Chuck 100 yd
01-25-2007, 11:15 PM
I bought a new Marlin 1894SS .44 mag. off of GunBroker a couple months ago.
This rifle had a dark line running down the center of one groove from the breech almost all the way to the muzzle. It shot jackets very well but leaded badly with cast but would group the first 4 or 5 from a clean barrel into 1 1/5" at 50 yd.
I took a chamber and muzzle cast and found the bore to be .4315 or about .002 over spec.
I sent the rifle back to marlin on Dec.27th. The were shut down over the Christmas holidays until Jan.3
I sent them a polite but to the point letter explaining my problem and enclosed it with the rifle. I watched the USPS tracking and after they had it for a week, I called to find out what they intended to do for me.
The lady I spoke with said it had been repaired and was on its way home.:-D
It was in my hands 16 days after they had received it and it was on the UPS truck for 7 of those days.
They replaced the barrel, function and test fired and cleaned it under warranty.
The new barrel is a nice .4285 slick and uniform bore.:-D
To say I am pleased is not enough. Now she will shoot cast!!!:-D :-D :-D
Thanks Marlin!!!!
This rifle had a dark line running down the center of one groove from the breech almost all the way to the muzzle. It shot jackets very well but leaded badly with cast but would group the first 4 or 5 from a clean barrel into 1 1/5" at 50 yd.
I took a chamber and muzzle cast and found the bore to be .4315 or about .002 over spec.
I sent the rifle back to marlin on Dec.27th. The were shut down over the Christmas holidays until Jan.3
I sent them a polite but to the point letter explaining my problem and enclosed it with the rifle. I watched the USPS tracking and after they had it for a week, I called to find out what they intended to do for me.
The lady I spoke with said it had been repaired and was on its way home.:-D
It was in my hands 16 days after they had received it and it was on the UPS truck for 7 of those days.
They replaced the barrel, function and test fired and cleaned it under warranty.
The new barrel is a nice .4285 slick and uniform bore.:-D
To say I am pleased is not enough. Now she will shoot cast!!!:-D :-D :-D
Thanks Marlin!!!!