Marlin 1894C disappointment

[CalHawg]

I bought this Marlin 1894C new at the end of 2019 and just took to the range for the first time today.
I ran 7 rounds of .357 through it, and then 7 rounds of 38, and then 7 more rounds of .357.
After the last round was fired and I ran the lever again, the action stayed locked open and would not close. It appeared as if the breech bolt was hung up behind the hammer.
I flipped it over and put a little pressure on the breech bolt with my thumb and it closed. But then it would not cycle again.
The RSO came over offering to help and could not get it to cycle either. I ended up putting it away at that point, opting to look at it more closely when I got home.
I have tried looking up information what the problem might be through a couple of different forums and youtube searches, but nothing seems to fit my issue.
The action will only go to the half cocked position. At that point the safety can be engaged and disengaged, but the trigger of course will not work. I can then pull the hammer back and pull the trigger and manually drop the hammer.
The hammer will manually only cock to the half cocked position, setting the trigger. It will not go into the full cocked position either manually or lever action.
The rounds that were shot were fun and accurate,right out of the box.
But so disappointed the it wouldn't function after those 21 rounds.

[meangene714]

Would you happen to know if it was Remington made? I've heard there were issues, but don't know the specifics. Some time later, Ruger took over production.

[nickel plate]

It won't hurt to give Ruger a call as they now own the Remington/Marlin brand. I believe that you have a good chance that they will be able to take care of the problem.
336)949-5200

[Jimi Jah]

My Ruger/Marlin 1894 runs perfectly. Send it to Ruger.

[splithoof]

The first Ruger-made Marlins didn’t ship until December, 2021. If you have one produced anytime prior to that, to include anything made in New Haven, getting it factory repaired may be an issue. Not sure if Ruger will touch it, but a phone call will answer that.
I have owned exactly one Marlin produced 1894C; it was a total piece of baboon crap that I ended up selling cheap, because I couldn’t stand the idea of ripping off another fellow gun enthusiast. Im sure some enterprising and motivated person may have been able to make it run, and I’ve seen reputable folks spend time and $$ to fix them, but Im not into that. When I purchase a new firearm, I expect it to work.
IMO, the Ruger-Marlins (RUMAR) are superior in just about every way to anything that ever carried the name prior. About the only thing I did to my 1895 Ruger Trapper was to delete that stupid cross-bolt safety.

[golfish]

I doubt Ruger will touch it but a call wouldn't hurt. If it was new in 2019 then its got to be a Remlin or really old Marlin new stock. I have the same gun made in 2018. Its every bit as nice as my Ruger made 336.

[Jimi Jah]

No service for pre Ruger Marlins. Take that to to great lever smith.

[ar15barrels]

I bought this Marlin 1894C new at the end of 2019 and just took to the range for the first time today.
I ran 7 rounds of .357 through it, and then 7 rounds of 38, and then 7 more rounds of .357.
After the last round was fired and I ran the lever again, the action stayed locked open and would not close. It appeared as if the breech bolt was hung up behind the hammer.
I flipped it over and put a little pressure on the breech bolt with my thumb and it closed. But then it would not cycle again.
The RSO came over offering to help and could not get it to cycle either. I ended up putting it away at that point, opting to look at it more closely when I got home.
I have tried looking up information what the problem might be through a couple of different forums and youtube searches, but nothing seems to fit my issue.
The action will only go to the half cocked position. At that point the safety can be engaged and disengaged, but the trigger of course will not work. I can then pull the hammer back and pull the trigger and manually drop the hammer.
The hammer will manually only cock to the half cocked position, setting the trigger. It will not go into the full cocked position either manually or lever action.
The rounds that were shot were fun and accurate,right out of the box.
But so disappointed the it wouldn't function after those 21 rounds.

Either a trigger return spring broke or something broke in the hammer/trigger interface.
The gun needs to come apart and be inspected.

These are pretty simple mechanisms.
Anytime things jam up as you describe, a full disassembly and inspection usually finds the culprit.

[CalHawg]

Thank you for the input. I ended up following some video instruction to field strip/disassemble the rifle, despite not being able to remove the breech bolt due to not being able to fully cock the hammer.
When I removed the stock, a small piece of wood fell out. Apparently a small piece (chip) of the stock broke off inside and was blocking the hammer from being fully cocked.
I did the reassembly and of course proceeded to split the stock carelessly putting it back on (don't ask). So for the moment I zip tied it and function check dry fired it and so far so good.
And so now I am reading and watching to fix the stock. Or spend $200 for a new one.

[MajorSideburns]

Let me guess, the stock was too tight to get back on and you hammered away? LOL. Been there. There are some stocks on ebay right now for around $100. Or you could try emailing Ruger to see if they would send you one.