Remington 341 - an Oldie!

[Catt57]

That is awesome. Always great to see an old rifle brought back to life.

 

[jbrentd]

Glad to hear you got her back in good working order. That's a long time to wait. I'd keep it and put it in the rotation for range trips, if it were me. My mossberg model 35 is about the same age.

 

[druryj]

Took it to the range this morning on a whim; shooting .22 shorts, you can barely tell it fired! It's like shooting a BB gun. With standard velocity .22lr ammo, it shoots nice tight groups at 25 yards. Of course, I was using iron sights and old eyes, but I was pleased with this old rifle's accuracy and performance. Kinda neat to get her back to running well. This old rifle was one of the first to use a patented lifter system to position the round for chambering without it touching anything before it is slid in by the bolt. Good times.

 

[Devon]

I've got one. It is marked 341-P. I suppose that it originally came with a peep sight. I have owned it for approximately 20 years. Has a vintage Weaver scope. Probably has zero collector value due to missing peep sights and being tapped for a scope. But it is still a cool old gun. Always like watching all of the metal "fingers" that lift the bullet up to be chambered. Works real well. Has killed a truck load of squirrels.

 

[druryj]

I've got one. It is marked 341-P. I suppose that it originally came with a peep sight. I have owned it for approximately 20 years. Has a vintage Weaver scope. Probably has zero collector value due to missing peep sights and being tapped for a scope. But it is still a cool old gun. Always like watching all of the metal "fingers" that lift the bullet up to be chambered. Works real well. Has killed a truck load of squirrels.View attachment 56099 View attachment 56100

Very cool. Mine has the grooves on the top of the receiver for a rimfire scope; maybe I'll put a cheap-o one on there and see how it does.

 

[jbrentd]

Took it to the range this morning on a whim; shooting .22 shorts, you can barely tell it fired! It's like shooting a BB gun. With standard velocity .22lr ammo, it shoots nice tight groups at 25 yards. Of course, I was using iron sights and old eyes, but I was pleased with this old rifle's accuracy and performance. Kinda neat to get her back to running well. This old rifle was one of the first to use a patented lifter system to position the round for chambering without it touching anything before it is slid in by the bolt. Good times.

I wish my Mossberg Model 35 had that design.

 

[druryj]

I put it up in the classifieds and I'm guessing nobody wants to mess with an old .22 rifle. It has no sentimental or other value to me other than I spent $181 to get it running again. I think if it doesn't find a new home in the next few days I'll go ahead and refinish it as a project. I'm talking a refinish of the stock, polishing the bolt, and cold bluing the receiver and barrel.


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