Brand new Marlin 1894 (44 Mag) won't feed

I have the same problem. Mine is old. And here is what I have found. Make sure the last round u load into the mag tube is strait. I use the tip of another round to push it over to line up strait with the load gate once the round is strait it feeds perfectly. I have. Seen this problem on the 1894s befor but only in .44mag. Let me know if this helps you
 
nathaniel said:
I must have been lucky, I bought a brand new 1895 cowboy in 45-70. The only problem I had was the extractor was too tight and it made it feel like it was jamming or the bore was too small. I bent out the extractor a bit and it is a TON better. And quite accurate I might add.
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That may be the problem with mine. I saw that fix on marlinowners.com. Took out the bolt, and tried to pound out the pin holding the extractor, but it wasn't budging, and I wasn't comfortable pounding any harder on a gun that's still under warranty. ;)
 
gaseousclay said:
I hear you. I really wanted to buy a Marlin 336 but am now having second thoughts because of the many negative comments i've read about Marlin here and on a few other forums. i'm sure there are plenty of satisfied Marlin owners out there but I don't like buying product that has potential risk. I should be able to go to a gun shop and buy a firearm without doubting it's reliability. i'm not saying I'll never buy Marlin, I just won't buy the current production Marlins
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My advice is to not buy one sight unseen. When you do go to buy, have a pocketful of snap caps or dummy rounds. If it won't chamber, pass. If the cycling is not smooth, pass. If anything smells fishy, pass. If they have an in-house warranty, take advantage of it.

I have a feeling I'm really going to love this gun once it's working. It really feels great in the hands. It points naturally, doesn't weigh too much. It should be a GREAT short-range rifle, and a politically-correct assault rifle, if it ever gets to that point.
 
new_scopeshooter said:
I have the same problem. Mine is old. And here is what I have found. Make sure the last round u load into the mag tube is strait. I use the tip of another round to push it over to line up strait with the load gate once the round is strait it feeds perfectly. I have. Seen this problem on the 1894s befor but only in .44mag. Let me know if this helps you
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Thanks, but I don't think it will. I loaded up a whole magazine full of them, and NONE of them would chamber, even after I manually extracted the first jammed round.

The word over on marlinowners.com is that the extractor spring is too stiff, which in turn doesn't allow the round to fully get level with the bore, or allow it to have the bottom of the cartridge resting flat on the bolt face, as it should. The proposed solution is to pull the extractor, bent the spring so it isn't too tight, and then it will allow the round to get to the right place on the bolt. If I had a used gun, I'd have tried harder, but I don't want to pound too hard, leave evidence of my tampering, and have them deny a warranty claim in the event I DO need to send it back to them.
 
but I don't want to pound too hard, leave evidence of my tampering, and have them deny a warranty claim in the event I DO need to send it back to them.
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I think that's the wise approach. If a firearm that was purchased new exhibits faulty workmanship, I wouldn't do anything that was obvious to the naked eye that would betray an attempted home remedy fix. Though it's admittedly tempting to modify something to make the gun work at home in order to avoid the expense and hassle of returning it to the factory, I don't think it's smart to give the maker a reason to dodge their warranty obligation.
 
That may be the problem with mine. I saw that fix on marlinowners.com. Took out the bolt, and tried to pound out the pin holding the extractor, but it wasn't budging, and I wasn't comfortable pounding any harder on a gun that's still under warranty.
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I fixed mine with my finger. Just lightly pry it out, just dont bend it too far. It took me a couple of times but I got it where it will cycle smoothly. But to each his own I guess.
 
Marlin 1894 Cowboy .357

I bought one for cowboy action shooting because I didn't want to spend the money on an 1873. I made a big mistake. The gun was junk from the get go. I called Joe Briscoe from Oklahoma to make it work and slick it up for me. He said he wouldn't touch a Marlin anymore. Sad to see Remington has ruined pretty much all the companies they bought. I used to like Remington too. A buddy just bought a fancy Remington bolt and it came with the scope mounting holes apparently drilled several degrees off bore centerline. I really have wanted to but an 870 Express Tactical and Marlin SBL but I'm afraid to lose the money. In fact I love the core-lokt bullet but have switched to shooting federal cartridges now :(. Remington, please get better, watching u with your illness making me sad.
 
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