Up on the hill today. Saw a grouse. Jacked a shell into the chamber. Little head in the sight, click? Jacked another in, click? (actually did the same about 5 times) Grouse gone, long walk back! OK what's wrong? Got home, broke it down, the firing pin is about 1/4" short, quick inspection, BROKE!!! @#$%&%$#@! Still don't know where the other piece went. Shot great last time I shot it, a week ago.
Marlin 39A, 1980 mfg. date (sweet grouse gun, little fuzzy spot behind the ear is the target), where to buy a firing pin on line, quickly?
Actually, the real question is how does a firing pin break and not give you a hint that something is fatigueing? A little back ground, the last several weeks I've been shooting it, along with my son who has a match to my 39A, I was getting what I thought were punk rounds. He didn't have any. OOPS, I think I just possibly found the hint. Sure helps writing it down. Anyway I need a trustworthy place to buy a new firing pin either on line or in the Seattle area and some insight on failure mode indicators.
thanks,
dean
Marlin 39A, 1980 mfg. date (sweet grouse gun, little fuzzy spot behind the ear is the target), where to buy a firing pin on line, quickly?
Actually, the real question is how does a firing pin break and not give you a hint that something is fatigueing? A little back ground, the last several weeks I've been shooting it, along with my son who has a match to my 39A, I was getting what I thought were punk rounds. He didn't have any. OOPS, I think I just possibly found the hint. Sure helps writing it down. Anyway I need a trustworthy place to buy a new firing pin either on line or in the Seattle area and some insight on failure mode indicators.
thanks,
dean