My latest find

[jg rider]

I know this isn't a Kahr, but... I just got this .22 Marlin this past week end. I've been looking for a reasonably priced one for a long time. It's an adult sized and weight.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/jgriders/Marlin/DSC00014.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jgriders/media/Marlin/DSC00014.jpg.html)

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Here it is with My Marlin 1894 .44 mag. All I want next is an older .38/.357 Marlin
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/jgriders/Marlin/DSC00015.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jgriders/media/Marlin/DSC00015.jpg.html)

Scope will probably go. I'll fill in the rear sight dove tail cut and do the peep sight thing Like I did on the.44 mag.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/jgriders/Marlin/01Marlin.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/jgriders/media/Marlin/01Marlin.jpg.html)

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[Bawanna]

How sweet it is and a take down model too. Very cool. I'm with ya on the scope. Just don't fit on a lever gun to my eye.

Looks in super nice shape.

[KingWulfgar]

I am jealous. I think my small collection needs a lever gun--I'm thinking .357 mag as well.

[leftysixty]

Classic excellence!

[mr surveyor]

I gave up finding the vintage Marlin in 38/357 and bought a Rossi R92 in .44 mag last February. If that magic Marlin shows up, I'm still in the market.

I wish I could afford to shoot my .22's ...... (who woulda ever believed you could reload centerfire a lot more readily, and danged near as cheap as .22 lr?)

jd

[yqtszhj]

Thats a beauty.

[gb6491]

Congrats, the 39A has an excellent reputation.
Nice work on the "Dutchman" for the 1894. A fine brace of rifles you have there.
Regards,
Greg

[b4uqzme]

^^^^. Yeah good luck finding one in .357. They are really scarce around here. Ohio approved straightwall cartidges for deer hunting this year so even the Rossi's are snapped up. But there are lots of used shotguns around. :D

[jg rider]

^^^^. Yeah good luck finding one in .357. They are really scarce around here. Ohio approved straightwall cartidges for deer hunting this year so even the Rossi's are snapped up. But there are lots of used shotguns around. :D
I missed out on an older one last week. It was in a pawn shop. Didn't last one day there. $ 625.00 out the door.
From all the reading I've done about Remington buying Marlin convinces me not to buy one made by Remington since 2010

[Armybrat]

Good find!

Love those older Marlins - gave my 336 .30-30 (bought new in 1968 for $65) to one of my sons a few years ago.

[CPTKILLER]

I had one. They are superb rifles.

[RRP]

I bought my 39A (new) in the mid-80s. The wood on yours is considerably nicer than the stock that came on mine. You have a keeper.

[jg rider]

Geez !
I read about how accurate these older 39A's were but I didn't realize how much. I wrote earlier about taking the scope off and installing a receiver sight on it, I changed my mind.
I just got back from sighting it in at 50 yds. ( poa, poi) Then I went out to 75 yds. Drop was less then 1 1/2". But the amazing thing were the groups. All hits were constantly touching. I took pics with my I phone but I don't know how to transfer them to my computer. This was with Win. 333 pack ammo. I think this rifle is almost or just as accurate as my old .22 Kimber of Oregon

[Bawanna]

All shots were touching what? The neighbors fence, nearby trees? What? Folks wanna know ya know.

[Alfonse]

Let me know if you want to retire that Kimber. I guess that it won't out shoot a lever action means I will just have it be a wall hanger, but it is purdy. Congrats on the new rifle. It is purdy too.

[Alfonse]

Hey, just saw this. It isn't far from Bawanna. http://www.armslist.com/posts/3475102/seattle-washington-rifles-for-sale--marlin-lever-action--38-and--357-rifle-in-excellent-condition

[jg rider]

All shots were touching what? The neighbors fence, nearby trees? What? Folks wanna know ya know.

OK, the son just walked me through on how to get the pics off my I-phone to my computer. If you must know I was shooting at a 3 1/2" steel plate at 75 yds. I hate shooting at paper. This is one of several groupings I got.

[jg rider]

Hey, just saw this. It isn't far from Bawanna. http://www.armslist.com/posts/3475102/seattle-washington-rifles-for-sale--marlin-lever-action--38-and--357-rifle-in-excellent-condition

Be careful that it's not one of the newer ones made by Remington who bought out Marlin. People are have al kinds of problems. If the proof mark on the left side of the barrel just in front of the receiver is a JM then is a good chance that it's a true Marlin. If the proof mark is an REP, then it's a Remington. During the transition Remington did use some left over Marlin JM marked barrels

[jg rider]

Let me know if you want to retire that Kimber. I guess that it won't out shoot a lever action means I will just have it be a wall hanger, but it is purdy. Congrats on the new rifle. It is purdy too.
You may be kidding but I have thought more then once about selling that safe queen. It's too pretty to take out and abuse. I'm gonna take it out tomorrow and shoot it at 75 yds. I can't believe that a lever gun can out shoot a full stock bolt action

[muggsy]

May not be the shooter. It could be the shootee. IMHO the 39A was one of Marlins best efforts.

[Alfonse]

You may be kidding but I have thought more then once about selling that safe queen. It's too pretty to take out and abuse. I'm gonna take it out tomorrow and shoot it at 75 yds. I can't believe that a lever gun can out shoot a full stock bolt action

Sounds like you did get a really nice Marlin! I don't take my prettiest guns out and abuse them, but I do use them!

[ltxi]

One of the few guns I still feel a need for, perhaps the only one, is a good .22 lever action. Oddly, for the last 40 years all my .22lr rifles have been auto loaders.

