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Offline Bull Nutria

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light firing pin strikes marlin 783 bolt action 22mag
« on: February 10, 2012, 07:35:04 AM »
 this rifle will shoot CCI and Rem ammo, but intermittently fires Win 22 mag ammo. I tried 2 win shells 3 times each and they would not go off. I tried these same shells  in a Ruger 7722 and shot perfectly. JP springs sells a spring kit for a marlin 900. would the 900 springs fit the 783? I suspect the striker spring is the culprit??
 
How difficult is it to disassemble the bolt on a 783?
 
any help will be appreciated.
 
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Re: light firing pin strikes marlin 783 bolt action 22mag
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 11:55:31 AM »
Best I can do is point you to the owners manual.  It's a slow connection but it does come up after a bit.  ;)  If it were me, I'd soak the bolt in cleaner for a bit and I'd bet you carbon flakes or dirt will come out of it.  Good cleaning often helps with the light strikes.  ;)
 
http://stevespages.com/pdf/marlin_780.pdf
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Re: light firing pin strikes marlin 783 bolt action 22mag
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 12:41:59 PM »
                  Check the rim thickness of the Win. ammo , it could be all or part of the problem if it's thinner than standard . Those bolts are a piece of cake to work on , you can get a new spring from GunPartsCorp .
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