Marlin 22 rifle.

No pictures, no model number, no info of any kind to be able to offer you help....

More information would be helpful.

Why did you take it to the gunsmith? What did he have to say about the gun? Did he disassemble it or just look it over?

I assume the bolt/slide does not close by itself when you fire the gun? It should but you say it is hard to close by hand?

Have you looked at a parts diagram or disassembly/assembly video to be sure all the parts are in the correct relationship with each other and there are no obvious burrs, bent parts, damaged springs?

Does it feel like something is binding, hitting another part?

If you've taken it apart I assume it is clean and correctly lubricated?

Sorry I don't have a solution. We need more information to work with as in what exactly happens when your fire it. Does it jam with the bolt not closing? When you work it by hand, are you releasing it and letting it slam forward or riding it down.

Could be a problem with the LSHO feature or a shattered bolt buffer piece jamming the bolt.

As it sits can you push the bolt (it,s not a slide) forward to close? If you pull it back and let go will it close? Are you new to semi autos? You have to pull the bolt back and let go so it slams shut. If you ride the bolt handle ( little knob) it will jam.

The newer Model 60s have a last shot hold bolt open feature when the magazine is empty. The release is a serrated lever near the front of the trigger guard.

Jack63 said:

Both dont work! The bolt is open and Oi have to force it closed.

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doh!

Jack63 said:

Both dont work! The bolt is open and Oi have to force it closed.

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Take a video and/or some close up pics of the bolt open, and also in the "Stuck" positions. Marlin 60's have a weak extract/ejector system compared to some others, it's possible one of these is the problem, but we need pic of the bolt face to see the extractor and we need pic of the side of the bolt to see the ejector.

When assembled, does the tab of the bolt release lever go through the slot in the trigger guard, or does it get jammed?



Kinking the recoil spring is unfortunately easy, but is not often serious enough to prevent the bolt from closing.

(I would admit that I have in my time kinked a Model 60 recoil spring in assembly/disassembly myself but, ahem, I have an internet reputation to maintain.)

It looks to me like there's some abnormal wear pattern on the rails?

Every problem I've ever had with Marlin 60's, they need to be real clean and lightly lubed. I take the action out of the stock and spray the heck out of them with gun scrubber, blowout with compress air. repeat about 3 times, Lightly lube with Rem Oil. they run great when clean. hdbiker

Looking back at the picture above, the last shot hold open LSHO aka bolt release does protrude through the trigger guard in the right place.

However, the trigger guard front appears to be pushed down. Is the front trigger guard screw missing?

wiscoaster said:

It looks to me like there's some abnormal wear pattern on the rails?

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All my Model 60s end up looking like that. Steel bolt, aluminum receiver, black enamel finish, the black enamel gets worn away where the bolt rides the rails.

Humor me and fully remove your magazine spring and follower from the magazine tube and try your procedure again.

Todd.

With the Model 60s with the bolt release, they are easier to reassemble if the bolt is retracted to the rear and the bolt handle pressed in to latch the bolt fully open, before hooking in the action assembly and pressing it in to insert the rear retaining post.

Retracting the inner magazine tube (containing the magazine spring and follower) in the outer magazine tube so the follower does not protrude into the receiver makes reassembly easier.

Jack63 said:

Now I put the bolt and spring back in and the bolt is able to slide now,when Iputthe top piece on the bolt slides but I can't close it without forcing it.

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I have a dozen or so Marlin semi autos. The wear along the inside of the receiver in the 2nd pic doesn't look like any of mine. Is it just the black coating or is it grooved. Looks like the bolt knob is rubbing/binding.

It shouldn't,t be grooved. The bolt handle must be rubbing hard for some reason and could be binding. It normally just floats as the bolt travels. Usually a rub mark. Not a groove. You might want to ask this over on RimfireCentral.com. Not to take away from THR but there are some real xperts this model over there. As I said none of mine have that worn groove on the receiver and have 1000s or 10Ks of rounds through them.