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Star43 said:
I have the 9MM blued still new in the box with the papers and obviously never been shot. It's been kept in a nice cool and dry climate since I bought it back in the 90's. Just yesterday even before seeing this thread, I was thinking of shooting it and the thought of the buffer problem came to my mind. I was kind of thinking of trying it and see how it shot and just be very watchful of the buffer. In the past I have seen on line that some guys have had problems with the buffer and some didn't ?? I am thinking of how a gun like this was stored or the climate it was in would have a lot to do with that. What do you guys think about that ??
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Mine had been well kept, but shot. When I took it out of the safe and function checked the action I had little black pieces come out. I tore it down and the buffer was disintegrated.
 
Yeah, I guess the common sense thing to do is order a buffer, and as other guys said too, I will get the 16.5 spring also... Marlin must have used the cheapest type of plastic when they made it, but then the type of a "plastic" to be used as a buffer was the type they used ? I have always liked Marlin so I will give them the benefit of the doubt that they knew what they were doing. This makes me think of my Glenfield/Marlin 60 ?? Why does no one ever mention the 60. They had a buffer. Did they disintegrate or crumble too ??
 
22s don't have enough butt to notice much when there's an issue on a Model 60. On a Camp Carbine the stock splits. That's why everyone is encouraging a replacement.

Midway has a polymer unit from Power Custom ---> CLICK HERE It's offered other places as well but the prices are higher.

A 10/22 has a steel rod/pin but I replaced mine with a custom one that's a smaller diameter pin with a Delrin layer and a "rubber" layer.
 
GG, Did the buffer on your Marlin 60 crumble ?? I was thinking that the 22 has a less impact compared to a 9mm or a 45, but as you and the other guys mentioned about the crumbling over the years of time of Marlin's buffer...the 60's buffer must be crumbling too, again not because the lower impact of the 22, but just because of the time period ?? Did you replace your 60's buffer...Thanks.. Also did you notice a difference on your 10/22 after the retrofit ??
 
So yours is from 1988 and still not crumbled.. that is why I was thinking of mine being still ok since it was never shot. I bought it new in the mid to late nineties. Either way I will probably go order a new one to play it safe...Like you mentioned, I don't want to mess up the stock....
 
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I had one of the Camp 45 carbines and still regret selling it. I picked it up used and tore it down and the buffer fell out in a couple of pieces. After installing a new aftermarket buffer and new springs it was surprisingly accurate and fun to shoot. But the novelty wore off and it went down the road. Sadly.
 
Mike, I see you are from Mass. I was born there and still have family there. Go Pats...
 
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The.Tumbleweed said:
I gave my old 1967 10/22 to my daughter. It has never failed to fire, even once. She is enjoying it now.
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Does it shoot .45 acp from 1911 magazines?

No offense meant. We all have old 10/22’s mine is from 1965, but they have nothing to do with this conversation. 😂 There are literally 100’s of threads about 10/22’s

Thread drift is funny, if left unchecked every gun thread ends up talking about either 10/22’s Glocks or AR-15’s. (Looking at you @black1970)


So far nobody has mentioned Glocks yet. 😂
 
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My new buffer and spring arrived today. What I found when I pulled my carbine apart. So glad I didn’t shoot it.
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The original spring was insanely weak compared to the new one.
 
They make an extended bolt handle, Probably a good idea with the heavy spring installed. It’s pretty tough to cycle. Someday I might get one if I like shooting it.
 
Finally got it to the rifle range today. It worked well. It is picky about which magazines it likes. It’s in the magazine catch. So I may be able to work on that.

If the magazine inserted it cycled flawlessly. But not all the magazines would go in.
 
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Even though my Camp 9 was in the box unfired, I did listen to you guys and got the new 16.5 spring and the new blue buffer. It just came about a week or two ago. Parts are still in the bags but I did get them. Thanks for the advice.
 
I fiddled with it and now all my magazines will slide in and lock in place.

Neat design. The magazine release button is actually a screw and it regulates how far the catch travels.

I adjusted it appropriately and there was still something catching on some magazines. Immediately after the catch made contact. I kept working at it and must have knocked a burr loose somewhere. Now all the magazines work.
 
Very possibly so. I have had a couple of those tiny burrs in the past right from the Ruger factory that caused problems. Once the burr was gone, all was good. Nothing to do with this thread other than when you mentioned a possible burr.
 
There is a gun shop in a nearby city where I know the folks well. A father and son operation. I was there a couple weeks ago and told the son I had ordered the parts for my Camp 9. The Dad said it would probably be ok since it was unused and stored well. Anyway, I asked the son if he had ever seen this problem before or had replaced the buffer. He said no, but added "it can't be that hard to do. Bring it in & I'll take a look at it". He then said if it is like he thought it to be easy, he wouldn't even charge me. So I plan to go see him and bring it with me this coming week. We will see how it goes. These folks are good people.
 
Actually it just gives me reason to go visit with them. I really like those guys. I was also thinking of just looking at a you tube video showing it & doing it myself. Either way. Also my daughter and my 2 granddaughters live not far from the shop, so it's also kind of convenient. It has been untouched for around 30 plus years so a couple of days more is ok too.
 
I would think your son would want it. It's in great shape as you say, and it's always good to keep things in the family. It's none of my business but check with him first as they don't make them any more. Sure you know that. Just my opinion...
 
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Well I finally did drive out to the gun shop friend I have in a nearby city last Friday and he called me today to say to come pick it up. He then asked me how I thought the condition of the buffer was when he opened up the Camp 9. I told him what I thought and how I mentioned in other posts that it probably looked fine "especially since it was never fired !!"..He then said was it was like all shattered and crumbled up, but he was sure to get all the small pieces out before he put in the new one !! Now I know a lot of you guys said this was possible, but in my mind I thought it would be fine because of how it was stored in the box and unfired....well I am sure happy I got this done now !! Thanks for the advice from all !! 🙂
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I know how you feel I was slightly upset when I found out about the problem, but also super happy and thankful I didn’t find out the hard way.

Like you I figured better safe than sorry and it paid off. I bet he was surprised how bad and crumbly it was. I certainly was.

I installed the extended bolt handle on mine this week. Definitely a nice upgrade with the heavy spring.
 
I am going to go get it tomorrow or Friday. I asked him to throw the old one in the bag the new spring came in. I still found it hard to believe how it crumbled. The reason of my thinking is I have lots of vintage Marx plastic figures from the 50's and 60's and they are fine. I looked it up to find out the type of plastic used in the old vintage plastic figures was better. So now it all makes more sense...
 
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