I've got what I think is a pretty nice Marlin Model 81 bolt action .22lr rifle. It's very accurate.
It's tube fed. The problem is that when you cycle the bolt to fire the next round, it doesn't bring up the next round...
The problem has gotten progressively worse over time. When I first acquired the rifle, it would not bring up a new round about once every 20 shots. Now I'm lucky to bring up the next round at all.
I thought it might be a weak spring, but took the spring guide out and attempted to cycle, and it would bring up a round with the same consistency as when the spring guide was in place.
I figured taking it to a gunsmith to repair would run as much or more than the rifle is worth.
Anybody have experience with this problem in similar type rifles?
This is my seven year old's favorite squirrel gun, and I'd like to get it running again. Thanks.
It's tube fed. The problem is that when you cycle the bolt to fire the next round, it doesn't bring up the next round...
The problem has gotten progressively worse over time. When I first acquired the rifle, it would not bring up a new round about once every 20 shots. Now I'm lucky to bring up the next round at all.
I thought it might be a weak spring, but took the spring guide out and attempted to cycle, and it would bring up a round with the same consistency as when the spring guide was in place.
I figured taking it to a gunsmith to repair would run as much or more than the rifle is worth.
Anybody have experience with this problem in similar type rifles?
This is my seven year old's favorite squirrel gun, and I'd like to get it running again. Thanks.
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