Most jams in lever actions occur because the action isn't "jacked" hard enough after firing... Load the gun, shoot it and rack the action. You aren't gonna hurt it. The harder and faster you rack it the better it will load. If you don't rack it hard enough you could and probably will have failure to feed and failure to extract problems, in any caliber, any make, any model.
Most jams in lever actions occur because the action isn't "jacked" hard enough after firing... Load the gun, shoot it and rack the action. You aren't gonna hurt it. The harder and faster you rack it the better it will load. If you don't rack it hard enough you could and probably will have failure to feed and failure to extract problems, in any caliber, any make, any model.
Or a weak spring.
M12Gunboy, I think you may have nailed it. I tend not to crank on it too hard. I'm hitting the range again this week and will heed your advice! Thanks for the input, i really do appreciate it.
had a problem with jamming on a marlin lever .22 when my sister shot it at the range. she wasnt racking it hard enough.
Also check for brass shavings inside the action. All it takes is one tiny piece of brass and it will jam up.
