Papoose

[homeagain]

Got my dad's old Marlin Papoose the other day.  Pretty worse for the wear....was his throwaway 'coon hunting gun for 'dog training season', so it got lobbed more than an Army practice grenade.  The rear of the plastic trigger guard is broken off but it still attaches via the screw (just can't tighten too much or it won't cycle). 

 

Got a new Marlin mag and new ejector/mag release and took it out for a test drive.  Cycles, but seems to have extraction problems maybe: won't eject spent shell and the next round in mag gets partially inserted into the chamber and bent downward.  Spent shell ends up stacked on top of the next round in, so jams like crazy every shot.  Any ideas on what to do?  Replace extractor? Extractor spring worn out?  Loose trigger guard the problem?  Use as a club?  I don't know much about the Marlin 60/70 actions and how to jam-proof them.

[mikegideon]

Sounds like an ejector problem, not an extractor. I'm not familiar with the Marlin action, but someone should be along in awhile with some answers.

[graycrait]

The ejector on a Marlin is a simple wire style ejector.  Reach in their with a needle nose and bend it out slightly, you can eventually get it right.  The extractor is easy to change on the Marlin and relatively inexpensive.  Look at the "wire" ejector below.