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BfloBill · December 7, 2012, 02:28 PM

make sure you have the right follower in your magazine tube!!! That's where the feeding problem rumors started. I have an 1895M in .450 Marlin and the follower is for standard flat tip rounds, when I was first shooting Leverevolution rounds it functioned flawlessly for the first couple shots then jammed on the last round. The last time the jam was so bad I had to take it to a gunsmith to get the round out. Then I found out that you need a different follower for Leverevolution rounds (the correct one has a dimple in it to compensate for the slight difference in cartridge length the ballistic tip has) since switching it I have had zero problems.
I am not sure if they include the new follower in newer guns, but it will save you some trouble if you check before you have the same problem.

December 7, 2012, 02:28 PM	#37
BfloBill Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2010 Location: Buffalo, N.Y. Posts: 457	BEFORE you use Leverevolution.... make sure you have the right follower in your magazine tube!!! That's where the feeding problem rumors started. I have an 1895M in .450 Marlin and the follower is for standard flat tip rounds, when I was first shooting Leverevolution rounds it functioned flawlessly for the first couple shots then jammed on the last round. The last time the jam was so bad I had to take it to a gunsmith to get the round out. Then I found out that you need a different follower for Leverevolution rounds (the correct one has a dimple in it to compensate for the slight difference in cartridge length the ballistic tip has) since switching it I have had zero problems. I am not sure if they include the new follower in newer guns, but it will save you some trouble if you check before you have the same problem.