...
by 81police
Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:33 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

This site is the "Tell All & Go To Place" for Remington Model 8's and 81's in my opinion and Cam is the "go to guy"! Wow, super kind words my dear friend. It's funny you say that because I have many "go to guys" myself and YOU and JACK are amongst the top of the li...
by 81police
Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:28 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

jack1653 wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:29 pm I don’t understand why he would ask that question when he knows that I will shoot anything
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: So TRUE! Nothing is beyond a trigger pull in the realm of Jack! I love it!
by 81police
Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:21 am
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: FN 1900 Patent
Replies: 4
Views: 1177

Re: FN 1900 Patent

please email them to me if possible,

cat9x@hotmail.com
by 81police
Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:06 am
Forum: General
Topic: Brownings early auto loaders
Replies: 4
Views: 1243

Re: Brownings early auto loaders

You've got a great voice for narration. Enjoyable video, thanks :D
by 81police
Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:02 am
Forum: Just Hunting
Topic: My 2018 Kansas buck
Replies: 4
Views: 1015

Re: My 2018 Kansas buck

Brute of a buck! Thank you for sharing these memories and grand deer.

I too have hunted using a 3x9x40 Trijicon for 10+ years! Awesome scope.
by 81police
Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:01 am
Forum: Pics of your 8/81's
Topic: Neat old Remington Poster from around 1919
Replies: 8
Views: 2188

Re: Neat old Remington Poster from around 1919

Yep, never seen this one myself either. Incredible!
by 81police
Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: FN 1900 Patent
Replies: 4
Views: 1177

Re: FN 1900 Patent

Hi, just found out about this forum. Recently acquired a 35 remington FN built rifle in really good condition. I was told to submit the serial number here for an FN database. Low number I gather, only 944. I will post some pics later. I live in Canada and not a lot of info available on these rifles...
by 81police
Mon Oct 03, 2022 6:58 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

and 1st target...
by 81police
Mon Oct 03, 2022 6:58 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

A few pictures of Jack's latest setup...looking SLICK!!!
by 81police
Wed Sep 21, 2022 3:04 pm
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

I really like the leather scope covers. The question is now, is Jack planning on shooting it????
by 81police
Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

Jack, this project is very special. Getting a vintage, and super rare rifle, back to a near identical original configuration. I love the way it's mounted and the pre-war scope. That is a slick looking setup. The original owner must have been 1) wealthy, and 2) cherished this rifle. So glad it's in t...
by 81police
Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

more photos...
by 81police
Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: ~FN 1900 Rifle~
Topic: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted
Replies: 19
Views: 3039

Re: Scope For A FN 1900 Found And Mounted

more photos...