RM 1895 issues

[fordtruckin]

Well, my first uhoh with the new Ruger Marlin 1895 SBL. Today while loading ammo before heading to work, the loading gate will not retract far enough into the action to load ammunition into the magazine. It appears the bottom of the loading gate is catching on the cartridge carrier assembly just enough that I can get the tip of the bullet in and then it jams. I have an email into Ruger asking if they have had this issue. I took the rifle apart, cleaned and lubricated it, putting it back together and it is still catching. I left the loading gate screw loose to try and adjust it out of the way but when I go to tighten it down it drops right back into the same position. Has anyone heard of this issue or have advice? Kinda frustrating as I use the rifle when investigating grizzly conflicts. Thankfully I had my trusty 12g I've used before, even though I prefer a 460gr hard cast bullet over the 1oz slug. Penetration can't be beat!

[fordtruckin]

oops, just realized I posted it in the wrong category. Can the Mods move it for me?

[fps plus]

Usually the issue with Marlin levers is the loading gate screw gets loose and causes problems.

[fordtruckin]

Took the rifle apart cleaned and put back together 3x and the carrier still wouldn’t drop low enough for the loading gate to open. Had a local gunsmith look at it and was willing to work on it but advised since it’s a new gun to let ruger have first shot at it otherwise after he tuned it they might not want to warranty anything. He sent it in last week for me and ruger said 3 week turnaround. The gun smith said the river folks were very easy to work with and helpful so fingers crossed their service gets it back to me in their estimated time line.

[3blade]

Following

I’m hoping for a trapper sometime in the future, curious to know what the issue is.

[fishnguy]

Following as well.

How many rounds did get through yours, Ford?