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I have a marlin semi auto .22 greased. It will not eject ungreased shells. How can I fix this?
Question by aspen. Uploaded on March 17, 2010
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aspen, is it new? If so you have to clean it out. Marlin really coats their model 60 rifles. Follow cleaning instructions in manual and it will shoot great.
I have a 60 also and they are really picky about that. I have to clean it out with Crudcutter or similiar solvent from time to time and then a light coat of Remoil. I also found out that we need to stay away from the elcheapo ammo like Wildcats.
Clean your weapon thoroughly and often. As 007 suggested, use a higher quality ammunition. CCI provide the best function and accuracy in my .22s. Why is it greased? If this is factory grease, or a build up after long storage, the weapon needs a detail strip and clean.
Never had that problem, but my time in that Army taught me to clean a rifle or pistol IMMEDIATELY after shooting, even 1 Round!
It has greased printed on the barrel
It is also about 60 years old
Well, crm3006 said a detailed strip is needed and I thought no, not for a new gun, but if it's 60yrs old I'm sure wrong about that. Your going to have to do a detailed strip. Not that tuff, you'll just need to google marlin and get a manual and do it.
Might be some rust removal in this job though.
PS, when you put it back together lightly oil it. And Rem oil is good I like the Teflon stuff.
aspen-
The way you worded your post confused me. You have either a Marlin Model 50 or A1. Does it fire from an open or closed bolt?
I'd grease the gun itsself espeacially the bolt slide. It should eject them smoothly after that. Or trya different brand of ammo. Like Jim in MO said it may be new. so it may have to be broken in
I would'nt think grease should be applied to any gun action. I'm really sold on these new high quality dry chain lube for all oiling applications. Cheaper dry lube can be bought for 4.00 a can, but expect to pay 45.oo for the realy good stuff. Not to say I dont like remoil or simular lubricants, they work great on almost any application, especially my fishing reels.
Aspen, I wondered if the barrel of your Marlin .22 semi-auto is stamped:
( 22 LONG RIFLE ONLY - SMOKELESS GREASED )
If so,you have one of the Marlin A1 .22 rifles which was produced from 1935 to 1946. This was the only Marlin rifle to have this information on the barrel.
Greased .22 ammo must have been the norm in the 30's and 40's. Sounds like just a way to find trouble,dirt,dust etc. As already suggested,you might just have to give your rifle a good cleaning, and then enjoy shooting your 65-76 year old .22 rifle. I own 4 of them.
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Clean your weapon thoroughly and often. As 007 suggested, use a higher quality ammunition. CCI provide the best function and accuracy in my .22s. Why is it greased? If this is factory grease, or a build up after long storage, the weapon needs a detail strip and clean.
aspen, is it new? If so you have to clean it out. Marlin really coats their model 60 rifles. Follow cleaning instructions in manual and it will shoot great.
I have a 60 also and they are really picky about that. I have to clean it out with Crudcutter or similiar solvent from time to time and then a light coat of Remoil. I also found out that we need to stay away from the elcheapo ammo like Wildcats.
Never had that problem, but my time in that Army taught me to clean a rifle or pistol IMMEDIATELY after shooting, even 1 Round!
Well, crm3006 said a detailed strip is needed and I thought no, not for a new gun, but if it's 60yrs old I'm sure wrong about that. Your going to have to do a detailed strip. Not that tuff, you'll just need to google marlin and get a manual and do it.
Might be some rust removal in this job though.
PS, when you put it back together lightly oil it. And Rem oil is good I like the Teflon stuff.
aspen-
The way you worded your post confused me. You have either a Marlin Model 50 or A1. Does it fire from an open or closed bolt?
I'd grease the gun itsself espeacially the bolt slide. It should eject them smoothly after that. Or trya different brand of ammo. Like Jim in MO said it may be new. so it may have to be broken in
It has greased printed on the barrel
It is also about 60 years old
I would'nt think grease should be applied to any gun action. I'm really sold on these new high quality dry chain lube for all oiling applications. Cheaper dry lube can be bought for 4.00 a can, but expect to pay 45.oo for the realy good stuff. Not to say I dont like remoil or simular lubricants, they work great on almost any application, especially my fishing reels.
Aspen, I wondered if the barrel of your Marlin .22 semi-auto is stamped:
( 22 LONG RIFLE ONLY - SMOKELESS GREASED )
If so,you have one of the Marlin A1 .22 rifles which was produced from 1935 to 1946. This was the only Marlin rifle to have this information on the barrel.
Greased .22 ammo must have been the norm in the 30's and 40's. Sounds like just a way to find trouble,dirt,dust etc. As already suggested,you might just have to give your rifle a good cleaning, and then enjoy shooting your 65-76 year old .22 rifle. I own 4 of them.
Post an Answer