Marlin Camp Carbine (45acp)... can you look at your bolt face?

[FordBronco]

Anybody else have a Marlin Camp Carbine in .45ACP for comparison? (or even in 9mm?) Can you take a look at the bolt face and compare it to mine in the pictures below.

Here is an up close look at the bolt face. The bulge in the fired primer seems to be created from the champfer in the bolt face around the firing pin.

These are factory Winchester 230gr ball cases, unloaded by the Marlin. It looks (to me) that the primers are getting fire formed to the chamfer in the bolt face.

Anybody got another Marlin Camp carbine in .45acp for comparison? I picked this one up used and do not know if someone has "worked on it" in the past of it Marlin just made them this way (although I do not know why they would have). (... and No, it is not for sale!)

 

[PGRChaplain]

I don't have one but the primers are distorted. The bolt in the F/P area looks like someone took a countersink to it. Have you looked for replacement bolt pics online to compare?

 

[Pete]

Mine doesn't have the chamfer around the firing pin hole & the primers do not distort.

 

[Hoosier45]

My Camper 45 also does not have a chamfer on the bolt face.

 

[FordBronco]

Thanks for the responses. I had been looking around every time I was in a gun shop to see if there was another camp carbine on the rack, but I do not see too many around here. So, I was suspicious that the cut around my firing pin on the bolt face was "non-standard" and you guys have confirmed it for me.

Guess I will see about getting another bolt on order and take care of the issue. Not sure why someone made the cut in the first place - but that was done before I owned the rifle. Hopefully a new bolt will not set me back too much.

Thanks again for the responses. I will post what I find out about a replacement bolt.

 

[Hoosier45]

45 Accessories | Numrich Gun Parts

$77 in stock

 

[Hoosier45]

And if you haven't already, I would change the buffer while you're at it.

 

[FordBronco]

Looks like about $80 from NUMRICH will get me going again.

 

[FordBronco]

Yep - I was thinking I should change the buffer too while I was in there.

Thanks though - always nice to have confirmation.

 

[Hoosier45]

Fun little guns. Good luck.

 

[FordBronco]

Yes, I look forward to shooting it more after getting this little issue fixed.

Have a big stack of 1911 mags loaded up for the pistol... nice to be able to run the same mags through the rifle too.

 

[FordBronco]

Actually, after a little more on-line research, looks like I should change the buffer and the recoil spring. Here is what everyone else seems to be switching to in case there are other Marlin Camp 45 owners out there in INGO Land.

Marlin Camp 45/9 Buffer and #21 Spring [821-B Spring and Buffer] : BlackJack Buffers LLC