Have a chance to buy a Remington 141A in 35 Remington, seems like it would be a nice brush gun, only thing is it has a 24" bbl. Outside of the fact that shortening the bbl. would reduce its value as a collector,how much velocity would be lost by going to a 20"bbl. or thereabout. Thanks Modelmaker
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Remington 141A
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RiverRider
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I believe you would lose anywhere from 125 to 175 feet per second. Not such a big deal for a rifle you expect to shoot at pretty short ranges in the brush...but REALLY---is four inches of barrel length going to make that much difference in ease of handling? Hmmm...I can't decide for myself what would be the thing to do with this one.
700PSS Shooter
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I had one from my grandfather. It was an early takedown model, with a crescent buttplate which made for a hard kick. It was the shot barreled model.
I went to a 'smith back in 1977 to have it drilled & tapped for a scope, and he refused, telling me it was in real good shape and collectable. I took this "excuse" and bought a new Remington 700BDL. I auctioned the old pump almost 20 years later at an estate auction and received $399. These are great deer guns, dead reliable and fast handling. They do however tend to deform the roundnose bullet nose in the magazine and must be cycled to empty. They are relatively common in the East, especially PA where autos are not allowed for big game.
As the sling swivel is on the barrel band that supports the tube magazine, the rifle rides low in a sling carry. It would not be that long unless you were in real, real thick laurel or rhododendron.
Good luck.
I went to a 'smith back in 1977 to have it drilled & tapped for a scope, and he refused, telling me it was in real good shape and collectable. I took this "excuse" and bought a new Remington 700BDL. I auctioned the old pump almost 20 years later at an estate auction and received $399. These are great deer guns, dead reliable and fast handling. They do however tend to deform the roundnose bullet nose in the magazine and must be cycled to empty. They are relatively common in the East, especially PA where autos are not allowed for big game.
As the sling swivel is on the barrel band that supports the tube magazine, the rifle rides low in a sling carry. It would not be that long unless you were in real, real thick laurel or rhododendron.
Good luck.
To 700PSS Shooter,sounds like you had a Mod 14A they looked very simular,but were made from 1902 to 1935,in 1936 they started the 141A and made it until the 1950's,then came out with the 760,which was chambered for the more modern calibers. I doubt this one has as much collectors value as yours. Thanks for the reply, Modelmaker