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This is a 1947 year model, Remington Model 81 Woodsmaster in 300 Savage caliber. It has a Redfield rear aperature site and a barrel mounted folding adjustable rear sight. There is a little compass in the heel of the stock. It has excellent wood and great metal. There is a little spot on the barrel j...

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February 26-27 Sun-Mon. Tuesday too if you want. North East Texas - 2 hrs from Dallas near town of Clarksville 1 Hog any size (Guaranteed shot opportunity in broad daylight) Overnight lodging (cabin style with running water, heat/ac, microwave and stove Breakfast, lunch and dinner No license require...

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Our business host 4 "Traditional" style hunts per year where the situations are set up to make it successful for open sighted rifles, muzzleloaders and handguns and in some case longbow and recurve bows. One is always a boar hunt and the other a whitetail deer hunt. I either use my M8 (35 ...

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I loaded some 170 grain Nosler Partitions in my 300 Savage Model 81. I also had Grizzly Cartridge Company load me some 360 DW ammo for my sons rifle, a Win 94 carbine in that caliber. The question was whether the bullets would perform properly at that muzzle velocity, and then to what range. Also, t...

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I've been procrastinating writing this story. An initial mixture of embarrassment, disappointment and ho-humdrum kept me from wanting to publicize it. Now, two weeks later I have a different outlook. I am thankful, proud and blessed to have been able to make this hunt and to take this animal that is...

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I've always wanted to get a bobcat for the taxidermist but I've never shot one until now. I've seen several while out in the woods and fields but they always appeared to be just over-sized house cats. I have a profound respect for all wild cats, so it is with mixed emotions that I report the killing...

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This is a field report much more so than a hunt report. I've been guiding clients and assisting with culling on a large TX ranch. Not a lot of "hunting", moreso being still, quiet and scent free and making good shots. Anyway, the load we have settled on for the 7mm-08 is the 150 grain Swif...

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Dave is my friend since we were kids, my second longest friendship. We've not seen one another for 5 years since he lives in Boston. He has never killed a hog and wanted to experience some Texas style hunting. When I mentioned the hog hunt to my friend Jim, he couldn't resist. Both borrowed my 1939 ...

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That's great!

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Nice one!

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Awesome! Congratulations!

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I like all kinds of hunting but bow hunting is the only thing that still gives the that rush. I've killed well over 500 big game animals with rifles (the first 400 and change with the same rifle!). I've also shot quite a few animals while sorting out a problem for clients (most were client-induced)....

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This year the drought conditions have the deer acting differently than in years past. I spent 17 days in the tree trying to figure out where the deer were and what paths they were moving on. Saw several including a big old buck at 60, 70 and 80 yards ... too far for me and my bow. 3 days ago I knew ...

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Tomorrow Brandon will be 6 years old. He wanted to hunt and get a deer for his birthday. We've been shooting a lot and tried hunting 5 or 6 times so far with no results. I was holding him to 40 yds for the 38 Spl loads. While he was at school, I moved the sights to put hot 357 loads on the money at ...

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An interesting thing happend while I was deer hunting. This hog came out in broad daylight and charged up to my doe decoy. She then put her head down and had a stand-off of sorts. Do not mess with my deer decoy. One arrow dropped her right there. She made a nice B-day present for the neighbor. http:...

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1st one stalked to close range with G23, 40S&W 165gr GD, second 204 Ruger 45gr VMAX both DRT. First one other side with BLR 243 100 gr BT 150 yds ran 100 yds. Second one over there with BLR 223 64gr GD at 90 yds ran 20 yds. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n5/TARJARBAR/jav2.jpg http://i108.pho...

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Spent some time culling some exotics while also taking some clients out. First issue, the Dama Gazelle, Addax and Scimitar Horned Oryx and slated to become restricted under the ESA. This would require a special permit to maintain a herd on private property, a special take permit for the landowner an...

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Mom went on a week-long trip today so we started out at Cabelas and followed with some shootin' in the back. After dinner we headed out for some hog hunting. Dad had some fire-power for hogs that may come to feeders or cross way out. The boys were carrying their .22's loaded with Stingers in case th...

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I had a cancellation in the second week and I am still holding the second half of the first week. Available dates are Sept 1-10th. I can do any combination of 3 days to as many as all 10 days. The usual scheduel is a 3 day hunt for $675 and a 6 day hunt for $1250. This includes multiple fresh stands...

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Yesterday afternoon, just before dark I shot the biggest hog I've ever got. There is a tripod on our property that has sunk down quite a bit. On some game camera photos one particular hog's back appeared to be nearly touching the basket hanging under the tripod that is about 4 feet off the ground. I...

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Well the Cabela's in Allen officially opened on Thursday. I really expected the 8's and 81's to go quickly. Only one seems to have been sold since Wed, as of Sun morn. Interestingly, they added two more! One is a .30 with a Stith mounted Lyman and the other is a .35 with a Stith mounted scope of unk...

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The new Cabelas in Allen, TX has 10 rifles, 6 Model 8's and 4 Model 81's in .25, .30, .32 and .35 Remington from $295 (3) to $595 (1) and in-between. This is the BEST selection and pricing I have EVER seen - anywhere at once. Also several Rem 14's and 141's in .25, .30 and .35 Rem. The store opens t...

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The new Cabelas in Allen, TX has 10 rifles, 6 Model 8's and 4 Model 81's in .25, .30, .32 and .35 Remington from $295 (3) to $595 (1) and in-between. This is the BEST selection and pricing I have EVER seen - anywhere at once. Also several Rem 14's and 141's in .25, .30 and .35 Rem. The store opens t...

