Remington Model 14

Remington Model 14
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	John Pedersen
Designed	1908
Manufacturer	Remington Arms
Produced	1913–1934 (Model 14)^[1] 1914–1931 (Model 14-1/2)^[2] 1935–1950 (Model 141) ^[3]
Variants	see variants
Specifications (Model 141)
Weight	7.75 lb (3.52 kg)^[4]
Length	42.75 in (108.6 cm)^[4]
Barrel length	24 in (61 cm)^[4]

Caliber	Model 14 & 141 .25 Remington .30 Remington .32 Remington .35 Remington^[1]^[3] Model 14-1/2 .38-40 Winchester .44-40 Winchester^[2]
Sights	bead front, open rear^[4]

The Remington Model 14 was a pump-action repeating rifle designed for the Remington Arms company by John Pedersen. It is part of a series of rifles that include the Remington Model 14-1/2 and the Remington Model 141.

History

John Pedersen worked for Remington Arms and for the United States Government. Well known for the military Pedersen device, he designed numerous sporting arms and as well as Remington's only house-brand semiautomatic pistol the Model 51. In 1908, Pedersen was assigned the task of designing a rifle that would compete with the Winchester Model 1894 lever action.^[5]

Design

A pump-action centerfire rifle was a peculiar choice to compete with a lever action. Most hunters preferred the simple lever-operated repeating rifles produced by Winchester, Marlin, and Savage. Remington tried to take the high ground by introducing the John Browning designed semi-automatic Model 8 in 1906, along with a new line of cartridges for it. The Model 8 didn't sell overly well and Remington felt that a manually operated gun would sell better. Since Winchester had a near lock on the lever-action market, Remington chose a sleek-packaged pump action along with the same four calibers introduced with the Model 8 rifle.

The Model 14's design incorporated several innovative concepts. Among them was a spiral magazine tube to prevent bullet tips from contacting the primer of the cartridge in front of them. This magazine moved with the fore-end when pumping the action. Loading was through an opening in the magazine itself located between the fore-end and the receiver. The bolt unlocked via a button pressed through the ejection port though firing the gun automatically unlocked the bolt. The Model 14 was a takedown rifle that featured a single knurled screw on the left side of the receiver that was withdrawn allowing the trigger group and buttstock to be removed from the bottom of the gun.

Original prototypes were chambered for the .30-30 cartridge, but the gun was only offered for sale in the above-mentioned calibers. The 30 Remington was basically a rimless version of the .30-30 and load data from that cartridge is interchangeable.

U.S. Patent 963,171 describes the basic operating mechanism of the Model 14 which was later used on the Model 14-1/2 and Model 141.

Variants

Model 14R Carbine: The Carbine version featured the same specs as the standard model but with an 18-inch (46 cm) barrel.^[4]
Model 14-1/2: Introduced a year after the Model 14, the 14-1/2 had many of the same features as the original. The largest difference was that it was now available in .38-40 Winchester and .44-40 Winchester. It also had an increased magazine capacity.^[4]
Model 14-1/2 Carbine: The carbine version of the Model 14-1/2 had the same specs but with a shorter barrel of only 18.5 inches (47 cm).^[4]
Model 141: The Model 141, which was introduced as an upgrade to the Model 14, featured a white metal bead ramp front sight and a step-adjustable rear.^[4] Introduced in 1936, it was ultimately replaced by the Model 760 in the early 1950s.^[3]
Model 141R Carbine: The carbine version of the Model 141 featured a shorter barrel of only 18.5 inches (47 cm).^[4]

References

1 2 "Model 14 Pump Action". Remington Arms. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
1 2 "Model 14 1/2 Pump Action". Remington Arms. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
1 2 3 "Model 141 Pump Action". Remington Arms. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Peterson, Philip. Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900 to Present (16th ed.). p. 392.
↑ Marcot, Roy Martin (2005). The History of Remington Firearms. Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press. p. 65. ISBN 1-59228-690-9.

Remington Firearms and Cartridges

Rifles

Bolt-action	JuniorTarget 521TL Remington-Keene rifle M1903 Springfield rifle Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 30 Model 34 M40 Model 241 Model 341 Model 504 Model 511 Model 512 Model 513 Model 521 Model 580 Model 581 Model 582 Model 600 Model 660 Model 673 Model 700 Model 710 Model 720 Model 721 Model 722 Model 725 Model 770 Model 788 Model 798 Model 799 M24 Sniper Weapon System M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle Modular Sniper Rifle R5 Remington Gas System

Pump-action	Model Six Model 14 Model 121 Model 141 Model 572 Model 572 Fieldmaster Model 760 Model 7600 Model 7615

Semi-automatic	Nylon 66 Model Four Model 8 Model 24 Model 522 Model 552 Model 597 Model 740 Model 742 Model 7400 Model 750 Model R-15 Model R-25 RSASS

Automatic	Adaptive Combat Rifle

Single shot	Rolling Block

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 10 and 29 Model 17 Model 31 Model 870 Model 887

Semi-automatic	Model 11 Model 11-48 Model 58 Model 878 Model 1100 Model 11-87 Model SP-10 SPR 453

Break-action	SPR 100 SPR 310

Handguns

Semi-automatic	1911 R1 Model 51 R51

Revolver	Model 1858 Model 1875 Model 1890

Derringer	Model 95 Rider Single Shot Pistol Zig-Zag Derringer

Other	XP-100

Cartridges

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