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11E2B375-D032-41D8-94BC-BE83FE072F41.jpeg I wanted to share these 2 photos with the group that I found online today. There’s only a location given for each, no name of the hunters, no article or backstory. Brief description- Approximately 1910-1920 this gentleman was in the Wairarapa “south eastern...

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What a BUCK! Thanks for sharing the pictures and experience.

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It's a shame that common sense isn't used when they try to come up with regulations and the like. I wonder if they will use certain features "collapsible butt, pistol grip, flash suppressor" of the rifle like Minnesota does or had done. Disclaimer- I'm not a Minnesota resident, what I said...

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Can't help on that one. I have only seen the Model 14 and one other rifle "can't remember at the moment" that used the dial elevator.

Cool score!

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Welcome to the board Richard. Owning one isn't a requirement, you're certainly welcome.

Classic walnut and steel are hard to beat. Do some research and figure what caliber & other details fit your bill and budget.

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welcome to the forum!

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Sweet looking FN, great work done all around! Good job networking and sourcing what was needed in getting it back to dual sight shooting status.

I keep perusing the 1900 section here and there waiting for the day I can find the right one to make my own.

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Very cool shotgun! I have one in the same configuration myself, it's a Montgomery Wards Western field 16 gauge with the same safety. At one point I had 2 12's, a 16 and a 20. I sold all but the 16. All were monty's, the one 12 and 20 were tang safety. An old coworker had a early Stevens 520 that I s...

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Howdy Tony. I'm glad to hear the bolt worked out, it never hurts having a spare firing pin. Regarding the magazine. Can see that it currently strays to the left, getting it back to straight is the goal. I've personally never had to mess with the body itself. Study opening measurements from both &quo...

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Now Luke, if ya can get some brass,powder, and primer behind those pretty 32’s and send them to me, I can make good use of them. 😛. Hah. I'd like to help ya but I'm pretty attached to them and the components at this time. :D Do you reload? I can push links your way if you need certain components &q...

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Good morning. Here's a couple oldies. There was 149 between both boxes. I moved the contents to a different box so their condition wouldn't get any worse. I tried doing some looking but can't come up with a good estimate on the timeline these bullets were made. I can only assume around the 40's, may...

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Welcome to the forum.

You have some good ol' firepower on tap with those two!

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Mr. Taylor Keep your positive outlook. You're the high bidder on a rare C grade Model 8. The way the sight is mounted. It's no further back than a tang mounted peep, like the Lyman/Marbles "to the effect of striking the shooter". Regarding the position. I feel it's in a cleaner spot "...

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There was a neglected D grade that just passed through auction. I imigine/hope the new owner will give it some long overdue TLC. As one other member commented before, i try to be a steward of the ol' springpoles. Circumstances such as condition and availability of parts dictate whether the job/rescu...

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Regarding sight placement. I have a D grade that i can only assume sports factory ordered sights. It has the Lyman 41 just like the one John is bidding on and it's in the exact same position. On my engraved 8 i have an idea that perhaps they wanted to showcase as much of the engraving as possible an...

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Hello John. I'm not as well seasoned as some members here, but here's my opinion. I don't believe that there is a problem "in general" with how an 8/81 is put together that has this issue. I feel that the extractor groove is so thin and close to the top edge of the carrier that if the meta...

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Hello Tony. The picture showing the bottom of the barrel shrouds. That screw was introduced during 1920's "approximately". It was so you could mount a stud or loop for a sling attachment. The picture showing the top of the the bolt carrier. The one on the right is showing a defect that hap...

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Certainly correct about the top tang rifles being extra rare. I have seen less than what it takes to count on one hand available for purchase since I've been looking. I have 1 top tang pistol gripped 8 and the numbers on the butt don't match up either. I believe it to have a stock set made by CBR. E...

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What a good looking pair of autoloaders!

Nice job managing the photo sizing. I still struggle with it at times.

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It's seldom you see the C grades pop up for sale. That one sure has some nice figure on the wood! The Lyman sight classes it up a bit. Luckily it still retains the arrow for the graduation marks, I've seen more without than with. I asked the seller for a better picture of the bolt carrier, regarding...

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Wow, that is a fine example Mr. Taylor. That’s the best/most photos grouped together of an engraved slide action Remington that I’ve seen.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you. The 14 has seen some use and the 141 is in nicer shape.

Yes, Nambujim. I have visted the Remington Society forum and learned quite a bit from some of his posts.

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Nice rifle! It’s not easy to find them in such condition. I'd like to see the D grade. I really like these guns. I have a 14 & 141 in 35 REM. From some of the reading I’ve done, the 14’s “certain serial # range” can be quite tricky to source parts to fix. I did a full tear down and clean up &quo...

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From what I've read. Only tell tale signs a gun isn't original caliber would be a first year production autoloading rifle " model 8" being anything other than 35 remington. Another non-factory example would be any model 81 from the years 36-39 chambered in 300 savagre, they didn't produce ...

