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Right now- there's a gentleman on ebay selling multiple barrel shroud assemblies "has 4 left." I have no affiliation with the seller. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226895039367?_skw=remington+model+8+barrel&itmmeta=01K3H5AVYANHVK9DTXEH7Y6WSE&hash=item34d3ff8b87:g:DpkAAeSwBhxoinqd&it...

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Howdy WorkingCollector. The cut hole in your barrel shroud looks like an attempt at a dovetail. The original 2 sight holes "forward of the cut hole" use a threaded plate from the factory for mounting the rear sight. The rear most two holes aren't factory along with the pair drilled through...

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Couple sweet looking boxes John! I imagine the curiosity, your choice.ha I wouldn't open them.

I finally joined the Canadian ammo club recently too.

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Without a doubt, one of the coolest posts I've seen on the forums in a long time! Talk about eye candy over here! :shock: :mrgreen: :o :D I'm drooling! What a rare moment to have those 3 grades of ultra rare 81's altogether. Like a family reunion, haha. As y'all set them beside one another, I'm cur...

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Welcome to the board.

How cool is that buttplate! First I've seen S curve with the compartment.

Barrel Shroud/Jacket are the same for all model 8's. The 81's have a larger diameter screw for the forearm boss, aside from that they're the same other than roll stamping.

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In reference to the rifle above.

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Howdy gents. S&S Huntclub, 54Bullseye and myself had a meet & greet this weekend. I had a great time with these gentleman talking shop about guns, life and all in-between. I brought up a couple autoloading rifles to look at but seeing his high grades along with Brenda's cooking was the highl...

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Welcome to the forum. Your Model 8 is drilled for a STITH Scope Mount. Most seen for the Model 8/81 are for 1" tube scopes, be mindful there are some out there that are for 7/8" scopes. The scope mounts are pretty rare, but they do pop up from time to time. Here's my 81 with an early Weave...

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Good morning John. Beautiful rifle there, pictures sure do the talking on it's condition. At some point over the years somebody had a lapse in judgement on how they were resting the rifle. It doesn't take away from the rifle, adds some character on an otherwise excellent condition gun. Thanks for sh...

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Hey fellas, these die sets may be 30 Remington AR. A totally different animal. I don’t know for sure. Hey Dan I wish you had mentioned this when you were here. I probably have a 30 Remington die set I would have sold you. Roger Sets mentioned at Grafs are bona fide 30 Rem, they do also sell 30 Rem ...

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Welcome to the board.

Remington changed from the Autoloading Rifle to the Model 8 in 1911.

Date codes started around 1921-1922.

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Here's a set of RCBS dies from Grafs. I know you asked for a sizing die only.

They also have REDDING die set cheaper than the guy posted above.

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Nice to hear such positive reports about JACKFIRST.

A few years back I inquired them over the phone to order a few items, unfortunately they were out of stock.

Good luck getting what's needed for your rifle Adam.

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Howdy gents, appreciate the help. Don't mind my initial impression, it may have sounded snobby. Hah Seems most examples of higher grades wood are less blonde, they're darker in appearance. Between John and I, we believed it to be a checkered standard grade at first. The auction photos were done with...

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That's great to hear!

Happy that y'all were able to get together.

Certainly a treat to enjoy times like that.

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John, thankful you sent the link my way.

Thank you Roger. It's chambered in the classic 35 Remington. Excited to have one in this condition!

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I have 54BULLSEYE to thank for pushing the auction information my way.

This gun is my highest condition Autoloading Rifle "Model 8."

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Howdy gentleman. Here's a rifle I purchased in November and finally got to put hands on recently. I returned home last week from a tour in Djibouti "Horn of Africa." I left home in September and put boots back on Pennsylvania soil last week. The rifle appears to be a checkered A grade yet ...

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I'm a fan of the 14 and 141.

Here's my late production 14 chambered in 35 Rem.

I have read a bunch on them from the sister site "Remington Society" and learned that we should stick with round nose profile bullets.

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Howdy Adam. A fellow forum member talked about this company in the past. I personally haven't used them but have heard great reviews. They're the only place I know one can get round nose hunting bullets in that weight and diameter. https://hawkbullets.com/bullet-selection.html Best of luck with the ...

