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Problem with a 444 Marlin not firing?
Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:44 pm
I know they've had problems in the past with them not firing but has anybody had this happen? If so how did you/somebody fix it? A friend of mine has one and has killed deer with it and he was going to shoot it the other day to see if it was still sighted in and it wouldn't fire.
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Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:45 pm to Junior23
I wasn't aware of any problems with this model. I've had mine for quite a while and never had a problem. Was the hammer dropping and the firing pin not making a dent on the primer?
Posted on 12/5/12 at 4:22 pm to Junior23
Mine shoots too good... it jarred the weaver rail loose on top of the barrel.
I just re-tightened the screws, but I mean, shite.
I just re-tightened the screws, but I mean, shite.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 4:56 pm to Junior23
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I wasn't aware of any problems with this model
me niether
Posted on 12/5/12 at 4:59 pm to Junior23
Does it have a hammer extension? Those can cause problems on exposed hammer guns sometimes.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 5:34 pm to Junior23
Junior, Nice of you to try and help your buddy. A few details would help us out. What kind of gun does he have? How old is the gun? What does the firing pin strike look like on rounds that did not fire? Would be good if that could be compared w/ last years rounds that did fire. Do the primers appear to be seated deeper than usual in the primer pocket? (Properly loaded, the primer should fit flush, or just a smidgen below, the case. Looking from the side, w/ the nose of the bullut pointing down, run a straight edge on the bottom of the case, from one side to the other. Where's the primer in relation to the straight edge, below it, at it or above it?) Is this new ammo or same ammo from last year? Any chance of any chemicals possibly coming in contact w/ the primers? (WD40 is said to be a good "primer killer.")
Posted on 12/6/12 at 1:38 pm to Junior23
Had one miss fire on me this weekend, i pulled the hammer extension of to lessen the weight on the hammer and also replaced the spring with a heavyone for more pull. Worked good for a box of rounds then did the same thing, not hitting the primer hard enough. Gun smith said the breech plate may be mis aligned lettting the round fall to far forward, he is sending it back to H&R, its a common problem.
Posted on 12/7/12 at 8:19 am to Junior23
bad hammer springs.
like some have said before there were some bad batches that were installed. i have had them
come back in the .35,.444,and 45/70. Call h&r (remington) and have them send you a ups label to return it. i have had these guns go thru a couple of boxes of shells before they started misfiring.
like some have said before there were some bad batches that were installed. i have had them
come back in the .35,.444,and 45/70. Call h&r (remington) and have them send you a ups label to return it. i have had these guns go thru a couple of boxes of shells before they started misfiring.
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