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I hesitated to reply thinking there may have been more replies. I feel Canuck gave a solid assessment. 8 & 81 -Condition is king “of course”, the 35 and 25 bring a bigger premium in general. The remaining 3 calibers can sell for good money but condition must be good otherwise they can be slow to...

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Good job finding out what you have so far. It's really nice knowing some of the history of a rifle.

The wood on that gun is exceptional.

Look forward to hearing more from you on the forum.

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MinnesotaDan

It went for $5524.99

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/936218500

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Howdy.

Was wondering if anyone saw the "non engraved" Model 8 with what appeared to be Premier grade checkering and wood. It went for ROCKEFELLER money " you'll get the pun if you saw the auction

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WOW

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Very cool rifle.

Good luck with the sale!

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This is the most repair codes that I've seen present on an 8/81.

My eyes count 4 repair codes above the d.o.m code.

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Hcompton79 wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 9:08 pm My comment was referring to the spring case itself, not the recoil spring

Oops, I did mean to type spring case.

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Looking at the photos of your spring case, it looks like the failure area is crystalline in nature with voids visible. This would be a metallurgical issue in manufacturing, either the quality of steel used or the heat treatment. I expect it had no external evidence of this, or it would have been cu...

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thank to rifleman and Hcompton79 for the informitive reply! i looked through my records and found that the spares i have were from a 300 savage. Recoil spring length- 10 7/8 o.d- 3/4 i.d-5/8 Action spring length- 13 1/8 o.d- 3/8 i.d- 1/4 Some measurements weren't exact but within 10-20 thousandths, ...

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Hello fellow enthusiasts. Is there any info out there on what is the standard "good" length of either of these springs? My only spare example of a recoil spring is 10 7/8 inches, the spring in the barrel assembly of my 35 rem that i recently had to replace a recoil spring case was approxim...

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Everyone likes photos.

Here's the gun before install, prepped and waiting.

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updated situation report- Received the replacement shortly before 7pm 'easterm time". Grabbed a takeout pizza from a non-chain shop. I ate one slice after i got home and did some clean up on the new to me recoil spring case. Took my time getting the barreled assembly put together and took it to...

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Luke That's the first one of those I've ever seen fail... Only thing I can imagine is age & lots of rounds causing fatigue. Good find, wondering how you got it apart with the barrel stuck back. I had the same thing happen with a A5, it went boing at the wrong time, I had a cut that took 2 weeks...

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This guy had the same problem. I'm not the only one.hah http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5661&p=21669&hilit=recoil+spring&sid=e13a5abcdf1d7a5c730939c89aa11ab6#p21669 I found this while trying to see if there was any standard measurements on the re...

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Yes MinnesotaDan- that's a possibility of the barrel sticking to the rear. My circumstance- The barrel stuck to the rear due to broken bits preventing foreward movement of the recoil spring case. All I can guess is fatigue causing the issue even though the front lip is not really a load bearing part...

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Shooting up the rest of a box of 35 REM PMC 200 grain ammo last night i had a malfunction. The barrel stuck back after 6-7 shots. I brought it to the table and started tinkering. To my surprise I had a recoil spring case failure. The barrel shroud on this gun hasn't been apart in two years, the ammo...

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Looks good.

Tempting, I only own one 25 Rem and it was refinished "professionally". I believe it has a CBR stock set.

Trigger guard serial # matches the gun? Does the barrel assembly have the serial number?

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Someone out there is a proud new owner of an early model. This example looked like it was in very nice condition. It was sold yesterday. I wonder if the high bidder was a forum member.

I think that would make just over 30 known, unless this one was already in the registry.

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Neat video.

Thanks for sharing.

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I laid eyes and hands on my first Model 8 at a gun show a few years back. The gentleman behind the table was a nice ol’ fella, we bantered before we met on a price. It won’t win beauty contests but it sure ain’t an ugly one. This 35 REM Model 8 is one of/if not my strongest shooters. I have utmost c...

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Best of luck on getting it back into service.

Hope to hear good news soon.

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I'm sorry to hear you're still having issue with the 1900. Is the whole gun a matching #'s gun? The barrel is original? Does it appear that any modification has been done to any of the parts while it was apart? No gouges, sharp edges or deformation to the of the receiver ? I can't brainstorm via the...

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Your gun sold for good money.

I got to see the final bids. I'm sure it's going into good hands.

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Hope they get better soon. There's always next year for the show. I'm not sure if I'll ever get to go to the Tulsa show due to my geographic location. I did some video searching on youtube, I guess it's to be the largest of the gun shows I'll be up by the New York border "Pennsylvania side"...

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My first 30 Remington chambered Model 8 has always made me wonder the story behind it. I have my own conclusions but can't be sure if I'm correct or not. It's serial # is 60,xxx, the wood fit, blue contrast and serial numbers all match up. Where it gets odd is the roll stamping on the barrel shroud....

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I really like the game scenes!

It’s definitely a wild one.

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