I was gifted an Marlin 39D as a literal basket case. It came in a cardboard box in pieces. As far as I can tell all the parts were there. I got it all put back together with no parts left in the box. I cleaned every part before putting the gun back together. When I loaded the rifle and tried to cycle it, it's not feeding from the magazine tube. It will feed about 1 out 10 times that I work the lever. Doesn't matter if I work it slow or fast, it's not letting shells feed from the tube.
I took the rifle apart and loaded the tube with a few shells. Working the bolt manually it feeds a shell every time from the tube and appears the cartridge cutoff is working perfectly. It just won't feed when the rifle is put together. I took the tube apart and cleaned the spring and tube. The spring is plenty strong enough.
If anyone could help me with some suggestions or remedies I would sure appreciate it.
Scott