For some reason the OP 's pictures are gone now? Anyway like I said previously the carrier is cracked in the corner where you showed the bend. Its scrap,they can be had fairly cheap in good condition. I've attached them again here, and yes, I believe you're correct. I can look at it under my magnif...

Old Win is much more of a Winchester man than I am so he is probably correct. Before disassembling the gun try a shot of lubricant at the “hinge point” of the carrier and the sides. Lubricant can do amazing things to old guns. If that doesn’t work I’ll give ya $50 for that old broken tomato stake :...

Is this with the bolt completely closed tight? Check and see if the magazine follower is sticking out too far and rubbing on the carrier. In an old gunsmithing book it was mentioned that the writer had seen Winchesters that had Marlin followers put in when the owner lost the original one and it cau...

I'm new here & own a lot of Marlins but this is my first Winchester centerfire lever gun. I picked up a very good condition 94 in 32 Win Special and the carrier doesn't quite drop down far enough during normal operation and partially blocks the loading gate. I can slide it down out of the way wi...