Manny, they are really great old rifles. I have a model 8 and an 81. Mine were old prison guard guns but are in excellent condition. I managed to pick up a few old boxes of .35 Remington 200 grain FMJ, which I think was prison guard ammo. Not sure about that, however. It still shoots great but those rifles kick like a mule and those 200 grain bullets really don't help. Those guns are recoil operated (why they recoil so hard) so make some funny noises when you shoot them. Enjoy it, they are classics. Oh but the way, they use a .358 diameter bullets but I handload .357 bullets in mine all the time and it still shoots pretty good, and handgun bullets can be less expensive.
My Remington Model 8 from 1910 in 35 Remington
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I think the 170 series utilizes same running gears as their .410 pump shotgun of the day. In 80s when Savage was circling the bowl they put out some pretty common.
I bought a 1908 pre Model 8 in 35 Remington a few years ago off another member of the Marlinowners forums. It is a great shooting rifle and original as far as I can tell. I call it a pre model 8 as the model 8 name did not come out until 1911. Up until that time it was called the Remington Autoloading rifle and the first ones made were 1905. A great reference book for these rifles is a book called "The Great Remington 8" by John Henwood. 
