Remington 141

[rchall]

Today at a local gun show I saw a really nice Remington 141 .35 caliber pump rifle. It looked hardly used at all and the seller had a tag of $675 on it. The serial# was 792XX or 794XX or in that vicinity. I know they were mad from 1936-1950, but would be interested in knowing what year this gun was manufactured if anyone on here is knowledgeable about these rifles. One of the nicest one of these I have seen in awhile. Thanks for your help!

 

[Karnivore]

Hi, I shoot a 141 on occasion while deer hunting. To me, it is way cool to be in the woods with a 1939 vintage gun. I had it up for sale for a time and it did not sell, and I am glad I still have it. I will take her out again next year for sure. Great rifle for out to 150 yards with the .35 Remington caliber.

To answer your question, and hoping not to violate any rules, here is a website for Remington Society of America/ model 141. Has lots of good info plus serial numbers and dates.

Remington Society of America - journals/Model141

Here is a pic my 141 .35 I took while in a condo stand. Was really bored… had not seen squat all morning.

Good luck if you decide to buy.

 

[NE450No2]

I always wanted one of those. I think it would make an excellent deer and pig gun. I like the fact that they are so sleek and trim.

Also they take down.

 

[badge]

I cannot tell you when it was made but I have owned three of them over the years. Two were in .35 Remington and one in .30 Remington. I believe these were the modernized version of the Model 14. My first was purchased in a small gun shop in Okeechobee, Fl and was in .35 caliber. You were correct in your statement that it works well on Hogs. It does. Deer also and now with the newer Hornady loads you can get a little more range out of the old .35. Many lads I know who hunt with it use it for Black Bear as well as deer in Pennsylvania and it seems to be at it's best with the 200 grain projectile in .35 caliber. I very much enjoyed the 141 in .30 Remington but ammunition wasn't always in abundance and it was more expensive than .35. I wish I could offer you more in the way of rifle history on yurs but the price was certainly fair and I am sure that you will enjoy many years of use from it. Hope this helps.

 

[2152hq]

Getting the mfgr date on a 141 is easier to do using the Remington Date Code on the left side of the bbl. I don't know of any serialnumber chart for them, but some collectors can usually tell rather quickly by experience.

The date code is a 2 or 3 letter stamping.

The month is coded out in the word 'BLACKPOWDERX'
12 letters,,12 months. B-January,,L-February,,A-March,,ect to X-December.

Then a one or two letter code for the year of mfg'r.
This code system started in 1921 and the letter M
M-1921
N-1922
Letter 'O' is skipped here (but used later).
P- 1923
Letter Q is skipped
R-1924
and on and on...

....date code 'LR' would be Feb. 1924

When the yr code came around to M again,,they simply doubled it to 'MM' and continued doubling the letter code to ZZ in '53. Then they started again with the letter 'A'.

So there are a few duplicates,,but knowing the model and era of the gun you have in hand,it's easy enough to figure out the mfg'r date code.

There may also be a 'Repair code' stamped on the left side. Another date code w/a '3' in it. Rifle returned and repaired. There's others (Canadian Export, No work done,returned, ,,,) each will have a different number in with a date code.
Date codes are all letters.

Here's a link to the Remington date codes. Confusing at first,but really quite simple. Used right up to acouple years ago.
Remington Society of America - questions/barrelcodes


The date code being on the bbl sometimes brings up thepossibility of a switched bbl and a wrong mfg;r date code. That is much more often to happen on one of their shotguns with their easily TD bbls.
Check other features on the gun especially the sights on the rifle.
I don't recall if the 14/141 bbls were serial numbered and if so in plain sight.
It may be underneath the mag tube action slide and tough to see w/o taking things apart

 

[msinc]

I have a 141 that has never been fired from 1937. If they made it today Remington would be sued for someone sheering the end of their finger off with that stupid design of a bolt release. The screw fluted magazine is neat...to keep the bullet point off the next ones primer. Few people know that this was the last gun Remington made with color case hardening on it...the loading gate and trigger.