I have a Marlin 39-A from 1948. It is one of my favorite rifles. Mine dates from before the trigger was "golden" but it's still a fantastic gun, a straight shooter, and is now a cherished heirloom.
I have 20 of these I collected over the years. And 10 are still mint new inboxes. I owned a Gun Shop and purchased all of them. The ones I shoot will all do 10 shots in the same hole with a nice scope. I love my Marlins.
My wife just inherited a marlin 39A 1965 buried way back in a coat closet. i cleaned it up inside and out, been coating it with lensed oil, great shooter, very very nice.
You're lucky, sir. I always wanted a 39-A 56 years ago (HS days in the mid 60s) but never really got one. My first real gun which I bought out of my own savings was the original Ruger Bearcat. It was stolen years ago but I now have the new all steel Bearcat. Great gun, too. Nice video. Thanks.
@@scooterbob4432 I remember looking at the Sears Catalog back in the 70’s and dreaming of this gun! Santa never came through. I finally bought one a couple of years ago. It costed a tad more than it did 50 years ago, but well worth it.
@@rodneyalaking8241 Enjoy shooting your Bearcat. I think originally, it was first sold for $39.95. Now retired, I have all the time to hang around the range with my sons/friends and shoot my Bearcat.
That, and an old Rem gallery .22, were the pieces my grandfather taught me with. 60 years later, I still have them and will never give them up - even if they do try to pry them from my cold dead hands. Much more fun interaction with them than with a semi-auto.
I am acquiring the second one to join the first, but it is a newer example model 572, and has never been shot. I will probably remedy that in short order.
Bought one of these little jewels early 80s love finish and the action on it this rifle is always with me when we go shooting.very reliable and not one issue. Loved the video.great gun.
I nave a Golden 39M that I bought used from my uncle back in Late 70s - early 80s for $50. It is still my favorite gun & I own some very nice guns. A guy offered me $1000 for it in the late 80s and I told him to get lost! They are awesome .22 rifles!
That a real beauty David! I don't own a Marlin lever action in .22 cal but I do own an old Marlin lever action 1894 in .357 magnum, So much fun to shoo
I bought a 39 carbine back in the mid 90's and was very excited. After shooting it I discovered that the front sight was mounted cocked off to the left out of alignment with the rear sight. This caused the rifle to shoot to the right. You could clearly see the sights were not aligned. I sent the rifle to the Marlin factory in Connecticut with a letter explaining the problem. After a few weeks I received the rifle back with no letter explaining what was done. When I held the rifle up you could see the sights were the same and nothing had been done. I live in New York so I drove the hour and a half to the factory in New Haven with the rifle and showed the rifle to one of the factory gunsmiths. I was assured that the defect would be corrected. I had previously put a scratch on the barrel to mark it. When I received the rifle back, there was the scratch I had put there, and the sights were still not in alignment, so not a thing was done to correct the problem. This quality control and customer service is why Marlin is where it is today, gone. I ended up mounting a small scope on the rifle and it shoots great, but having a scope on it defeats the purpose of having a carbine sized rifle. Just thought I would share my experience.
Don't be afraid to drift" (adjust) that front sight yourself. Small hammer, I like small ball peen hammers for this, some metal softer then steel. Or a very hard, HARD wood will do also. Figure out which way to drift it. Lay it(sight area) on its side braced - up against wood. And give it a rap. This is "if" it's a dove tailed insert sight. If a screw mounted sight, you got some metal working to do. That's how our grand dad's did it.
I still have mine I bought in the early 90s. If Ruger wants the Marlin brand to successful this would be a good idea, but more importantly try keep Marlins MSRPs under a grand. Their 1895 is $500 more than they were 2 years ago.
Nice video. I have this rifle. My dad bought it from a hardware store when he was a teenager in 1954. It is one of my favorites. Mine, like yours is in immaculate condition.
I have a 1946 vintage rifle with a micrometers adjustable rear sight. It like my other vintage Marlins are my favorites by far. Loosing North Haven was a tragedy.
