Any Rem Mod 8 shooters?

[shuvelrider]

I just picked up a Standard Mod 8 with factory checkering, ran the serial # and found it to be made in 1910. Good solid shape with user wear but not abused for it's age. I have one box of vintage .35 Rem ammo from my stash, need to find some brass for another reloading project. Did a horsetrade at a local gunshop, I had a "modified" Rem 03A3 that the owner wanted. Walked into that shop at the right time, I only stopped to look for some odd ammo calibers I shoot.

 

[dickydalton]

I have a Model 8 Takedown made in 1935, I believe. I have shot Leverolution loads in it.

 

[Water-Man]

The first centerfire rifle I hunted with back in the 50's. Borrowed it from my grandfather. I used Core-Lokt ammo only. Good rifle and was very dependable for me.

 

[USAF_Vet]

My Father in law has a model 8, chambered in .30 Remington. He's even got some ammo for it. One of these days, I'm going to convince him to bring it to the range.

Model 8's and 81's show up on the used racks every so often. I've considered an 81 in .35 Rem a few times, just never jumped on it. I should, next time I see one, to add to my collection of long recoil actions.

 

[Salmoneye]

If you find .35 Rem brass, buy it...Since the panic it's seasonal runs by the manufacturers are snatched up as fast as people find them...

There is a guy around the forums that goes by the name of Grumpa that produces .35 Rem from .308 military brass...He gets good reviews from those that have bought his stuff...

Guy goes by 'Grumpa', and can be found on CastBoolits.com, or MarlinOwners.com (among other boards)...

Save that nice old Savage ammo!

Love to see a close up of the box and cartridges some time...

 

[Comrade Mike]

It's on my list of rifles I'd like to own. But chasing down .35 Remington brass (or any of the brass for its other chamberings) can be difficult

 

[TRX]

Well, at least you can still *get* .35... it's still popular with various leverguns and the Contender crowd.

I had my Model 8 nearly six months before I managed to score from overpriced .30 Remington brass.

The straight-wristed "traditional" stock of the Model 8 took me a bit to get used to, but it sure shoots nice.

My only complaint about the rifle is that the feed lips are *way* down inside the receiver; it's easy to snag a fingernail trying to push loaded rounds down in there. Now I understand why JMB set it up for stripper clips. And I'm fairly sure those removable magazine conversions weren't as much for swapping out mags - I've never seen a spare mag for a converted 8 - as they were for ease in loading the magazine.

When I first disassembled the rifle I was bemused to find how similar the innards were to my AKs. A lot of people claim that Mikhail Timofeyovich copied various German designs, but if there was any copying done, he was looking much further West. The details are different, of course - JMB's designs tended to be baroque and expensive to manufacture, while MTK's were highly optimized for economy of production - but other than gas vs. recoil operation, they're close cousins.

As for shooting the Model 8 - yes, the "double thump" of the recoil mechanism is noticeable. Didn't bother me at all, but the friend I was shooting with was disconcerted at first. He was shooting a Winchester levergun in .30-30. The .30-30 and .30 Remington use the same loading data, but the recoil on the Model 8 was *much* less bothersome; the recoil mechanism "smears" the recoil pulse over a longer time so the kick isn't as sharp.

 

[scaatylobo]

Good on ya

Got my R-8 about 2 months back and had ammo on hand as I shoot a TC super 14" in that caliber.

Found about 5 boxes of the LeverRevolution at the same show for a VERY good price.

Hope to use it for white tail this coming season [ Nov.21 st up here ].

I see lots of ammo for it around NYS,try a google search.

 

[scaatylobo]

Hope they loades,pics of mine.

here is my R-8

Posted on prior posts.

 

[shuvelrider]

The LGS I use here usually gets in once fired brass of oddball calibers, sometimes people drop it off rather then throw it away. It goes into plastic bins on a shelf, your choice at .10 a case. For a COB like me "cheap old bastxxd", it helps to keep reloading cost down. It's a good thing not everyone reloads, more brass for me. Vintage ammo is nice to look at but eventually it will corrode, to me it's better to use it and reload the brass.

 

[tark]

I've got an 81 made in 1947. Same gun with a fatter fore end and a standard pistol grip. It is a 300 Savage and ammo isn't that hard to find. Its a good shooter, with 100 yard groups coming in at 2 1/2 to 3". It prefers 180 grain ammo.

 

[shuvelrider]

Scored 140 pieces of .35 brass and a two cavity bullet mold today, the mold is brand new and not been used. I was able to talk with the previous owner of the Mod 8, he still had this stuff at his house. Two boxes of the brass were from the 1950's and priced at $3.77 per box back in the day, when it was new loaded cartridges. I got the brass and mold for $65, not to bad. Now I can save that box of Vintage Savage ammo.