Marlin - the other Big Name in lever action rifles. Sure, Winchester is more famous because their rifles got more screen time in cowboy movies. But Marlin made just as many lever guns, including the beautiful Model 39A. Brownells Gun Tech Keith Ford tells us about this handy, sweet-shooting .22 rimfire lever action. Due to its tube magazine, the 39A will handle .22 Long Rifle, of course, and also .22 Short and Long. More unusual, the 39A is a takedown rifle, so it easily disassembles into two compact units for carry and storage. Earlier guns came with nice walnut stocks, and from the 1950s onward, the 39A has Marlin's trademark Microgroove rifling. Now, strictly a Marlin Custom Shop item, many, many 39As were manufactured so there are plenty on the used market.