Maybe not so much on the cost with the modern machines. Chris Bartucci from Small Arms Solutions noted that he thought making a new run of Pythons was basically impossible because all the artisans used for the old ones were gone and they had such a high degree of hand fitting that it wasn't really feasible to do that anymore. After the new ones came out and they were good he said something along the lines that he had been stuck in thinking about how they used to do it and what it would take to do it that way and not necessarily in the scope of what manufacturers can do now with CnC machining and how with its precision that level of hand work is no longer needed. Not that it's a guarantee that Ruger would care to do that with the Marlins but it is a possibility.
I agrees with SAS on that assessment of new manufacturing processes. Lots of us want the good old stuff but I too have been thinking along SAS lines buying SW classics and new Python as well as new wood stock rifles. One day these too will be old and I think we forget that sometimes.
Exactly right ! Mine is about 100 years old and it’s very accurate and easy to shoot. The extractor spring broke, but the way it’s designed it STILL worked ! ( I fixed it finally ) It’s a take down too which is nice.
I have two. The first one I bought was after Marlin had been sold to Cerebus/Freedom arms. It was horrible, it kept jamming and the barrel was bad. The gunsmith I hired had to send it back to the factory for repair. The second one I bought was an older pre button safety model. I have had no problems with it.
I bought one new in, I believe, '85. Super accurate, smooth action and a pure joy to shoot. I've probably killed a dump truck full of squirrels with that jewel.
No Doubt. I own several Golden 39As, including one from 1960 which belonged to my father, and have logged thousands and thousands of rounds through them. My personal favorite variant was the Golden 39A Mountie carbine, with the 20" barrel and straight stock. Marlin ceased production somewhere in the teens when they were bought out by Cerberus Capital and transferred to Remington. 'New' 39ASs continued to be manufactured from existing stock parts originally made at Marlin's old Hartford, CT plant until about 2019. With Sturm Ruger acquiring the Marlin brand, it remains to be seen if the 39 will be resurrected again. They have always been fantastic rifles and never cheap, but you got what you paid for - an heirloom quality gun made from steel and walnut that could shoot 1 MOA at 100 yards or so, which is fantastic for any field rifle, much less a .22.
I've had and still have a Marlin 39-A since 1957. It has gotten me at lease 6 Wild Turkeys and more Squirrels then I care to remember. It's really accurate , all were head shots , both the Turkeys and Squirrels. Open sights when I was younger and now it's with a Scope.
I have a Golden 39A Mountie with a 20" barrel. My dad bought it for me in 1961, when I was 10, from my cousin Joe who owned Violet Hardware in Violet, Louisiana. It was under water for a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina. I washed it off with soap and water, sprayed with wd40 and wrapped in visqueen along with 20 or 30 other guns and put it in my attic. Several years slter, while recovering from pneumonia, I cleaned and oiled it. It was badly pitted and stained all over. I had to replace the magazine tube because the long spring was eaten away. Somehow the bore is still perfect. I used to swab the bores with some kind of bore grease before I put them away. It still shoots into one ragged hole at 25 yards with iron sights while laying down. It will always be my favorite gun.
I was given the choice of a class ring or a rifle..... Dad bought me a golden 39A.that gun has thousands and thousands of rounds through it. The fit and finish are amazing, and the accuracy is phenomenal. By far the best gun I own!
My father has an early model 39A that belonged to his father that will eventually be passed down to me. It’s the gun that got me into firearms in general and is probably my favorite gun to shoot on the occasion we do take it out.
I Thank my Father to no end I got a brand new one for Christmas in 1978 w/a Redfield widefield 4x when I was just about to turn 15, it is still like new & probably only has 500 rounds through it at the very most,....probly more like 200.....lol. It is the 39M Golden Mountie w/an 18 or 20 inch barrel & accurate as can be. Never measured trigger pull but, probly in the winch-pounds.....lol, but I quickly mastered it & on my best day ever for opening day of squirrel season in October 1980 about, got 16 squirrels in 2 hrs., all head shots but one neck shot - all one-shot-kills, & my dad got only one & was kinda p.o'd. about not seeing any & we sat like only 75 yards apart......lol.....they made for a hell-of-a skillet supper I miss also.....NEVER forget hunt'n memories w/my Dad & have a lifetime of them !!!...Thanks fer sharing & make'n me reminisce !!
