tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2595050055864189340..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: One of those "someday" projects...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67474540264095924302009-04-20T16:07:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:07:00.000-04:00Funny enough, I had exactly the same idea, but sub...Funny enough, I had exactly the same idea, but substitute "1895G" for "39" and "hogs" for "squirrels."<br /><br />[grin]<br /><br /><br /><br />WV: thenacc. Yeah, I got it.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579043129470256468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58382492626357951752009-04-19T18:17:00.000-04:002009-04-19T18:17:00.000-04:00I believe a Marlin 1897 is what you might be looki...I believe a Marlin 1897 is what you might be looking for. It is the carbine version of the 39A. There has to be a used one somewhere. I intend on putting Skinner Sights on my 39A, as soon as I am done outfitting my EBR's. TerryTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905366491370539130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55506015543457521332009-04-19T00:48:00.000-04:002009-04-19T00:48:00.000-04:00The only mod I've made to my 39A is the Leupold IE...The only mod I've made to my 39A is the Leupold IER 2.5X scope from my Steyr Scout. I think this is the same scope http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shooting/products/scopes/fx-ii-riflescopes/fx-ii-2-5x28mm-ier-scout/<br /><br />WAY better than the stock iron sights, especially with 47-year-old eyes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21679244571039291222009-04-18T22:48:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:48:00.000-04:00For the shocked in the audience, I probably should...For the shocked in the audience, I probably should have specified that a 39<B><I>A</I></B> would be just fine for my purposes.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59454084174080230602009-04-18T16:48:00.000-04:002009-04-18T16:48:00.000-04:00Used .22lr, 20" Texan straight grip carbines are o...Used .22lr, 20" Texan straight grip carbines are out there. Pricey, and purty dang nice, themownselves. But, not too much of a starter stretch to reach y'r ideal. <br /><br />Is it a straight grip, or the SPG version of a 39, you crave? The straight one looks neat,and handles quickly. The SPG can be mod'd -- wood-wise -- to a surprising state of thin handiness.<br /><br />Which ever config that suits you, I can recommend a good 'smith within driving distance of you, over in Ohio: Gary Cleland at Cleland's Outdoor World, Airport Hwy, Swanton, Ohio.<br /><br />I mention him specifically because he has made several of the shorty Marlins that you describe. He makes the niftiest little short-magazine tube, a with button tip. Just ask him about the custom 39 he made for his wife and very capable shooter, Teresa. <br /><br />If you want a version that no one else is likely to have, get the short bbl, button mag, 19th century -slender forend and Treebone 19th Century buttstock. Just killer lookin'.<br /><br />I like'um all. Francis Sell's little .25 Tomcat whitetail rifle that he designed,executed and wrote about years is still a hot topic among certain Marlin folks.<br /><br />An ordinary and commonly available 20" bbl'd, stock config 336 Sporting Carbine can be: half-mag'd, all the wood retro-slenderized to match the edge of the metal contours, and svelte'd down to mouth watering hand and eye goodness. <br /><br />Takes that chubby Marlin clunkiness right into sleek-it Winnie 55/65 territory -- depending on what direction ye seeketh.<br /><br />Marlin recently took a trick out'o that hat for a .45-70 Alaskan - -somthin'. In SS -- short bbl, SPG. And ya know, it's a bit difficult to reconcile the kinda oppositional design elements, but it is one nice handling 'heavy lever'. <br /><br />anywayz, 336SC's were so cheap here inthe Mich deer woods Midwest, that they were cheap fodder for custom work,and lots of entertainment to play with.<br /><br />O'course, the real classics are the Ballard rifle'd, relativle slender, 24" bbl 1940's and 50's RIFLES. Unsung offhand magic,them. .35Rem balances especially nice, with that hollow pipe.<br /><br />OK, ok. too much time on'puter, here, when i shoulda been taking a nap..but..geeeez...MARLINS,ya know?<br /><br />Aw...cripes: neshint<br /><br />that's it -- you rX sit up nights hatching near-catchy 'magik woids',doncha? Other sites don't gettum this good so often. <br /><br />J, t R<br /><br />Snzzzz----zzzz--zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8753608742039307792009-04-18T15:08:00.000-04:002009-04-18T15:08:00.000-04:00I saved a 1926-era Model 39 from a friends basemen...I saved a 1926-era Model 39 from a friends basement, where it had been through a couple of floods. The wood was spectacular burlded walnut, but when he hauled it out of the take-down case the barrel and both sides of the receiver were fluffy with red rust. I almost cried.<br /><br />I cleaned it up for him, and you could see the remnant of what must have been beautiful case-colors. He didn't want it, and I bought it. I later found out that the very early Model 39's can NOT be shot with "high velocity:" ammo; they tend to crack their bolts. I wasn't going to stock a bunch of pricey CCI "standard velocity" (or shorts) at 10x the price.<br /><br />My wife loved shooting it so much we had to go out and get a new 39A for her, since we only shot the antique one a few times. It was still center-of-squirrel-head accurate.<br /><br />I ended up donating it to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center's Cody Firearms Museum. Curiously enough, the take-down case (Brauer Bros) was much more rare than the rifle!<br /><br />So if you get one, I'd recommend one of the (much) later models. Didn't they make it as the "Papoose" for a while in the '70's?Blackwing1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72117683664526436062009-04-18T14:09:00.000-04:002009-04-18T14:09:00.000-04:00The tubular mag might make cutting it back a littl...The tubular mag might make cutting it back a little hard. I want to thread one for a can and put a dot on one myself.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6549461646122590382009-04-18T13:02:00.000-04:002009-04-18T13:02:00.000-04:00Hrmm.
I'd have thought you'd be trying to find a...Hrmm. <br /><br />I'd have thought you'd be trying to find a beat-up Browning BL22 :)Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43247786160384943282009-04-18T12:51:00.000-04:002009-04-18T12:51:00.000-04:00I have a later '30s model 39. I removed the leaf s...I have a later '30s model 39. I removed the leaf sight and replaced it with a Williams peep. It's much better now! :-)Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78718145969657602392009-04-18T12:42:00.000-04:002009-04-18T12:42:00.000-04:00The M39 deserves it. Maybe it would weigh under 30...The M39 deserves it. Maybe it would weigh under 30 pounds after you cut down the barrel.<br /><br />I kid! I kid!<br /><br />I think it sounds like a great idea. It's not like there's a shortage of beat up Marlins out there. And didn't everyone pooh-pooh Jim West's Co-Pilot...right before they started copying it?TJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50462222599602394652009-04-18T12:25:00.000-04:002009-04-18T12:25:00.000-04:00Perlhaqr if I remember correctly the Model 39 can ...Perlhaqr if I remember correctly the Model 39 can be taken down into 2 pieces for storage. It would still be legal length when assembled. Of course if I am wrong someone will be along shortly to correct my error. <br />Rey BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4703859161052637322009-04-18T11:24:00.000-04:002009-04-18T11:24:00.000-04:00Don't forget minimum OAL on a rifle is 26" unless ...Don't forget minimum OAL on a rifle is 26" unless you wanna go NFA.<br /><br />(Yes, I feel stupid telling <B>you</B> this, like the lab assistant trying to correct Einstein. But if you're taking the bbl to 16.5", that sounds like an "avoid NFA" move to em...)perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12645772233716519642009-04-18T10:00:00.000-04:002009-04-18T10:00:00.000-04:00Oh for the love of G-d please don't do that to a M...Oh for the love of G-d please don't do that to a Model 39... <br /><br />Find one of the Mossbergs, I beg of you...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.com