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alex0535 · January 27, 2013, 02:14 PM

Just a suggestion from some work I did on our Marlin 336's, but I was able to smooth out the actions by taking them apart, and doing a little bit of polishing on the internal contact surfaces, as well as a good cleaning and oiling.

I don't know how it translates from a Henry .22, but my .22 feeds a lot more reliably when the gun is held to the shoulder in the position you shoot from and swing the lever with some enthusiasm. Holding the rifle at a strange angle and cycling the bolt slowly is the main thing that will make my .22 not feed correctly. Mine is not a golden boy, but its about as smooth as anyone could want, it has had thousands of rounds put through it.

If your finding yourself with feeding issues after putting more than 100 rounds through it, clean the barrel out every 50-100 rounds.

Did the rounds that failed to eject stay in the chamber or did they just not eject fully out of the port when you opened the lever?

January 27, 2013, 02:14 PM	#2
alex0535 Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 908	Just a suggestion from some work I did on our Marlin 336's, but I was able to smooth out the actions by taking them apart, and doing a little bit of polishing on the internal contact surfaces, as well as a good cleaning and oiling. I don't know how it translates from a Henry .22, but my .22 feeds a lot more reliably when the gun is held to the shoulder in the position you shoot from and swing the lever with some enthusiasm. Holding the rifle at a strange angle and cycling the bolt slowly is the main thing that will make my .22 not feed correctly. Mine is not a golden boy, but its about as smooth as anyone could want, it has had thousands of rounds put through it. If your finding yourself with feeding issues after putting more than 100 rounds through it, clean the barrel out every 50-100 rounds. Did the rounds that failed to eject stay in the chamber or did they just not eject fully out of the port when you opened the lever? Last edited by alex0535; January 27, 2013 at 02:25 PM.