I bought one a couple of months ago and it had terrible triggers and action so I considered the options: use it for 5-10 years until it smooths up, pay $125 for an action job, mess with it myself. I chose the last option. I did the following:
* Applied 600 grit Clover compound to the
friction points and worked the action for
a half hour off and on.
* Removed the main spring and took off a turn, then did it again for another 1/2 turn. Still a little heavy, but I'll go with extra lockup rather than too light.
* Stessed the sear springs to lighten them.
Honed the sear surfaces. Got the horrible
12# pull on the front and the not too bad rear trigger down to 4#.
* The chambers looked like they were plowed
rather than machined. I started with 320
wet/dry, but am hestitant to take all of the machining marks out of the left bbl as it was the worse that I have seen. Any
need to worry about the marks, or should I bring up the shine with some finer
stuff as they are? I talked to a tech at
their headquarters and he says send it back and they will look at, but if I can
get the hulls to drop I won't worry about it.
The tech said that using the Clover 600 increases the tolerances a lot, but when I was taking some smithing classes we talked about how 600 or finer won't remove much metal at all. Did I do the wrong thing?
I could use a reference for a good book on working on the Marlin lever if you would be so kind, Thanks, Jim
* Applied 600 grit Clover compound to the
friction points and worked the action for
a half hour off and on.
* Removed the main spring and took off a turn, then did it again for another 1/2 turn. Still a little heavy, but I'll go with extra lockup rather than too light.
* Stessed the sear springs to lighten them.
Honed the sear surfaces. Got the horrible
12# pull on the front and the not too bad rear trigger down to 4#.
* The chambers looked like they were plowed
rather than machined. I started with 320
wet/dry, but am hestitant to take all of the machining marks out of the left bbl as it was the worse that I have seen. Any
need to worry about the marks, or should I bring up the shine with some finer
stuff as they are? I talked to a tech at
their headquarters and he says send it back and they will look at, but if I can
get the hulls to drop I won't worry about it.
The tech said that using the Clover 600 increases the tolerances a lot, but when I was taking some smithing classes we talked about how 600 or finer won't remove much metal at all. Did I do the wrong thing?
I could use a reference for a good book on working on the Marlin lever if you would be so kind, Thanks, Jim