Marlin Feeding Problem.

[duncaninfrance]

Recently bought a Marlin 1894 S/S .44Magnum

Cast bullets from a double cavity Lee 90338 Mold. .429 , 240 grain SWC with Gas Cheeks.

If loaded individually they group very well indeed but the rifle won't feed them.

The dies are RCBS Carbide 3 die set. The loads are crimped.

Commercial Sierra bullets load and cycle without any problems.

Hope the following images give an idea of the problem.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/Duncaninfrance/LEVER1WEB.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/Duncaninfrance/LEVER2WEB.jpg


Can anyone offer a solution that would use the existing mold and gaschecks or should I look at a different mold ?

[HerrMesser]

The commercial bullets have a rounded nose and therefore don't catch on the chamber like the shoulder on the SWC lead. You would have the same problem with a full wadcutter also.

Rad

[Stan in SC]

Semi wad cutter bullets such as you are using frequently cause this problem in lever action rifles.If you switch to a round nose bullet I believe that your problem will go away.
By the way,absolutely BEAUTIFUL rifle.

Stan in SC