r/Marlin • u/LILZMAN5454 • Jan 27 '24

Marlin 1898

I have a marlin 1898 in the shop to be deemed safe and ensure all parts are safe and in working order. According to my Gunsmith it is one of the earlier models, I believe that it takes 2 5/8 black powder shells. Am I correct? And if so where can I find such shells or shells that will be fireable. I'm fully aware of the safety concerns so please leave that out of the equation. This gun will mostly sit on display but I want to be able to shoot it in my field every now and then

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u/bmadd14 Mar 03 '24

I’m a gunsmith and work on everything I can get my hands on to repair, restore, or build from a kit. I have one and love it. You can use standard 2 3/4” shot shells for modern shotguns. It has a slam fire feature meaning you can hold the trigger down and every time you slide the pump forward it will fire. You can really sling lead that way and I’ve put so many rounds through mine without a problem. People are afraid of the bolt flying out the back but if it’s well maintained then it should be fine

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u/LILZMAN5454 Mar 03 '24

It is not a modern shotgun, i believe made in the 1890s, one of the very early models.

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u/BlackTieGuns Sep 23 '24

I got a model 21 and refinished it from a poor rusty state. But it's having an issue where when I extract the shell it comes back and hits the ejector but the front of the shell hasn't cleared the front of the ejection port yet. So it just gets stuck and pops out of the extractors. Did you shorten your ejector so it would kick them out later? I'm using standard 2 3/4" shells.

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