marlin 717 mach 2 help please!!!

[t george]

hi this is my first post, i have been a long time reader but never really got into the conversations. while im excited to make my first post i wish it were under diffrent circumstances i have had this little rifle for about a year and a half and it has been flawless up until now. i have fired approxamatly 400-500 rounds through it with out a problem but on a recent hunting trip i shot 2 rabbits with 2 shots then the third was an unusually loud bang and the bullet was berly sticking out of the end of the barrel so i got home and removed the bullet cleaned the firearm and cautiously fired it again with the same results 2 shots then boom!!! now ther is another bullet in the barrel but i am not able to remove it so i just put it down as to not make things worse!!! so what do u guys think i sould do?

 

[115grfmj]

sounds like an ammo issue...

Is the ammo you used from the same lot?? You may have had a sqib load that didn't completely kick the first round out, and then pulled the trigger again. Sound like you did it twice more....my advice is to use a cleaning rod and a hammer to GENTLY tap the rounds out of your bore. My advice also at this point is to send it to marlin for service.....while this may have originally been a ammo issue....firing another round after a squib can cause a bulged barrel...and a dangerous situation that could severly injure you or others. Also very important mark down the brand and lot numbers of the ammo you used.....and let us know.

 

[sansone]

absolutely send it to marlin. I agree the problem may have been bad ammo but even if you get the bullet out the gun might never shoot with the original accuracy. I have dealt with Marlin customer service and like most domestic gun makers they will bend over backwards to make you happy.

 

[rangerruck]

tap the bullet out, clean the heck out of oit, with a foaming cleanser, inspect it , with a light, and a magnifier, check for damage in the bbl. i would throw that lot of ammo away, right now, first. if the inside of the bbl looks damaged in any way, send it back to marlin.

 

[t george]

hey folks thanx for the quick replies i dont beleive i will shoot the gun again untle after marlin has had a look at it. i dont know if i made it any worse with the 2nd attempt but i know it wont get worse if i just take my medicine and send it to the folks who built it to check for damage. the ammo that was used was cci and im not sure of the lot number but its has an id # 83501 not sure what that is thank u all again for the quick responses i beleave it is sound advice