My uncle had a 14 .30 Remington and I always wondered why my .35 Remington 141 weighed so much more than that little .30 of his? Over built sure comes to mind. Now I consider myself fortunate to even have a .25, .30, .32 and .35 Remington cartridge in my collection.
I thought that Remington's decision to give the 141 larger, heavier, wood and a longer, heavier, barrel were changes in the wrong direction. Maybe the 14's pump handle was a little small and the stock's comb a little low, but those were easy to address issues. I've owned a few 14s and 141s, still have a 141 in 35 REM, plus one of the hard to find 14 1/2 carbines in 38-40 that had been d&t for a G&H side-mount and had had the stock replaced with a pistol grip style. I bought it, along with a Savage 1899CD in 40-55, a rebored 38-55 that used the cast lead bullets designed for the 40-82 WIN, from an old rancher who live on the CO/NM state line north of Chama, NM. The 14 1/2 was his wagon, later Model T Ford, gun and showed a lot of honest wear. No collectors' value, but the stories it could have told if it could have talked.
