1894 Light strike - fixed by replacing springs

[jcaoloveshine]

Just picked up an 1894 Marlin made in 2010. First owner shot 20 rounds or so, second owner about 200.

Was putting first 50 rounds of 44 Mag through the gun (Remington HTP 240 grain soft point) and started getting light strikes towards the end of the box. Primers were barely being hit.

I think I was cycling the lever slowly - would that cause the issue? Could accidentally having the crossbolt safety engaged cause this?

I disassembled the firing pin and got the pic below. Firing pin channel is clean.

Update - I replaced the firing pin spring and hammer spring and all is fine now.

[OCEquestrian]

Should have bought a Winchester!

[Tom-ADC]

I bought one right after Marlin brought them out so long ago I don't remember when, bought from K-Mart anyway hundreds if not thousands of rounds threw it never had that problem.
Maybe a spring wonder if it was stored with hammer cocked?

[Adam_12]

I had the same issue and it was due to an aftermarket hammer spring. Do you have a really light trigger? Pick up a #6 washer (they're really tiny) and install it behind the hammer spring and that should clear it up. For whatever reason, there wasn't enough tension on the spring without the washer so it would hit the primer just hard enough to put a dimple in it.

[jcaoloveshine]

I had the same issue and it was due to an aftermarket hammer spring. Do you have a really light trigger? Pick up a #6 washer (they're really tiny) and install it behind the hammer spring and that should clear it up. For whatever reason, there wasn't enough tension on the spring without the washer so it would hit the primer just hard enough to put a dimple in it.

NVM - replaced the FPS spring and hammer spring and all is good.

[Pofoo]

First thing to do is clean and lube. Looks like you did this if you got the firing pin out.
Can you check the firing pin protrusion through the bolt face?
Off the top of my head, I think it should be about .080"? Research this.
Second thing to do is try different ammo.

[Flyin Brian]

The material missing from the firing pin is supposed to be missing. That's where the tip of the lever rides when the bolt is closed.

I would check the backside of the bolt face (long Q-tip) for debris from a burst primer cup. That's a common reason to have light strikes.
Otherwise, the previous owner could have clipped a coil from the spring in an attempt to make it cycle quicker.

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[LynnJr]

Check inside of the bolt where the firing pin sits for gunk,crud or a tiny burr. It doesn't take much debris to get light strikes.
If that doesn't work springs are pretty cheap.