My Grandpa's Model 8

[Al Bundy]

My dad was telling me how he had my grandpa's old hunting rifle and that he'd send it to me someday. Well someday is today. From how he described it on the phone, I thought it would be an old Model 14. Instead it's a Model 8 in .35 Rem caliber.



He also sent my grandpa's Remington Model 11 shotgun. Going by the serial number, Remington says it's a 12 gauge.



Both are well used, but very clean. He even sent the cleaning kit with a bottle of Hoppe's 9 with a price tag of 39 cents on it. No cracks in the stocks, a couple of small dings but nothing serious. The action on the shotgun works fine, I'm still trying to finger out Model 8 action though.

Anyone have experience with the Model 8?

[jackelope]

fantastic...don't let them go anywhere. i have a few of my gramp's guns. they are family treasures to me.

[Al Bundy]

Oh no. I'd never sell them. My grandpa even went so far to engrave his Wa. Drivers license number on them so they will definitely stay in the family.

I would like to get at least one deer with the Model 8 just so I can say 3 generations have taken one with it.

[Mookie]

Those are great guns to have. I love the look of them, and the fact they are a family gun makes it just the better.

[demontang]

Those are some nice guns you got, I have a model 11 and I love it. I got a savage model 99 from my grandpa and I dont think it will ever leave the family.


I would take that model 11 a part and look at the bolt and fiber washer that stops the bolt, They have been known to wear the washer out and crack the bolt. You can set them up to shot light or heavy loads too my changing the spacers on the recoil spring. FYI

[shoot-em-dead]

congrates, your lucky. I've been asking dad for years now if I can have the savage that his grandpa had. It's a 303 with an octagon barrel and it shoots awesome groups. Sounds like I'll never get it though because when my grandpa gave it to my dad, he told him if he ever gave it away it would have to go to his cousin. Bad thing there is he'll probably sell it for penny's cause he doesn't respect anything.

[Gutpile]

I ve an old 11. I love that thing. I've actually taken in out a few times. the thing shoots great but has a healthy recoil for a 2 3/4" I love that old shotgun.

That rifle is freaking AWESOME!!!!

[Remmark]

The Blue book of gun values say only 60,000 were made between 1906-1936. I'ma thinking they were a recoil operated auto where the barrel moved back under recoil to eject and pick up the next round with a definate 2-stage shuck-shuck sound/ action. I've read where the accuracy was only so-so. So I say get closer and aim correctly and it will certainly be accurate enough. The .35 Rem is a neat cartride, could be used for elk close range too in the woods beside deer and bear. Good looker you got htere.

[Al Bundy]

The Blue book of gun values say only 60,000 were made between 1906-1936. I'ma thinking they were a recoil operated auto where the barrel moved back under recoil to eject and pick up the next round with a definate 2-stage shuck-shuck sound/ action. I've read where the accuracy was only so-so. So I say get closer and aim correctly and it will certainly be accurate enough. The .35 Rem is a neat cartride, could be used for elk close range too in the woods beside deer and bear. Good looker you got htere.

My grandpa left a handwritten note with the serial number of the Model 8. It says he bought it in 1932. Seems solid. The action works nice now that I found the release button.

I picked up a box of 200 grain CoreLokt and am waiting for a nice Saturday to go and see how accurate she is with the pop up peep sight. Should be fun.

I also emailed Remington and they're sending manuals for both. Can't beat that.

[Stevo539]

That model 8 is freekin' cool!  Got the de-lux sight too.  I love those turn of the (last) century rifles.  They really show the height of the industrial revolution in the US.

Hey shoot-em-dead
Better call you cousin and tell him if he ever gets gramp's rifle, you'll give him $$$$ for it.  Preemptive strike you know.  Be a real pisser if he sold it off to some jerk-off for peanuts.

Steve

[Al Bundy]

My bad.

The Model 8 is from 1906. The shotgun is from 1932.

[superdown]

  The model 11 is a great copy of the Browning auto 5 Don't let it go.

[Gearhead1940]

Very cool! I now have the Winchester 62A that my Grandfather owned and I first learned to shoot with. It's a real special thing to have things like this passed down - can't wait to have my son one day learn how to shoot with this same gun.

[magnanimous_j]

fantastic...don't let them go anywhere. i have a few of my gramp's guns. they are family treasures to me.

For sure. I'm the only gun nut in the family and am set to inherit a few awesome pieces when my grandfather passes. I will never sell them under any circumstance.

[NRA4LIFE]

I have also inherited several that belong to my grandad.  The Model 98 Mauser has seen 3 generations of deer slayers, including me.  It was my first hunting rifle.  I also have a Model 8 (I believe) in .300 Savage.  Is that the recoil auto with the "barrel in barrel"?  Heavy SOB, that's for sure

[Al Bundy]

I have also inherited several that belong to my grandad.  The Model 98 Mauser has seen 3 generations of deer slayers, including me.  It was my first hunting rifle.  I also have a Model 8 (I believe) in .300 Savage.  Is that the recoil auto with the "barrel in barrel"?  Heavy SOB, that's for sure

Yeah it's the barrel in barrel setup. From the schematics I've been looking at, there is a huge spring sandwiched in there and it recoils to grab the next round. I weighed it on our home scale and it came out just under 8 lbs. Heavy, but it is solid.

Does anyone know of a good gunsmith in Vancouver? I'd like to have it looked over an maybe get a through internal cleaning done on it.

[NRA4LIFE]

Hmmm, mine must be a Model 81, a later version of the Model 8.  The remington website indicates the 8 wasn't chambered in .300 Savage but the 81 was.  Was the Model 8 also called a Woodsmaster?

[SpokaneSlayer]

There were several models called the Woodsmaster, the model 81 being one of them.  My wife inherited a model 742 Woodsmaster in .30-06 and an 870 Wingmaster.  Both purchased in the mid-60's according to the serial numbers.