The very low profile sights are a benefit to the rifle for practical use, as there are very few situations where the muzzle can fit somewhere that the sights are obscured.
It can be done, but it takes some finesse. Once the first round is loaded, the subsequent ones all want to roll off to one side rather than stack into the magazine. Without a clip, it is much more of a hassle, things to the single-column magazine. Loading with stripper clips was pretty reasonable – not the smoothest gun out there and definitely not the worst (and in the sporting role for which it was designed, super-fast reloading is not necessary). Still, it is easy enough to shoot offhand only sitting and prone positions really hammer you. The rifle weighs 8.25 pounds, so there isn’t much mass to help dampen the recoil. That’s only 50-100 fps below military spec 7.62mm NATO ammo, with 3 grains more bullet weight. I used mostly Remington 150 grain softpoints, which have a muzzle velocity of 2630 fps according to Remington. 300 Savage is a more potent round than many people realize. The long-recoil action of the Model 8 does seem to transfer more energy to the shooter than most other types of action, for one thing (I have had many people describe the Browning Auto-5 as similarly unpleasant to shoot, and it is a very similar action). Recoil was heavier than you would expect, for a couple reasons.
The buckhorn sights were definitely better at close range than long, although my trouble making hits in stage 3 was as much due to trouble seeing the dull-colored target as with the sights.
Other than that it ran without any trouble. The Remington had one malfunction, which appears to have been caused by the barrel takedown screw coming loose – which was easily fixed. I incorporated use of my new GoPro and quadcopter – let me know what you think! (and yes, I am working on finding a way to get rid of the ‘copter rotor noise). It’s a long-recoil action, and has pretty hefty recoil from the prone position. It’s a semiauto sporting rifle designed by John Browning, which went into production in 1906. For this month’s 2-Gun Action Challenge Match, I decided to shoot my Remington Model 8 in.
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