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GoodOlBoy
"factory equipment" is not the problem. I work on many Marlins with one pc pins. Have 3 in the rack at present, 81's and 89's, that were made that way. The problem is a modified arm, or one declared dangerous by an authority ( such as the 1898 series of Marlin pump shotguns ). In this neck of the woods, those can get you sued in a heartbeat!
I own ( well, one of the owners of ) the largest SASS CAS club there is. Within a few miles of here are several other large clubs. We have 300-400 shooters banging away each week end, and many shoot Marlins. While I haven't run a poll, I'd say less than 10% have 1 pc firing pins in their guns. The Marlin design is prone to minor feed troubles, but mis-fires are not common. The occaisional broken firing pin is no more common than Winchesters, and less common than Rossi's.
Your Marlin 336 is very interesting. I have never heard of a solid pin in any Marlin '93 or later model. The Marlin Rep never heard of it also. Would you mind giving me an idea of the serial number?
Out of battery discharges happen ( more so with the '66 and '73 toggle lockers ) and can generally be traced to gun modifications and poor handling. Like all other "Negitives" ( injured shooters, blown up guns, Ad's, OBD's ), bad happenings don't get much publicity.
As always my vantage point is from So. Cal, maybe your world is different.
Old Scout
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