Just throwing out a question here, I have a marlin 22lr in a 39a I got it when i was a kid. Why are they more money than the 30-30 rifles? have they quit making them or is it just a popularity thing?

That's a good question that I don't have an answer for. Maybe they aren't making as many? I bought one in 73 and am glad I did. It's not my favorite .22 but it's close. I put a Lyman peep on mine.

I got mine in 1960 and it was $63....it wasn't a cheap gun then!!!! A new M-70 then was about $110 or so.....

I agree they're more now but still worth every nickel. A darn good man's .22! I don't think they're making a lot of them.

The 39 has always been relatively expensive. My opinion is that they are argueably the longest and best made 22 on the market.

The reason that I was given for the higher price was basically that the model 39 had alot of hands on work to it compared to the 336 that has more machines working on it then people. Dont know the truth of this.

I agree with all the imput given here. I love my 39, I am looking for a used one right now to give to my brother in law to try and get him out shooting instead of playing xbox all day long. Thanks again, Duke

dbastian1977

So you got my 39A! This 76 year old still remembers how he longed for a Marlin 39A as a 10 year old. (My father was a bolt action man -except when it came to his beloved Savage 99) so I was steered in a different direction. You were one lucky kid to have gotten one! Yeah, it's my opinion that old kids like me remember the Marlin 39A and keep up the price.

A little trivia here....The Marlin 39-A was the first rifle owned by Peter Hathaway Capstick....

absolutely THE finest 22 lever action rifle EVER! made.

Rich
DRSS

The Marlin 39A Is expensive and rarely, if ever discounted. The demand is such in relationship to production the price is always at, or near list. Today they go new in the box for around $455.00+ tax out the door. I paid $405.00 for this one 6 years ago. I had to call most every gun shop in the Phoenix Metro area before I found this one. 10/22's and Remington 597's by the box car load, but not Marlin 39A's. The high cost is because the gun is manufactured from nothing but forged steel and Walnut. It does require more fitting and assembly time than most other .22's. I hope in the future Marlin just keeps raising the price, and doesn't discontinue it, which is what seems to happen to most quality guns of yesteryear like the Browning Auto V. Bill T.

Makes me glad I got one for $100 the other day. It isn't pretty and didn't have a nice life before me but it shoots as well as any of my other 22's save for the Anschutz. I may just disassemble this one, start polishing and dunk it in the bluing tanks one of these days.

This is one of my more recent rifle purchases....they are surprisingly accurate and very smooth action! I was going to get a Henry but was really wanting a Marlin...I really like how easy they are to take apart and clean. Mine is a newer model (Original Golden-39M 1981)

Seems like they are getting harder to find. This one won't be traded off. .22's are too much fun

I bought my 39A when I was 12, back in 1956.
Last year, after coming home from squirrel hunting I noticed that one of the receiver screws was loose. The rifle had never before had a screw removed, other than for take-down to clean. The loose screw was for the trigger, so I decided to remove the screw and see if there was any wear.
To my surprise the screw appeared to be significantly worn to the point that the trigger could wobble. I went a bit further and found that the hammer would also wobble on it's screw.
After some close inspection, it was apparent that there was almost no wear and that the screws were smaller than the mating holes they went through. Since the trigger and the hammer were always under spring pressure, it was previously not possible to identify the bad fit anonolies.
In retrospect, I now attribute a terrible inconsistent trigger pull to the undersized screws.
A friend helped me fabricate new screws and to true up the tri\gger and hammer sear.
The result is a 4 Lb crisp trigger that allows my rifle to shoot better than I am capable of doing.
If your 39A has a bad trigger, then check it for the above as a possible cause.

Love my 39 Mountie. I've had it for quite a few years, I bought it from my ex father in law. He used it when he was working in Kansas for rabbits. I may have payed $100 for it. I was shocked to see what they go for today!

My father's first gun was a 39a. It now sits in my safe. The blueing is worn to a brown patina and the stock has seen better days, but it's still a joy to shoot. I think I'll take it to the range someday soon and let my kids shoot it.

Mine is an old Model 39 purchased at an auction in the mid-60's for $27.00. Beautiful wood, bore kind of dark.

Just a lovely old gun.

You never hear anyone say they were glad to be rid of one. Mine had a 4X Weaver and was more fun than I was allowed to have !

Glad to see these new posts about this handy rimfire. I introduced my youngest nephew to shooting this past weekend with mine...after watching A Christmas Story a few times of course.

I have one I paid a premium for a couple of years ago. The finest 22 Lever Action ever made - IMO.

Each time I open the gun safe I have had to pull the little Marlin out and check everything out. Wish I lived in the country where I could pop off a few shots each time I have it in hand. Love that rifle

you can't compare one Marlin or one Win. to each other, as the number produced and dropped later on makes them rare..

The 39A at some point was dropped and that was a big time blunder by Marlins bean counters, it immediately became most wanted, maybe even had its picture in the Post Office!!

It was a fine rifle and compared only to the win. 63 in value and becoming a classic...I gave my son one many years and told him hang on to it, it was destined for greatness..

Some years back I had a Romainian M-68 Trainer that I'd re-shaped the wood on and refinished. I let a paraplegic friend shoot it, and he simply fell in love with it- it didn't try to pull him out of his wheelchair like his nose-heavy rifles did. He told me that he HAD to have it, and had one to trade for it. He went into the house and brought out a 39A..... well, it was sorta a 39A.

As near as I could find out, it was made in 1939- probably in the first week of production. It had the new tube magazine and the ejector lock of the 39A, but had the flat mainspring of the 39. There were no brand markings on either the barrel or tang, only the serial number, 666- Satan's personal plinker? My friend Beeb was not one who you refused a deal from, so I swallowed my pride and made the trade.

Long story short, it was a shooter! Smooth from 60 years of use, perfectly balanced (24" barrel), and an absolute tack driver with anything you put in it.

Another friend took a liking to it, and I ended up trading it to him for a 1950 Savage 99 in .300 Savage in excellent condition. I'd already replaced the 39A with a 1890 Winchester pump as my plinker of choice. It was a pawn shop find which I managed to bargin down a bit because it was in .22 WCF. Fixed that shortcoming by fitting a Redman sleeve and rechambering it to .22 LR. Made a small brass spacer to make the LR round fit the carrier properly, and Bob's your uncle. It's every bit as accurate as the 39A, points better offhand, and is just a joy to carry as a walking around gun while hiking in the desert.

Getting back to the Marlin- I bought a new 39A with a Burris fixed 2.5x compact scope in the mid 90's. Never did like it all that much- never did fit me quite right. It of course had the fat, "modern" stock that everybody went to in the 1950's. The "Frankenmarlin" was much more pleasant to shoot offhand due to the slender forearm and pistol grip. Just my observation- you're milage may vary....

Seeing as how I started out with a $37 Romanian bolt action and managed to parlay it into a Savage 99, I don't think I did too bad.

Porosonik.

I picked up a Mountie a few years ago. the inside looks like it was made with a chainsaw but it does work and shoot well.