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I recently got the itch for an older school takedown rifle and have looked at those or the Remington 81. I passed on one a while back and regret it.
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Not to hijack the thread, but they are really cool rifles.....and they are really thick feeling in your hand.
There are about (off the top of my head) 4 of these little lever like things on the side of the rec, and during the cycle process they all tip and move this way or that way, and it makes the gun run....how anyone came up with that in their head....wow.
IMHO I would stick with the original remington flavors, I have an 81 in 300 savage and I think it is just too much for such a small gun. If you think an auto 5 is a kick try an 81 in 300 savage...it lets you know you touched something off.
If you are interested in the guns keep an eye out for a barrel bushing wrench. There is a mondo spring in there that gets very little love, you don't need to mess with it often, but if you want to give it a coat of something you MUST HAVE that wrench....don't even try without it. There is an 8-81 forum keep an eye over there, every once and a while I guy will machine up some....they always sell quick.
sorry for the hijack....I just love those rifles and those odd duck cartridges.