A buddy called and put me on the trail of a 39A at a local pawn shop.
It's not perfect with some light rust freckles on the barrel exterior but the bore is shiny and bright.
The wood is pretty plain but undamaged.
The action is smooth as butter and the butt plate and grip cap are intact.
I'm guessing it was hunted a fair bit but not abused so I brought it home for $150. It dates to 1957.

I ran a patch through it and went out to the range to work on a swinger target before it got dark outside, this rifle is a hoot to shoot!

I'll give it some love and attention tonight and I'll bring more ammo next time out.

"Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them.
You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend."
Isak Dinesen