Marlin 39 needs qualified Gunsmith

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  • offthepaper

    Ultimate Member
    Sep 7, 2007
    2,637
    Harford County
    I love the Marlin 39's, so much that I have 4 of them.
    1947 Marlin 39
    1954 Marlin 39
    1968 Marlin 39A
    2010 Marlin 39A

    My issue is with my 2 older models. both seem to have feeding issues when the round is pulled from the tube magazine and moving it into the chamber.
    It seems the bullet is never guided "dead-center" into the chamber. My 2 newer ones feed without ever an issue with either.
    Is there a local gunsmith that specializes in work on the 39''s that anyone can recommend ?
    BTW- I've already cleaned them like my mother used to clean a kitchen, so not caused by crud buildup.

    thanks in advance.
     

    Clem

    Member
    Mar 19, 2007
    99
    Southern MD
    Don't know any gunsmiths who might look at your 39's, but on the 39A there is what Marlin calls a cartridge guide spring; it is a piece of flat spring steel, mounted in the receiver just aft of the chamber, held in place by a screw through the top of the receiver. You might want to take a look at that and see if it is different than the newer guns. That little spring directs the bullet into the chamber. If it is damaged or missing, you probably would have trouble chambering.
     

    Neutron

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    MDS Supporter
    Nov 20, 2014
    1,532
    severna park
    I have a 1962 39A that was having some feed issues and someone suggested that the take down screw was too tight. I loosened it up and the feed issues went away. Just a suggestion.
     

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