Indeed installation of a solid one piece firing pin AND learning to be diligent about gripping the lever good and closed made it work reliably. Got a very nice 6 point buck with it this 2023 season.
Open the action, the slot in the bolt at the back/bottom is where the locking block fits into the bolt and locks the action. You should not be able to push forward on the bolt. Looking at your firing pin parts, it was either abused by too much dry firing, or the parts were not properly hardened to begin with. I'd suggest you get it to a reputable gunsmith who knows lever guns and have it repaired properly. And I mean "proper gunsmith", not the kid who mounts scopes at the local sporting goods store.
Kent- there's a happy ending to this story. A single piece firing pin was the fix. Safety still good. Head space was fine. A 'real' gunsmith assisted me. There's a third video in this series documenting the happy ending. Thx for your comments!
@@blueflagfr8570 Nice to hear it's fixed. Marlins are fine lever rifles when they'r working correctly. The original 2 piece setup works, if it's as it should be,
@@blueflagfr8570 Sorry, I didn't know. When I first saw this I passed it by, and then felt the need to return, and post the message, because it sure looked bad. LOL Firing pin beat to crap, and I was wondering what the locking block and internals looked like. Hate to see anyone injured.
It's all good. I replaced all but the trigger, bolt and lever. Barrel was dirty but cleaned well. Now if I can find 30-30 below $2.50/rnd, I will see what sort of groups it shoots!
Mine fires hornadys fine but no remington
Many are replacing the firing pin with a 1 piece firing pin problem solved
Indeed installation of a solid one piece firing pin AND learning to be diligent about gripping the lever good and closed made it work reliably. Got a very nice 6 point buck with it this 2023 season.
Open the action, the slot in the bolt at the back/bottom is where the locking block fits into the bolt and locks the action. You should not be able to push forward on the bolt. Looking at your firing pin parts, it was either abused by too much dry firing, or the parts were not properly hardened to begin with. I'd suggest you get it to a reputable gunsmith who knows lever guns and have it repaired properly. And I mean "proper gunsmith", not the kid who mounts scopes at the local sporting goods store.
Kent- there's a happy ending to this story. A single piece firing pin was the fix. Safety still good. Head space was fine. A 'real' gunsmith assisted me.
There's a third video in this series documenting the happy ending.
Thx for your comments!
@@blueflagfr8570 Nice to hear it's fixed. Marlins are fine lever rifles when they'r working correctly. The original 2 piece setup works, if it's as it should be,
@@blueflagfr8570 Sorry, I didn't know. When I first saw this I passed it by, and then felt the need to return, and post the message, because it sure looked bad. LOL Firing pin beat to crap, and I was wondering what the locking block and internals looked like. Hate to see anyone injured.
It's all good. I replaced all but the trigger, bolt and lever. Barrel was dirty but cleaned well. Now if I can find 30-30 below $2.50/rnd, I will see what sort of groups it shoots!
@@blueflagfr8570 WOW, I'm an old guy, I remember when you could buy 30-30 cartridges for $3.20 for a box of 20!