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@NIGHTHAWKGoing through my number 4 Gun safe which has old rifles, shotguns, rimfires, knives, swords, and a few older military rifles, I came across this.
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I’m not sure what it’s worth, but I’ll post it along with several older guns and gear I need to purge…
I looked again Bob and it is the Self Loading Model, but .35 Cal.
Frank Hamer was my childhood hero. I think I have read everything that was ever written about him and had the honor to hold several of his firearms. Frank Hamer was a big Remington Model 8 fan. He carried one in 25 Remington for the longest and later went to the 35 Remington. He was actually using one with a 15 round mag during the famous ambush. Also, he was a Texas Ranger, never an FBI agent.I think the 1905 was in 35 WSL - Winchester Self Loading & the 1907 was the more powerful .351WSL, Hammer/Hamer of the FBI used one on Bonnie & Clyde, most of the old school bad guys used them with extended mags, alongside Thompson 1927 .45s .
I really like these old girls, had a 1910 .401Win bit heavy but cool old very Deer capable round !
All ours are now at the Tip because of Aussie Terrorist shooting up the local Muslims !
It's a 35 self loader caliber. Not a 35 Remington. The Remington was more powerful, not really sayin' much, than the 35 Self Loader.I looked again Bob and it is the Self Loading Model, but .35 Cal.
I believe that Frank Hamer used a Remington Model 8 in the shootout, along with 5 other lawmen, that put an end to Bonnie & Clyde in Bienville parish north Louisiana, May 23, 1934.Frank Hamer was my childhood hero. I think I have read everything that was ever written about him and had the honor to hold several of his firearms. Frank Hamer was a big Remington Model 8 fan. He carried one in 25 Remington for the longest and later went to the 35 Remington. He was actually using one with a 15 round mag during the famous ambush. Also, he was a Texas Ranger, never an FBI agent.
Safe shooting
It's a 35 self loader caliber. Not a 35 Remington. The Remington was more powerful, not really sayin' much, than the 35 Self Loader.
They were neat Blowback action action. Many had developed a crack in the fore arm due to the weight necessary for the blowback to work properly with the rifle.
@SargOh another beauty & one of my favourites, I only had one of these & many Model 14 & 14 1/2, still have a few 14 1/2 in 38/40 & 44/40, we got to keep these but had to cut the magazines in the full rifle 14 1/2s as they held more than 10rds .
I’m still in the process of making a 44Mag on a bunch of part guns I have, I think a .444 would work to if i put in the Model 14s guts ?
These shoot amazing well for two part stock old timer, my Model 25 in 32/20 would stack bullets in the same hole up to 80yds maybe farther, shot lots of Goats with it & old school Taipan bullets.
This is with the 38/40.
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