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As I look thru Marlin F/S ads hoping to find a nice 39 Carbine, I see Marlins offered for sale that are sometimes noted as being "J M" marked. What does that mean? Are these worth more? Thanks

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JM stands for john marlin. the barrel right near the receiver has a small JM stamped on, denoting a gun that was made in the new haven factory before remington moved production to ilion ny. after the move, marlins have a REM stamped on the barrel near the receiver. the JM's are more desirable than the REM's. the REM's had unbelievable bad quality for several years and there are a lot of them out there. buyer beware. that said, the newer REM's appear to be better quality-wise, but remington has cheapened the whole line with laminated stocks with cheesy checkering, and dull matte finish instead of blue. if i was looking for a 39, i'd look to 50-60's production guns. to determine the date of mfg, subtract the first two digits of the s/n from 2000 and thats the year. i.e., 24xxx would be made in 1976. this varies a bit on older guns and early 70's guns but google can help you figure that out.


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Thank for the great info.

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Just saw a nice 39 in Billings.. Have the store address if interested.. But it was a rifle... He had a carbine a 39D, but it lives at my house now..


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Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter
Just saw a nice 39 in Billings.. Have the store address if interested.. But it was a rifle... He had a carbine a 39D, but it lives at my house now..


fence post pics or it didn't happen.......... grin

did you pull her down yet ?


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I have some photos, but haven't gotten them off the camera.. It lacked the elevation slide, so it shoots a bit low.. But it shoots well.. Hope to scope it when we get home next week.. A few marks of usage, but now I can use it with out worry.. I ll get them up soon..


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My 39D...


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