Not a lever gun, but a Browning design ...

[Bill in Oregon]

I just happened on a nice old Remington Model 8 in .35 Rem, complete with peep, for just over $300 at a pawn shop. The bore is nearly excellent, and the four-digit serial number shows it was manufactured during the last year of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency.
Now I know an autoloader ain't no "leever gun" but when it was designed by the same feller who came up with the 1886, 92 and 94, it's still mighty special.
And the peep on this danged thing is so far back that it's a perfect "ghost ring."
It's a happy day.

[jnyork]

Very cool old rifle, good grab ! The dang rear sight is worth almost half the price of the rifle.

[getitdone1]

Congratulation on a great find!

I know of two men who used that gun and cartridge to kill many grizzly and brown bear.

From what I hear it's about as dependable as they come.

Expect I'll buy one in the near future.

Don

[KCSO]

Very nice and just for your info that Lyman Peep on the rear is worth at least $125. They are neat old rifles and I once had quite a collection of them.

[Pitchy]

Darn tootin that`s a dandy, grats on that find.

[kimwcook]

Darn tootin that`s a dandy, grats on that find.

I'll say.

[jdad]

Outstanding! I've always wondered how you take it down and clean the bolt. What's the procedure?

[FWiedner]

Wow! That's fine...

[Hobie]

The procedure recommended to me was....

"Don't mess with it, just wipe it out!" Actually that's considerably cleaned up.

I love mine but it has a long family history as well.

[earlmck]

Good find, Bill: anything that goes back to old T.R's time has to be way cool. Looks well taken care of, with just enough wear to show character. And is that the 180 grain Hornady you've got tipping those shells?

[yooper2]

Great find! It's one of the few autoloaders that will just keep on working no matter what you throw at it. Enjoy,

Eric

[getitdone1]

I'm wondering where this gun "balances" for one-hand carry when loaded?

Too, isn't there a fast way to reload this gun even though it has a built-in magazine? Some kind of clip that makes reloading them much faster?

Bill, that buttplate looks like hard rubber. I thought they had steel buttplates.

Don

[Bill in Oregon]

Don: I've seen them with the hard rubber butt as well as the steel crescent plate. I'd rather have the hard rubber in .35, and the crescent butt in .25!
Earl: Those are Hornady factory loads (the horror!) with the new 200-grain gummy tips. I went to buy brass, bullets and dies yesterday and couldn't find any brass locally. Will order.
Get it done: The rifle balances just ahead of the magazine.
Jdad: The Model 8 is actually a take down rifle. You remove the forend and there is a very unique screw with a lever on it that allows you to separate the barrel assembly from the receiver. Further disassembly requires a special wrench. There are a couple of Youtubes on this. You can get more info at the Great Model 8 Web site.

[Bill in Oregon]

Here's the takedown on the Model 8:


Removing the forend exposes the screw with the lever handle.

Unscrewing this large screw allows the stock/receiver to be pulled from the barrel assembly.


Ingenious, eh?

[jdad]

That is a very cool takedown design!

[1894c]

i really appreciate the time you took to show us how that rifle comes apart--love the knowledge on this forum...
by the way that's a really nice rifle and cartridge combination--great find at a great price--LUCKY :)

[TNBigBore]

That is a great find. You will be glad of the hard rubber butt plate instead of the crescent steel if you shoot it much. I had the exact rifle with the latter butt plate. It was not much fun to shoot.

[Griff]

Congrats. find.

[Bill in Oregon]

Update: Took her to the range, and the short version is that the firing pin is not functioning. Not hard to repair, but it means a delay until I can actually shoot this baby ...

[wilko]

Wow.. that is very nice rifle!!!!

[Canuck Bob]

Let's see. 35 Remington in an old Remington, tang sight, take down, bought at a pawn shop, one of Mr. Brownings designs, I vote for honorary levergun status! Nice find!