Model 141 made right!

[Danny Creasy]

I've always had a yearning for a Remington Model 141 GAMEMASTER chambered for the .35 Remington cartridge. An opportunity to trade for one fell in my lap a few weeks ago, a deal was struck and made. The rifle is in very good condition. I'm very pleased with the swap, however one thing about the new/old rifle did not sit well with me. One of the prior owners had a red rubber recoil pad installed. Not only does the mild kicking cartridge not need a recoil pad, the contrivance made the length of pull too great for me. I must say, they did a good job with the installation of the recoil pad.

I set the rifle aside and stewed about it for a while. Last week, I was sure that I'd never be happy unless I restored the rifle to it's original configuration. A check at Gun Parts/Numrich indicated they had one Model 141 butt plate in stock. The caption did not state the material of construction, and I could not tell if it was aluminum/steel/plastic/bakelite or whatever. All they noted was, "later model," which was encouraging because my rifle was manufactured in 1949. On a leap of faith, I dropped the $22 plus $7 shipping and ordered the part.

It arrived yesterday. Thrilled, it's aluminum and in like new condition. Removal of the recoil pad was easy enough with a deep diving skinny screw driver, and a quick trip to Peck Ace Hardware resulted in two very acceptable screws.

I love it. Happy now.

 

[Gordon]

Just sold one like it recently after 20 years of use in the 80s -90s , a fast deadly combo ! Yup Original is best ! The 200 Grain Coreloktd sighted dead on at 100 is 3" low at 200 and 1" high at 50 - close enough ! A 1" hole clean thru a big buck or hog in those range gets er done ! Makes a terrif home defense weapon too

 

[Offfhand]

The 141 is an American Classic, a masterpiece of gunmaking and design, and always worth restoring.

 

[22250Rem]

I love it, too........ Wish I had one. A classic for sure, IMHO. Along with being chambered in an American classic woods cartridge. Thanks for posting that with the cool pictures. What a beauty!

 

[adcoch1]

That's a beautiful rifle, back when Remington knew how to finish em out. Have fun with that one!

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

My grandfather hunted with a model 14 in .35 Rem. He kept his family well fed during the depression. These can make excellent h/d weapons partly due to the fact that very few people will know how to unlock the breach to chamber a round. You can safely store it with 4 rounds in the mag. (or is it 5 ?), not having to worry about someone getting a hold of the gun & using it on you or your family. They are very quick & in .35 they are poison on deer & hog as Gordon mentioned.

 

[horsemen61]

Love it great job op!

 

[Mowgli Terry]

Good that you could get your rifle right again. I really lucked in to a 1939 vintage 141. The gun shows some use and good care. The rifle has proved accurate. If we were to make those rifles today how much to you think they would cost?

 

[Gordon]

$5000 if not die cast but all CNC billeted to look and feel like the forged and machined original

 

[Mowgli Terry]

You are a tough man. You will not allow MIM parts. No plastic or die cast zinc. Those things were hand fit. I'm not sure you could build those rifles from piles of parts. Just check out the difference between your 141 and a Remington 760. I don't think you can do it for as little as five grand.