Got mine from Dad, it is about a 1958 model but black walnut appearance, had a Weaver scope professionally installed over 6 decades ago. Original butt pad broke and fell off so a replacement was located and has slowly shrunk to fit Just a beauty to hold and keep. So how did Dad get it? Dad traded a spare tire in college for it, his roommate wanted to go home desperately for the weekend but had a flat so he offered the rifle for Dad's spare tire. Dad was willing to barter it back to the room mate asap as the trade was a bit lopsided. The guy never asked about his Marlin 39A again.
My first 22. Santa brought it in 1954. I still have it and it is in excellent condition, both cosmetically and mechanically. Mine pre-dates the Micro-Groove rifling system - it is six-lands-and-grooves.
I have a 39D that I bought used nearly 40 years ago. It is one of those rifles I will have until the end. A fine piece of American manufacturing that sadly is probably gone forever as you said. Quality all over that endures. The modern 22's are junk by comparison and IMO in reality
AWESOME Rifle!!! Thanks for sharing, got to love the older lever action, they are truly works of art with their graceful line and incredible performance.
I own a 1960 Marlin 90th Anniversary Model Golden 39A chrome-plated barrel squirrel carved on right side of buttstock, works as it should , no regrets purchasing it well over 20+ years ago...
My 39A is also one of my favorite rifles. Manufactured in 68 it was kept in a gun safe until its owner died in 2003. The price I payed was like stealing. But I bought it from a gun shop in 2003 for approx $320. It's worth four times that amount today.
I've got several levers, my Marlin is a 336 made in 1978 30-30 and I love it. I notice the Gibson headstock in the background. I've got a J-30 from 1990. Marlins and Gibsons, a great combination!
I just acquired one that was manufactured in 1959. Also a pre 64 336. Both were my uncle's. I plan on taking care of those Henry's just as well as he did.
I sure hope the new owners bring it back out and a 22 magnum version too. I had a buddy in High School how had one. Beautiful, smoothest action ever on a lever gun.
Ruger just bought Marlin. Ruger just came out with the new .22 sixgun called the Wrangler in .22 caliber...So the question now is Ruger smart enough to start reissue on the Marlin 39 and compliment an excellent little handgun with an excellent long gun?
I was using my 39a to do the qualifications for NRA Rifle Instructor. The shooter next to me was spotting for me and said over and over, Same hole, same hole, same hole, The Instructor of the class thought I was a dweeb because I was getting certified to teach for a church camp. His 22 was a Marlin 795, which is a good rifle. But when I showed up with 39a, he was extremely jealous. I had said I had a Marlin, just not what Marlin.
Got one in early 80's, never bothered with another .22 rifle, well made, smoothe action, and accuracy with or without scope, bought its 30-30 big brother, same story. Cannot believe they stopped production.
My Dad's first rifle - his eleventh birthday present from his parents in 1946. Served him well for decades, though he tells me now he had to replace "some part" around year 25 or so... I shot it a few times as a kid myself, but never had much interest in guns until recently. We'd still have it to this day, except some thieves broke into our summer camp twenty years ago and stole it, along with a shotgun and all the liquor (really!). Police caught the thieves dumping the contraband into a river, but the gun was never to be found.
Mine has a serial # 69 which is the year I bought it. Mine came with a 3-7 Marlin scope (Japan). In my youth I could drive tacks with it. No, I will never sell it, my son gets it.
I have 2 39-A's. I 1948 at need a bit of restoration work and a like new 1963 vintage version with the gold trigger. I like that it shoots shorts, long and long rifle. I been shooting mostly shorts with the '63.
I got my dad's after my dad passed away my mother worked uptown Charlotte and on her lunch break she went to either Ivy's or belts department store and purchased the rifle this was back in the early 60s or 70s
Great looking gun DR, enjoy all your videos, I've seen the one with Anthony Imperato of Henry RAC and the Henry .30-30's. I'm still trying to get one of those, hopefully this year!
