Marlin Papoose Problems

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I am pulling the last of my hair out with Marlin.
I bought a new 70PS a year ago and have pumped maybe 250 rounds through it.
The magazine housing won't accept clips like it use to. Very tight.
You can barely get the clip in and it won't come out.
Tried my clips on a new 70PS and no problem. It's not a problem with the clip.

After my own examination I found the housing to be a poorly designed aluminum frame which has a strong bottom interconnected bottom but a weak open unsupported two sided top.
A jammed a round could hit the weak top just right and cause the housing to bend in very slightly.
Seems like a no brainer bad design for an arms designer and manufactorer like Marlin.
According to Marlin I'm the only guy on the planet with this problem.
Everyone there is scratching their heads trying to figure this one out.
They sent me to Reliable Guns in Van for warranty repairs.
That was a total waste of time.
I have convinced them to send me a new reciever but I fear I will die of old age before I recieve it.
Also, it will have the same weakness as my old one unless they change this housing design.

Anyone out there feeling this pain???

Rather Be Hunting :mad:
 
Reply To Polar Man

Polar - Nope, just regular shooting. Thats why I think the magazine housing got bent. Everything was fine and then all of a sudden the clip won't go in.
I go so tired of waiting that I just got a 10/22 stainless. Way better gun. I going to get the two piece break down style stock and it will be just as portable.

Rather Be Hunting
 
Cyclone - Have decided against the break down stock as it would probably change the point of impact every time it was re-assembled. Butler Creek quit making them. Will opt for the folding stock instead.
 
Holy Deja Vu, Batman!!!

I bought my Papoose in March 2008. I have less than 1000 rounds through it.

EXACTLY the same problem, to the point where I couldn't actually remove a mag without pliers. I just sent my rifle in for warranty look at today, via the retailer (Lock, Stock & Barrel, and Gary has been excellent!), who will be forwarding it through Reliable.

Yeah, that "pot metal" mag well is something special, eh? I had a look, and the transverse pins at the rear of that part, that go through the longitudinal rails, were actually bending inwards, and you could see where the magazine insertion had been scoring the face of the magazine well part.

This papoose would be an AWESOME little rifle (mine's a real tack driver), IF I could get a telescope to stay put, and IF the thing hadn't broken within four months of buying it!

I am expecting an interesting battle with Marlin.... Worst comes to worst, they can keep their POS, and I'll go buy a compact 10/22 to keep in the trunk!

Neal
 
Oh, and no, I wasn't doing anything funky with the rifle, unless inserting and removing magazines, squeezing the trigger, and cleaning about every 250 rounds counts as abuse??

And no, my .22LR ammo was NOT reloaded!

;)

Neal
 
A replacement magazine housing is less than 10 bucks. Might be worth trying a replacement, instead of waiting sending the rifle away and waiting heaven only knows how long.
 
Yeah, but, for a 4 month old rifle that has NOT been abused... I think I'll try the warranty angle first, just on principle.

10 bucks may be in the forecast, however!

Neal
 
AR-7? You MUST be joking, right?

At least the Marlin does lock up steel to steel, receiver to barrel.... rather than the AR-7's ALUMINUM.

Maybe I should just bite the bullet, and fork out the cash for the Browning takedown .22. My Dad-in-Law beat the crap out of one of those when he was a SAR-TECH instructor through the 60's and 70's... It is nearly smoothbore now, but my wife has it, and it still works.

Who knew that an emergency use only .22 would become the biggest headache firearm I have ever purchased!

:)

Neal
 
It doesn't HAVE to be a .22; I just felt this was the ideal for the "survival kit".

The 12 ga is another option, though, I suppose.... Not quite so portable...

:)

Neal
 
.22 & another calibre in over & under? Need not be an M-6...those things are way too rare...maybe something with wooden furniture that can be taken-down quickly?
 
Food for thought...

A takedown 12ga / .22LR would be fairly ideal as strictly a "survival" firearm, but the Papoose did offer the fun of easy plinking, too... until it broke.

:)
 
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