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I have for sale listed on eBay a Remington Model 81 Barrel Assembly. Some minor rust but a very nice bore:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263318398246?s ... 1555.l2649
Ken Windeler
Finally received a bid on this, thanks for looking.

kenhwind

Well it seems this barrel has a ringed bulge just before the muzzle. This might explain why the barrel nut will not go on. This barrel would be good candidate for a carbine modification. I also relisted it on eBay as there was not any feedback here.

kenhwind

Shot it Friday. We also have a Model 8 - C in .35, and an 81 in .300.

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Well I do not see ant indication of the resizing die hitting the case shoulder on these fired .25 Rem. brass even full length resizing. I wonder if maybe the Quality Cartridge / Graf brass was a bit short. My brass is fire formed now and I've set the die with a 0.10 feeler gauge. I'm also going to o...

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Finally shot the Model 8 25-25 Friday and it shoots pretty good for an old gun with a worn bore. I haven't ordered the .32 Remington dies and cases yet, so I have not shot it yet. The primers backed out of the .25 brass, and I have serious doubts if it was caused by pressure. Three loads, W760; H419...

kenhwind

Finally got to the range and shot the Model 8 25-35 Remington. Shoots pretty good for and old gun with a worn bore. I guess I need to post some pictures of it.

kenhwind

I won the auction for this barrel on eBay and it has some issues. The seller insisted he wasn't aware of any and seemed like he was being honest, but it was obvious that he wasn't going to accept a return. Here is the issues imo: the barrel threads for the barrel nut got scored and the barrel nut wa...

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I have a Weaver #4 here and it only has a 3 hole pattern, hole spacing about 1 1/2 inch.

kenhwind

We have a Model 81 also in .300 Savage that had a scope mount on it at one time. Like your issue I haven't been able to match it up, and I'm inclined to believe that our 81 didn't have an 81 scope mount on it, just one that fit. We have four holes, two for one end, two on the other. You can plug the...

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Listing update. The .35 has been sold, the .300 Savage is available again. Listing edited accordingly. We haven't shot this one since we acquired it and probably will not. We have another .300 that we shoot that has more wear and some old screw holes in the receiver, but we like it.

kenhwind

Well I have an old Model 8 25-35 Remington that I just acquired and I have a .32 barrel assembly. I've been reloading for years myself but do not consider me to be an expert on reloading, but I bought some of the 25 Remington brass from Graf & Sons and it is obviously Quality Cartridge, which Mi...

kenhwind

This 25-35 barrel assembly has the wood buffer/spacer, as well as the split washer, which didn't come out. Its glued in with old oil and solvent.

kenhwind

As I posted in the Model 8 Forum I have a Model 8 barrel assembly in 32 Remington and bought a Model 8 in 25-35 Remington.
Should I have any concerns about swapping barrel assemblies?
Headspace, etc?

The .32 assembly does fit into the 25-35 receiver.

kenhwind

Being one who searches eBay for gun parts, there was a Model 8 barrel assembly listed so I bought, with the intention of parting it out. Turned out to be nice enough to keep, but our 8 & 81's are .35 & .300, so what to do. I started a search for a Model 8 in 30 Remington and there were quite...

kenhwind

Hornady publishes 25-35 Winchester data and states that is okay for the .25 Remington.
The Winchester load data for the 25-35 Win. is 117 grain SP; 28.5: 760

kenhwind

I saw one listed somewhere that had a safety lever on the left side that mirrored the standard safety lever. Where or when I saw this I do not recall.

kenhwind

We have a Model 8-C very much like this one. It was my dad's and is a .35. I'm under the impression that ours might have been refinished but the finisg look just like this one.
Cam is correct ours is marked 8-C on the stock cuts.

kenhwind

Interesting concept. It looks like some welding was done on the receiver below the bolt carrier knob slot, but no visual sign of any welding where the safety hole would have been.

kenhwind

I have a Model 8 .32 Remington barrel assembly that has this split washer in it also. I'm pretty sure this barrel assembly has never been apart, and the washer is just like the one pictured. It was positioned between the buffer spring and the abutment inside the jacket. I had never seen one of these...

kenhwind

No it is not. There was so little feedback that we have decided to keep it.
Thank you for inquiring,

kenhwind

the Model .35 is sold pending funds

kenhwind

Doesn't look like a $1,450.00 Model 8 to me. My brother and me searched the net trying to get a feel for current prices and like most listings there seems to be no set pattern. Four and five hundred dollar guns generally sell in that price range, but any Model 8 or 81 in better condition sells anywh...

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Remington Model 81 .300 Savage: Overall : Condition quite good, with no discerning bluing or metal issues, minor scratches a few dings and rust freckles. Bore: Is good, sharp rifling with some minor pits but nothing to be alarmed about. Bore condition consistent no major defects. Stock and Forearm:...

