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Sort of a long story but my brother came in for Christmas with a 39A he got from a brother in law that was letting it rot (literally) in his basement. It got cleanted up and taken out to shoot. I have one that I got from my (long ago deceased) father that I had never shot. Not too familiar with all the variants (vs mine his is shorter, no pistol grip) In any case, set up a target at 33 yards to make scope adjustments easy and began getting his zeroed in. Took a bit. Then I broke out mine. Now this was on a day so windy it was moving the target and with old bulk federal lighting that is over 30 years old and I wasn't trying to win any competitions. These were my last 3 (of maybe 10 or so) shots. Needless to say, certainly "minute of squirrel head". As mentioned, I had never shot this gun before. I'll be shooting it with some regularity now.
NRA Lifer "It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." - Mark Twain "Everybody has principles... until they are an inconvenience." - Me
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It sounds like yours is a 39A and your brother�s is a 39A Mountie. I have had a 39A since I was 15 and a Mountie since I was in my late 50�s. Both are terrific.
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Could be. Mine doesn't have a gold trigger so I guess if this history is accurate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_Model_Golden_39A perhaps it's an early 80's vintage? I "think" my brother's may in fact have been marked 39M. I'll have him check. Either way, I'm going to try and get it really dialed in. With the capacity of the tube, what a great "walk around the woods for an afternoon" gun. 8-)
NRA Lifer "It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." - Mark Twain "Everybody has principles... until they are an inconvenience." - Me
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Thanks! It appears to be a 1983 'vintage'.
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