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All of my model 8/81 rifles have rear tang sights installed. On most of them the front sights are Marbles brass bead type. These have worked for me very well. I would suggest that you start looking at this type of sight for your rifle. They are fairly thick and the brass bead shows up well on most b...

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Looks like you have a pretty nice M8 on your hands. I think some ammo and a trip to the range should be on your list of things to do. I also advise checking out some of the take down vids here on the site to help you with getting up to speed on cleaning and maintenance tasks. Complete disassembly mo...

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I use a Lee 180 RN bullet mold. Gas checked, the bullet comes in at 173 grs. Go figure. Over 27 gr. of 3031 in a 300 Savage case, it is accurate and reliably cycles the action of an 81. I have not had any problems with this load, so if you blow up your rifle,well, it is not my fault. This is not a ...

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I really like the 300 Savage caliber. Reload everything I shoot (250 Savage also), yet to buy a box of factory fodder for either. If I bought factory for everything I shoot, I wouldn't have the guns I have. Way to pricey and I love to shoot rather than buying a box of 20 or two once a year. Many sa...

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Hey Rifleman, Not really out to pasture but just wondering around. I was an active poster here back when I first got into shooting and collecting Model 8/81 rifles. Alas as time went on I got drawn off with other gun projects and shooting venues and haven't been doing much with these fantastic old r...

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I have several and over the years have had to do a few complete take downs to replace broken or badly worn parts. The only time I ever got in trouble and broke something was the time it had been quite a while from the last time I had done one. And I didn't review the tutorials first. They are comple...

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I have an M8 in 35 made in the 30s and experienced the same issue with reloads. I came across an article that noted in the case of the Rem. 35 that over the years the amount of set back on the shoulder was slightly changed from the early days. So with a later manufacture dies the shoulder was set ba...

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Got it. I do also have one of the sights like yours. Different rifle, M81 in 300 Savage. On this rifle I didnt have to do anything to set the proper angle. When installed on the rifle it came out ok. I did notice that the two widely spaced holes align in a different clocking than the location on you...

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Being a very long time Guzzi rider I tend to take the fix it with out taking it apart if you can due to the "not being able to get another one" and "they don't make those any more" often encountered. So, when I obtained a tang sight for my early production M8 and fit it up I had ...

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When hunting with my M81 I use the same tie on leather sling that I use for my muzzle loaders. Works great and does not require any modification or cause any damage to the rifle. These can be found on any web site that sells traditional muzzle loader style accessories. https://oi4.photobucket.com/al...

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They sure were Cam. I did ask and if I remember correctly the grade D engraved were around 4500 and the police was around 8700 or so. Don't remember the exact numbers but these are pretty close.

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Saw this at the Sioux Falls gun show last weekend. Gent had this and several others on his table. Couple of them were Grade D engraved in excellent condition. Sorry for the bad pic but it was crowded and I didn't have much time. Big show to get through in a day and I really didn't have the cash it w...

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Its been my experience that the original mounting screws were all the same. They are very hard to find and are an odd pitch. If one doesn't get the mounting screw along with the sight it can be a problem. I am wondering if the previous owner of your 35 might have had this problem and re-drilled the ...

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I have one of the R-6 sights too. If I remember correctly ( getting to be somewhat iffy these days) the bottom ring moves down to unlock the upper barrel shaped ring so it can be rotated to rise and lower the staff/eye piece. Once the staff is set then the lower ring moves up to lock it in place. I ...

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Many thanks gents, just the info I was looking for.

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If it turns out to be a shooter at that price its a very good buy! Almost forgot to mention that brass for the 30 Rem Auto is available from Graf & Son but its not cheep at a buck a case. But if you are into hand loading its a way to be able to shoot this caliber. You can use the same load data ...

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Looking for some suggestions on replacing the butt pad on my 300 Savage M81. I have had the rifle for several years now and its a great shooter/hunter but the butt pad installed on it has deteriorated to the point it needs to be replaced. I really don't want to replace the butt stock itself as I kin...

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Hope all had a great Christmas and wishing you all a great New Year. I have been busy with moving to a new city and many other things so not much activity on the Model 8 front. One thing about moving, you find out just how many guns and related stuff you actually own. Unfortunately so does your wife...

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I am looking to raise some cash for another project and will be putting this rifle up for sale on GB most likely in the near future. But in the mean time I thought I would offer it here first. Its just a good shooter with out much else going for it. As the pics show it was scoped and I did run down ...

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Welcome and that's a nice old rifle. My kind of old Remington! I think its a safe bet those cast loads are not a good match for your rifle. When it comes to cast bullets a good match to the bore and the right velocity are very important to good groups. All of my old 8/81's have been at least minute ...

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Congratulations Cam,
At the end of this road I hope you and your wife are blessed with one of the greatest gifts for your love and sacrifice raising your daughter. Grandkids!

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Nice clean looking 81! With the prices these guns are starting to draw and from what I have seen at gun shows in the last year its a steal alright. As time goes by running down a mount and a period scope for it can be a bit of fun. I did this with my first 81 and enjoy shooting it just for fun.

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Yeah, I was watching that one too. It's hard to believe that the two combined brought $4,725. That is some serious cash! It's nice to see really good ones, but my budget is more of the rusty, crusty, but still trusty variety. I hunt with mine, and there's no way I'm headed out into the woods with e...

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As most of us can attest in the past most of these rifles were not cleaned too thoroughly too often. :) I think this maybe was due to the perceived complexity of the guns or possibly that they came into being during the smokeless era when cleaning was not nearly as important as it had been. Not that...

