Just a refresh as to why I had to send it back.
1st time out it wouldn't feed from the mag. tube into the carrier. I'd maybe get 2 shots and then nothing. Called Marlin CS which is actually Ruger in Mayodan. Send it back.
My rifle had a gorgeous stock I didn't want to send in with the gun. Marlin CS said they require the entire gun, including the stock. So, I bought another stock and took my good wood off.
I mailed it in a hard case I cable tied shut in the 3 lock holes and sealed it in a box really well with lots of tape and the reinforced type tape. It would have taken more than a 600 # gorilla to break into it.
I mailed it back from FedEx on the afternoon of the 8th. It was repaired and sent back to my door on the 17th. That's pretty good! FedEx email said it would come today on the 19th, but it came on the 17th while I was at a gun show south of Atlanta. They delivered it today.
Anyway, the FedEx driver was really cool! I was required to inspect the contents because the entire end of the box was mangled and completely open. It's a good thing I put it in a hard case! The driver said it had gotten wet. How the eff does that even happen? The rifle was fine because I shipped it in a hard case, and they even put it back in the gun sock I shipped it in.
Ruger/Marlin didn't tighten the stock. It was just wobbling back and forth. I can see how the "tang" of the stock where it attaches to the receiver could potentially break if it was handled roughly in shipment. Any questions as to why I bought a new stock to ship with the rifle and not my really nice original stock? The stock was loose and could have gotten water damaged, too. Uh huh.
So, RM replaced the magazine tube and the forearm I can only assume they replaced the magazine guts, too. My original forearm was pretty nice, and thankfully the new forearm looks the same. They test fired 20 rounds of Remington 44 mag.
Here's the returned box. It's so fupped up I can't even use it again if needed.
All in all I've been pleased with RM's CS. I hope this 1894 issue is an isolated incident, though another Forum member briefly mentioned he had the same problem.
PS: I just cycled 10 rounds in the kitchen and all seems fine.
1st time out it wouldn't feed from the mag. tube into the carrier. I'd maybe get 2 shots and then nothing. Called Marlin CS which is actually Ruger in Mayodan. Send it back.
My rifle had a gorgeous stock I didn't want to send in with the gun. Marlin CS said they require the entire gun, including the stock. So, I bought another stock and took my good wood off.
I mailed it in a hard case I cable tied shut in the 3 lock holes and sealed it in a box really well with lots of tape and the reinforced type tape. It would have taken more than a 600 # gorilla to break into it.
I mailed it back from FedEx on the afternoon of the 8th. It was repaired and sent back to my door on the 17th. That's pretty good! FedEx email said it would come today on the 19th, but it came on the 17th while I was at a gun show south of Atlanta. They delivered it today.
Anyway, the FedEx driver was really cool! I was required to inspect the contents because the entire end of the box was mangled and completely open. It's a good thing I put it in a hard case! The driver said it had gotten wet. How the eff does that even happen? The rifle was fine because I shipped it in a hard case, and they even put it back in the gun sock I shipped it in.
Ruger/Marlin didn't tighten the stock. It was just wobbling back and forth. I can see how the "tang" of the stock where it attaches to the receiver could potentially break if it was handled roughly in shipment. Any questions as to why I bought a new stock to ship with the rifle and not my really nice original stock? The stock was loose and could have gotten water damaged, too. Uh huh.
So, RM replaced the magazine tube and the forearm I can only assume they replaced the magazine guts, too. My original forearm was pretty nice, and thankfully the new forearm looks the same. They test fired 20 rounds of Remington 44 mag.
Here's the returned box. It's so fupped up I can't even use it again if needed.
All in all I've been pleased with RM's CS. I hope this 1894 issue is an isolated incident, though another Forum member briefly mentioned he had the same problem.
PS: I just cycled 10 rounds in the kitchen and all seems fine.