Marlin 39A

longspur rider

Purchased in 1958 need to Know what and where I can get a firing pin there are two one early one late

longspur rider

Today, I purchased a used Marlin 39A. I've seen a number of these that have on the barrel, "Golden 39A". The one I bought says, "Original Golden 39A" and is highlighted in gold. Based on the serial number, it was made in 1977. What is the significance of the difference in the two model designations and gold highlighted lettering? Thanks for the info.[:)][?]

longspur rider

i have my dads old 22 39a it was a golden modle (what ever that means) and this thing will jam ,sticking spent case in the chamber no matter what ammo is used its been at several gun smiths and will still jam.when i was younger i would shot cheep ammo and not clean very often but i take a lot better care these days and still will jam any help thanks rich

longspur rider

Looking for info on my Marlin 39A.
It is not a Mountie but it is a carbine with straight stock.
It has "CAL. 22 S,L,& LR

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MICRO-GROOVE" on the barrel.
Serial # is N 124XX
Is this a Pre- Mountie? What year or close to what year was it manufactured?

longspur rider

My first rifle that I bought 55 years ago; 22LR Marlin 39A. It has tens of thousands of round thru it and is still very accurate. I'm curious as to how many round can go thru a barrel before it wears out?

longspur rider

I have an "original Gold trigger 39A, most of it, I should say. All the screws and bolts are missing, the lever and the shell tube. Is it worth restoring?

longspur rider

I have an old 39a s/n G54xx that I believe was made in 1950.
It is in very good shape used very little.
Can anyone tell me its value?

longspur rider

I NEED HELP TO IDENTIFY AN OLD MARLIN 39A THE AGE AND VALUE.SERIAL #E25464

longspur rider

Have these little levers been discontinued by Marlin?
I only see one new 39a on GB.
The local Walmart and gun stores in my area cannot get one.

longspur rider

What are the new Marlin lever action 39A's selling for?

longspur rider

I want an older 39A, new enough to be micro-groove barrel. plain barrel 20" or what ever the length of the rifle was. I have a 100 year carbin centenial w/ octogon barrel and the medalion on the stock but it is shorter and just doesn't shoot like the one I had as a kid. I would like some ideas of the age I should be looking for, I would assume mid to early 60s. I'm leaning on swapping the centenial rifle but don't know its' value as it is a shooter not a cherry but is still probably 95%. The new models just don't feel like those old babies. Any sugestions as to year I should look for? Thants, Vern[?]

longspur rider

Bert,
I sure could use your help and the help of some others on a value. I was browsing thru a little off the main road gun shop over the weekend and came across a Marlin 39A serial # J25144, My book show it as being manufactured postwar between 1945 and 1953. The auction site does not help. Sorry guys, no pistures available. Let me see if I can describe the condition. Blueing looks about 70%, no major scratches or dings. both front and rear sights have been removed, drilled and taped with a throw away scope mounted. White accent around butt plate is missing. I think this has the deep Ballard grooves. Per the sales tag, its been sitting there since last June, barrel and bore were filthy, asking $395. My question is if this old 39A even worth the effort to restore, are sights available, is this a take down version as it does have the big screw an the side and finally, what what would you think it is really worth.
Thanks for your help,

longspur rider

i would like to know how old my marlin 39a is ,sr.no 68105216

tony sharp

longspur rider

i sure hope someone knows the value of my gun. please someone look it up and say so.sr. 68105216

tony sharp

longspur rider

I am watching 39A's on this site and considering purchasing a few, but some of them look great but have holes in the breach, on the side opposite where it screws together. I have seen several with 2 holes and 1 with just 1 hole. Now these holes look like that have been machineed and should be there, but what are they used for? and should they be there?

longspur rider

I recently acquired a marlin 39a with a serial number of C-1026. My aunt says she bought the gun in 1945. About what is the gun worth? I used to shoot prarie dogs with it in the early 50"s so I dont want to sell it. Plan on passing it on to my grandson.

longspur rider

Picked up a Marlin 39A at a gun show. Very nice lookng gun, pre safty model. Ser. # 2520****. Anyone know manufacture date? Don't need to know value, I know what I paid for it.

longspur rider

My marlin 39A doesn't feed properly. If you operate the lever fast the shell hangsup with the nose not feeding into the chamber. If you back the lever off sometimes it will feed if you gently try to close it. Most times if the lever is operated slowly & not forcefully it will work correctly. The gun does not appear to be well used or worn. The bluing hardly shows wear. Anyone tell me how to correct this?

longspur rider

Is a folding rear sight the factory installed sight for a late '60's Marlin 39A ?

longspur rider

I just bought a marlin 39a and was wondering how old it is. The serial # is J8485. Thank you to all that reply.

duckhunter

Change ammo.

Winston Bode

Check the outer mag tube to make sure it has not come loose.

Bode

Emmett Dunham

If you look up into the receiver above the chamber, there is a spring that helps guide the cartridge into the chamber, it could be broken or lost it tension. Have fun getting the screw out of there to replace the spring, get the right screw driver so as not to damage the screw or receiver.


Good, luck


Emmett

Old hickory

Actually, I'm glad you have the problem because I've had it in several of the 39's I've owned. Friends tell me I'm crazy, that it's never happened to them. I've come to the conclusion that it's my method of levering and not the gun at all. I'm just real efficient now at breaking the gun down when it happens which might be once in 500 rounds.

rwfixem

cartridge guide in top of reciever is broken. it happens. when part is replaced will work fine. I have replaced several of these.

longspur rider

I'll check that tonight. I've broken it down & looked it over. Looks fine but then I really didn't know what to look for. Thanks.

mrbruce

Heres a photo of the guide spring in question just below the chamber..

longspur rider

Thanks for the photo, that helps a lot.

mrbruce

Adjust the spring until you can see the color from the bullet on it like it shows in the photo.
Get it set right and your 39 will feed just fine.. as long as every thing else is in sync...

blueskies

I believe I have the same problem with my Marlin 39A. I had the rifle professionally cleaned and the gunsmith said he cycled ~50 rounds through without any problems. I found that the first 50 rounds cycled fine during shooting, but then it started jamming again. It jams about every other time (and I have used other ammo). I need to release the tension from the `magazine rod spring' to un-jam, them reapply pressure for proper feed. Is the guide spring responsible for this as well?

Also I am not a gunsmith, can I replace this spring easily if needed?

Thanks for the advice!

Emmett Dunham

There is another spring that is called a stop that the carrier pushes away from the face of the of the next round to be pushed out onto the carrier, if it has lost its tension the magazine spring will push the next round past it before the carrier would release it and cause a jam. When you take tension off the rounds they stop trying to feed into the receiver past the defective stop. If you take the cover off the receiver and look down into the area around the end of the mag tube you will see the stop and some time you can take a small screw driver and bend a little tension back into the stop or just buy a new one they don't cost that much.


Emmett