hp246
11-23-2018, 08:02 PM
Patient: 1895 Marlin in .45-70. It has an orange plastic magazine follower.
I've had this gun for two years. If I load the first round through the ejection port, then load a second round into the magazine, both rounds chamber perfectly.
If I load the first round through the ejection port and load two rounds into the magazine, the first round will fire perfectly. When I operate the lever, the first round will eject. The second round comes out and lays on the carrier. The third round is stuck in the magazine. The lever locks in the full down position.
If I load three rounds in the magazine, operate the lever to load a round, the first round lays on the carrier, the lever is locked in the down position and the second round is stuck in the magazine.=
When the rounds stick in the magazine, I have to pry them out with a screw driver.
I am shooting rounds that have been shortened to meet Michigan's cartridge length criteria. But the problem persists with full length rounds as well.
Thinking maybe the plastic follower but thought I'd throw it out here for opinions.
I've had this gun for two years. If I load the first round through the ejection port, then load a second round into the magazine, both rounds chamber perfectly.
If I load the first round through the ejection port and load two rounds into the magazine, the first round will fire perfectly. When I operate the lever, the first round will eject. The second round comes out and lays on the carrier. The third round is stuck in the magazine. The lever locks in the full down position.
If I load three rounds in the magazine, operate the lever to load a round, the first round lays on the carrier, the lever is locked in the down position and the second round is stuck in the magazine.=
When the rounds stick in the magazine, I have to pry them out with a screw driver.
I am shooting rounds that have been shortened to meet Michigan's cartridge length criteria. But the problem persists with full length rounds as well.
Thinking maybe the plastic follower but thought I'd throw it out here for opinions.