Wm.Traynor wrote:No replies at this late hour. Well FWIW, I was very happy with Pine Rivers Gun and Locksmith. My Mossberg would not feed or fire but their man fixed it
Would not call him a specialist, however. He works on everything AFAIK.
in2anity wrote:Hey fellas - I'm looking for an experienced levergun specialist anywhere in Australia to rectify a timing problem with a Marlin 1894CB. PM me if need be. Cheers, In2.
straightshooter wrote:A brief description of your 'timing problem' might be helpful.
I have a little experience with 1894's in 44magnum.
I have learnt the hard way that many aspects of the operating mechanism are critically interrelated, meaning tinkering with one thing inevitably upsets it's relationship with something else.
pomemax wrote:Sounds like someone has maybe tried to feed a round in with the breach open this will bend the carrier up just a fraction , are you confident enough to strip the gun down its fairly easy to do and look at the shape of the lifter is it straight or curved .
in2anity wrote:pomemax wrote:Sounds like someone has maybe tried to feed a round in with the breach open this will bend the carrier up just a fraction , are you confident enough to strip the gun down its fairly easy to do and look at the shape of the lifter is it straight or curved .
Yeah I am - I'll strip it down ASAP and take a look. I'm starting to think it's the cartridge cutoff - I'm pretty sure this particular rifle is unusually based off the 39 action.
in2anity wrote:Ok sure - sometimes it lets a second round in under the carrier during the upward stroke (when the carrier is top dead centre), jamming it up tight. It's almost as if the tongue isn't long enough to block the incoming round. I do not believe it is the classic "marlin jam" (where two are let in at the start of the upward stroke due to the carrier being too low). There is no sign of the burring on the underside of the carrier from impacting with the forward edge of the cam - it looks as though the forward edge of the cam has already been radiused. Any ideas?
straightshooter wrote:in2anity wrote:Ok sure - sometimes it lets a second round in under the carrier during the upward stroke (when the carrier is top dead centre), jamming it up tight. It's almost as if the tongue isn't long enough to block the incoming round. I do not believe it is the classic "marlin jam" (where two are let in at the start of the upward stroke due to the carrier being too low). There is no sign of the burring on the underside of the carrier from impacting with the forward edge of the cam - it looks as though the forward edge of the cam has already been radiused. Any ideas?
The 'Marlin Jam' is what software companies like to call an 'undocumented feature' and can generally be brought on, in a susceptible rifle, by operating the lever slowly at just the right position in it's arc of travel.
I suspect it is due to tolerance build up of parts and the cost of and aversion to hand fitting of parts during production.
Provided the rifle hasn't already been meddled with the simple answer is to operate the lever decisively. If it has already been meddled with anything you try will probably make it worse. The lifter unit has multiple functions so trying to optimise one usually impairs another.
You may notice that later production 94's have a slight detent when the lever is moved from locked to encourage the operator to operate it briskly.
If that isn't a satisfactory solution then contact Raytrade and find out the contact details of their actual Marlin warranty gunsmith in your area.
NOT the dealer, the actual person that does the work.
Ziad wrote:Yep he's pretty good...I got him to make me an ak47 clone.... ware taking about getting a bmg50... but the ammo isn't cheap... next time I go back it will have to be an RPG.
Anyone know if it will be a cat A or cat B. Also I know I need to get an import permit for it
Ziad wrote:Anyway hopefully you will like this.
https://youtu.be/hYfna2VcepM
Ziad wrote:Mate tell me you didn't pay in USD..... only tourists pay in foreign currency... lol but please be careful...as the are a hundred different ways to spell Mohammad don't goto the wrong gunsmith, as sile it may look good.. they barrel might not be straight
Anyway hopefully you will like this.
https://youtu.be/hYfna2VcepM