Need Marlin 444s tuneup recommendations

Seabreeze133 · Post by **Seabreeze133** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:37 pm

Anyone care to recommend a smith in the las vegas area that is competant to tune up/slick the action on my 444s? Nothing wrong at this point but thought it might be smart to address some of the issues I read about such as the "Dreaded Marlin Jamb" before I wander afield w/my new grandson-son-in-law in search of Mr. Hog. Arkansas type.

Thanks

Don

LeverBob · Post by **LeverBob** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:26 pm

Howdy SB! Your best bet is to PM Salvo, he's in Vegas & as savvy a levergunner as you will ever find. A true brother. Contact him & he'll put you onto the best smiths in the area...you might evern meet up with him, which woud be terrific for you.

LeverBob

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:28 pm

Seabreeze133,

Welcome to the forum.

We've recently hashed "The Dreaded Marlin Jam" over pretty good lately. Go back a half dozen pages and you'll find it.

For the most part, although it happens, (Marlin calls it "Letting in two"), it happens mostly to cas guns and the 1894s. It's not something to be worried about.

And the best way to smooth up a rifle that has nothing wrong with it, it to go shoot it. A lot.

If you'll go to our home page: http://www.leverguns.com/ and look down the column on the right side, you'll find a section called "ARTICLES" and one called "MARLIN RESOURCES". You'll find tons of information and some really great articles about Marlins in there.

Joe

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:31 pm

I seriously doubt if you'll have any issues with jamming in your 444. It's just not been a problem in that caliber and model.

salvo · Post by **salvo** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:38 pm

Hi Seabreeze133, welcome to the fire.
Like Joe said, nothing to worry about unless your actually having problems. If you do need help with it though give me a PM and I'm sure we can straighten it out.
LeverBob, thanks for the kind words, you better watch yourself, people might start thinking your a nice guy

nralover · Post by **nralover** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:12 pm

My old 336 in .35 Remington suffered from it...

rimrock · Post by **rimrock** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:32 pm

While we're on the subject of tuning the T4, can someone explain why Marlin sends them out the door with so much slack in the trigger. I'd bet mine flops for a 1/4" before it begins to let the sear move.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:35 pm

It's a two piece trigger/sear setup, which means that if the trigger didn't "flop" around, it would need a trigger spring to hold tension. A trigger spring would just add weight to the trigger pull. Would that be better?

rimrock · Post by **rimrock** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:53 pm

Trigger pull on my T4 sure doesn't need to be heavier.

Need Marlin 444s tuneup recommendations

Need Marlin 444s tuneup recommendations

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