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This centerfire autoloading rifle, designed by John Browning, made from 1900 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. | This centerfire autoloading rifle, designed by John Browning, made from 1900 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 == | |||
*Weight: 8.25 pounds | |||
*Length: 41 inches | |||
*Barrel: 22 inches | |||
*Cartridge: 25 Remington (Model 8 ,limited number of 81's) | |||
*30 Remington | |||
*32 Remington | |||
*35 Remington | |||
*300 Savage (Model 81 only) | |||
*Action: recoil-operated | |||
*Feed system: Fixed 5 round box magazine,15 round box magazine | |||
'''The Remington Model 8 rifle can be seen in the following:''' | '''The Remington Model 8 rifle can be seen in the following:''' | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 31 October 2009
This centerfire autoloading rifle, designed by John Browning, made from 1900 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
- Weight: 8.25 pounds
- Length: 41 inches
- Barrel: 22 inches
- Cartridge: 25 Remington (Model 8 ,limited number of 81's)
- 30 Remington
- 32 Remington
- 35 Remington
- 300 Savage (Model 81 only)
- Action: recoil-operated
- Feed system: Fixed 5 round box magazine,15 round box magazine
The Remington Model 8 rifle can be seen in the following:
Film
- Police Officers in The Rocketeer (1991)
- 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.