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He'll never be the same! Great story and great pictures

Great looking there Joe! And just as a follow up to what he said, the magazine in the auction is for an early Model 8 (with no provision for side springs). Now this could essentially work in a Model 81, but the magazines for Model 81's came with a left and right side spring not like the one in the a...

Jack's matching front and rear sights. If I had this cased set I'd want to leave it open on a desk top for everyone to see. What a conversation piece

Folsom State Prison's Remington Model 81's (in .30Rem) by serial number. These would be worth a small premium!

2926
5881
6061
6085
6069
6037

Remington began putting sling swivel holes in Model 8 barrel jackets by late 1920. Conceivably you could drill & tap any Model 8 barrel jacket that didn't already have a swivel hole. The ones that are tapped are done so through the barrel jacket reinforcement (also called the barrel jacket plug)...

Great stuff Wildgoose! Keeping the hunting traditions alive in our younger generations.

jthgunnut,

Bob may be contacted at the email below. Hope you enjoyed the video!

circlebranch@cox.net

I have one of his on a gun and you can't tell it's not a factory front swivel.

You should make it out sometime Dwalt. Awesome show, they say its like 11 acres of firearms. I had the opportunity to meet up with Bob, Corey, and Brian Creamer as well as Tom Ramsey. Great guys, real 8/81 experts. Corey actually mentioned having a Great Model 8 meet up there next fall would be a go...

I know it's kinda late notice, but I'll be at the Wanenmacher's Tulsa, OK Gun show tomorrow Nov 12th. If any of you guys are attending, I'd love to meet ya. PM or email your cell phone and we can work something out.

Awesome post Mike, you said it all.

problem fixed! Thanks for the heads up Jack, my absentminded brain had forgot to apply all the proper forum permissions. You should be good to go now.

Thanks for making members aware of this Jack, I had forgot to tell everybody duh :roll: The new forum topic "Maintenance / Troubleshooting" is open for any member to post questions or topics in. Only the first 4 topics I started in that forum are locked, but feel free to start new ones at ...

This list is great for correctly identifying the various part of the Model 8 & 81.

The following link will take you to a page that contains an assortment of 8/81 disassembly videos. These videos include procedures for taking down both the receiver and the barrel assembly. Enjoy!

http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/?page_id=842

Below you will find a link to the Remington Model 8 manual in PDF format. You may download this manual freely, courtesy of The Great Model 8.

http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety. ... manual.pdf

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Here you'll find pages from the Model 8 & 81 Field Service Manual. This manual includes instructions on disassembly and causes of many common malfunctions. Feel free to "right click" and "save picture as" each file for your own use. You may also download a free copy of this ...

You're a genius Mitch

, I'll try and get on that this week. I could post a copy of the factory service manual for all to download.

If you hold the bolt 1/2 back you can use a tool (or your fingers) to rotate the bolt head forward. This happens quite often and is one of the easiest fixes. I'll quote the manual on this one... "If lugs on bolt do not enter slot in barrel extension, move Safety off: draw back operating handle ...

kevan,

You're most welcome to the site!

Let us know if we can be of any help to you, there are certainly many knowledgeable 8/81 guys in here.

model63,

It's great to have you here! I'm sure we can all learn from you having collected and enjoyed them for 20 years. If we can be of any help to you let us know

Obviously, you would not want to squeeze down tightly. Hence the reason you sometimes find 8/81's with chewed up barrel nuts or cracked barrel nuts. A lot of guys in the past didn't take the care & precaution like Dwalt did to protect the nut and that's a good part to inspect before buying one ...

Great stuff Elvis

We can't wait to see photographs.

Good points Dwalt! Now I'm not certain about the particulars of their production, but according to F.N. expert Anthony Vanderlinden (http://www.fn-browning.com/) horn buttplates (and grips on some pistols) continued in use until the beginning of World War II, molded plastic was also used. Horn butpl...