Got one back in 2011 . Wasn't aware at the time it was a Remlin . Actually had beautiful outside fit & finish . But constant failures to feed and extract . Shipped back to Marlin not once but twice . No luck . Tried everything in the forums . Even an old school extractor to replace the " paper clip " . Plus several other new parts I ordered from Marlin . Noticed you did a close up shot of the " JM " roll mark . Knowing about them now I wish I would have bought a good old used one instead of that Remlin loser .
Marlin 39A I have had mine since the late 1970’s. Great rifle and Williams sights make it even better, put a 1/16 inch Ivory front sight on and Williams Peep on the rear for precision squirrel 🐿 shooting. The only thing negative is the Steel you have to pay very close attention to any Marlin rifle for rust.
I have a 39a I have had it for 50 years it was a gift from my Dad and Mom at Christmas mine don't look as good as most i have seen out there but I would bet mine has a lot more miles on it . It is my go to gun , I'd hate to guess the number of rounds that has gone through that gun .
Nice video, thank you. Picking up one of these tomorrow in a trade. I can't wait. It is before the golden model. I am glad about that because I don't like the gold colored trigger personally. On a separate note, you should show the Les Paul in the video😁
I have this rifle only difference is has the straight stock, my dad bought it new in the middle or late 1960s, he also bought one just like it for his only brother who still has his, i will never part with this gun! i wouldnt sell it for $5000
I own 2. A century model with oct barrel and a 1953 Ballard Rifled one which I rebuilt completely and had reblued and case hardened the frame and lever.
Worth mentioning is its cheaper brother the marlin 57 levermatic looks like a model 60 with a lever on it. The 39 should be celebrated for its smooth action and fit and finish, the 57 should be for its design.
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I have a Marlin 39-A from 1948. It is one of my favorite rifles. Mine dates from before the trigger was "golden" but it's still a fantastic gun, a straight shooter, and is now a cherished heirloom.
Mines from 1959. 🤠 The barrel is octagon shaped.
I have 20 of these I collected over the years. And 10 are still mint new inboxes.
I owned a Gun Shop and purchased all of them. The ones I shoot will all do 10 shots in the same hole with a nice scope. I love my Marlins.
My wife just inherited a marlin 39A 1965 buried way back in a coat closet. i cleaned it up inside and out, been coating it with lensed oil, great shooter, very very nice.
My first gun (not including BB guns and cap pistols) was the 39A Carbine. Still have it, 56 years later. Great gun.
You're lucky, sir. I always wanted a 39-A 56 years ago (HS days in the mid 60s) but never really got one. My first real gun which I bought out of my own savings was the original Ruger Bearcat. It was stolen years ago but I now have the new all steel Bearcat. Great gun, too. Nice video. Thanks.
@@scooterbob4432 I remember looking at the Sears Catalog back in the 70’s and dreaming of this gun! Santa never came through. I finally bought one a couple of years ago. It costed a tad more than it did 50 years ago, but well worth it.
@@rodneyalaking8241 Enjoy shooting your Bearcat. I think originally, it was first sold for $39.95. Now retired, I have all the time to hang around the range with my sons/friends and shoot my Bearcat.
@@scooterbob4432 it was the Marlin 39A, sorry. I do enjoy it. Thanks.
@@rodneyalaking8241 You too. Thanks again.
All of Marlin's lever action rifles had that quality on their base models because they were 'JM' Marlins. Enough said. Thanks for sharing Dave!
That, and an old Rem gallery .22, were the pieces my grandfather taught me with. 60 years later, I still have them and will never give them up - even if they do try to pry them from my cold dead hands. Much more fun interaction with them than with a semi-auto.
I am acquiring the second one to join the first, but it is a newer example model 572, and has never been shot. I will probably remedy that in short order.
Sweet rifle. My favorite 22 to shoot is my Winchester 9422M, bought new in 1977. Thanks, David!
@Jerry Davis Still have mine - don't shoot it as much as I used to because ammo is expensive. But it's the slickest 22 lever action I've ever held!
Bought one of these little jewels early 80s love finish and the action on it this rifle is always with me when we go shooting.very reliable and not one issue. Loved the video.great gun.