[Planedude]

Good find! I picked one up at a pawnshop in the late 90's. I was waiting at the counter looking for/at shotguns that day. The guy working the counter was with another guy and he showed him the 39a, said something about a problem with the firing pin and told him the "bottom dollar price was $75...

My ears must have looked like tracking radar.

When the customer had the little rifle put back on the rack, I could not believe it. Thee counter guy grew tired of "Mr. Looker" and came down to me to ask "what can I do for you"?
"Well, you can give me that 39a for the $75..." I also bought a Benjamin .22 air rifle for a measly fifty bucks more! One of my best gun shopping days ever and the "firing pin issue" required one pass with a jewelers file to remove a slight burr. Been shooting perfect ever since.

The one thing you will find with that Marlin is this, kids LOVE shooting that gun. We all grew up seeing lever guns on TV and todays kids see AR platform rifles everywhere in their games and TV shows. Still, every kid I set up with the Marlin is happy, safe and shoot the gun extremely well. A sand bag usually holds up the muzzle then I supervise that the barrel stays downrange. Shooting the lever gun puts a big smile on a young shooters face and that puts heart warming smile on this old shooters face too.

Enjoy the range time.

[jg rider]

One of the few guns I still feel a need for, perhaps the only one, is a good .22 lever action. Oddly, for the last 40 years all my .22lr rifles have been auto loaders.

LOL:)
We have three .22 bolt guns, and now one lever. And we have four .22 autos. The autos are what get used. Every time we shoot the bolt ones, we fire the first shot and then press the trigger again for another shot without working the bolt. Then I remember. But after a while we do the same thing over again. :blushing:

[jg rider]

Sounds like you did get a really nice Marlin! I don't take my prettiest guns out and abuse them, but I do use them!

The older I get, the more things get bumped or dropped. You don't know how many times I've dropped my 1911's while practicing twirling them.

[Chowser]

ancient old 22. It's so old there's no serial number

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[Bawanna]

I have one of those. Mossberg 46? It's a great shooter.
I have the military trainer version, virtually the same but is clip fed and has the British rear fold away sight. It was one of those lend / lease rifles. The stock is also full length right out to the muzzle. It's also a wonderful shooter.
Only thing I'm missing is the dust cover that rides with the bolt. Seen a few on rifles at the gunshow. Seriously pondering wearing camo and bringing a screwdriver with me.

GunParts etc hasn't had any, could get some anytime but so far no luck.

[Chowser]

Yep! Mossberg 46. This thing has been in storage since the 70s. I cleaned it up and lubed it and it shoots great.
My 12 year old daughter claimed it.

http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p561/pkell117/mini-IMG_4346_zps7194ab9a.jpg

[jg rider]

I don't think Mossberg put serial numbers until the Gun Control Act of 68. I think your B-A series was made 1938 & 1940, but you may know better

My dad bought me my first .22 rifle when I was 10 yrs. old. It's a Remington mod. 341 Sportmaster. It also doesn't have a serial number. But I know it was made in 1936. Rem. used a 2 or 3 letter code stamped on the left side of the barrel to tell the date of manufacture. As you can tell by it's pictures I can't leave things alone.

I also have a Remington mod. 512 Sportmaster that was made in 1952. I thought it also didn't have a serial number, but I found it on the bottom of the barrel, underneath the stock. I haven't gotten around to modify it yet.

[Bawanna]

I love shooting my military trainer but shooting the 46 is good too. I can load a lot more rounds with the tube magazine than the 5 or so in my magazine. I need to find another magazine too, sometimes challenging.

Your daughters got a good eye for guns, be sure to take her along when you gun shopping.

[Alfonse]

Seeing all these .22 rifles had me hoping that .22lr becomes better available soon. I haven't been shooting mine much.

[ripley16]

Beautiful rifle. I've looked for one myself but they are hard to find.

[b4uqzme]

One of the few guns I still feel a need for, perhaps the only one, is a good .22 lever action. ....

I'm glad we got this Henry Golden Boy a little while ago. It's become a family favorite.

[b4uqzme]

I missed out on an older one last week. It was in a pawn shop. Didn't last one day there. $ 625.00 out the door.
From all the reading I've done about Remington buying Marlin convinces me not to buy one made by Remington since 2010

;) I got more stories about guns I've missed than the ones I bought. I missed out on a real nice Winchester .357 lever gun but it was my own darn fault...never should have hesitated. I keep looking though because you just never know...

For those looking for a .357, you might want to check out a Ruger 77/357. Maybe there is an upside to my unrequited search for a .357 lever because I ran across a Ruger and I'm glad I did.

Great rifles jg rider...thanks for the thread!

[jg rider]

;) I got more stories about guns I've missed than the ones I bought. I missed out on a real nice Winchester .357 lever gun but it was my own darn fault...never should have hesitated. I keep looking though because you just never know...

For those looking for a .357, you might want to check out a Ruger 77/357. Maybe there is an upside to my unrequited search for a .357 lever because I ran across a Ruger and I'm glad I did.

Great rifles jg rider...thanks for the thread!

Oh wow ! I'm really out of touch . I didn't know there was such a thing made by Ruger. I can envision carrying a couple of mags with .357 loads and some with .38's. That would be more versatile then a tube fed lever gun loaded with 357's or .38's. I like the speed of a lever action. Who makes a mag fed .38 / .357 lever action ? Brownimg ?

[jeepster09]

Ok....here is my new find, not a lever gun but still fun [a 300 Blackout] :) I traded my Glock 20 compensated for it.