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If the dents will come out with the moist cloth and the iron, I will certainly consider just touching up the bad parts of the stock. Marbles compass? I thought it was just cheap compass. I will respect it much more now. How does the compass affect its value?

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Here are photos of the stock.

The metal on the firearm is pretty good but the buttstock and forearm are beat up. In addition, someone stuck one of those cheap little compasses in the buttstock. I paid $650.00 for the firearm and do not anticipate re-selling it. I will hand it down.

What was the original finish on the 1936 Model 81 stocks? I just bought one in 35 Remington and the finish on the stocks is a mess. Dents, scratches and scrapes but the bluing is excellent. Have any of you refinished stocks for the Model 81? How did you do it?

I am looking to buy or rent a barrel wrench for a Model 81 300 Savage. If you are willing to rent, I will send you a deposit for the wrench and then return it to you. You would then return my deposit, minus the rental fee. You would also use part of the deposit to mail the wrench to me. I would only...

You can use straight wall cartridge in Ohio if the cartridge was originally a black powder cartridge. Most common is the 45-70.

Do you still have this Model 81?

Hello, everyone. I am very happy I found this forum. I had owned a Model 8 in 35 Remington which I sold several years ago. Today I own a Model 81 in 300 Savage. I love the 300 Savage round. My Model 81 and Savage 99 in 300 Savage will serve me well hunting deer in West Virginia.