Marlin 336 jamming

Goatwhiskers · July 15, 2009, 06:19 PM

Was reading a post about the "Marlin jam" and thought of something to pass on that might help someone. I have "fixed" an awful lot of jammed Marlins by tightening the loading gate screw. Seems that it's pretty common for that screw to loosen slightly and let the gate spring back a little. You can't see it but it will lock the action open and drive you nutz. Here endeth the lesson. Goatwhiskers the Elder

CowTowner · July 16, 2009, 09:22 AM

Thanks Goatwhiskers. That's one I'll hang onto.

July 15, 2009, 06:19 PM	#1
Goatwhiskers Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2009 Location: Batchelor, La. Posts: 579	Marlin 336 jamming Was reading a post about the "Marlin jam" and thought of something to pass on that might help someone. I have "fixed" an awful lot of jammed Marlins by tightening the loading gate screw. Seems that it's pretty common for that screw to loosen slightly and let the gate spring back a little. You can't see it but it will lock the action open and drive you nutz. Here endeth the lesson. Goatwhiskers the Elder

July 16, 2009, 09:22 AM	#2
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	Thanks Goatwhiskers. That's one I'll hang onto. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy