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I made the mistake of buying a Marlin 60. Most disappointing gun ever. After Marlin replaced the first one I bought, I took the replacement out and shot it, and the tube magazine fell out. The pin that holds it in disappeared.
After almost two years of not even wanting to look at this gun, I ordered a new pin. These pins are supposed to fit tightly. The new pin can be shoved into the band's base with a fingernail. Obviously, the band is defective. The holes are too big.
I can't fix the giant holes in the band, and I don't want to jam a larger pin in there against the magazine, so I ordered a new band.
Can anyone advise me on the proper tools for drifting the old band out of the barrel and installing the new one? I don't want to bang the gun up. It might conceivably function if I can get the magazine to stay on.
Also, is there a reasonably safe way to get a loose pin to stay in place so I can use the gun while I wait for the new band? I guess I could put Gorilla Tape on it.
After almost two years of not even wanting to look at this gun, I ordered a new pin. These pins are supposed to fit tightly. The new pin can be shoved into the band's base with a fingernail. Obviously, the band is defective. The holes are too big.
I can't fix the giant holes in the band, and I don't want to jam a larger pin in there against the magazine, so I ordered a new band.
Can anyone advise me on the proper tools for drifting the old band out of the barrel and installing the new one? I don't want to bang the gun up. It might conceivably function if I can get the magazine to stay on.
Also, is there a reasonably safe way to get a loose pin to stay in place so I can use the gun while I wait for the new band? I guess I could put Gorilla Tape on it.