![]() ![]() has shown signs of being my most accurate 39 to date.Ī few weeks back I was offed a trade for another 39 Century Ltd and I could not resist. I've not found it to be an issue and set my personal best silhouette score with it. The Century Limited is noticeably lighter than the Mountie though the barrel length is the same that some find it difficult to shoot offhand. I de-badged and refinished the stocks and I'm quite pleased with the result. ![]() Mine had a few rust spots and the stock finish was in poor condition. They command the price of a new 39 and sometimes a more if they are in good shape. They were only made in 1970 but they made a bunch of them so they periodically show up on the used market. The accuracy for both of the Mounties is more than adequate for the tasks I asked of it.Įarlier this year a 39 Century Limited came along and I became smitten with the good looks of the octagonal barrel. It was the first rifle I ever broke 30 (out of 40) with and went 10 for 10 on the Turkeys. I also used it to compete in the rimfire class for levergun silhouette matches. The Mountie is a joy to scout and hunt with. Its length precludes me from carrying it inside all but my largest packs so I used a fishing rod tube safely and securely contain the barrel half when traveling deems hands free carry. It quickly became my primary woods/scouting rifle. the 20' barrel seemed to be the perfect compromise between handiness and easy of shooting. Next to come along was a Mountie and another followed shortly there after. It's diminutive size did make shooting more challenging and as my eyes aged the front sight became more difficult to focus on. Dime sized groups at 25 yards were easily produced and my best ever iron sighted 100 yard group were produced with this little carbine. The 39 TDS was capable of good accuracy too but was more fussy about the ammo it liked. The short barrel made it even easier to take along. Like all 39's it features the ability to take down quickly and stow which I found quite handy on trips that included an overnight sized backpack. Later I happened onto a 39 TDS - a straight stocked, 16.5' barrel version. It burned though bricks of ammo amazingly fast and was impressively accurate, even with the cheap stuff, regularly producing nickel sized groups at 50 yards with open sights. My first 39A was of 70's vintage with the ubiquitous with the 24' barrel, pistol gripped stock. Over the years I've owned a few and don't expect I'll every be without at least one of them. Of the thousands of rounds I've fired I'd be willing to bet that 80% or more of those were touched off with a Marlin Model 39 of some sort. ![]()
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