Jailed a '78 Marlin 39a

[AR22]

Nice Marlin. I am the owner of the 39a's Granddad, a 1891 model..

[otteray]

Agree about Brasso.
You are gonna love it!
I brought my late father's 1920s vintage Model 39 to the range today and let a couple of well seasoned old timer marksmen (in their late 70s) fire it. They were hitting bottle caps at 50 yards with both the original Marbles tang peep sight, and even the dovetail sight (with the peep folded down).
They both described the action as "Like butter, just pure, smooth butter."
So take care of yours, enjoy it; they last more than a lifetime!

[bergmen]

BRASSO kept my brass clean enough for inspections in the Army

Yes, the front cap is brass underneath and the gunny who did the polish/blue polished the end cap for me too:



Dan

[jthesby]

Yes, the front cap is brass underneath and the gunny who did the polish/blue polished the end cap for me too:



Dan

Totally digging that brass cap!

[sfm12]

I search for Marlin 39a and I found this thread. A goodfriend of mine gave me his 1957 or 8 39a. He and his brother shared it when they were kids. Significant amount of surface rust, especially on the scope. Bore looked pretty decent after I brushed and swabbed it several times. Can't wait to shoot it. It's good to have generous friends.