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Picked this one up this morning in 300 Savage. Just looking to see who is using one and to see what you might be having good luck with loading for it.

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That is a great looking rifle.

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Originally Posted by OlderGuy54
That is a great looking rifle.
Thanks. Its been touched up but the price was right!!

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I have a half dozen of those in 300 Savage, I find them to have a rather nasty kick due to poor stock design and the reciprocating barrel. This has been a complaint with the design since the first one rolled out of the shop.

To help cut down the recoil and help with wear and tear on the parts, I load them with 150 gr bullets and generally IMR 4064 powder. I picked 4064 mainly because I have a lot of it and it fills the case pretty well. I am happy with velocity a bit above 2500 fps. Varget is another I like a lot but it runs best at higher velocities than I wish. I use Varget in my Rem 700 and 760 as they are much stronger actions. Winchester 748 is another I've used but prefer it in the 223 as it doesn't bridge in the case neck.

The next batch I load up might incorporate 130 gr Barnes bullets to further ease recoil. i have 100 of them at the moment which would get me started in load development and a couple years of hunting.

Between the 8 and the 81 I have nearly two dozen of these rifles. They are fun to shoot and still do a job on game. One of these in 35 Rem is what I carry as a follow up gun for black bear hunting.

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Joe, you crossed over to the dark side?


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Originally Posted by Poconojack
Joe, you crossed over to the dark side?
Lol. Only because its in 300 Savage.

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Thanks Woodmaster. I load all my 300’s just like you said. 38gr of 4064 with 150gr sp. Nice mild load.

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Originally Posted by Poconojack
Joe, you crossed over to the dark side?
Lol. Only because its in 300 Savage.

I have ALWAYS been intrigued by them. When I was a young hunter, seemed like MANY older hunters hunted with them. I saw FAR more of them in the deer woods than I ever have seen 99's TO THIS DAY. I keep looking at them and I "might" bite if I found one original and in great shape. I have a fairly large number of Remingtons in my group of guns. Congratulations. Joe.


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I only have one in 35 rem and I mostly shoot cast bullets in it.

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Ah, the infamous "Pogo Stick!"


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When I was a young and tagging along with my father in the deer woods, many old timers carried these guns. They were very, very popular and very, very reliable. You could drop them in the mud, pick them up and shoot 5 times. Never jammed unlike the whole long series of single shot Jamingtons that followed them.

My father hunted with a Model 8 32 Remington for most of his life. I shot my first buck with a Model 8 35 Remington that my Grandfather's Uncle bought brand new in 1909. 4 digit serial number. I still have that gun.

Winchester 94s also had a large following. I saw very few 99s in the woods, but I was always fascinated with them. I remember asking my Grandfather once why he and his brothers never had any 99s. He said "Only doctors and lawyers can afford 99s". grin

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Nice looking gun, Joe!!

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I just picked one up this month also, in 300 Savage. Didn't mean to.. thought I put a lowball bid on it. Oops, won it!

Told the wife I accidentally bought a gun. She didn't think that was as funny as I did. grin

Yours is a good looking one! I need one of those peep sights.

Mine has been converted to have a removable magazine. It seems likely to be what's known as a "Krieger Conversion Model 81", meaning the magazine conversion was done by a company called Krieger & Sons in the early 50's. These are pretty sought after, apparently.

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Originally Posted by Calhoun
Nice looking gun, Joe!!

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I just picked one up this month also, in 300 Savage. Didn't mean to.. thought I put a lowball bid on it. Oops, won it!

Told the wife I accidentally bought a gun. She didn't think that was as funny as I did. grin

Yours is a good looking one! I need one of those peep sights.

Mine has been converted to have a removable magazine. It seems likely to be what's known as a "Krieger Conversion Model 81", meaning the magazine conversion was done by a company called Krieger & Sons in the early 50's. These are pretty sought after, apparently. EVEN IF SOUGHT AFTER BY ACCIDENT.

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Kinda weird factoid: M14 stripper clips work for re-charging the magazines in Remington 81's. Original Remington stripper clips have attained "collector" status. The M14 clips worked for me when I had a short-lived fling with one of these.


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I was wondering about that. Picked up a cheap 1920 in 250-3000 also, and obviously it can handle stripper clips also. Got a couple of those around for another 250-3000, all loaded up with cartridges.


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have had more than a few 8's and 81's over the years. only rifle i know that kicks 4 ways! love them, just no room anymore for them.


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I have one of these in 35 Rem; inherited from my late father. I haven’t shot it; don’t think he ever shot it (Dad purchased it from one of his uncles). I think mine might be an older model - does not have a model designation stamped into the metal. Should make a good brush gun for deer. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the gun is a takedown design.


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Originally Posted by AdventureBound
I have one of these in 35 Rem; inherited from my late father. I haven’t shot it; don’t think he ever shot it (Dad purchased it from one of his uncles). I think mine might be an older model - does not have a model designation stamped into the metal. Should make a good brush gun for deer. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the gun is a takedown design.

The early Remington autoloading rifles didn't have a model designation, but in 1911 they became the Model 8. (I also owned one of the early ones for a while, chambered in .35 Remington.)


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I was wondering about that. Picked up a cheap 1920 in 250-3000 also, and obviously it can handle stripper clips also. Got a couple of those around for another 250-3000, all loaded up with cartridges.

M1903 Springfield stripper clips are correct for M1920 Savages.


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Woodmaster, mine has a bunch of different stampings on it. Would you know what they are or mean? I will try to post a couple pictures of them. I know there are 3 different ones stamped on the bottom of the receiver.

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