Marlin 39D Lever Gun

[Scorpio64 5,154]

Just showing off a little gem I scored today.  I've been shopping around for several months looking for a 22 rifle to teach my wife and son to shoot on.  What I really wanted to get was a bolt action with blued steel and a wood stock, made in the USA, something American and classic looking.   Though not a bolt action, this rifle had just arrived at a LGS as part of an estate a libtard inherited.  They wanted the guns gone and fast.  It  was too good looking to pass up.  This gently used example was manufactured in 1971.  The bluing and stock are in near perfect condition, I'd estimate 92 to 95 percent, maybe higher if I cleaned it up a little bit.  It still has a sticker on the forestock advertising that it's solid American walnut, pretty neat.

 

 

 

 

[CMJeepster 2,778]

Very nice! Great score!

[Parker 213]

Excellent find!

[scarecrow 0]

Very nice. 

[Old School 611]

A classic!!!!

[bhunted 887]

Nice, thought I just saw one this morn in the forum classified...

[sage613 8]

The Marlin 39d is highly sought after by Marlin collectors. Whatever you paid for it, it is probably worth a lot more. You might want to check out the Marlin Owners Forum. That libtard might have done you quite a favor.

[jm1827 284]

Nice find!

[W2MC 1,699]

Gorgeous!

[Scorpio64 5,154]

The Marlin 39d is highly sought after by Marlin collectors. Whatever you paid for it, it is probably worth a lot more. You might want to check out the Marlin Owners Forum. That libtard might have done you quite a favor.

 

There are two things I love about this rifle so far, and I have not even put one round through it yet.  The trigger is exceptional, almost no creep, absolutely no grit and it breaks clean at about 3 lbs. The other thing is it feels like a real rifle weighing in at 6.25 Lbs.  I handled the Savage MKII and the Marlin XT.  The Savage felt like a BB gun and while the stock was a mystery hardwood, it looked synthetic.  The XT felt more like a rifle but it had an awful laminate stock, not a classic look at all.  I have nothing against laminate other than I do not like the way it looks.  Both the MK II and the XT had pretty good reviews, but they did not cut the mustard.

 

Something I did not mention in the OP,  I bought this sight unseen.  The price was $250, quite low for this gun.  I figured it had some handling marks and the bluing would show some wear but I was very surprised when I went to the shop to pick it up.  I figured if I didn't like it I could always flip it for the same as I paid.  After seeing some of the prices on gunbroker I know I made out like a bandit, I feel like I won the gun lottery.

[Parker 213]

Most early triggers are good. Those that aren't can be tuned easily. When you break the gun apart in two you will marvel at the engineering and simplicity of its design, yet it's more rugged than need be for a .22. The barrels are hefty, and the rifle version does feel like a real gun and holds well when shooting offhand because of the weight. (There are some who complain that the rifle is TOO heavy for their likes.) And if this is from 1971, it's before they put that silly push-button safety bar in the frame.