{"id":36,"date":"2009-01-31T19:51:16","date_gmt":"2009-02-01T01:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2022-07-26T06:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T12:42:24","slug":"the-model-81","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"The Great Model 81 ‘Woodsmaster’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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After about 69,000 Model 8’s were produced, Remington felt the old workhorse needed a facelift and in 1936 introduced the Model 81…basically the same gun with a few minor cosmetic differences such as a heavier pistol-grip stock and more robust fore-end. As well, the gun was initially offered in a different range of calibers: .30<\/a>, .32, (dropped after World War II) and .35 Remington.<\/div>\n
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In 1940, .300 Savage was added to the lineup to make the 81 more competitive and give it “close to .30-06” performance. Named the Woodsmaster (a moniker that would also be given to Remington’s follow-on Model 740 and 740A autoloaders), like the Model 8 the 81 came in different grades: the 81A Standard with a plain stock and fore-end; 81B Special with checkered select wood; 81D Peerless sporting a bit of scroll engraving and fancier checkering; 81E Expert with more engraving yet and better checkering; and the top-of-the-line 81F Premier.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Although they are a little different than the Model 8 on the outside they are very similar on the inside with many interchangeable parts. Even into the 21st century there are still thousands of Model 81’s still “springpolin”!<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

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If you have any questions about your Model 8 or Model 81 please email Cam Woodall @<\/p>\n

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Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Remington Model 81:
\nThe “Woodsmaster”
\nAutoloading Rifle<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>Manufactured:<\/strong> 1936 to 1950<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Production:<\/strong> 57,000+<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Inventor:<\/strong> John Browning,<\/p>\n

C.C. Loomis<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Serial no range:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nstarting:<\/strong> 0001
\nEnding<\/strong> 57,000+<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Calibers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

.300 Savage<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

.30 Remington<\/p>\n

<\/span> .32 Remington<\/p>\n

<\/span> .35 Remington<\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Grades:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n81A Standard<\/p>\n

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\n81C Special (changed to 81B)<\/p>\n

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\n81D Peerless<\/p>\n

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\n81E Expert<\/p>\n

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\n81F Premier<\/p>\n

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&<\/span>nbsp; After about 69,000 Model 8’s were produced, Remington felt the old workhorse needed a facelift and in 1936 introduced the Model 81…basically the same gun with a few minor cosmetic differences such as a heavier pistol-grip stock and more robust fore-end. As well, the gun was initially offered in a different range of calibers: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2825,"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/2825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}