Nope, I’m talking about the habit they have of randomly locking up with no explanation.
He's not wrong. I've experienced it many times
If you're experiencing the "Marlin jam" your lifter needs adjustment. I've put many thousands of rounds through various Marlins with never a problem.
It’s not a “jam”. It’s a lock and it will do loaded or unloaded.
Well then somethiong is wrong with your particular rifle. Figure out what it is and fix it. "Locking up" is not a normal function of a Marlin rifle. As I said, I've put many thousands of rounds through various 336's and 1894's over the past 40 years and have not had that problem.
