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Hibby83

A beautiful D grade, with a cool serial number! Thanks for posting the photos. My thoughts, you have a well cared for survivor of an heirloom quality rifle. I strongly believe your rifle retains the original blue. As far the wood- the wood to metal fit looks great, the checkering doesn't appear fool...

Hibby83

Welcome to the board! Good bunch of gents on here.

An engraved Model 8 as your first, how cool is that!

I know I'm not the only one here that would like to see photo's of the ol' gun.

Hibby83

Howdy John.

It goes without saying, that's a very special rifle!!! I'm happy that you were able to add that beauty to your collection.

Seeing some of these high grades, makes me consider loosening the straps on my wallet sometime in the future!

Hibby83

Looks good, it wears a neat patina that has taken well over a century to get! Thanks for posting pictures.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/135213067111?_nkw=remington+model+8&itmmeta=01J6D0BTRBT9XJ33N4HAB7177W&hash=item1f7b53ab67:g:QmwAAOSwA2BmzKBZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkYkOmAALqAE%2Fk6Ifz%2FJZkMEfGlJXglVIqI5tn3ie40NUHxz2RHmWqWlT0uLHmze948tVOMOK2DxCaAT1V%2FNLt8VRQO%2BDi0SVIhH4...

Hibby83

Nice grab on the ammo, that's about the cheapest you'll see for new production ammo.

The 20% rebate REALLY makes it a deal!

Hibby83

Nice pair Tony! Wood grain on the buttstocks appears to be better than the average.

Hibby83

I concur with 81Police- Remington, Federal, Winchester and Hornaday are all good candidates to shoot out of our autoloaders. I prefer the standard 200 grain round nose "personally" and would advise against anything heavier like the Federal hammerdown 220 grain hollow points. I've chronogra...

Hibby83

It wasn't my intention to get them all when I first started collecting the autoloader. I lucked out in the beginning, it wasn't until I had 4/5 different variations that I realized that I should go for it.

Hibby83

Howdy gents.

Today I took some photos of the different Model 8 butt variations. I've been meaning to do this for awhile , and I finally got to it!

Hibby83

congratulations on finding a first year gun! my hunt continues for a 1906 mad autoloading rifle.

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Chas1949-
At first, I thought that also. The Williams side mount sight has only 1" of separation from the center of the first to the last screw hole. The screw spacing on the rifle in the auction appears to be greater than the Williams.

Very cool rifle!

Hibby83

Thanks for the heads up Phyrbird, it's not just me

! I'll have to look into an ad blocker.

Alright 81Police, see if reporting to him about it can help any.

Hibby83

Is it just me or is anyone else getting flooded with ads on here?
I’ve had up to 5 at a time,on one post!

Hibby83

Thanks Dan!

I don't believe John ever fired it, I did not fire it as a 300 Savage. Since it's an Early 81, I figured that it should be 1 of the 3 original chamberings.

The barrel and shroud supporting components for the 300 Sav. are in great condition. I just wanted it era correct.

Hibby83

Howdy gents. Close to the end of my visit with 54BULLSEYE last month, he asked if I was up for a project. Of course, I said yes. Little did I know, he wanted to give me a an early Remington 81. I felt pretty darn lucky and was extremely grateful!!! Before leaving to come home I asked again if he wan...

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I know your high grade guns have a wow factor, but that 7600 is gorgeous!!! It's a mix of the "well done" subtlety of the D grade engraving and the wonderful stock set it has. The low profile scope & mount seems the perfect setup. I've tried finding high grade 7600's and have come up w...

Hibby83

That's a sweet rifle and custom case! I'm glad the gentleman was able to find the page and contact you..

It appears that there's at least 2.5-3" of "cast off" in that buttstock. Custom work like that is extremely rare to see in modern times.

Thanks for sharing 81Police.

Hibby83

81police wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2024 3:26 pm Love it! That's awesome fellas.

I wish we were all more central and could arrange another 8/81 Meet and Greet.

That would be wonderful Cam. Perhaps there can be another meet someday.

Hibby83

Thank you for the thoughtful writeup John! It was my pleasure coming up. I knew you liked the 700's, and boy are you an authority of knowledge on them. I'm thankful you welcomed me up and let me handle your prized Remington's!!! You have a nice place and even nicer girlfriend and family of Australia...

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Given the significant degree of difficulty between options 1 and 2 and the nuclear option 3, I went with option 1 last night. I gave the alignment pin a few whacks with a pointed punch. The pin upset a bit and took out the wiggle. The pin is clearly soft steel and I don't think it will be a very du...

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You're correct. I made a mistake reading his post.

Hibby83

Welcome to the forum Jason. Here's a link that will give you a better understanding of it. https://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=22275&hilit=jacket+extension&sid=b957d46417cf29c0130a332207e1e802#p22275 You can find a few other posts on the forum regarding this us...

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I was browsing on gunbroker and saw this gun. I remembered that Bob "S&S" had a post talking about a gun with a "odd" serial number. This is the same rifle that he was talking about 11 years ago. It's not a 35 Remington anymore, it's 30 Remington now. The normal ser# spot has...

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Howdy.

EuroOptic and Graf & Sons have the bullets in stock.

I just ordered some through EuroOptic, they were 30.99 per unit.

Hibby83

Thanks Cam, good one.

One of these days I'd like to do a group photo of all the different Model 8 butt's. Best way would be atleast 2-3 different photo's.

