The Model 8 was outsold by Remington’s slide-action designs. Those who wanted a semi-automatic rifle also paid a premium. The Model 8 cost 40 percent more than the pump-action Model 14 and 15 ...

Remington wanted ... A companion model called the 14 1/2 was chambered in a couple of the more popular pistol cartridges of the day—the .38-40 and .44-40 WCF. Over the next 23 years, the Models ...