Remington 14/141 info?

[like2shoot]

Has anyone had any experience with a Remington 14/141 pump action in 30 Remington? I found one in a pawn shop in excellent mech. condition but a cracked butt stock. I found a source for new brass so ammo should not be a problem. I'm doing some research to determine the year of manufacture. Any comments, sources for parts, ammo info , etc. will be appreciated.

[targshooter]

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A friend just spent $125 refurbishing a tired Model 141 in .35 Remington. The gunsmith that did the work got the parts from Numrich Parts Corp.. As for the .30 Remington, I've seen it in the old model 8 semi-auto. Almost the ballistic twin to the .30-30, but is a rimless cartridge. It has not been a common cartridge for quite a while, so finding it at Walmart was not likely. I have seen the cartridge offered at stores like Cabela's. An interesting note, Remington just developed a military cartridge based on the the .30 Remington case, so this may help in its availability, especially if you reload.

[tbu61]

I have a really nice #14 in 30 REM.  It's an early production gun.
It's a sweet little rifle with SERIOUS punch. You are limited to 100-150 yard shots with open sights on Deer sized critters. After that distance the Numbers drop quickly with RN/FN projectiles.

A buttstock can probably be found at the Numrich site. e-gunparts.com if memory serves... (?)

Loading Data are similar to 30-30. If you have access to Brass/Dies, and the gun is cheap, GO FOR IT!!!!

There are original  REM-14/141 MARBLES Peep sights available for it on
E-bay if you have the extra $$$.  They are a SWEET addition to that gun!

30 REM was a favorite round in the prison systems of the 40's and 50's, but never found widespread use in the field like the 30-30.

You will notice that the #14/141 Magazine tube is "Fluted" with a spiral twist, this is designed prevent cartriges to align Primer to Bullet in the tube
and potentially cause a chain detonation of rounds in the Magazine  under recoil.

This ISN'T to be seen as permission to use Spire (pointed) rounds in the Magazine.

One Caution, older 30 REM rounds tend to split at the shoulder when fired.  Keep your eye out for split brass and trash it!

When you reload brass, anneal the cases before reloading,...
Place them upright in a shallow pan in about 1/2" of cool water. Heat the  mouth and shoulders of each case with a Propane torch, till cherry red. Tip each case into the water immediately to quench it. This softens the brass and reduces splits. Make sure the cases are air dried promptly.

Enjoy shooting that rifle!!!!

R/
Todd