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Hard to tell in your photo's if the "keyed" piece behind the front of the extractor is still present. That piece rides in a groove on the the bolt. I believe* that you are in need of a new extractor. I'm not sure how else that fault could've happened. Concerning the factory ammunition choi...

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Welcom to the forum Envoy*

I really enjoy seeing the first year guns, gives me hope that I'll find one.hah

Hope to see more from you.

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Great find Chas1949

Happy that you got one. Do you know any back story on the rifle?

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Couple more.

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Here's some photos I've encountered along my searches.

The 32 Rem shown is the only one I've came across.

Not pictured- 30-30 Rem example, I must not have that saved in my files.

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Here's an example from the recent auction at Ward's Auction, it's serial# is 418.

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Having collected Browning Auto 5 shotguns for 42 years, I can attest to the fact that FN put Numerals’s stamps behind the round knob on some guns. There hasn’t been any pattern that I’ve noticed in all these years. But I’ve never seen any symbol stamps. Always numbers. As to the checkering going al...

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Auction complete.

Congrats to any forum members that were the high bidders.

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81Police, that's a sweet rifle. Personally, I prefer the 8 over the 81. I can relate to the gentleman that received that rifle. Theres a piece of history! Can you post a link to the original post? I can't find it.... https://thegreatmodel8.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=21101&hilit=J.W.+Speight&...

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I would check the website in the next few weeks. I was impressed by the descriptions given on the guns from the last auction. Most auction houses descriptions are lackluster, not the case with Wards. I'd advise against trying to contact Rem8&81 through the forum considering he hasn't signed on h...

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Something like this? I have no affiliation with the seller, just sharing a link.

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/1102084036

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Budget friendly is a Winchester WINCHOKE tool for the barrel nut and a snug fitting piece of flat steel 6-10" long for the barrel jacket bushing. *I haven't personally used the WINCHOKE tool, I imagine a very stubborn barrel nut would bend that flat "stamped metal" tool There's a gent...

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Howdy again Mgderf.

That's a GREAT looking Model 8 !!! Your example is MUCH better condition than most 8's seen.

What I said in previous post about a miss/double stamp for the repair code appears to hold true.

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Welcome to the forum Mgderf. I'm on your side with a detachable mag example, especially a Special Police version. Taking these rifles down isn't difficult but it's nice networking with people assuring it's done right. As far as your repair code- I believe that one of the 3 Z's may have been a miss s...

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I'll keep a keen eye out for you.

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Howdy 54BULLSEYE. Appreciate you sharing the photos. Nice work 81POLICE on writing that article and making it into the rolling stone of Remington mailings.haha I've been to Africa but not for pleasure, Uncle Sam needed me on the Eastern Coast in the Horn of Africa, where 4 legged animals weren't a t...

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Howdy gents.

This sure caught my eye this morning. The gentleman wanted as much sight radius as he could get!

While I'm not a fan of it, someone out there made the rifle their own.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1099397759

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Welcome to the board 00Buck. You found the best place on the www. for theses rifles. Congrats on finding one, they're few and far between in the state I reside. On the homepage there is numerous topics/write-ups that can clear up some questions in the case you don't find it covered on the forum. Fee...

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Howdy John. No boredom here, i welcome any and all content Model 8 related. The auction pictures didn't do that one justice. You REALLY scored on a super early first year gun! I'm happy that you were able to secure it as the high bidder at auction and that it surpassed expectations. Now I NEED to fi...

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Hi Mike. Sweet rifle! I likely couldn't have resisted either. It's outfitted nicely with an early scope. I'm sure that recoil is pleasant in that bolt gun. Whenever they appear online, I watch them. I'm not sure if I've seen more than 1 in person at a gun show. Even sweeter collection of 30 cal's! T...

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Thanks for the story and the pictures!

Very cool how the collector community brings encounters like this.

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Great looking rifle John, I REALLY like that scope setup!!! That's the first variable scope that Weaver came out with. In the little bit that I read on the KV scopes is that it's variable but not how most think, it's 2.75 or it's 5, not linear like later variables. Thats really neat, I like it! I as...

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It's unfortunate that it spent too much time neglected.

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Here's pictures from the auction.
Serial # 15020

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