In 1936, Remington dropped the Model 8 and introduced the Model 81 Woodsmaster with improvements by C.C. Loomis. [4] The Model 81 was offered in .300 Savage and the .25 Remington chambering was dropped after a limited number of 81s were chambered in this round. It was additionally offered in Standard (81A), Special (81B), Peerless (81D), Expert ...

2019年1月29日 · The Model 81 was discontinued in 1950. During its 14-year run, 56,091 had been made. It was replaced in 1955 by Remington’s Model 740, a modern, sleek, gas-operated semi-automatic that was ...

2021年2月20日 · The Model 81 Woodsmaster is a big, heavy rifle, and between the gun’s weight and its operation, the gun eats the recoil from .300 Savage rounds with ease. It’s quite comfortable to fire, and .300 Savage ammunition is still easy enough to find. High-end hunting rounds are available for about a buck to a buck fifty a round, and it doesn’t ...

2011年1月5日 · The Model 81 When the 1930s rolled around, Remington decision-makers decided to boost sales of the Model 8 by giving it a minor overhaul. The job was assigned to company engineer Crawford C. Loomis. I doubt if Loomis spent a lot of time on the project since the barrel and action were left pretty much the same with only a few changes made to the ...

In 1940, .300 Savage was added to the lineup to make the 81 more competitive and give it “close to .30-06” performance. Named the Woodsmaster (a moniker that would also be given to Remington’s follow-on Model 740 and 740A autoloaders), like the Model 8 the 81 came in different grades: the 81A Standard with a plain stock and fore-end; 81B Special with checkered select wood; 81D Peerless ...

Approximately 120,000 Model 8 and Model 81 rifles were manufactured by Remington between 1906 and 1950. sn 15845. John Moses Browning (1855 - 1926) was a true genius of mechanical design. The son of a Mormon gunsmith, he began working full-time in that profession at age 15. His 1878 design for a single-shot metallic cartridge rifle resulted in ...

The Model 8 survived thanks to a timely redesign that streamlined production and lowered costs. Remington also added a thicker wrist and fore-end to better absorb the gun’s stout recoil. The new gun, dubbed the Model 81 “Woodsmaster”, debuted in 1936. All in all the Remington Model 8 has stood the test of time.

The Late Type FBI Model 81 . For reasons unknown, specifications for the FBI Model 81 were changed in 1944. This later version of the FBI rifle is the most difficult to recognize. This is because they so closely resemble standard Model 81’s. Knowing what to look for with a close eye will help the collector differentiate this very rare version ...

The Great Remington 8 and Model 81 Autoloading Rifles by John Henwood. Deluxe First Edition, 2003 304 pages, 291 illustrations (31 in color) John Browning’s last sporting rifle design, his long recoil autoloader, proved to be by far the best-selling and most popular autoloading sporting rifle in the world, and was kept in the Remington catalog for nearly half a century.

Model 81 Woodsmaster. Description: Semi-automatic improvement of Model 8 rifle Introduction Year: 1936 Year Discontinued: 1950 Total Production:Approximately: 55,581 ...