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Good results for sure! Should do as good at 100 as you can shoot it. I use pretty much the same load in my 35 Model 14 but with my eyes and the factory sights I call it good to do 3-4". Got to agree that the pumps are easier on the shoulder. And they don't eject the empties so that they hit me ...

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Thanks for taking the time to share. Nice collection.

Its really great to see how the old vintage Remington hunters can grow on a person. It was just a natural progression for me after getting hooked on the 8/81's to take note of the pumps.

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Phyrbird wrote:Always had a soft spot for the pumps. The carbine model on top looks good too. Caliber?

Its in .30 Remington. Sweet little shooter.

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Its not quite all of them.

Just the ones out in plain sight.

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I just got my RCBS 30 Rem dies from Midway last week for $61 and I believe Grafs had them for $70. I really like Hornady dies due to the bullet alignment tube in the seating die but they were $200 for custom made even though the still make 25 Rem. So I might get a set of Hornady 30-30 dies and use ...

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Great job on bringing the old girl back to life! Good shooter indeed. Funny how so often when you find a Model 8/81 owner there is more than one and a few Model 14/141s around too.

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Thanks for the report! Not much information out there on this ammo and its nice to get some feed back. I have purchased some of Graf's brass for my 30 Rem Autos and its seems to be good stuff but I haven't loaded any as yet. I bought a good supply of the Remington produced brass several years ago wh...

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Sometimes a little good can come from something bad. This last summer a member of our shooting club was forced to sell his acreage and move. Both he and his wife were having serious health issues and just could not take care of the property any longer. Being a life long shooter, hunter and reloader ...

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well if I make it down to Jacks model 8/81 event we can use my gun to find out. I have thought of that also how accurate after take down and re mounting to the barrel if it was still on mark. Pretty cold here in Michigan at this time to do a good test 7 degrees out today I would like to hear how th...

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That's good to hear. Been along time since those rounds have been on the shelf. I will have to check our local Cabela and Scheels outlets.

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Outstanding video Cam! Very well done and a great contrast between the old and new. Both do the job well. Makes it easy to see why the good old 30 Remington Auto was such a great cartridge with a fine rifle to go with it. Cant knock the AR platform either. My grand kids and even myself have taken de...

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UUUGGGHHHH Reloading worse than Jackitis :!: :!: Make heap big hole in budget for more Ladies. :oops: :o Save thousands at the range; makes for foolish looking brass chasers. And brass catchers that work. 8-) :lol: Good for trading; one finds as trade up, calibers can change. Just remember you will...

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Godaim4 wrote:Wow that's not bad at all! I'm gonna get my uncle to teach me how to reload so it'll be a lot easier to get the ammo haha

Collecting and shooting old guns has made a hand loader out of quite a few folks over the years.

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The grand kids all hunted together for the first time this year. The grand daughter who is the oldest (with a family of her own now) started first some number of years ago with the boys coming along later as they came of age. As you can see they all learned well. As a family we had a good opening we...

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The combination of a light bullet and a light load my be the issue. Not enough to cycle the action. You didn't mention the powder charge so its a bit hard to tell. If the 170 grain bullet load didn't do the job I would suspect the powder charge. The lightest bullet I use in my rifles are 150 grainer...

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FYI-Graf & Son reloading supply has new USA made brass in both 25 and 30 Remington. Just placed an order. Not cheap at 1 buck a round but its available.

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Not good. Glad you are OK. That's the most important thing. I would wonder about a stuck firing pin. This has been known to happen from time to time. Not saying that is it but its the first thing that comes to mind. I shoot a lot of old vintage rifles and this sort of thing is always a worry. Hope y...

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Gents, Anyone happen to have the tread dimensions for the rear barrel sight mounting screws? Found out from another source, its 6-40 thread. Not commonly available but McMaster-Carr does have them. Only as slot head and blued? No. Still the socket head black will do for mounting Marbles or Lyman fol...

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Hey Sarge, Sometimes getting older has it lighter side. I was looking through my collection of Model 8/81 odds and ends. Lo and behold I find a Marbles folding rear sight I must have taken off of one of my purchases in the past! Glad to find it but its kind of disconcerting that I had forgotten I ha...

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Those are somewhat hard to find and of ones I`ve seen a bit pricey. Saw the below on Fleabay and thought you might be interested in it as an alternative. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/401121073698?item=401121073698&ttle=Vintage+Marbles+Folding+Rear+Sight+Wbase+For+Remington+Model+8&vectorid=...

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Hi All,
I snagged a very nice Lyman peep sight for my latest M8 on e-bay last week. Now I am looking for a correct spacer plate to fill in on the barrel shroud when I remove the buckhorn rear sight assembly. Anyone have one laying around or know of a current source?

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Nice find in a great hunting caliber! Congratulations.

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I started getting interested in vintage Remington hunting rifles other than the Rolling Block I was shooting in black powder cartridge rifle silhouette and long range buffalo gong matches some years back. I had seen a few of the Model 8 and 81 auto hunting guns at gun shows here in the Midwestern Pl...

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Finished cleaning up the latest addition to the addiction. Had a broken firing pin and needed a good cleaning but all is functioning fine now. It shoots better than I can see with old eyes and the standard sights. A Marbles or Lyman rear peep would really help out. ;) http://i4.photobucket.com/album...

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Got the replacement pin in and all is back in order now. Did have a interesting thing happen I thought I would pass along. I ordered both the listed "original" pin and the listed "replacement " pin from Gun Parts Corp. When I tried the replacement pin the tip was too large to pas...

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