So I was at a lgs the other day and I put a remington 141 in 35 remington on layaway, and I would like to know if I should get it or switch my down payment to another gun. The rifle is in alright condition the blueing is decent, the stock is got a lot of surface scratches but I can repair it easily enough. It has a rear flip up lyman peep sight, the regular flip up rear sight on the barrel, and a pachmayr flip to the side scope mount. It also had a small compass in the top rear of the stock. The bad was there was a small amount of corrosion in the chamber and surface rust in the barrel but no pitting. The price is 650 so is it worth it in that condition?? and if not what is it worth? also there is the 35 rim in the left side of the receiver, and the serial number is 699XX Any help is appreciated I really love the feel of this rifle.
Remington 141 To buy or not?
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zb338
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If you really like it then buy it. It sounds like you could come
up with a rifle in a little better condition. If you do buy this one
dicker a little with the dealer, point out the defects and maybe
he will come down some.
Zeke
up with a rifle in a little better condition. If you do buy this one
dicker a little with the dealer, point out the defects and maybe
he will come down some.
Zeke
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Way high for that condition IMO, except that the aperture sights can be valuable. I have owned two in .35, got one in condition like yours for $275 with a Lyman 3x All American scope. Paid $350 for the other one which was in better condition. If it is the Lyman peep that fits the two screws at the back of the receiver they are worth about $150.
A local gun shop in Raleigh had one like new condition recently for $595. Even in PA where they are most popular, I never see them asking $650. They are cool guns, and it's OK to use pointed bullet in the tube mags. Good luck!!
A local gun shop in Raleigh had one like new condition recently for $595. Even in PA where they are most popular, I never see them asking $650. They are cool guns, and it's OK to use pointed bullet in the tube mags. Good luck!!
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The bad was there was a small amount of corrosion in the chamber
That is what makes me nervous about the deal. A friend has a rifle with one large pit in the chamber. Extraction is hard, and that with a bolt action and its primary extraction.
That is what makes me nervous about the deal. A friend has a rifle with one large pit in the chamber. Extraction is hard, and that with a bolt action and its primary extraction.
I am going to just go and ask the man if I can run a brush thought it a few times and make sure there is no pitting it is a little country store there shouldn't be a problem and if he says no then I won't buy it and if I can ill make sure there's no pitting like I said I do quite admire the rifle
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If the dealer won't let you run a patch through the bore and chamber, I would walk away from the deal. Pitting in the chamber is a much more serious thing than a rough bore. A pitted bore can still shoot well with jacketed bullets but a rough or pitted chamber brings with it extraction issues. The 35 Remington is not a high pressure round, that's good, but the 141 is a John Pederson design.It has no initial extraction. The bolt unlocks and there is no camming action to help with extraction, just a straight rearward pull. I don't think it would take much pitting or corrosion in the chamber to cause extraction problems.
I have no idea if that is a good price or not, I never see 141s around here. The .35 Remington is by far the best caliber the gun was chambered in. As an aside, that spiral magazine tube has a purpose. You can (not that anyone does with a .35 Remington) load spitzer type pointed bullets in the mag with complete safety. It does a very good job in keeping the bullet points from touching the primer of the round ahead. And it does a marvelous job of mashing and deforming said bullet points.....
One area of danger with these rifles, which you must check... I have a model 14 in 30 Remington which has broken something in the breech bolt/firing mechanism. It now has a RELEASE TRIGGER. If you pump it with the trigger held back, it will FIRE when you release the trigger. Make sure your potential buy does not do this! I don't know what it was that broke, but the assembly itself is one of the biggest whore's nightmares in the entire firearms world to assemble.
Hope this didn't scare you off . These guns were complicated, but they are also very robust and reliable. They are accurate, and as fast as any other pump rifle on follow up shots. Good luck
I have no idea if that is a good price or not, I never see 141s around here. The .35 Remington is by far the best caliber the gun was chambered in. As an aside, that spiral magazine tube has a purpose. You can (not that anyone does with a .35 Remington) load spitzer type pointed bullets in the mag with complete safety. It does a very good job in keeping the bullet points from touching the primer of the round ahead. And it does a marvelous job of mashing and deforming said bullet points.....
One area of danger with these rifles, which you must check... I have a model 14 in 30 Remington which has broken something in the breech bolt/firing mechanism. It now has a RELEASE TRIGGER. If you pump it with the trigger held back, it will FIRE when you release the trigger. Make sure your potential buy does not do this! I don't know what it was that broke, but the assembly itself is one of the biggest whore's nightmares in the entire firearms world to assemble.
Hope this didn't scare you off . These guns were complicated, but they are also very robust and reliable. They are accurate, and as fast as any other pump rifle on follow up shots. Good luck
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