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Awhile back I had noticed that there was a corner broken off of this bolt knob out of a Model 8 .35 Remington. So I found one on eBay and ended up with the winning bid. So the other day I decide to swap out the old bolt knob for the replacement I acquired. This is what I found: http://i670.photobuck...

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Parts for these rifles go up for auction on eBay periodically, and can get a bit pricey. Gun Broker also. Gun Parts Corp might have what you need, and you can try Jack First Gun Parts.

kenhwind

There is a 300 Savage barrel and a barrel jacket listed on ebay

kenhwind

Gun Parts Corp. has the buffers:
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Det ... catid=5642

and the rivet:
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Det ... catid=5642

kenhwind

The parts you seem to need aren't too hard to find, but to get the correct barrel nut the gun has to be disassembled.
I've seen the sights for sale on GunBroker & ebay.

My Brother and I have a Model 8 C in .35 Remington that was my Dad's. But its addictive, we also have 3 81s.

kenhwind

Well its back together. Barrel nut from Jack First arrived yesterday. Nice unused part, looked new. I have some nice roll pins that measured 0.093, so I unscrewed the barrel jacket from the barrel jacket head and drilled out the retaining hole with a #39 (0.093) drill bit. Reassembled and then backe...

kenhwind

I agree that is "a very nice find".

kenhwind

Interesting set of parts. There were some Model 8 parts listed on ebay, and when I first looked at them they were $102.XX. A few hours later $177.XX. Don't know what the final bid was as I did not save it.

kenhwind

Well I pulled the barrel nuts off of the four rifles we have here. The Model 8 has the coarse teeth, the other 3, which are 81s have the fine. Two of these are the same count, the other seems to have an extra tooth. E-mailed Bob and he does not have any at this time, and I'd like to thank him for hi...

kenhwind

I called Jack First yesterday and they told me they has the barrel nut, so I ordered one today.

kenhwind

Hi Cam
Thanks

kenhwind

OK I can do that. I removed another barrel nut from a different 81 and got the barrel all squared away. The way the barrel is threaded this looks like a problem waiting to happen. This is the barrel nut I need: OAL is 1 inch: 0.999 barrel nut: 38 teeth barrel nut washer: 39 serrations Hope that seem...

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Well, looks like I mught have have made a barrel nut unservicable. Might be my fault, maybe not, doesn't matter anyhow. Anyway we have this Model 81 and like the other three I wanted to disassemble it. Well it seems that the barrel nut would unscrew a few turns and stop; I mean stop!. Well either ou...

kenhwind

Looks like I'm in need of a barrel nut for a .35 Remington Model 81. Anybody have a spare or an extra one they would like to sell?

kenwin3985@att.net

Thanks

kenhwind

We fixed a loose barrel jacket on a M 81 too. Basically the same procedure but I used a solid pin. I didn't drill any bigger than necessary, maybe a number or two drill size up to get a good fit for the new pin. We then but loc-tite-ed on the inside joint and out side. Don't try to loc-tite the asse...

kenhwind

I just checked 3 Model 81s fwd sling swivel plug screws with a thread gauge and they are 36 TPI!
They are #10-36
They will not thread into a 10-32 hexnut.

kenhwind

I have a plug screw out of a the barrel jacket of Model 81 and the thread gauge indicates it is 36 TPI. The 32 gauge does not align with the threads. The plug screw WILL NOT thread into a 10-32 hex nut. I tried a 10-32 swivel stud and it only threads in so far and stops. The barrel jacket is not thr...

kenhwind

According to Henwood the screw size for the FWD swivel #10-36.

kenhwind

According to Henwood's book page 189: "The dummy swivel screw under the barrel jacket, for example, is a #10-36 and requires a special screw on the swivel."

kenhwind

While I'll admit that the Model 8 /81 charging clips are a bit over priced, so is a gallon of gasoline and a pack of cigarettes. Having made a .308 charging clip work (sort of) for the .35 Rem., we bit the bullet and bought 4 when they were offered to the members here. As far as I can tell they that...

kenhwind

Sounds to me like maybe a worn trigger or sear hook. Maybe someone tried to improve the trigger pull.

kenhwind

I remember seeing one, some place, an 8 or 81 with an ambi safety. But the left side was a mirror of the right.

kenhwind

I think that a checkering page would be alot of help for some. Whereas I have a Model 8C, I also have an 81 checkered by whom? The checkering is OK, actually a pretty nice job in the Factory pattern, but does not appear to be Factory. Considering that checkering was a Factory option for the Model 8A...

kenhwind

With 2 .35s; an 8 and a 81; and 2 .300 in 300 Savage, a 30 Rem would be nice or a 32. I reload so once I get some brass I'm OK.

kenhwind

Pictures of No 4 (no 3 81):

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