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My friend Charles took his grandson and I took my 5 yr old son to our property in NE TX for our annual turkey hunt. Brandon and I arrived first and we set up a pop-up blind, shooting sticks and video camera on a tripod. Another friend Ricky came to help out and also let Brandon use his SXS .410 bore...

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Good hunting!

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We saw about 60 - 80 hogs. There were two groups of 25-30 and about 15 encounters with singles. Just about every sow had four or five little ones running with her. The one I shot was one of three sows that did not have shoats with it.

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Myself and another guy tried to get a hog in daylight with our Rem's, his an 8 and I had the 81. It didn't work out. We switched rifles for the afternoon. I used a .50 cal muzzleloader that I made last year. At 60 yds the bullet went right through the sow and she dropped where she stood. I guess I'm...

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this boar weighs about 200+ pounds. You can see the hide which is over 3/4" thick in the photo. The caliber is 300 Savage and the bullets are 170 grain Nosler Partition RN. I'm shooting them at 2375 fps from my Remington 81. The shot was at a bit over 60 yards. Bullets penetrated the shoulder, ...

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I'm hosting a hog hunt that will be perfect for 8/81 shooters and equally interesting to levergunners, handgun shooters and others where close range and good daylight are necessary for good shooting. This low-fence property is extensively managed for hogs with feeders, selective brush and cover mani...

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This hunt is all set up now. You don't have to use your 8/81, and may use a handgun, muzzleloader, archery equipment or any rifle. Please let me know if you are interested as I need to start collecting deposits. Thanks!

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I'm hosting a hog hunt that will be perfect for 8/81 shooters and equally interesting to levergunners, handgun shooters and others where close range and good daylight are necessary for good shooting. This low-fence property is extensively managed for hogs with feeders, selective brush and cover mani...

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Well, like the Nosler rep said, their 170 gr RN partition will easily run 2370 fps with a medium pressure load and it is very accurate out of my 81. I used 40 grains H4895 and CCI 200 primer. Now to find a volunteer hog or exotic to test the terminal performance on...

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I've been loading my 300 Sav w/ 165gr Speer BTSP and 170gr Speer FP (with the nose rounded off). I am getting perfect rifle function with around 2225 fps, however the bullet are not opening up at this velocity. I went up 100 fps but it didn't do a whole lot for the bullet expansion. Primarily I am s...

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Thanks - I had that suspicion but the darn thing works flawlessly. I don't need more than 3 shots for anything so I am going to leave it.

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Nice hog shootin'!

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I'm interested in a get together to shoot. Please keep me updated by PM if something transpires. I will also offer a summer exotic hunt at my ranch near San Antonio. I can offer "wholesale" pricing to the forum members here. For example: meat animal (axis, fallow, blackbuck, hog) including...

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After re-reading your first post and your second I think we are agreeing to an extent. What we found with the shorter length brass LE cases is that they require a crimp in order to have a consistent load. In a micro-scenario, the primer pushes the powder forward before it reaches thermal critial mas...

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The problem with reloading is with the powder charge in the shorter brass. If you seat a bullet to the cannelure you are taking up more case capacity in the shorter brass, potentially compressing the powder depending on the load. If you seat the bullet out so the groove is above the short case you w...

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You can post the pictures in the gallery

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On Thursday evening I sat in a box blind near a cow pasture with a feeder in it. It is late season doe and spike time in South Texas. One lone doe came in and my 81 Woodsmaster in 300 Savage sent a 165 grain Speer BTSP into her shoulder at 100 yards. The deer ran towards the 4 - strand barbwire fenc...

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Shoot and hunt regularly with an 8 in 35 Rem (1909) and an 81 "C" in 300 Sav (1947).

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See here for a comprehensive report:

http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... lit=35+Rem

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As a Professional Hunter I test various ammo and bullets constantly for articles, books and ammunition companies that are testing their own products as well as comparing their competitors. Frankly, the Hornady LE ammo has not proven to be better than any other brand or bullet/load on game or in accu...

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The literature I've read says my Rem 8 from 1909 in 35 Rem should hold 4 or 5 rounds. My 81 in 300 Sav holds 5, I know that. I can only fit 2 rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber of the Model 8. It works flawlessly - and is of little concern as 3 rounds is enough. However, I am curious if a...

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Earlier this week there was one on Gunbroker and one on E-Bay. It may have been the same seller. He had fore-ends, sights and buttplates each listed separately.

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We use a Primos 250 yard Red Light with external battery pack. The light is meant to clip onto the tube of a rifle scope on top. However, we clip it onto a Remington 81 barrel tube with the light underneath. The red light will make the hogs show up with enough residual light to see through the rear ...

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This load in the 38 Spl is from Grizzly Cartridge Company. It is a 158 gr WFNPB bullet and it says on the box 900 fps. The owner of Grizzly told me that velocity was from a 3" barrel handgun. We chronographed the load from this 18 1/2" rifle barrel and it averages 1230 fps. So, yes there i...

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My oldest son turned 5 years old in late October. He has hunted many times and has taken a bunch of different stuff, mostly with .22's, 410 shotgun or with help from me. He can finally get this rifle on his shoulder and has been keeping shots in a 6" circle at 50 yards on his own. He shot this ...

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Great job! The generous late doe and spike season in Texas is in full swing for another week plus. I'm taking s similar 81 in 300 Savage next week for the task. Hopefully I'll have a matching photo to yours.

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Looks like pretty good shootin' at that distance

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