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Marlin 981T misfire issue
kidthatsirish
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I have a Marlin 981T I noticed lately I have been getting a lot of light strikes on the rim of the bullets. I replaced the firing pin/striker and the main spring in the bolt that pushes it forward.
Still same problem. Than I noticed, that for whatever reason if I pull the trigger harder and faster it goes bang every time.
Any ideas?
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I'm not familiar with that model, but if you have cleaned and lightly lubed the firing pin and channel, I'd suspect a sear problem. A slow trigger pull may be giving you a bit of gradual release before it totally disengages. A quick pull may be releasing all the spring tension at once.
Sorry, I should have mentioned the rifle has been mine since it shipped from the factory in 2007 and it is clean and properly lubricated and has functioned flawlessly since I bought it.
remove trigger group and inspect, spray clean with WD-40 and wipe off excess, apply a few drops oil and wipe off excess, reassemble and test fire.
I would also remove bolt and inspect then spray with WD-40 and wipe off excess
It seems people don't read posts anymore these days.
OK :
light strikes on the ' rim of the bullets ' ???
Never seen ' bullets ' with a RIM ?
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DO NOT USE WD 40 on guns!!!!!!!! It is not a gun guy's friend.
Use carb or brake cleaner, it is DESIGNED to remove "gunk" and carbon then evaporate leaving a dry clean surface ready for lubrication. When the parts are dry use the proper gun lube, Remoil or a million others designed for GUNS, not squeaky door hinges. WD 40 is a moisture remover that is not a very good lube. It dries to a varnish like mess that is not good for guns with .001 tolerances.
I have been using WD-40 since it was developed (well almost 1965) with no ill effects to any firearms, I also use other cleaners and lubricants.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) (wd40.com)
read its intended uses on the msds above.
So I replaced every spring in the T-900 trigger control group with new factory springs. I replaced the striker spring inside the bolt along with a new striker. Basically what happens now is that I'll work the bolt which will cock when it opens but de-cock on closing. Obviously this is not acceptable and dangerous to say the least.
And yes to the other post I meant the rim of the cartridge. Of course that doesn't matter much now as I clearly have some kind of trigger and sear engagement issue (I think?). After examining them under a magnifying glass I am thinking I mush have just worn one of the out. The surface of the trigger hook seems to have just worn out over time and does not seem to try and catch like on other rifles.
I'll keep on at it and report back when I finally get this fixed I'll let y'all know what the fix turns out to be.
I meant the rim of the cartridge. And if you have never seen bullets with a rim you would be surprised at some of the stuff you see when you get big into muzzle loaders.