I nave a Golden 39M that I bought used from my uncle back in Late 70s - early 80s for $50. It is still my favorite gun & I own some very nice guns. A guy offered me $1000 for it in the late 80s and I told him to get lost! They are awesome .22 rifles!
A dearly missed classic.
That a real beauty David! I don't own a Marlin lever action in .22 cal but I do own an old Marlin lever action 1894 in .357 magnum, So much fun to shoo
I bought a 39 carbine back in the mid 90's and was very excited. After shooting it I discovered that the front sight was mounted cocked off to the left out of alignment with the rear sight. This caused the rifle to shoot to the right. You could clearly see the sights were not aligned. I sent the rifle to the Marlin factory in Connecticut with a letter explaining the problem. After a few weeks I received the rifle back with no letter explaining what was done. When I held the rifle up you could see the sights were the same and nothing had been done. I live in New York so I drove the hour and a half to the factory in New Haven with the rifle and showed the rifle to one of the factory gunsmiths. I was assured that the defect would be corrected. I had previously put a scratch on the barrel to mark it. When I received the rifle back, there was the scratch I had put there, and the sights were still not in alignment, so not a thing was done to correct the problem. This quality control and customer service is why Marlin is where it is today, gone. I ended up mounting a small scope on the rifle and it shoots great, but having a scope on it defeats the purpose of having a carbine sized rifle. Just thought I would share my experience.
Don't be afraid to drift" (adjust) that front sight yourself. Small hammer, I like small ball peen hammers for this, some metal softer then steel. Or a very hard, HARD wood will do also. Figure out which way to drift it. Lay it(sight area) on its side braced - up against wood. And give it a rap. This is "if" it's a dove tailed insert sight. If a screw mounted sight, you got some metal working to do. That's how our grand dad's did it.
I still have mine I bought in the early 90s. If Ruger wants the Marlin brand to successful this would be a good idea, but more importantly try keep Marlins MSRPs under a grand. Their 1895 is $500 more than they were 2 years ago.
I have an octagon barrel from 1959. I inherited it and plan on shooting it soon.
I have the 39m from 1981. It's my favorite marlin.
That's the year I bought mine as well. I was 11 and my mom had to do the paper work.
Same here. Mine has the square lever. Stamped with JM.
Nice video. I have this rifle. My dad bought it from a hardware store when he was a teenager in 1954. It is one of my favorites. Mine, like yours is in immaculate condition.
I have a 1946 vintage rifle with a micrometers adjustable rear sight. It like my other vintage Marlins are my favorites by far. Loosing North Haven was a tragedy.
Maybe not so much on the cost with the modern machines. Chris Bartucci from Small Arms Solutions noted that he thought making a new run of Pythons was basically impossible because all the artisans used for the old ones were gone and they had such a high degree of hand fitting that it wasn't really feasible to do that anymore. After the new ones came out and they were good he said something along the lines that he had been stuck in thinking about how they used to do it and what it would take to do it that way and not necessarily in the scope of what manufacturers can do now with CnC machining and how with its precision that level of hand work is no longer needed. Not that it's a guarantee that Ruger would care to do that with the Marlins but it is a possibility.
I agrees with SAS on that assessment of new manufacturing processes. Lots of us want the good old stuff but I too have been thinking along SAS lines buying SW classics and new Python as well as new wood stock rifles. One day these too will be old and I think we forget that sometimes.
Exactly right ! Mine is about 100 years old and it’s very accurate and easy to shoot. The extractor spring broke, but the way it’s designed it STILL worked ! ( I fixed it finally )
It’s a take down too which is nice.
I have two. The first one I bought was after Marlin had been sold to Cerebus/Freedom arms. It was horrible, it kept jamming and the barrel was bad. The gunsmith I hired had to send it back to the factory for repair. The second one I bought was an older pre button safety model. I have had no problems with it.
I've got a Mountie version of that rifle mfg.1957.
Heavy barrel, straight pull stock.
Bought it used for $400.
Really sweet.
Mountie is on the list for me
I have the Mountie as well it's my favorite. It's better than my standard 39A
I bought one new in, I believe, '85. Super accurate, smooth action and a pure joy to shoot. I've probably killed a dump truck full of squirrels with that jewel.
