Will Marlin repair my 1894CL?

[odinohi]

I never sent them the form when I bought my rifle. This is chambered in 32-20. I had been loading 100gr XTP's and never had a problem. I loaded up some test loads with the Laser cast 115gr cast bullets and it jammed on the first chambering. I did get it to fire 3 times, but now there is an empty in the chamber and 2 loaded rounds in the tube. By the way, out of the 3 that I did shoot 2 were in the same hole with the first one .250" away from that. Very little report and absolutely no recoil. A great barnyard load as far as I can tell from shooting it 3 times. Thanks for any info, Tom

[papajohn]

Did you try taking the lever off and removing the bolt? Sounds like it should be pretty easy to clear.

You can NOT ship a gun with live ammo with it.

Marlin would offer repair service for your gun, with or without the warranty paperwork, but this sounds like something a gunsmith should deal with, if you can't do it yourself. We can walk you through the steps if you're will to tackle it, it just sounds like one of the rounds was a shade too long. Did you check the loading gate screw? It might be something really simple.

[Papalote]

Sounds like the cartridge stop did not stop the next in line and bound up your gun. As PJ said, you can remove the lever and bolt to clear the barrel/chamber. OR reverse that and remove the mag tube to empty the magazine then the lever and bolt. (stock will have to come off also). Try to remedy this yourself or take it to a local smith. THEN send it to Marlin for inspection and repair. Be sure to give them a detailed account of your issue.


Papalote

[80hp]

You can call Marlin customer service at 1-800-544-8892. You may have to try several times to get them. They are helpful.
Before you can ship it to them for maintenance, it must be unloaded.
Please excuse the wordiness of this post, you haven't given me much to go on.

First, take a piece of paper and write a detailed description of the problem. Note the position of the lever, the carrier, the bolt, etc. Take a photo of the rifle if you can.

Second, carefully insert a cleaning rod in the barrel to be 100% sure the bore is empty and the cartridge has been fired. The tip of the rod (no Patch) should enter the empty cartridge. That is, the rod should go in so the tip is almost to the bolt. Then remove the rod.

Third, If the lever is completely closed and the tip of the carrier is sticking out of the hole in the bottom of the action, try using a chopstick or a Popsicle stick to wiggle the base of the cartridges so they will pop out of the loading port.
OR
Remove the magazine spring, by carefully unscrewing the small screw that holds the magazine tube plug and remove the plug. Hold a towel over the plug to catch it and the spring or it will fly into the next room.
Turn the rifle muzzle down and try to push or shake the unfired rounds completely into the magazine tube.

Fourth, carefully try to open the lever, if it opens and ejects the empty, you are done.
If not, try to open the lever enough so the locking bolt is pulled down out of the bolt.
With the rifle held slightly muzzle down, you should be able to re-insert the cleaning rod in the barrel and use it to push out the stuck case, freeing the bolt and lever.
If this doesn't work, you will probably need a gunsmith.

Whenever you hand load with a new type of bullet.
In a safe area, with the muzzle down, drop a loaded round in the chamber. It should fall into the chamber by gravity alone. Them turn the muzzle up and it should fall out by itself. If it doesn't, stop, and find out what's wrong.
M.

[Halwg]

I had one jam in my 336 like you describe. If you do what PJ and 80HP say, you should have no problem clearing it yourself.

I took the end off the mag tube and dumped out what cartridges I could, then I pulled off the mag tube and the jammed cartridge came out. With them out I was able to cycle the lever and eject the spent shell. Probably took longer to type this than to actually do it.

[odinohi]

I ended up taking it to my gunsmith. He just called and said there was a pretty good burr on the carrier. He said he ran 100 rounds through it and no jamming. Charged me 24.00 for his efforts. Well worth it in my novice book. Thanks for all your replies, Tom

[papajohn]

$24 for a little peace of mind is a cheap. Now go enjoy that rifle!

I love happy endings.

[planeflyer21]

Gunsmithing, 100 rounds, and $24?!!?

I want to know where that gunsmith is getting his ammo!

Jon

[odinohi]

He got it from me. My handloads that I was having trouble with. He actually one shot two rounds, he cycled 100 through it to make sure there were no more jamms. I took it out afterwards and shot 40 rds out of it with no problems.
Tom

Gunsmithing, 100 rounds, and $24?!!?

I want to know where that gunsmith is getting his ammo!

Jon