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I have had a Remington Model 14 25 cal sitting in my gun safe for a long time now and have really not done very much research on it. My grandpa gave it too me a long time ago and i have never shot it or really done anythi g with it. It is the carbine model with a straight grip, 18 inch barrel, and serial number 29xxx.

Are these guns collected at all? Seems like it would be a cool little gun to shoot. It is in really good shape with almost no marks in the wood. Some very light surface pitting but that is it.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/7423499/Remington_141#Post7423499

check my post on my 141 in 35 Rem. fun to shoot and accurate, may be hard to find ammo for the 25.

Nice rifle

Looks to be in very good condition. Do you have any ammunition ?

Nope and I don't reload. I am debating selling it since I don't think I will ever really shoot.

There's some collectors out there, but they still don't bring enough that a person wouldn't have regrets later on giving up a rifle their grandfather gave them.


You can dig up some ammo now and than for a reasonable price if you keep your eyes open.

I believe the 25REM is a rimless version of the Win 25-35. You might be able to make the brass by necking down 30Rem. The 30Rem and 32Rem are rimless clones of the 30-30 and 32 special. The 35Rem is a unique design. The 6.8SPC uses the same base dimension as the 30Rem also. That rifle is a fine example.

coincidently, there is 100 peices of 30 rem brass in the classifieds right now.

Hmmmm,

I have a 141 in .30 Rem

cal74 brings up a good point. To some the rifle is just a thing, but whether or not your grandpa's rifle has any sentimental value to you is up to you.

That is a very neat, cool, old rifle that would be a lot of fun to shoot. If anything, it looks like an A Class reason to start reloading.

Good luck with your rifle and whatever your intentions may be with it.

Thanks for sharing.

That is a really nice little rifle and as others have said it does have some collectors value.......BUT not any where near the sentimental value (IMO - as others have also said that can only be up to you though). Keep your eyes open and you can find some ammo (internet, gun shows, etc...).

Thanks for sharing and good luck with your rifle!
PennDog

I have only handled one Remington 14 in 25 REM it was beat to
death and priced cheap, wish I would have bought it.

What do you think you'd want for it?

DMc

That is a cool rifle. I wouldn't sell it, especially if my grandpa gave it to me. Just think of the adventures he may have had with it back in his day.

Thanks for the kind words. I imagine my grandpa shot a few deer with it in the Hayward, WI area where he grew up. His main hunting rifle was a Winchester 94.

Maybe I should learn to reload and keep my eye out for some 25 ammo at auctions etc.

Is the 25 cal load any good? I have not looked at the ballistics much but it seems a lot were loaded with 117 gr. Is it flat shooting or more of a brush gun?

MilRob, according to my 1964 Lyman Reloading Manual the .25 Rem with 117 grain RN hits about 2250fps and about 2400fps with 100grain RN. It would be an excellent 100yd-150yd "woods rifle" for white tails. There were lots of these Rem. pumps in deer camp when I began hunting in the 1960s. They were great deer rifles then and would do as well today. How cool would it be to drop a deer with your grandfather's rifle or, even better, see one of your children do the same?

I occasionally take my dad's rifle for a walk during deer season. Great trip down memory lane. Couldn't live with myself if I sold that Win 32Spl.

Ron

25 Rem ammo is sometimes available here (now doesn't appear to be one of the times ) :

http://www.ows-ammo.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=58_21&products_id=10

I was just at the range shooting my Model 14 in .25 caliber. I've had it for about 50 years, shot it a lot in my early teens, then it sat until this year when I got back into shooting and reloading.

I shot up a box of 20 I picked up from a production reloader at a local gun show a few years back. I was shocked that the guy had it, but it was pricey.
Some say your best bet for brass is necked down .30 caliber, but even it is hard to find. The good news is this - Graf and Sons has .25 brass in stock on occasion. I spoke with them and they only do a run of new brass when demand justifies it. You just have to wait and keep watching their web page. It finally happened about two moths ago. I bought a hundred pieces. Be ready, it's pricey.

Good luck!

Good for you to limber up that nice, old rifle. And welcome to the Campfire Forums.

I have a M-14 in 30 Rem. I ran across a box of cast bullet rounds I had loaded for it 15 years ago, so this past week I took it to the range and shot it again. I appreciate the complex metal work that went into producing these guns.

In 1979 I was in a small gunshop and saw a M-24 in 25 Rem for sale. It was in like-new condition and the price was ridiculously low, something like $175, due to the fact that no ammunition was available for it.

I wanted it, but the timing was all wrong. I was just getting out of the Marine Corps with no job lined up, and a young wife at home with a brand new baby. All I could do was admire it.

I also have a M-141 in 35 Rem which is in much nicer shape than my M-14. I do like these old Remington pump rifles.

I just recently picked up a model 141 in 35 Rem.,can't wait to kill a deer with it this coming fall. It has shot Hornady 200 grain rn and ftx's and Remington's 200 gr.,rncl well.I plan to try Speer 180's next.Any one of those bullets should do the job nicely.