Absolutely love this rifle i would absolutely love to have 1.
No Doubt. I own several Golden 39As, including one from 1960 which belonged to my father, and have logged thousands and thousands of rounds through them. My personal favorite variant was the Golden 39A Mountie carbine, with the 20" barrel and straight stock. Marlin ceased production somewhere in the teens when they were bought out by Cerberus Capital and transferred to Remington. 'New' 39ASs continued to be manufactured from existing stock parts originally made at Marlin's old Hartford, CT plant until about 2019. With Sturm Ruger acquiring the Marlin brand, it remains to be seen if the 39 will be resurrected again. They have always been fantastic rifles and never cheap, but you got what you paid for - an heirloom quality gun made from steel and walnut that could shoot 1 MOA at 100 yards or so, which is fantastic for any field rifle, much less a .22.
I have a friend going to the gun show in Fargo this coming weekend. Instructed to find me 1. I only hope.
Great Video's. South Dakota
My absolute favorite .22 rifle and probably favorite gun next to my Buckmark pistol. Never had a bad time shooting either.Thanks for this video!
❤ A beautiful rifle! Thank you for reviewing it. ❤
At those prices, you might have to go with the Henry. My nephew has one and it cycles really well. Nice little rifle.
I've had and still have a Marlin 39-A since 1957. It has gotten me at lease 6 Wild Turkeys and more Squirrels then I care to remember. It's really accurate , all were head shots , both the Turkeys and Squirrels. Open sights when I was younger and now it's with a Scope.
I have a Golden 39A Mountie with a 20" barrel. My dad bought it for me in 1961, when I was 10, from my cousin Joe who owned Violet Hardware in Violet, Louisiana. It was under water for a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina. I washed it off with soap and water, sprayed with wd40 and wrapped in visqueen along with 20 or 30 other guns and put it in my attic. Several years slter, while recovering from pneumonia, I cleaned and oiled it. It was badly pitted and stained all over. I had to replace the magazine tube because the long spring was eaten away. Somehow the bore is still perfect. I used to swab the bores with some kind of bore grease before I put them away. It still shoots into one ragged hole at 25 yards with iron sights while laying down. It will always be my favorite gun.
It's beautiful. And I'm with you. I'll take my Henry Golden Boy .22 over most long guns any day.
I was given the choice of a class ring or a rifle..... Dad bought me a golden 39A.that gun has thousands and thousands of rounds through it. The fit and finish are amazing, and the accuracy is phenomenal. By far the best gun I own!
A great gun to review. Wanted one myself a long time ago should have bought one.
My Marlin Model 39A was made in 1971, the same year I graduated from high school. They are excellent rifles.
I had one in the eighties as well most accurate rifle I've ever owned it was stolen makes me sick to even think about it
Nice rifle. I have a 39A and it is my favorite rifle hands down. Thanks for sharing yours.
My father has an early model 39A that belonged to his father that will eventually be passed down to me. It’s the gun that got me into firearms in general and is probably my favorite gun to shoot on the occasion we do take it out.
I Thank my Father to no end I got a brand new one for Christmas in 1978 w/a Redfield widefield 4x when I was just about to turn 15, it is still like new & probably only has 500 rounds through it at the very most,....probly more like 200.....lol. It is the 39M Golden Mountie w/an 18 or 20 inch barrel & accurate as can be. Never measured trigger pull but, probly in the winch-pounds.....lol, but I quickly mastered it & on my best day ever for opening day of squirrel season in October 1980 about, got 16 squirrels in 2 hrs., all head shots but one neck shot - all one-shot-kills, & my dad got only one & was kinda p.o'd. about not seeing any & we sat like only 75 yards apart......lol.....they made for a hell-of-a skillet supper I miss also.....NEVER forget hunt'n memories w/my Dad & have a lifetime of them !!!...Thanks fer sharing & make'n me reminisce !!
Got mine from Dad, it is about a 1958 model but black walnut appearance, had a Weaver scope professionally installed over 6 decades ago. Original butt pad broke and fell off so a replacement was located and has slowly shrunk to fit Just a beauty to hold and keep.
