Remington 81 in .300 Savage

[351 WINCHESTER]

Some years ago I bought this rifle. It was in mint condition (should have been a tip off). I bought a couple boxes of ctgs. and took it out to sight it in. Darn that thing kicked. I could have lived with that, but it was a jam o matic. Looking back I think it may have had an extractor for a .35 rem. Anyway I sold it and told the dealer the problems it had. A guy bought it and sent it to a gunsmith that was familiar with this model and he said the chamber was too large.

To this day, I'm still baffeled as to why it kicked so much.

 

[Archie]

Why did it kick so much?

.300 Savage was designed to provide .30-06 ballistics in a shorter action rifle, like a lever gun (the Savage 99) or the Remington.

The Remington 81 is a relatively light rifle, compared to an '03 Springfield or '17 Eddystone.

Powerful round, light rifle. Easy to carry, kicks like a mule.

By the way, I've wanted a Remington 81 in either .300 Savage or .35 Remington for a long time.