Good evening fellas. I was out finishing my Christmas shopping and was in local gun store (needed a break from normally shopping) when I saw a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington.
First I noticed no cross bolt safety.....second I noticed the “waffle top” receiver.....that prompted me to check the rifling.....yep, no microgroove rifling. I started to get excited. Dating the serial puts it to be a 1952 model.
Now comes the part Im not quite sure about and need your help.
After cycling the action, the hammer was cocked, I pushed on the back end of the bolt with it in battery and saw the bolt move forward Im gonna say .020”.
In my mind I thought this isnt right and there may be some unsafe headspace issues.
I checked my 35 I already own and the bolt doesnt move forward at all.
Am I right by saying this older 35 has problems? Or do I need to go back tomorrow and buy it? Lol
Thanks guys