I posted this in the gunsmith thread but should be here in the rimfire section if anyone else has a Marlin light primer strike issue.
I had light primer strikes / misfires now and again on my Marlin 17 HMR rimfire. Then it got worse, half were light strikes. Ordered a new firing pin from Numrich and same results. Found a local here with the same rifle and his bolt worked perfectly in my rifle.
So went to take the bolt apart and found the retaining screw near the back end of the bolt was loose. Tightened it up and no more problems. Wish I had found that first as the old firing pin was probably just fine.
Sometimes it’s the simplest of things…
Here’s a pic of the bolt and you can see the screw.
I had light primer strikes / misfires now and again on my Marlin 17 HMR rimfire. Then it got worse, half were light strikes. Ordered a new firing pin from Numrich and same results. Found a local here with the same rifle and his bolt worked perfectly in my rifle.
So went to take the bolt apart and found the retaining screw near the back end of the bolt was loose. Tightened it up and no more problems. Wish I had found that first as the old firing pin was probably just fine.
Sometimes it’s the simplest of things…
Here’s a pic of the bolt and you can see the screw.
