Howdy from north western Ontario. Moose, bear and BIG whitetail country. I have a decent model 8 in .35 Remington. Love this site and hope to aquire more 8's in the future.
regards, Darryl
new guy
Re: new guy
Welcome to the forum madtrapper, now c'mon you can't tell us about this model 8 of yours and not show us pictures!
Great to have ya.
Great to have ya.
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TNrifleman
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- Location: Tennessee
Re: new guy
Madtrapper,
Welcome to the forum. I'm curious, are Model 8/81 rifles fairly common in your area? In southeast Tennessee, most guys have never seen one, much less owned/shot one.
Welcome to the forum. I'm curious, are Model 8/81 rifles fairly common in your area? In southeast Tennessee, most guys have never seen one, much less owned/shot one.
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madtrapper143
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Re: new guy
They are not as common as they once were. I was told by the old timers that it was a neck and neck race between model 8's and savage 99's when they were buying new guns in the old days. The savages won out due to savage's campaign that said the .300 Savage "hit's with a ton" I still see a few 8's and 81's at gun shows but most have not seen the bush for years. Shame, I like hunting with mine.
regards, Darryl
regards, Darryl