Hibby83

Thanks fellas "Carl, John & Dan" I had some competition on the 32 pictured above. Thankfully it didn't run outside my "range of funds." I think someone was being kind to me that day. The 25 was technically my first Model 8. While it was shipping to my FFL, I found a good user...

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Phybird- I remember seeing pictures of your D grade, certainly a sweet one!!! Beginners luck is right on your first 81, I'm not sure if there was any photos on the page of it. The old takedown cases have eluded me. Trying to find one the appropriate length for our autoloaders is a trying experience....

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Thanks Roger. I feel that finding some of these was a stroke of timing and luck, likely more luck than anything! Short of networking in the collector community it's difficult to track the years/serial ranges certain variations were produced. Those are my only 3 round knobs. The collector in me looke...

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Yesterday I took a few photos of the 25 Rem for my friend John to reference. I then decided, why not get the group all together.

Left- 25 Rem
Middle 32 Rem
Right- 35 Rem

Hibby83

Good luck. The round nose appears to be out of stock everywhere. Best bet is to put reminders in on some of the websites when it becomes available. I see sellers on Gunbroker have some listed at high prices. I don't see issues with spire points in the 8's & 81's, the Remington pump guns are a di...

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Here's a nice bonus that I was gifted from our friend that was setup beside us. 3 of the boxes are completely full and 2 are 80% full.

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received_265633586627133.jpeg Here's a rifle that's been handed down through the family. This .22 was the replacement for Great Grandaddy's Remington Model 34. I'll have to share more on that when I post that rifle, it's a neat story. The Model 34 still lives and shoots wonderfully. I had 2 tables ...

Hibby83

Thanks for the Tulsa report Jack.

There can't be too many other D grade 81's you haven't seen.hah

Happy to hear you got out and saw some friends.

Hibby83

How was the show?

I hope y'all had a good time!

Hibby83

Took me awhile to gather these "sets" of the calibers. I only had to go through online sales for a couple of them.

I could better a few of the boxes but I would have a tough time paying the prices that nicer examples would bring!

Hibby83

From my experience, when you're inactive for too long, it will not keep you signed in. You'll have to make a complete new post.

Hibby83

Good morning Terry.

Welcome to the forum. It's perfectly fine to share photographs of your rifle to inquire information. I know I don't speak for myself, when I say "let's see your Model 8."

Hibby83

Figured id post this one up. https://www.guns.com/firearms/rifles/semi-auto/fn-model-1900-35-rem-5-rounds-22-barrel-used?p=1150398 Few hiccups with the gun, no major issues that I could see. Missing sling swivels, a small crack in the wrist and finish scratches/wear on left of receiver. I have no af...

Hibby83

I'm likely going to get 1. How does it compare, length strength etc.?

They're a new (re)production that are nearly identical to the originals. Guess i could message the seller to find out. Getting firsthand knowledge from the group is good though.

Hibby83

The bluing is better on yours and the cheeks are a little sharper. John Morning John. I'll agree on the cheeks, the bluing on mine may be embellished by the lighting. Anyway- same year guns, Lyman receiver sight, D grade and straight grip. I noticed that yours has the jacket head engraved "ver...

Hibby83

I definitely welcome the idea of having that data viewable. Your work keeping records, maintaining page issues and the like are appreciated! As Roger and John have said, I'm not tech savvy/have knowledge on what would work best. I like your idea for the FN's within the gallery page. I'm unsure if ha...

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Beautiful D grade Luke !! The wood is beautiful as is the engraving !! I like the peep as well. I also like the nice prominent cheeks on these old beauties too !! Nice score ! John Taylor Thanks John! The early ones with cheeks sure are neat. If I'm not mistaken, we have "almost" twins wi...

Hibby83

Hot damn! The scroll work engraving and those game scenes on that rifle are jaw dropping quality.

I forgot just how pretty that rifle was! Very cool to have 2 guns engraved by the same engraver.

Hibby83

Good morning gents. I realized the other day that I never had any decent photos of this rifle that I picked up in 2019. The only story of the rifle that I have is that it came from an auction house in Maine. There was a total of 3 rifles that I was interested in, one of which was a 2 digit serial fi...

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Howdy John. You did a fine job getting that ol' F grade cleaned up! I didn't know what to expect from the gun considering the photos from the auction weren't the greatest. All the game scenes are neat, I like the bear and elk scene best! Sweet piece of history and to my knowledge F grade 81's are ab...

Hibby83

Enjoy the show Jack. I'm sure the conversations and looking around will be worth the trip, even if you can't find anything to buy.

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Hibby83 thank you for the information, learned something new , micro adjust screw, didn’t know what that was for, now I do. I’ll keep looking now that I know what I’m looking for. There was a sight on eBay, complete, screws and elevator, spendy. I’ll try to post some pictures of the 30 Rem and my 3...

Hibby83

Good evening, Troy. I certainly understand wanting to make your rifle complete. Having a factory rear sight on hand for it is a great idea. I must add having a correct sight blank in place of the rear sight also looks very nice. The old sight blanks can be hard to come by, I've noticed there's some ...

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Welcome to the board! Your dad had similar "good" taste to what the crowd here is interested in. I imagine a handful of those harvested their fair share of game animals. You added some nice Model's to an already wonderful collection. I'm not well educated on the Remington bolt action guns,...

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