I saw a Model 81 today (300 Savage) that had a detachable magazine. I have never seen one before (detachable). Can't seem to find any reference to it either. Can somebody enlighten me on this? Was this indeed a factory option/model?

I believe that Remington made a Police Model 8 in .35 Rem. with a detachable magazine. So, since the 81 is a "improved" Model 8 it could be possible that some were made special with the removable magazine.

I'd like to see a picture of the Model 8 Police Model to see if this was the same set-up. This was indeed a .300 Savage and indeed a Model 81. If the detachable set-up was something done aftermarket by some gunsmith I will give him credit as he did a nice job.

justahunter, does yours have a magazine latch/release in the triggerguard?

I believe that I once read that Frank Hamer, the fellow who led the possee that bagged Bonny & Clyde back in the 30s, had an 81 in .35 Rem equipped with a detachable xtra capacity mag...

Perhaps a search on Hamer or Bonny & Clyde would say something about it..

there were some modifyed by the peace officer's equipment co. located in Missouri There was another called kreiger that was after market.not sure of the spelling but it's close.