Can anyone help.
Ive just purchased a new Marlin lever-action 410 shotgun.
It uses 2 1/2 in shotgun bullets.
The gun will not load,it will fire 1 bullet at a time and when you go to load the second bullet it jams,it appears the bullet is too short and catches the first bullet preventing it from loading properly thus jammimg.
How annoying,the gun has to go back.
The question being has anyone else had this problem.
Marlin has only just started selling these guns again and are very costly,what a big disappointment.

As I understand your post one round will load into the magazine and cycle through the action?
I don’t understand about loading the second shell. You have one in the magazine with the lever “closed” and you are unable to load a second shell into the magazine?

Welcome to the forum.

If I understand your problem correctly, the first round doesn't eject and blocks the second. I had this problem on my lever action BL-22. If it's the same problem, the extractor isn't ejecting the fired shell and therefore blocks the second round from chambering.

If the gun is under warrenty, just take it back.

Thanks to those who replied to my question.
The gun went back today.
It seems the gun was fitted with a 3 in magazine for a 2/12 in barrel by mistake,therefore the problem with jamming.
Was offered a refund or to get it fixed,once bitten twice shy so opted for a refund and purchased a completely different gun.
This is my second new gun purchase with a major fault.
Bad luck or woeful quality control.

I don't buy their reason. If it shoots 3" shells, it should work just as well as 2-1/2". It is only those chambered for 2-1/2" that wont shoot 3". I have been interested in those for a while, but can't bring myself to buy a lever action shotgun for duck hunting. It seems sacrilegious.

Hi,the gun doesnt shoot a 3 in shot it is chambered for 2 1/2 they put a 3 in magazine in by mistake and the gun kept jamming,the 2 1/2 in shot was too short for the magazine,that was the problem.You could load and fire one shot at a time,but try to load 2 or more and lever it and it would just jam.

I have an original Marlin 410 lever-action, made from only 1929 to 1932.
It was built on the Model 1893 action and only takes the 2-1/2 inch shell. A 3-inch shell will jam it.
It's a fun little gun. I was hunting grouse with it years ago in the Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington state when a game warden drove by.
Deer season hadn't started yet.
He stopped, got out, and obviously figured he'd caught me with a .30-30 rifle.
But when I showed him the little lever-action .410, he fell in love with it. Wanted to buy it right then and there.
No sale! I like the little beauty too much.
It's in nearly perfect condition and works flawlessly. For close range hunting of rabbits and grouse, it's great.
Don't know why I'm telling you all this ... guess I'm just bragging! :D
But perhaps you'll find it of interest.
The old Marlin 410 is not often seen.
Winchester and Marlin briefly introduced their lever-action actions in .410 a few years ago, but they were short-lived. I think the mistake was in offering them with a thick, clunky barrel and that abominable glowing plastic front sight instead of a bead.
With a proper barrel, I think they would have had greater success.
I handled one in a gun store and it balanced like a warped 2X4. Just atrocious.
The old Marlin 410 of 1929-32 production was much better balanced. If you ever find one in decent shape, pick it up. You can take up a new hobby -- fooling game wardens! :rolleyes:

Since you opted for a refund, and your gun is now "gone", perhaps others considering one of these guns might be interested in what IMHO is a BS excuse given you, about the magazine being "wrong".

Those magazines are tubular, and not vertical/detachable - and so should be exactly the same, whether for the 3" or the 2 1/2" version.

Tube mags are an empty cylinder that simply house any cartridge/shell of the proper diameter - without regards to shell length - until one is driven via the compressed mag spring out onto the lifter/carrier after theshell release latch is activated by the lever/carrier or whatever.

If a second shell in the mag exits the mag tube early, and catches the first shell/carrier/lifter from lifting/loading, then something's up with the magazine cartridge stop latch not catching the next shell up to bat in the magazine tube.

It could be, that the carrier/lifter is different for 3" shells and shorter 2 1/2" shells - and if it is, could be problematic.

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Does Marlin still make this 410 lever gun? That sounds like a hoot. I am a 410 fan and would love to have one of these. GunBroker, here I come......