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Originally Posted by HOUSTON RICK
Well, I found a real nice 1920's Marlin 39A at Collector's Firearms, they only wanted $4,700 and change for it. Maybe I am wrong, but I think that I can do better for a shooter.
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1920's Marlin 39 should be just that,, a Model 39. Didn't become the 39A til 1939.
Those Model 39 rifles were the same as the Model 97 they took the place of in that they were for .22 Standard Vel ammo only till somewhere in the early/mid 1930's when they changed the bolt locking surface cut.
Those later 39 rifles will take HS ammo and have a 'HS' prefix to the ser#
Collectors pay for them, but shooters gain nothing with the older 1920's era StVel ammo M39 rifles.
39A rifles are fine with HS ammo.
With all that said, I have and shoot 3 Model 97 Marlins. Carefully feed a steady diet of SdVel ammo they are doing just fine.
Yes, you can do better in price I think, unless maybe the Model39 came from Phoebe Ann Moses' estate.