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re: Problem with a 444 Marlin not firing?
Posted on 12/6/12 at 10:39 am to Junior23
Posted on 12/6/12 at 10:39 am to Junior23
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It's a H&R Handi Rifle
I knew where this was goin.
You gotta be forceful closing the breach on H&Rs.
Just clickin it together like your Browning S/S doesn't get the job done.
I would also suggest hand milling the breach faces, both the receiver and the barrel, to eliminate high spots.
My H&R closed with a nice 'snick'
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Posted on 12/6/12 at 11:27 am to Rantavious
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You gotta be forceful closing the breach on H&Rs.
Same thing w/ Thompson Center Contenders.
Are the primers that are not igniting seated deeper than usual in the primer pocket? The area of metal covering the bottom of the primers might be a little "hard" or thicker than usual. Couple that w/ a slightly weak firing pin spring and you've got misfires. As mentioned earlier, the primers might be "dead".
The 444 Marlin is a rimless round. Two things to consider w/ this type of problem in rimless rounds are: 1. primer seated too deep in the primer pocket. 2. A headspace problem w/ the ammo (unlikely if this is factory ammo). Trying a different box of ammo might take care of at least 4 different causes of the problem.
Posted on 12/6/12 at 12:18 pm to Rantavious
Oh I talked to a gunsmith today and he told me he's seen this problem a few times and he told me the hammer spring is probably weak. My question to him was "how does a spring get weak sitting in the gun cabinet?" He told me the get weaker over time which is obvious.
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