Marlin 444 feeding issues.

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  • firemn260

    Active Member
    Sep 15, 2015
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    Harford County
    A while back I posted about a older marlin that I had bought over 20 years ago then sold it, only to buy it back a few months ago.

    Anyway I have finally have all the stuff to reload for it. I noticed it had some catchy cycling when I had it the first time. Well last night I loaded up some light 240gr cast swc loads to just shoot some cans with. I knew I may have some cycling issues with the semi wadcutters so I only loaded 5 live ones and a dummy. My buddies 1894 runs lswc just fine so I figured give it a try.



    Dummy round hung up on the top of the breach, complete jam. Said to myself ok I was half expecting that. Tried a factory loaded rem 240 gr flat point, which is what I alway shot in it, same result.

    I looked into A condition called the marlin jam but I don’t think that is it. I’m curious if it has something to do with the carrier. I don’t have much experience with lever actions and that’s why I’m asking for some info from anybody that knows them better than I do. I can take it apart but I’m not sure what I’m looking for.
    Also is there any tuning that can be done to smooth up the action a bit too?
    Thank you.

    Edit: not sure why my pics are always upside down
     

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    bfoosh006

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    Aug 19, 2017
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    Make sure the bolt face is smooth , so the cartridge rim and head can readily slide across it while feeding and cycling.

    And in your photo... is the extractor , maybe, digging into the rim ?... or casing the feeding to bind ?

    Look over the extractor thoroughly, especially the claw and depth of it. If the extractor claw is "off" somehow, I would think that could cause feeding and less then smooth cycling.

    Check for sharp edges on the extractor and possible marks on the brass rim.
     

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