Originally Posted by CoRifleman
Originally Posted by oldfoneguy
Very nice and a fun caliber. Not the hardest hitting but it got the job done when it was needed. The flip side especially in that action is it's very fun to shoot. An 8 or even an 81 have always been a grail rifle for me since I held my first about 44 years ago. I've tried to buy several over the years but they have always been a handful of dollars beyond my reach. I do have 2 A5's as the poor mans substitute. Good luck and enjoy it.

The A5s are no longer the poor man's substitute, seems they've run up as well. I've got an 8 in 32rem, a joy to shoot, but haven't found the right a5 for me just yet.

Well...honestly one is a Japanese 20ga and the 12ga is actually a Brownington so yeah they were both lower priced when I bought them used. True to JMB's design they both function flawlessly as most any of this design series of firearms do. An 8 in 35 and an 81 in 300 are 2 not yet achieved dream rifles. Even though I'm in my 60's now I will have both before the end.

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