ron_brock Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Attention 5 model 8 fans on the boards....I finally got my first. I liked this one and the price was right. No holes on the side of the receiver. It does have a rear mounted Williams sight, a compass in the stock and a Krieger detachable magazine conversion. True Michigan deer gun. Needs a good cleaning and oiling which is next order of business then off to the range. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyDixon Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 what cal. is it ?? what year made ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtrooper Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Congratulations, and welcome to the club! I have two Model 8's both in 35 Remington as I see yours is as well. I have taken a few deer with mine as well as wild hogs. Great hunting rifles, but not very much fun to shoot at targets as they are shoulder punishers. Here is one made in 1927 that my son reconditioned for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted April 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Nov 1929, 35 Remington Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Ron,Congratulations. Nice rifle and a rare Krieger conversion to boot.I'd say you hit the jackpot.Jim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted April 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Thanks Jim. Im still not sure how the conversion works. It seems you cannot remove the mag without taking loose the screw and spring, but maybe Im wrong. Ive got had a chance to play with it yet to really figure out how it works. Since Krieger was pretty local, Im sure there are more floating around this area. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) Ron, Check here. JIm C http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/ Edited April 8, 2019 by jim c 351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levallois Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Nice rifle! I've owned several of these over the years and always manage to part with them for one reason or the other. I dont have one at the moment but maybe a rare .25 remington is in my future? I accumulated quite a bit of that ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl7422 Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 I appreciate my Rem. 8 in .35, but it's a shoulder buster. The 81, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyDixon Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 now you can see where mr. k got the idea for the saftey selector and mel johnson got idea for the johnson bolt handle , just sayn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 I don't think they kick too bad. They let you know they're there, but they don't stab you in the shoulder. Mine was made in 1926, and is also in .35. I think you'll like yours. It looks great! There is a board specific to Model 8's. You should join and post your photos. It's a niche group, but there's more interest than you'd expect there, and a lot of good information. As you know, we also like them here, and I think there are at least a dozen of us now... Here's the link to the Model 8 forum: http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/forums/ David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 David,I guess it's a bakers dozen? This one had been drug behind a truck, then the truck backed up over it? It was very rough before I gave it a full resto. Early gun, ser. just over 10,000. for some reason cell pics always turn upside down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StooperZero Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Im still looking... Yes I'm alive. The universe needed me elsewhere for a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 David,I guess it's a bakers dozen? This one had been drug behind a truck, then the truck backed up over it? It was very rough before I gave it a full resto. Early gun, ser. just over 10,000. for some reason cell pics always turn upside down? 20190408_2003141.jpg johnsonlmg41, Looks like you restored it very nicely! They've been around for over a century, so most have some patina! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettom Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 I have a late model 81 in 35 shoots great honest wear and has great grouping capabilities. Since my rear receiver screw was missing I bought a correct Marble sight and had a smith make the correct screw. PC no but I have been thinking about adding a model 8 too looks you got a nice one it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Davis Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Beautiful rifle, sir! Just watched Midway's Gun Stories documentary on the Model 8. Been thinking of getting one for a while now, - ever since I saw a picture of a New York police officer in holding one on a manhunt in a hotel in the 1930s. It would have to be in .35 Remington. Not excited about spending hundreds of dollars on a single box of .30 Remington. Your rifle hails from a good year. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 The Model 8's, and the Model 1907's were the AR15's of their time... David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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