Bought a Marlin 1895 45-70 gun from a buddy in CA. He never fired the gun, it was his Dad's who never fired the gun... Gun seems to be in nice shape. It will feed a round if I open the bolt and drop one in. It will let me load rounds into the mag tube. I can remove them from the mag tube by pressing in on the feed catch? (not sure of the name, but the part that holds the bullet in the mag tube.)
But, if I put a bullet in the mag tube and work the action, the bullet moves back about a half an inch, and it jams the action. I have to take off the mag tube and force the bullet back out of the mag tube opening. So, it seems something is keeping the bullet from fully leaving the mag tube. Mag tube was pretty clean, I wiped it off...
Any ideas or suggestions before I take this one to the Gunsmith?
Thanks.
But, if I put a bullet in the mag tube and work the action, the bullet moves back about a half an inch, and it jams the action. I have to take off the mag tube and force the bullet back out of the mag tube opening. So, it seems something is keeping the bullet from fully leaving the mag tube. Mag tube was pretty clean, I wiped it off...
Any ideas or suggestions before I take this one to the Gunsmith?
Thanks.