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I made my own carbine out of that really long 24" barrel on a M141 .35 Remington. Being a kind of squirrel like tree climber/hunter in my youth, those long barrels caught on way more branches than the 18-20" versions. I did have one of those 18.5" .308 Remington 742 semi-autos when I thought that I needed to shoot fast and I didn't shoot it often enough to realize that it was overly loud. Just not real well made with stamped parts and a short lifespan because that breech bolt worked those receiver rails like a milling machine.
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The more you shoot an 18" in a high power, the less it bothers you...
I wouldn't mind knocking a couple inches off the Model 14"s barrel, though I realize it may be the worst kind of apostasy--worse even than putting a synthetic stock on a G33. And as I learned on 24hr, the heretic receives a special place in hell for that. But maybe they meant something like a first class seat...
Anyway at 7# even, it is a sweetheart for what I use it for. Practically perfect, just like what's her name.
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I made my own carbine out of that really long 24" barrel on a M141 .35 Remington. Being a kind of squirrel like tree climber/hunter in my youth, those long barrels caught on way more branches than the 18-20" versions. I did have one of those 18.5" .308 Remington 742 semi-autos when I thought that I needed to shoot fast and I didn't shoot it often enough to realize that it was overly loud. Just not real well made with stamped parts and a short lifespan because that breech bolt worked those receiver rails like a milling machine. IIRC, John Wooter's had a Remington 14 or 141 in 35 Remington with the barrel cut back so that the muzzle was just a little longer than the magazine tube. I seem to remember see a picture of it in a magazine article at some point in history.
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i have a pile of 141 parts that i'm going to make into another carbine one of these days. need to do some acraglass work on the wood and refinish it. then i'll get my gunsmith buddy to cut the barrel down, remount the front site and hot blue it. i think that's going to be my winter project this year.
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Is your 260 from a Grice special run? Yes!
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Hclark, Are you sure thats a 260 you bought in 1989? Pretty sure, that's what is stamped on the barrel and printed on the label on the box end!
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I didn't think the 260 was that old. Time flies.
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Man, if I had the parts would be assembling a 141r with 19 3/8" barrel and a straight grip stock...:)
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Seriously, a scope on a 14? Anathema!
I'd put the same one on it in...a Leupold 1-4x20 with a HD reticle. I like irons, but lately the problem with tracking has been this: by the time both eyes get around to focusing on both sights, the buck has had a coffee and departed.
Somehow, the Swafas just don't look right.
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i know a little shop in north west pa that is like a used pump museum. racks loaded with them. i found the holy grail there a few years back. 7600 35 whelen factory carbine. non-cataloged and made for the european market in early 2000's. i think mine is 2003. last time i was there they had a bunch of the grice special maple stocked ones and just about any flavor you wanted in rifles and a few carbines. you have to ask the guy about the carbines. sometimes he has them in the safe. What shop? I'd like to make a visit. -Jake Me Too!!
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Hclark, Are you sure thats a 260 you bought in 1989? Pretty sure, that's what is stamped on the barrel and printed on the label on the box end! I've been waiting on someone else to ask.... How can it be 1989 when the 260 was introduced @ 1997 ? Serious ? Jerry
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I didn't think the 260 was that old. Time flies. Remington introduced the 260 in 1997. What is the 2-digit assembly date code on the left side of the barrel, just forward of the receiver?
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on of my 14R's has a leupold 2-7x28 compact on it. it was already d&t'd when i bought it in real rough shape so i fixed and refinished the stock and had my buddy hot blue it. looks like a new gun. it obviously looks better without the scope but that little scope makes all the difference when hunting. the only other 14/141 i have with a scope is my dads 141 35. its had a mid 60's tasco 4x on see-thrus on it as long as i remember and still shoots like a laser. just don't want to take that scope out in the damp or you'll be needing those see-thrus.
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I was just letting it drop.
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Rem141r:
Do you have a 14r on hand, that you could tell me what they actually weigh?
I'd love to have one, but as much as I use a pump cannot justify the prices and am no collector. Making one out of a beater 141 makes sense, though online there seems to be a lot of pride in them...:)
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Finally corrected my lack of a pump this weekend. Made in January, 1954.
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An exceptional 760 in .35...did you find it locally?
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