Model 39-A misfires - 03/05/09
I've got a recent Model 39-A and I get 1 or 2 misfires per magazine.
This is the model with the rebounding hammer and button safety.
It's clean and seems to be good repair. I got rid of the hammer extension to lighten the hammer and this helped but did not solve the problem.
Federal cartridges work better than Remington or Winchester. I use the inexpensive cartides sold by the brick.
The firing pin mark on the rim is not very deep.
I suspect that the hammer is not hitting hard enough or that the firing pin may be short.
Rifle magazine had similar problems which they ascribed to not having the action closed completly when bench rest shooting. This is not the problem - I've checked.
Anybody else had similar problems? Can anybody suggest a possible cure? Stronger hammer spring? Longer firing pin? I really like the rifle otherwise.
I wish Marlin hadn't changed the design. I know the old models didn't have the button safety and I suspect they didn't have the rebounding hammer.
This is the model with the rebounding hammer and button safety.
It's clean and seems to be good repair. I got rid of the hammer extension to lighten the hammer and this helped but did not solve the problem.
Federal cartridges work better than Remington or Winchester. I use the inexpensive cartides sold by the brick.
The firing pin mark on the rim is not very deep.
I suspect that the hammer is not hitting hard enough or that the firing pin may be short.
Rifle magazine had similar problems which they ascribed to not having the action closed completly when bench rest shooting. This is not the problem - I've checked.
Anybody else had similar problems? Can anybody suggest a possible cure? Stronger hammer spring? Longer firing pin? I really like the rifle otherwise.
I wish Marlin hadn't changed the design. I know the old models didn't have the button safety and I suspect they didn't have the rebounding hammer.