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9.3shooter

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/919822178
Here I hope...

9.3shooter

Saw it on GB the other day, nice rifle, pg stock, though a replacement I suspect. Nice overall condition, no extra holes. But it was stamped on the left side of the receiver near the forward end with US and the flaming bomb ordnance mark. I thought this odd, and cogitated about it long enough for so...

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Seems plausible. Be hard to prove I suppose unless Win kept records of such.
The seller is a good one, have bought from him before.

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I saw that too. Whatever it is, it does not look good.

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PM sent.

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You got it. PM sent.

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For the price of USPS small flat rate box, say $9, one set of RCBS FL dies in .300 Savage. They are near new. I have no use for them.
FREE for shipping costs only.
Just post ( I'll take it ) in this thread and follow up with a PM to me to arrange shipping.

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I saw that too, bad reblue over pitting, possible bore issue. Over priced. No thanks.

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Not sure what you mean by Ruger style, but its a one piece scope base one would see on many bolt action rifles. Screwed sort of on to the radius of the receiver top. Looks ridiculous.

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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/906268469

First time I have seen one like this!

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I am not who you asked about crimping, but I dont crimp for mine. The little round has such a long neck and is a very light kicker there is absolutely no need to crimp. Crimping is really only needed for big kickers with heavy bullets and then only sometimes. I shoot Garands, and M14 type rifles all...

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I believe so if the one on GB.

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Dang nice looking rifle there! Color me green with envy.

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You have as good a chance at being right as anyone else. I too have been looking for a decent .35, preferably an 81 and had bid on one last week. My top bid was over $900 and it went for over $1200 I think. I may put in a bid on one or the other couple still on GB, that right now have no bids, but ...

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You have as good a chance at being right as anyone else. I too have been looking for a decent .35, preferably an 81 and had bid on one last week. My top bid was over $900 and it went for over $1200 I think. I may put in a bid on one or the other couple still on GB, that right now have no bids, but t...

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I did see that but Holy Smoke, it went over $1600! Hard to see where a butt plate adds another 7-800$ to the value. It even needs a new forearm!

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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/902546907

Why do you suppose this one seems to be going thru the roof?

I dont get it.

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No wonder I couldnt find it! Its an 81.

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How about a link or listing number? I dont see it there under model 8 Remington or semi auto...

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Nice rifles, looks like a good time.

Sadly my weekend pretty much sucked! One thing after another that culminated in me getting rear ended yesterday with whiplash today!
DIdnt keep me from going to the range today though....

9.3shooter

"a gun is a tool Marion, no better or worse than the man behind it"

Shane

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No knots over here, maybe on your end....

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chas1949 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:05 am I really hate to see these purchased solely as a source for parts. That being said this one definitely is a parts gun.

That was my thought as well. I hate all those holes.

9.3shooter

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/903764897

I see 15 extra holes on this one!

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Sorry to disagree, but 8s/81s were mass produce rifles with mass produced tolerances. 100% confident a 30 Rem bolt will work with a 25 Rem barrel or the opposite. The buffer springs are different (some 25s just have a piece of wood, no spring). I had a 25 and used resized 30 cases in it with no iss...

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Aye, but its not the same bolt and every bolt is just a little different.. probably not so much that it couldn't be dealt with via the sizing die one way or the other though. Also though the rounds may share the same theoretical dimensions, that doesn't mean that the actual chamber(s) does. It might...

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I read on this board that those scopes are pretty much garbage, not sure why its worth much. Just because something is scarce doesnt make it worth anything. I asked the seller about the rifle, is totally clueless. He now insists its a model 81 and changed the listing. I asked him for more info and a...

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I would think the swap could be made but then there is headspace to think about since you have a different bolt.

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Besides being in a caliber that didnt even exist when his rifle was made, assuming he dated it correctly: it has a model 81 forearm. I emailed him about his rifle but he has not replied or changed anything.
Price is sky high.
There are a few good buys on GB and GI, but nothing I am looking for.

9.3shooter

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/903328392

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Welcome from a fairly new member from WA state. Only have a couple of these great old rifles, but hope to add to that as I go along. Really enjoying my .25 Rem a lot these days.

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I wonder what the point was in altering the SN.

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https://www.gunauction.com/buy/17150785

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I plan to shoot this first batch until something gives and will report back on longevity. Sure enjoy shooting the little .25 round in this rifle. Something about the almost machine gun like noise it makes just tickles me.

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This is the 3rd loading and firing of this batch of Graf brass in my Model 8. This brass has not been annealed by me. I emailed Grafs and asked them about the concerns that some had about the brass they had with early failure. Guy said the brass is annealed when received or it would fail on first fi...

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Dont know. FFL is/was a semi pro 'smith as well and I imagine over the years he probably worked on a few of these, he is about to retire, pushing 82 years old now.
Been doing $25 transfers for me for years, in fact up until a few years ago he only charged $15!

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Was a bit surprised at how much that one went for on GB.

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Was over to my FFL guy today to pick up a Uberti Schofield and we were talking about Rem 8's and he asked if I had or needed any parts. He dumped out some parts from a tray into a bag and said here.
Not sure all the parts are for a Rem 8/81 but some are for certain.

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I see now why this was Frank Hamer's favorite rifle, in .25 cal.

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I use those too, but I had a couple boxes of the Sierra around as I shoot them in my Ruger No. 1 .257 Roberts where they shoot really well. I have some 100 gr bullets I thought I might try soon also. I have read that less weight than that might not run the gun properly.

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After having finally gotten the barrel apart the other day, gave it a good cleaning and confirmed what parts were inside, no wood LOL. Shooting 117 gr Sierra Pro Hunter flat base bullets with IMR 4064. Seemed to really like this combo. Shooting with barrel sights at 50 yards, with 67 year old peeper...

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It wont be me, but I hope you can snag something from those. Good luck!

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Two different sellers on GB have one or two. Here are links.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/902065524

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/902267204

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Interesting that yours has the heavy spring in it. I shot mine before I had it apart so had no idea what I might find. It ran fine with two different combos of components, so I guess its correct to this rifle at least.

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Seems like the ones marked .25-35 are the ones with the wood plug. Do we have an idea of the SN range for the woodies? Mine is 1913 build. However I believe the jacket is a replacement as there are no numbers on it and only has the REP on the right side, but could have its original internal parts at...

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I say I'm looking for a .25 Rem buffer spring AND washer(s) because in my only other .25 Rem Model 8, there was a weak buffer spring (I could compress it with my fingers, unlike any other 8/81 caliber spring) AND two solid "spacer" washers on the receiver end of the buffer spring. None of...

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Had to size these down more.

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Took much oil and a few days of off and on work but I got the barrel guts out of the jacket today, finally! Very end of the barrel threads were buggered some which would explain the difficulty, and when I got it off there was a fair amount of grit/metal shavings mixed in with all the oil I used. Fir...

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I purchased 100 .25 Rem cases from Grafs and will load and shoot the first 20 to see how they last before going the annealing route. But as noted at a buck a pop you dont want them giving up after one reload. The empties coming out of my rifle look like brand new, no real bulge near the head like ma...

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They are US made, not Prvi. I loaded and fired the same stuff in my .25 today and they look fine, though sizing and reloading will tell me if there are issues. I have not annealed them. Annealing is one of those steps I have avoided in all my reloading. In my .32 I have not seen problems yet after a...

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