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SockPuppet: I have searched high and low for that black Marlin 39 Takedown gun case and I can not find it.
I have found three similar shaped Ruger 10/22 "Gun Rug" type cases for the Ruger 10/22 long barreled pistols as well as a long black Smith & Wesson "Performance Center" marked gun case but not the aforementioned Marlin takedown case.
I will keep looking, but if I still have it - it is not where it should be.
Thanks for the info on the Gunbroker 39 TDS - that got my attention - I will head over there for a reconnoiter session which may lead to my updating my inventory and evaluations!
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VarmintGuy

No sweat, VG, thanks for looking!

SockPuppet: I just went down to my gun vault room and took the Marlin TDS "I" have out of one of my gun safes and looked at it.
It differs from the beautiful Rifle you have - it has no checkering and has a solid black plastic buttplate where your Rifle has the very nice checkering and what appears to be a nice rubber Marlin butt pad?
Did they make two "grades" of Marling 39 TDS's?
I forgot to look on my barrel to see if my tiny Rifle has the "39 TDS" marking on it's barrel like the two 39 TDS's I could find under the Marlin Model 39 TDS search I did over on gunbroker.
Any enlightenment on what I am puzzling over would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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VarmintGuy

Interesting. Yours may be an earlier model. Take a look at this thread and the picture toward the bottom: TDS Thread

Yep, the first several years in the 80's they had no checkering

Checkering started in the early 90's.

I know about buyers remorse adding firearms. First up the money won't seem that bad over the years. Some of your new lever actions are taking off price wise. You'll have satisfaction of owning decent well made rifles. We are this way only once. Have at it.

Oh, I don't have buyer's remorse, I'm very pleased with my purchases. I usually keep a set amount of 'gun fun' money so I can pick one up that interests me. I just didn't plan on picking up 4 in such short notice. I'm pretty rigid on where my money goes and don't like to borrow from other accounts for something that isn't truly needed.

I really need to stop 'just looking' at gun shops. Picked up this 1996 Marlin 922M today. Stop if you've heard this one before: "I just couldn't pass it up!"

This might be fun on prairie dogs...

Sweet!

Thanks, it should be fun. We've had a bunch more snow and cold than last year, so it will be interesting to see what the rabbit population is this spring/summer.

We had a decent fall and not so wet winter here. The last wet weather was between Christmas and New Years. Been dry and windy ever since.

Any rimfire is fun,but a semi-auto is even more so!

Indeed! I've never owned one of these and I'm anxious to try it out. I like the 22 Mag round in general, and especially on jack rabbits.

Only .22 Mag I owned was a Winchester M 9422. It shot ok and I did eventually killed a jackrabbit with it. Traded it off for something else a long time ago.

I do like the .17 HMR for rabbits,when I feel like stunt shooting.

Yep, the .17 HMR is a hoot! Didn't have 'em when I was a kid but we killed plenty 'o rabbits with 22s and shotguns.

Yeah,.22's,shotguns and practicing with the rifles we were taking deer hunting. Good times all!