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[[Image:Remington model 8.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Remington Model 8 semiautomatic rifle - chambered in .25, .30, .32 and .35 Rem ]]
[[Image:Remington model 8.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Remington Model 8 semiautomatic rifle - chambered in .25, .30, .32 and .35 Rem ]]
[[Image:Remrifle.jpg‎|thumb|right|500px|Remington Model 81 "Special Police".]]
[[Image:Remrifle.jpg‎|thumb|right|500px|Remington Model 81 "Special Police".]]
[[Image:Remington_rollmark.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Remington Model 81 Semiautomatic Rifle with a scope - very similar to the Model 8]]





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Remington Model 8 semiautomatic rifle - chambered in .25, .30, .32 and .35 Rem
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Remington Model 81 "Special Police".
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Remington Model 81 Semiautomatic Rifle with a scope - very similar to the Model 8


This centerfire autoloading rifle, designed by John Browning, made from 1906 to 1936 in several calibers (25 Rem., 30 Rem., 32 Rem., 35 Rem). It was specifically designed for medium to moderately powered cartridges designed for pump or lever action rifles (like the .30-30) and was never designed to take any of the higher powered cartridges.

Specifications

Type: Rifle

Caliber: .25 Remington, .30 Remington, .32 Remington, 35 Remington

Capacity: Fixed 5 round box magazine, 15 round detachable magazine

Fire Modes: Semiautomatic


The Remington Model 8 rifle can be seen in the following:

Film

  • Carbine Williams - (MGM 1952, starring Jimmy Stewart) there is a modified version; it is the actual conversion made by Mr. Williams in Caledonia Prison in NC in the 1920s. It incorporates a floating chamber, which converts the rifle to a fixed barrel, short recoil weapon.