Round knob M8s

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chas1949
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Round knob M8s

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Is there a reason that some round knob 8s have 3 screws and some 2 screws in the lower tang of trigger group. I have a 35 with 3 and a 32 with 2 screws.
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Can you post a picture of the 3-screw tang?
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here it is
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Hmmm.... the extra screw is on the butt end of the tang. On straight stocks the stock screw is near the end of the trigger housing tang. On curved Model 8 tangs for round or half-knob stocks, the stock screw is farther up. Yours has screws in both of those positions. Have you had the stock off to see what the screws attach to? I would remove both of the rear screws before trying to tap off the stock, just in case both of them are anchoring the stock to the receiver tang.
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As you can see from the pics one screw in the normal place into the upper tang one an additional screw in stock.
Is this unusual?
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jack1653
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There are a few out there. Without looking in my collection I think I have 4 or 5 of these rare rifles.

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Hibby83
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My 25 Rem with round knob has the 3 screw setup. It was made in 1913 "32,xxx".
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