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1895cb feed prob

hissinggoosehissinggoose Member Posts: 763 ✭✭✭✭
edited April 2004 in Ask the Experts
Just got a new 1895cb in 45/70. Haven't fired it yet, but have cycled some rounds through it just to check the action. It seems to do fine as long as there are at least three rounds in the mag, but when it gets down to 1 or 2, the rounds seem like they get stuck going into the chamber. Tried 2 diff grain loads, hollow and flat pt. Both act the same. Anybody have any wisdom to share on this one[?]
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like the magazine spring isn't strong enough. Get a new one.
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  • cussedemguncussedemgun Member Posts: 985 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    greetings Mr. Goose:
    you don't make it clear if this is a new gun or new to you. if new NEW I would look for a burr on the inside of the magazine tube or on the spring follower. but before you do anything, waranty repair is a posibility. if the gun is new to you but seen prior service, it is posible the inside of the magazine tube is either dirty or rusty. if this is the case, simply a good cleaning is required.

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  • hissinggoosehissinggoose Member Posts: 763 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Brand new![:D] My present to me this Christmas! Figure I'll take it out for real asa I get the time and give it (& the old shoulder) a good workout and see what happens. Maybe it'll work itself out with a little use. Never had a brand new lever gun before. Always bought 'em broken-in. Thanks for the advice on what to look for!
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  • 1KYDSTR1KYDSTR Member Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would take that thing back for warranty repair in a nano-second! Marlin makes great little lever guns and I would think they would be quick to stand behind their product! If warranty is not an option (cannot for the life of me imagine why not though) , before buying a new mag tube spring I would simply remove it, stretch it out a little (maybe "2) and replace it in the gun to see if that worked.

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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's cheaper to buy a spring(s) than to pay shipping both ways.
    Before you get a Marlin magazine spring, check with Wolff Co and see what they have.
    Take that magazine end cap off and verify the follower slides freely for the length of the magazine tube.
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