Post by 81police on Aug 14, 2009 11:00:58 GMT -5
Well folks the model 8 carbine project is finally complete. Me, 2verpsters, and Packmule kinda had this idea at the same time to make a semi-recreation of David "Carbine" Williams model 8. The #1 hurdle was the barrel assembly which most of you have already seen was tackled by 2verpsters. Getting into it we were not even certain the rifle would function with 5" of barrel loss, but it does function flawlessly.
As y'all know Carbine Williams inspired both the M1 Carbine and the model 8 carbine. The stock on this rifle has been shortened along with the barrel assembly giving it an overall length of 35 inches (down from 42 inches) with the same length of pull as an M1 Carbine. The rifle weight is now 7.3lbs and the caliber is .35Rem. I'll see about getting a video up soon.
I did a side by side comparison using this custom carbine and a standard 22". I used a Competition Electronics ProChrono+ chronograph to measure average muzzle velocity from each barrel assembly. As you can see with the loss of 5" of barrel, I was only loosing around 100fps on average. I would say that perceived recoil was a tad bit sharper with the carbine ;D I put nearly a box of ammo through the carbine with no malfunctions of any kind.
The weight listed is the barrel assembly without forearm.
If anyone is interested in creating their own model 8 (or 81) carbine the first step is the barrel assembly. Contact Pete Vershneider (tversch@hotmail.com, 315-591-6639) for the barrel assembly work. As i've stated before the quality of his machine work is absolutely outstanding. Without his initiative this project would not have been possible. Maybe this revamped 1908 Remington will take a whitetail this winter!
As y'all know Carbine Williams inspired both the M1 Carbine and the model 8 carbine. The stock on this rifle has been shortened along with the barrel assembly giving it an overall length of 35 inches (down from 42 inches) with the same length of pull as an M1 Carbine. The rifle weight is now 7.3lbs and the caliber is .35Rem. I'll see about getting a video up soon.
I did a side by side comparison using this custom carbine and a standard 22". I used a Competition Electronics ProChrono+ chronograph to measure average muzzle velocity from each barrel assembly. As you can see with the loss of 5" of barrel, I was only loosing around 100fps on average. I would say that perceived recoil was a tad bit sharper with the carbine ;D I put nearly a box of ammo through the carbine with no malfunctions of any kind.
The weight listed is the barrel assembly without forearm.
If anyone is interested in creating their own model 8 (or 81) carbine the first step is the barrel assembly. Contact Pete Vershneider (tversch@hotmail.com, 315-591-6639) for the barrel assembly work. As i've stated before the quality of his machine work is absolutely outstanding. Without his initiative this project would not have been possible. Maybe this revamped 1908 Remington will take a whitetail this winter!