I have a Marlin model 1894 chambered in 44 mag. It is a pre-safety model, I got this on a trade for a Glock 45. (I came out great I only had $300 invested in the Glock). I only shoot cast boolits in all my 44 mags. I have several Ruger SBH, a S&W 629 and a Ruger Carbine (semi-auto). (They all love the following Boolits)
I load the Lee 310 and the 'old Keith 429421 in my mags. None of these will feed in my Marlin. The Keith boolit jams 100% of the time, and the 310 needs a real good "wiggle" to feed. Not to good of an idea when bear hunting IMOA.
I know people have had good luck feeding these two boolits. I had another Marlin (long gone) that would.
My question is what can I or a GOOD gunsmith do to fix this?
I do not have alot of time to invest these days with work and family, but if it is a simple fix I can tackle it, if not who do you guys recommend? And what exactly is going on?
I know the cartridge is too long but why would one Marlin work and no the other?