good feeding bullet for a NEW marlin 45/70

oldspice said:
I read the entire thread... sounds like I need a new extractor.. I wonder if its faster and cheaper to get a local smith to replace than to pay shipping and wait a few weeks to get it back..

I did give the gun a really good inspection at the shop before buying however they wouldn't let me try some snap caps in it before buying. Mine has a tiny gap in the buttstock where it meets the metal near the hammer.. other than that and the feeding problem I think its mint. Oh wait, I forgot- I have never had metal edges so sharpe on a gun before. wow, the hole to feed the shells in to the tube is like knife sharpe and the lever itself is so sharpe I wrappped some painters tape around it so it doesn't make my fingers raw from cycling it. I think I will add that to the replace the extractor when i take it to the smith...

I want everyone to know although there are some flaws I REALLY like the gun. Very fun to shoot.
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I asked the shop to test the rifle for me, they said they did, when i got it, it had screws loose all over, it wouldn't extract fired rounds.

Took it to gun smith who said it was probably the extractor, so i asked the shop i got it from to send me new extractor, the new extractor arrived broken, and i have been trying to contact them to get another with no luck.

1. New Marlins are crap
2. Service from shop was worse.
 
There have been a number of comments the last while, about the questionable level of quality of especially some of the later production Marlins. I guess I should count myself lucky. Years back, I purchased a 444S in 444, then a few years ago I purchased a 1895GS in 45-70. When my cousin offered me an old 1894 in 44-40, I jumped at it. With all three I must've lucked out. Never had a problem with either of the three. A slight difficulty once because I didn't keep close enough of an eye on the C.O.A.L. of a batch of my reloads but that's more pilot error than anything.
 
oldspice said:
I did give the gun a really good inspection at the shop before buying however they wouldn't let me try some snap caps in it before buying.
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Funny you should mention that as that is now my policy before purchasing any new gun -- based on my experience with the 1895! Ironically, I tested snap caps on my Sako 85 Bavarian Carbine which worked perfectly -- but what do you expect on a $2700 rifle?

If the store won't let you cycle a few snap caps prior to purchase, FIND A NEW GUN STORE!!
 
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