Misfiring 336

[Old Scout]

Contenderizer

Since the late 1800's, Marlin has advertised the two piece firing pin as a primary safety device. It prevents out of battery firing ( nasty at best ).
Out here on the left coast, my libility insurance is void the moment I remove or disable a safety device. I won't even accept for repair a Marlin with the one pc firing pin, unless I have a release from the gun owner.
Here where SASS/CAS lives, I work on dozens of Marlins, and find the 2pc firing pins will work just as well as anything else. I would also mention there is no such thing as an alignment problem. The forward ( long ) section of the firing pin will occaisionally break, as any firing pin is likely to do.
I shoot two Marlin 44-40's, neither of which has broken in 5 years of shooting every weekend.

Cheers
Old Scout