So how did Dad get it? Dad traded a spare tire in college for it, his roommate wanted to go home desperately for the weekend but had a flat so he offered the rifle for Dad's spare tire. Dad was willing to barter it back to the room mate asap as the trade was a bit lopsided.
The guy never asked about his Marlin 39A again.
My first 22. Santa brought it in 1954. I still have it and it is in excellent condition, both cosmetically and mechanically. Mine pre-dates the Micro-Groove rifling system - it is six-lands-and-grooves.
I have a 39D that I bought used nearly 40 years ago. It is one of those rifles I will have until the end. A fine piece of American manufacturing that sadly is probably gone forever as you said. Quality all over that endures. The modern 22's are junk by comparison and IMO in reality
AWESOME Rifle!!! Thanks for sharing, got to love the older lever action, they are truly works of art with their graceful line and incredible performance.
First gun I ever owned. My uncle gave it to me in about 1977 when I was 13. I still have it
I own a 1960 Marlin 90th Anniversary Model Golden 39A chrome-plated barrel squirrel carved on right side of buttstock, works as it should , no regrets purchasing it well over 20+ years ago...
My 39A is also one of my favorite rifles. Manufactured in 68 it was kept in a gun safe until its owner died in 2003. The price I payed was like stealing. But I bought it from a gun shop in 2003 for approx $320. It's worth four times that amount today.
I've got several levers, my Marlin is a 336 made in 1978 30-30 and I love it. I notice the Gibson headstock in the background. I've got a J-30 from 1990. Marlins and Gibsons, a great combination!
A very beautiful rifle. Thank you for this video.
I just acquired one that was manufactured in 1959. Also a pre 64 336. Both were my uncle's. I plan on taking care of those Henry's just as well as he did.
I sure hope the new owners bring it back out and a 22 magnum version too. I had a buddy in High School how had one. Beautiful, smoothest action ever on a lever gun.
Supposedly the most accurate Lever action 22 ever made.
Ruger just bought Marlin. Ruger just came out with the new .22 sixgun called the Wrangler in .22 caliber...So the question now is Ruger smart enough to start reissue on the Marlin 39 and compliment an excellent little handgun with an excellent long gun?
I was using my 39a to do the qualifications for NRA Rifle Instructor. The shooter next to me was spotting for me and said over and over, Same hole, same hole, same hole,
The Instructor of the class thought I was a dweeb because I was getting certified to teach for a church camp. His 22 was a Marlin 795, which is a good rifle. But when I showed up with 39a, he was extremely jealous. I had said I had a Marlin, just not what Marlin.
Got one in early 80's, never bothered with another .22 rifle, well made, smoothe action, and accuracy with or without scope, bought its 30-30 big brother, same story.
Cannot believe they stopped production.
My Dad's first rifle - his eleventh birthday present from his parents in 1946. Served him well for decades, though he tells me now he had to replace "some part" around year 25 or so... I shot it a few times as a kid myself, but never had much interest in guns until recently. We'd still have it to this day, except some thieves broke into our summer camp twenty years ago and stole it, along with a shotgun and all the liquor (really!). Police caught the thieves dumping the contraband into a river, but the gun was never to be found.
I just got my dad's 1965 39a so fun to shoot.
Bought mine new in 1976 for $125. Best gun buy I ever made.
Mine has a serial # 69 which is the year I bought it. Mine came with a 3-7 Marlin scope (Japan). In my youth I could drive tacks with it. No, I will never sell it, my son gets it.
I’ve got one, roughly the same vintage. I agree. They are gorgeous, well-made, high quality rifles!
My Dad bought my brother and me one back around 1969. We both still have them.
I have 2 39-A's. I 1948 at need a bit of restoration work and a like new 1963 vintage version with the gold trigger. I like that it shoots shorts, long and long rifle. I been shooting mostly shorts with the '63.
Maybe Ruger should have another think about this model 39. " Ruger-Marlin model 39A1" for instance,... you build it, I'll be in line to buy one too.