I did a little research on the composition of F.N. buttplates, particularly A5 Browning shotguns which have the same buttplates as FN 1900 rifles. I checked in "Browning: Sporting Arms of Distinction" by Matt Eastman and "Browning Auto-5 Shotguns – The Belgian FN Production” by H. M. ...

I need to finish up the 8/81 ammo page that Tom Ramsey made for us. If you haven't already looked it might be helpful.

http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/?page_id=332

I would agree with IMFUNCITY. Here's one pictured that my friend Pete did, the jacket and head are rock solid.

I like!

In 1934 a Model 8 factory prototype was made up in .250-3000 Savage. We've got a copy of the original memo I need to post it.

We're glad to have ya Joe!

In regards to the 8/81, I heard a guy once ask, "where's the gas port on that thing"?

Matt,

Welcome to The Great Model 8, we're glad you found us! The story of your 81 is pretty cool, we'd all love to see a picture or two of it sometime. You have any questions on the rifle there's a heap of knowledgeable guys in here.

This early Model 8 recently sold for $500. It's pretty rough, has been reblued and it's stock was cut and an extension added, plus a tapped receiver for that Redfield sight. Not something you'd think would go for decent money however if you look closely it actually has a Peace Officer Equip Co exten...

Great job Joe! Do you prefer bow hunting or rifle hunting?

Here's one with a seldom seen "military" style buttplate as Henwood called it.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =257448821

The Creamer family is a great authority on the Model 8 & 81 rifles. Those guys KNOW their stuff and have been very dedicated to helping out the RSA and The Great Model 8. Fantastic fellas, they've probably forgotten more about 8/81's than I'll ever know.

This might be the coolest post I've ever read. Thanks for sharing that terrific story J. To think your son hit that doe twice with open sights in excess of 75 yards, that's incredible and no doubt due to the teaching of a loving father. You should be real proud. His first deer with a 357 Mag, how co...

You never know it might be worth your time!

Was browsing gunbroker (like we all do!) and came across a seldom seen 2nd edition copy of John Henwood's "The 8 AND THE 81" that sold last night. This is the edition before Collectors Grade published the version we all know today. Don't see these too often. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auctio...

Jack wanted me to post a couple new entries to his collection for y'all. One is a pristine, all original condition Peace Officers Model 8. The rifle still has most of the blueing left on the buttplate :shock: It's forearm is a really nice grain of American walnut. Caliber 35Rem. The second rifle is ...

Be prepared to drool, I did. :shock: This is not my rifle, I'm posting this for forum member Jack (jack1653 ). He has spent several months working on a project which is a VERY unique cased rifle set. His narrative with pictures is below. Be sure to post and tell him what you think about it! Jack - ...

texassako,

that's exactly what they did with the Model 81 "Special Police". It was a factory built detachable magazine but for law enforcement ONLY. Bummer!

sssshhhh y'all don't tell anybody, but I've been known to hunt with a NON Remington firearm!! :o I know very taboo! http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x82/cat9x/155119_10150101509361095_508056094_7412416_8033635_n.jpg and nothing says fun like an Irish dairy farm... http://i181.photobucket.com/album...

Very cool! I'd have loved to get my eyes (and hands

) on it. $4500 is a stout price, but as these things have been selling for lately it doesn't surprise me.

All these hunting pictures are starting to make us jealous! Great shot J, always enjoy the photographs.

Bend Shooter, we're real glad to have ya

Welcome

Texas's own collared peccary! Great shots (and pictures) of some truly amazing creatures. We have a season on them in Mitchell County from October 1-February 24 but I've never seen one on our place. I've got a cool picture to share with you of one that survived an arrow through the mouth only to be ...

That sounds like a lot of fun. I think everybody would be in agreement that we're VERY fortunate Mitch is a part of our community. He adds so much laughter, knowledge, and also help in moderating the forums. He's a great guy, even if he suffers from Jackitis

NICE

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