Model 14 remington pump

[Scottyx25]

Does anyone know why the magazine on the model 14 is twisted the way it is?

Thx,

Scotty,:confused:

[Jack]

The idea of the twisted magazine is to make the cartridges in the magazine point off center, so that pointed bullets don't contact the primer of the cartridge in front of it.
Some of the loads in the Remington series of cartridges that the 14 was chambered for used round nose or pointed bullets, rather than the typical flat point bullets that most cartridges used in tube magazines have.

[Classicvette63]

Jack's right. Winchester should have done that with their "thutty- thutty's" so you could use pointed bullets if you wanted.

I have a Rem. 141, the later version of the 14 and it's a sweet little rifle.

[Riposte1]

I too have a Remington 141. Mine is a .35 Rem and while it will handle the 150gr Remington Pointed bullets (which is the load they developed the magazine for I think), I normally shoot 180 and 220 gr Speer flat points in it.

It is a nifty rifle and, having seen some model 14s, I would probably purchase any of them in excellent condition for a good price, even in oddball calibers. Especiall now that I have a good stock of .30 Remington brass to make either .30 or .32 Rem out of.

Riposte