I have my Dad's from about 1950, unless someone steals it, it will never leave my possession until my days here are done
My dad bought me one 40 years ago. Still own it and and in outstanding condition despite 1000's of rounds
I got my dad's after my dad passed away my mother worked uptown Charlotte and on her lunch break she went to either Ivy's or belts department store and purchased the rifle this was back in the early 60s or 70s
Great looking gun DR, enjoy all your videos, I've seen the one with Anthony Imperato of Henry RAC and the Henry .30-30's. I'm still trying to get one of those, hopefully this year!
Got one back in 2011 . Wasn't aware at the time it was a Remlin . Actually had beautiful outside fit & finish . But constant failures to feed and extract . Shipped back to Marlin not once but twice . No luck . Tried everything in the forums . Even an old school extractor to replace the " paper clip " . Plus several other new parts I ordered from Marlin . Noticed you did a close up shot of the " JM " roll mark . Knowing about them now I wish I would have bought a good old used one instead of that Remlin loser .
you bought a 39a built by remington.. humm
@@TheDeerhunter42 at the time I thought a Marlin was a Marlin . had not heard about Remin .
Thank you I just got one slightly weathered used but I plan to use it it hit where I point it awesome tool
I owned a 39m and i wish i never let it go . I paid new 135.00 . in the 1970s when i see what they are going for today i just get sick . thank you
Marlin makes some great guns, I have one in a 44 mag. Thanks for sharing.
Marlin 39A I have had mine since the late 1970’s.
Great rifle and Williams sights make it even better, put a 1/16 inch Ivory front sight on and Williams Peep on the rear for precision squirrel 🐿 shooting.
The only thing negative is the Steel you have to pay very close attention to any Marlin rifle for rust.
I would love to find one. Worked at a gun shop in the seventies, of course I never thought about buying one then.
I have a 1963 39A. Super accurate.
“JM” metal and wood made in the USA by master craftsmen. The end of an era.
I have a 39a I have had it for 50 years it was a gift from my Dad and Mom at Christmas mine don't look as good as most i have seen out there but I would bet mine has a lot more miles on it . It is my go to gun , I'd hate to guess the number of rounds that has gone through that gun .
It was common for my friends and I the go through a brick each in a weekend. I miss the old dump.
Ive got a 22lr 100yr Anniversary edition Marlin 39A, take down. 16" Octagon barrel, Made in 1970. Love it. Was my uncles.
Nice video, thank you. Picking up one of these tomorrow in a trade. I can't wait. It is before the golden model. I am glad about that because I don't like the gold colored trigger personally. On a separate note, you should show the Les Paul in the video😁
I have this rifle only difference is has the straight stock, my dad bought it new in the middle or late 1960s, he also bought one just like it for his only brother who still has his, i will never part with this gun! i wouldnt sell it for $5000
I can see why that would be your favorite, I have a savage in 17HMR I feel the same way about.
I own 2. A century model with oct barrel and a 1953 Ballard Rifled one which I rebuilt completely and had reblued and case hardened the frame and lever.
I have the 39A golden Mountie from the 70s in perfect condition, the lettering is in gold leaf and gold trigger.
Love my 1978 39a
Gee thanks for firing up my envy yah lucky stiff!!
Mine is 1960 , boy does it shoot
As a young man this was a dream gun of mine. Never got one.
My wife gave me one for Christmas the first year we married. That was in 1958 and I still have it.
Hello David , I have the 39M Mountie version , love it .
I’ve had a39M for many years!
Rifles and a Gibson guitar, you don't need anything else
Cheers from France
I should of bought one in the 1980's.
Mine is at least 100 years old , love it
Worth mentioning is its cheaper brother the marlin 57 levermatic looks like a model 60 with a lever on it. The 39 should be celebrated for its smooth action and fit and finish, the 57 should be for its design.
My favorite is the Winchester 9422.
This is one of the guns I learned to shoot with! It's now my squirrel rifle
My favorite rifle to shoot is my Marlin 39A too.
JT
Bought mine at K-mart in 1977
105 dollars
Nice. Thank you.
Still have my 1951 39a Peanut Model shoots like brand new.... be well MB.
Smooth as silk
My favorite, too!
I have the 39TDS. Micro grove barrel. Been shot maybe 25 times.