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I've been half halfheartedly looking for a Marlin 39 ( or any of the A variants ) for a long time now . So long that when I started I thought $ 100 was as much as I wanted to spend on a tin can plinker / occasional squirrel gun and passed on several in the $ 150 range.
I've always liked the Marlins and thought ( like a recent topic here ) that a 39A would be a great practice rifle to go with my center fire marlins .
Well I finally broke down and got one ( several x what I started out wanting to spend years ago ) and wow do I regret not getting one a lot sooner.
It was made in '57 , and came like this (+ the sling not in the first pictures ).
The carry handle had to go and I got a new Lyman 66 for it ( under $ 60 from optics planet ) and now it looks like this .
Now to find a fold down rear sight or a slot filler for it. I got a brick of the super colibri for forty bucks and a bulk pack 500 rnds of thunderturds for twenty five bucks and plan on having a lot of fun with this .
Last edited by 1894 on Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
7.62 Precision wrote:What scope is that, and what do you have planned for it?
It is a weaver B6 , roughly the same vintage as the rifle . It is in fair shape and I planned on keeping all the stuff together for whoever gets this rifle after my cold dead hands let it go
Tried the front blade on the 39a today and it fit fine but was way too tall. Not sure of the height I need , but would like a blade that is a little lower than the original gold bead that is on it. The new 66 is aluminum and it is raised up a bit higher than I'd like .
The xs sights in the above link are free to a good home as The williams 5d worked without changing the front sight out on my 1894.
Edited for spelling and clarification
You may not really want a lower front sight. I've had a lot of receiver peep sights, and every one required changing the front sight to a taller one. Sounds like somebody has already done this on yours.
Washita wrote:You may not really want a lower front sight. I've had a lot of receiver peep sights, and every one required changing the front sight to a taller one. Sounds like somebody has already done this on yours.
I know , I've read about a lot of folks that needed a taller front sight. I believe this front sight is factory and worked great with the standard rear sight. I'm just being a little fussy and shy about the new 66 sitting almost 1/2" above the receiver with the origional sight on it. That, and I loved the sight picture with the XS blade on front but because that goes with the top mounted receiver sight it was way too high , the stop screw wouldn't even touch the base.
I'm in no hurry , and I'll be off line for a week or so , I'll look into it some more then.
Of all the Marlin's I've had over the years I NEVER owned a 39 or 39A . Always wanted a a 39A , 39M and a 39A-DL from 1961 . The 39A Carbine would have been nice to have also . I did own half a 39A for awhile , had a hybrid gun once the action back to the buttplate were a 1897 and the barrel , magtube and forend were from a 39A . That thing was a heck of a shooter and I sold it to a friend after using it to shoot several dozen snapping turtles out of a friends farm pond (he claimed they were killing all his stocked bass).
This one pictured above seems quite nice also !
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
Chuck 100 yd wrote:I would like those XS sights if you still have them. Glad to pay for shipping.
PM sent also.
Seems the XS sights have found a new home
When I get Chuck 100 yds address they will be on their way to him.
Nice to keep the pay it forward thing going here at Leverguns
Those days are over. Nice photo.
