I just recently picked up a pawn shop Marlin 60 for $75. It had a little use on it, so I cleaned up it real good and took it out for our Maiden Voyage yesterday. It was shooting like a dream; accurate, no FTF or FTE's, spitting out the Federal's and Remington's, etc...
Then nothing, the bolt wouldn't go all the way back. So I unload it, take it apart, and to my surprise, the buffer had broke in half and was preventing the bolt from doing anything.
So I got on Midway this morning and ordered TWO. Which leads me to my questions; one, is this common for Marlin's or did I make a bad purchase? Two, is this an indicator of another problem or set of problems that I need to look out for? Three, is this something that a gun smith will need to replace?
Thanks in advance
Then nothing, the bolt wouldn't go all the way back. So I unload it, take it apart, and to my surprise, the buffer had broke in half and was preventing the bolt from doing anything.
So I got on Midway this morning and ordered TWO. Which leads me to my questions; one, is this common for Marlin's or did I make a bad purchase? Two, is this an indicator of another problem or set of problems that I need to look out for? Three, is this something that a gun smith will need to replace?
Thanks in advance