Rechambering 141 gamemaster?

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Hey there, I'm looking at a Remington 141 gamemaster in .32 remington. Ammo being freakishly obsolete and difficult to come by / acquire components for loading, is anyone familiar with rechambering to a more popular current round? Thanks for your advice,
 
I never say never on that kind of thing if someone has enough money and can find a skilled gunsmith. But those rifles were literally built around the Remington base size and changing anything would be extremely difficult.

FWIW, .32 Remington cases can be made in small quantites from .30-30 or .32 Winchester Special by turning off the rim and cutting an extractor groove. I have done that (with another caliber) and once the lathe is set up you can do a case about every two minutes. Not mass production, but enough for some shooting.

.32 bullets are scarce, but Midway says they have 5 boxes: (.32 Remington uses the same bullets and loading data as .32 Winchester Special.)

http://www.midwayusa.com/esearch.exe/search

Jim
 
if it is in good condition there could be some collector value in it. sell it and get what you would really like to have
 
"...difficult to come by..." Both of these carry loaded ammo. Buffalo Arms wants $32 per 20, $62 per 40 and $149 per 100.
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4189.htm
These guys are bit cheaper and they have brass alone. $34.97 per 20 loaded, $26.97 per 20 for brass.
http://www.qual-cart.com/32_Rem.htm
Midway sells Hornady, .321", 170 grain bullets at $18.29 per 100 and Speer, 170 grain bullets at $19.79.
I have data for that bullet weight in my old Lyman book if you need it. Shoot me an email and I'll send it to you. toheir@hotmail.com
Oh and the .32 Remington is just as obsolete as the .30-30.
 
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