Had a little scare with my 39a tonight. Couldn't get it to feed from the magazine. Figured out that I had put it together wrong during it's "every 15 years or so cleaning." The little doohicky that lets the shells out of the magazine was in a bind.

All fixed and ready to go! Whew!!!!

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I have had good luck with Marlin customer service, in the past. I have not had to call them since the merger with Remington.

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If we let sleeping dogs lie, should we let lying dogs sleep?(FDG)
Now remember, things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is. (Josey Wales)

Hi Johnny, We had a "Gun Buy Back" for a range of Semi Auto Rifles and Handgun's some years ago , but since then things have leveled out and there's been no problems!. I haven't heard anything about any resent gun hand back and I wouldn't want too either.I had one rifle then , got into the Lever Action Comp here and now own 4 Levers and 1 bolt action. Cheers Gunny.

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Gun Buy Back -How does that work ? What firearms did it include ? Was it mandatory?
I was wondering how those in the "Outback" dealt with this.

It was mandatory for a range of semi auto handguns over .44 , you,d hand in your old .45 auto and get enough dollars to go and buy a new .357 Desert Eagle , Thank you Mr Howard. All semi auto rifles and shotguns was the some if you didn't have a special licence to have it. Again you'd get the big dollars the Govt handed out , hand in your .22 Ruger semi auto and go buy bolt action .338 Win Mag or two !!.

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I walked in a pawn shop a couple weeks ago and saw an old marlin 39 on the rack so i told the guy i wanted see it and he handed it to me and i asked " how old is it?" he said "i don't know, probably 30 years old" It looked more like 60 years old as it was well used with straight gripped curved stock with steel buttlate and end cap. I asked what he wanted for it and he said you can have it for $140 out the door. Wish i would have bought it.

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Know Marlin shut down their CT based manufacturing when Rem bought them. WHERE are they now building and assembling their 39's and 336 etc. Hope they did NOT move offshore like others.. getting so older guns better quality then new. Have very old 39 that I stuck a piece of gum wrapper (old silver wrap) into both spot where ejector spring had broke to make it work, still does after many years, someday might get a new little spring thing,maybe

The Marlin leverguns are being made in Ilion NY now. All other rimfires in Kentucky.

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44-40 WCF. Putting meat on the table since 1873.

The entire line of Remington Arms has turned into junk and is taking Marlin down the same road. I wouldn't trade my 60's vintage Marlins, even an 80's made CB for a boatload of the crap they put out now. The last really nice Marlins made were the Cowboy LTD's with 24 inch barrels and checkered.

Sadly, I see ruger down that same road. Besides what they did to the 77 have you seen what a new # 1 looks like? Makes ya cry.

I might have an opinion about my new marlin 39a, IF i ever get it back from "marlin" 3 weeks going on 4...had it one day, couldnt hit a billboard sign at 50 yds with the thing.....

I dont know what the answer is to this crappy "Made in the USA" stuff... what the **** happened?

I bought a brand new Rossi 92... 45 long colt last year...thing shoots perfectly....made in "brazil"? trigger is nice, action is smooth...etc etc...

My brand new marlin 39.... action is stiff....trigger pull is like 10 lbs...and it hits 5 feet low @ 100 yds, with the sights all the way to the top..........? not 5 "inches" mind you...5 FEET....

If these corporate barons dont step up soon...the only thing we will buy thats made in the USA, is beer and pretzels.....

irritates the crap outta me

C45

Fast women, fast cars, and "fast" guns have always been temperamental and high maintenance. And worth it!

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My 1989 vintage 39AS runs like a top. The rifle is accurate with a variety of ammunition. The rebounding hammer arrangement is, without a doubt, a creation of the devil aided by lawyers. The fit and finish are very good with no problems with functioning other than the heavy trigger pull.

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How can you take a design that works perfectly for 100 years and is the standard by which all others are compared and end up with the junk produced in the last couple of years? 39A's were a wonderful gun. I have shot (sorta worked have to time) a new 39a. I will say the balance and accuracy are still there. It just won't feed and extract. The owner has tried many things to fix it but everytime he thinks he's got it its back to square one. Such a shame to have a nice rifle that doesn't work. He offered to trade me straight across for my Henry. No deal.

Save your money and find a used 39A in nice shape. It may take some looking but it's worth it. Wouldn't trade mine for anything.

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hi
I own a 2001 39A with all the bells & whistles! hammer block etc! shoots great!
feels great! looks even better! cycles like its supposed to! am I alone?
I also own a CZ 455 which is just as good but bolt action! & maybe a little less quality!
forgive me if I can't quite fit with your "complaints!"

Ten or so years can make a lot of difference in quality. Have you by chance ever owned a 39a from the 50s-70s?

I have a 1957 39a mountie and a 1978 39M. They both occasionally failed to feed then I put in a new cartridge guide spring(it is above the bolt and feeds the shell into the chamber, held in by a screw on top) and they work flawlessly. I could have just bent the spring but they were cheep at midwayusa so I pput in new ones.

It isn't just the Marlins that have the rebounding hammer that fails. There were new Winchesters that did the same thing. I have one. It was a special built '1 in 500' model. It went to a gun smith who said that he had 'fixed' many Winchesters like this; it works every time now.

When gunsmiths make these changes, they can make real improvements. But what at what cost? What about their liability? I think being a gunsmith in the 50's and 60's would have been a much less stressful time.

-- Which brings me to the question, "What is black and brown and looks good on a lawyer?"


Dobermann

Did you tell the buyer? If not, isn't that worse than CZ? At least they didn't know the gun was bad when they sold it.

What happened in the USA was laziness at all levels...sponsored by Unions and the new American entitlement mentality infecting every generation since WWII.