Pics of whats coming

[keltg]

Figured i would move over to the pictures to post what i received for pictures of the Remington Model 8 that i recently purchased. I own and operate a small gunsmiths shop in a small town in Southern Manitoba, I do have to admit i am not a Remington fan normally, I am a die hard Browning fan though, and the Model 8 is a fine sample of Browning's genius. Well below shows i have a jigsaw puzzle to play with but thanks to this forum and the information that has already been shared i don't think the task will be too bad.

[81police]

I'm jealous, that build/assembly looks like fun! Post any questions you may have here. And now that we have the "before" pictures please show us the "after" when it's all done.

[keltg]

Well the Model 8 has arrived, went through all the parts and did a trial reassembly to make sure all the parts where in deed there. Have confirmed that i do have all the pieces. The bolt and bolt carrier aren't functioning properly , so i did a complete tear down of the carrier to find a heavily soldered firing pin (FP) that is bent and twisted...and that the FP springs are not there. since i had the carrier all apart i spent the better part of this evening polishing and cleaning the receiver and carrier. Now its a big decision should i jewel the bolt carrier or not?? thinking it would look pretty sharp against the deep blue black of a hot salts bluing that is in store for the old girl. already have new wood that just needs some minor inletting. I also have a spare barrel in 35 REM. and a spare magazine box. But all numbers on the original parts are matching 16002B. Ant one with their ideas of jeweling the bolt carrier?

[Roger]

Sir, I am curious about your extra 35 Cal. barrel. Is there any chance that you might be selling it? If so, I might be interested in it. Please feel free to email me if you would like to discuss it.
Thanks for your time,
Roger

[keltg]

just a few pics of the parts and pieces as they are out of the bag. i have the bolt carrier tore down further now than when i received it.

[81police]

lookin good!

[imfuncity]

IMO since staying "original" is not the intent (practical) and based on everything else you will be doing, jeweled bolt would indeed look great - can't wait to see the pixs when you are done.

[ranman]

Looks like a bag full of fun. The sky is the limit with a rebuild and it would be a great shooter for many hunting seasons. It is always nice to have a rifle that is not run of the mill. I say go for it, but remember pics, pics and more pictures are alway required.

[keltg]

as requested more pics, got the bolt carrier jeweled and i am thinking it turned out pretty sweet. i reassembled the bolt for pics got the firing pin filed and sanded so it actually slides again in the carrier, now i have to re-harden and temper it so it wont mushroom anymore. well below are the pics. let me know what you think.

[Roger]

The bolt looks fantastic to me. I know that the jeweling of the bolt,was offered by Winchester,as an extra cost option. I don't know about Remington. But yours looks so good that I wouldn't care,if I were you. Maybe some day I might be able to get one done for one of my rifles. If I was so inclined ,could you email me an estimateplease ?
Thanks for your time
Roger

[81police]

it's coming along!

[keltg]

hope to have it ready for hunting season this year. just sticking it in between others as they come in. also in the process of moving locations for my shop.

[imfuncity]

VERY fine, I like. If you are interested in doing this for others let us know.

[keltg]

now that i have the jeweling jig modified to do the bolt carriers i would be more than happy to jewel others. PM me if you are interested or email at keltg20@gmail.com i am in Canada but parts haven't been an issue to cross the border yet.

[keltg]

here is the matching safety lever jeweled it as well to match the bolt. once i get my hot salts tank online i will be bluing the receiver and add some photos of the receiver with the bolt and safety installed. thinking it should all look pretty good together.

[TMB]

So far looks like it's going to be nice. I see one of the stocks looks broken at bottom did it break butt plate?

[keltg]

yes the butt plate is broken at the toe. I have a couple butt plates around just haven't gotten around to seeing if i have a matching Remington one. If i don't have a Remington butt plate here then the search will begin for one. i have noticed some of the model 8's had a steel butt plate and might look into trying to dig one of those up or making one.

[Pitchy]

Very nice indeed, looks great.

[keltg]

Well i managed to sneak my receiver into the bluing tank after i got a customers barrel and action done. i think it turned out not to bad. heres some pics of what it looks like with the bolt carrier and safety in place.

[Pitchy]

Now that`s going to be pretty dern cool.

[keltg]

Now that`s going to be pretty dern cool.

Thanks Pitchy, now i got the receiver done and reassembled, I am onto the barrel end of things. Pretty sure i will be hunting this whitetail season with the old girl. looking for a tang peep for it.

[keltg]

Its taken a while, had to get a couple of other projects out of the shop before i got back to this one. Well here a couple of photos of my Model 8 with just the final fitting of the stock left.