.35 Remington

Mount Sweetness said:
Anyone own a Remington 141 Gamemaster Pump?
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I've never had a 141 but i did have a Model 14. I bought it on impulse and didn't realize the extent of the work that bubba had done on it until i got it home. It was an ok rifle i guess. It'd shoot fine but i didn't like the replacement sights and stocks on it. The modifications just didn't sit right with me so i traded it in. I've been told from guys on here and i've also read up on those rifles and i hear they are dependable and accurate. I can't see how buying one would be a bad choice. Just stay away from bubbas work and you should enjoy your purchase.

Dorian
 
savagefan said:
I have a 30-30 mod 94 made in 1956 buddy has one same year in 32 winchester special. That cartridge like the 35 Rem never got the sales of the thutty, dunno why, I like 'em all.
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I think at that time the rifle the cartridge was offerred in had more influence on the rounds popularity than the cartridge itself. The 94 carbine was and is an extremely popular rifle due to it's looks, balance, light weight and pointability. Unfortunately it isn't suited to rimless rounds and the .35 was a Remington proprietary round. In those days you didn't manufacture rifles in the competitions loadings unless their popularity left you no choice. That's why we have a lot of rounds from different manufacturers that are basically identical from a performance standpoint. My 2 cents.
 
I have a Mod. 8 Remington auto loader in 35 and like it for heavy wooded areas in Northwestern Ont. Great ball buster on moose and deer.
 
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My old man dusted this little buck a couple of years ago with Remington Model 141 in .35 Remington. I bought him that rifle for Father's Day. It was the first animal that he'd killed with it.
 
tactical lever said:
When you handload you may be leaving a small amount of lube on the shoulder. If memory serves, the .35 Rem. has a very small shoulder and with this kind cartridge all it takes is a little contamination in the chamber or case shoulder to cushion the firing pin blow.

Try taking your rifle apart to really clean it out and make sure your cases are wiped down as well. And while it's apart really clean your bolt up and inspect the firing pin, should be round (not jagged or rough) at the business end. Remove the pin and make sure it moves freely.

If you do need parts, Western Gun Parts in Edmonton can get just about anything.
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You are correct about the case lube and the 35 Rem, however I know this is not the case with my handloads, the brass goes in the tumbler for cleaning after prep and prior to loading, also the rifle misfires with the same frequency with factory ammo.

I have completely dissasembled the gun and cleaned everything, there was quite a bit of crud. Unfortunately it did not fix the problem, totally random misfires, looks like light primer strikes but it does not happen every time.

I tried Western Gun Parts, not impressed at all, advised me to go through my gunsmith for parts, If you read the above posts you would see the problems I've had with my smith.

I did some research and asked some guys on the marlin forums and it seems that it is a fairly common problem with older rifles, one suggestion was a weak hammer spring.

I ordered hammer and firing pin springs from brownels about 3 weeks ago, hopefully the parts show up.
 
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