81 DL feeding problems

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tommag
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81 DL feeding problems

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My honey found Marlin 81 Dl at a yard sale for $65 It has very little wear inside, not used very much.
Every now and then it fails to feed from the tube. I find if I slam the bolt home it picks up another round from the magazine the next time.
I'm thinking a little stone work on the top of the doohickey (nice use of technical terms, huh?) that holds the cartridge in the magazine. Am I on the right track, or about to screw something up?
Thanks in advance.
Tom
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