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Hi, I'm a new member here.
I'm glad I found this site (I know, everyone says that). I purchased a new Marlin 1894SS in 44 Mag last week. I was all excited and headded to the range on the weekend, boy was I disapointed when I got there. I couldn't get a shell to chamber at all. It didn't matter how hard I racked the lever, ever single shell would bind up in the throat of the chamber as it entered on an angle. If I double tapped the lever the round would straighten out and feed in.
I packed it all back up and headded home upset with my new unusable toy. I called Marlin and the dealer I bought it from. The dealer sounded very surprised I was having feed issues with my new gun, but Marlin on the otherhand was very honest in stating "we have been having an ongoing quality control issue with our 1894 production line. Send it back and we will take care of it" She then sent me the RA paper work and account number for the shipping company. Pleasant customer service, but not exactly what I was looking for in a new gun purchase.
Long story short, I was late leaving work and didn't make the shipping depot in time. I took my broken gun home a spent the next few hours playing with it before I had to send it on it's way for who knows how long. I took a flashlight and magnifying glass to the chamber after reading a few post on this site and sure enough I had a nice sharp burr of steel on the lower edge of the chamber mouth. I mean a sliver the size of a hair, I was able to rub it free with a jag and patch. I then polished it up as best I could and tried to chamber another round...I went in smoothly! The next one didn't. Back to Marlin Owners I go and found the stickey on the extrator spring. I straightened the spring some and tried again, two full tubes of Hornady 240gr cycled through the action smooth as silk!
I canceled my return and will now put a few boxes down the pipe and see how it goes from here.
Thank you Marlin Owners!
-CZ
I'm glad I found this site (I know, everyone says that). I purchased a new Marlin 1894SS in 44 Mag last week. I was all excited and headded to the range on the weekend, boy was I disapointed when I got there. I couldn't get a shell to chamber at all. It didn't matter how hard I racked the lever, ever single shell would bind up in the throat of the chamber as it entered on an angle. If I double tapped the lever the round would straighten out and feed in.
I packed it all back up and headded home upset with my new unusable toy. I called Marlin and the dealer I bought it from. The dealer sounded very surprised I was having feed issues with my new gun, but Marlin on the otherhand was very honest in stating "we have been having an ongoing quality control issue with our 1894 production line. Send it back and we will take care of it" She then sent me the RA paper work and account number for the shipping company. Pleasant customer service, but not exactly what I was looking for in a new gun purchase.
Long story short, I was late leaving work and didn't make the shipping depot in time. I took my broken gun home a spent the next few hours playing with it before I had to send it on it's way for who knows how long. I took a flashlight and magnifying glass to the chamber after reading a few post on this site and sure enough I had a nice sharp burr of steel on the lower edge of the chamber mouth. I mean a sliver the size of a hair, I was able to rub it free with a jag and patch. I then polished it up as best I could and tried to chamber another round...I went in smoothly! The next one didn't. Back to Marlin Owners I go and found the stickey on the extrator spring. I straightened the spring some and tried again, two full tubes of Hornady 240gr cycled through the action smooth as silk!
I canceled my return and will now put a few boxes down the pipe and see how it goes from here.
Thank you Marlin Owners!
-CZ
"fingers crossed" 
